This is a list of notable Acadians , and people of Acadia origins.
Present-day Acadian communities (in yellow).
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Acadian or must have references showing they are Acadian and are notable.
Ray Frenette – former Premier of New Brunswick (1997–1998)
Brian Gallant – former Premier of New Brunswick (2014–2018)
Arthur J. LeBlanc – former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (1998–2017) and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (2017)
Dominic LeBlanc — Canadian MP and cabinet minister (son of Roméo LeBlanc)
Neil LeBlanc – Consul General to Boston, Massachusetts, and former Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Finance
Roméo LeBlanc – politician and journalist, former Governor-General of Canada (1995–1999)
Viola Léger – former senator and actress
Pascal Poirier – first Acadian member of the Canadian Senate (1885–1933)
Louis Robichaud – former Premier of New Brunswick (1960–1970)
Camille Thériault – former Premier of New Brunswick (1998–1999)
Robert Thibault – Canadian Liberal MP
Peter J. Veniot – former Premier of New Brunswick (1923–1925)
Gilbert Buote – educator, publisher and author[ 4]
Anselme Chiasson – Catholic priest, educator, writer
Herménégilde Chiasson – writer, ex-lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick
Joey Comeau – writer, comic creator
France Daigle – writer and playwright
Andrea Doucet – sociologist and writer
Clive Doucet – writer
Placide Gaudet – historian, educator, genealogist and journalist. His research and papers play an important role in the preservation of the Acadian history.
Valentin Landry – journalist and educator[ 5]
Émilie Leblanc – Acadian activist and educator[ 6]
Gérald Leblanc – poet
Louis Haché – writer, translator, historian
Antonine Maillet – writer and playwright; Prix Goncourt 1979
Alden Nowlan – poet, novelist, and playwright
Marie-Colombe Robichaud – writer and playwright[ 7]
Phil Comeau – film and television director; 92 film awards, Order of Canada, Order of New Brunswick
Lyse Doucet – news correspondent and presenter, BBC World
David Basset – trader and privateer
Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil)
Noel Doiron – leader of the Acadians; died in the single greatest tragedy of the Expulsion, the sinking of the Duke William
Joseph-Nicolas Gautier – merchant trader and Acadian militia leader
Daniel LeBlanc – immigrant and progenitor of the LeBlanc family, the largest Acadian family at the time of the deportation
Pierre LeBlanc – early settler of Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia
Bernard Marot (fl. 1590–1650) – French surgeon and ship's captain.
Philippe Mius d'Entremont – lieutenant-major under Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour , who, in 1653, awarded him the first fief in Acadia, the Barony of Pobomcoup (currently Pubnico, Nova Scotia ). He later became the King's Attorney in Acadia.
Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin – military officer and Abenaki chief
Pierre II Surette – Acadian resistance leader and co-founder of Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Nova Scotia
Jeanne Dugas – wife of Pierre Bois, one of the co-founders of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia
^ d'Entremont, C.J. (1974). "Bourg, Belle-Humeur, Alexandre" . In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press .
^ Brodhead, John Romeyn (1858). "List of Veterans named by Governor of Boston". Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York . Vol. 10. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co. p. 155 .
^ Pothier, Bernard (1974). "Leblanc, Le Maigre, Joseph" . In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press .
^ Arsenault, Georges (1994). "Buote, Gilbert" . In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press .
^ Ross, Sally (1998). "Landry, Valentin" . In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press .
^ "Open letter – Marichette" . McCord Museum.
^ "Festival des cultures francophones" (PDF) . Dalhousie University.
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