List of Acadians
This is a list of notable Acadians, and people of Acadia origins.
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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.
Actors[]
- Matthew Steven LeBlanc – actor, known for TV show Friends. Both of his father's parents are of Acadian ancestry. Descendant of Daniel Leblanc.
- Robert Maillet – actor, professional wrestler from Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick
- Patricia McKenzie – actress born in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Painchaud family)
Law and politics[]
- Aubin-Edmond Arsenault – former Premier of Prince Edward Island (1917–1919)
- Joseph-Octave Arsenault – first Acadian Prince Edward Island member of the Canadian Senate
- Télésphore Arsenault – Canadian politician, business manager and farmer
- Marcel Arsenault – Philanthropist Billionaire, donated all his wealth to charity
- Michel Bastarache – Supreme Court of Canada (1997–2008)
- Edmond Blanchard – chief justice of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, former politician
- Gérald Clavette – New Brunswick politician
- Chris d'Entremont – Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs
- Ray Frenette – former Premier of New Brunswick (1997-1998)
- Brian Gallant – former Premier of New Brunswick (2014-2018)
- 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)
- Dominic LeBlanc — Canadian MP and cabinet minister (son of Roméo LeBlanc)
- Viola Léger – former senator and actress
- Pascal Poirier – first Acadian member of the Canadian Senate (served from 1885 to 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)
Military veterans[]
- Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste
- Alexandre Bourg[1]
- Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil)[2]
- Louis Amand Bujold (Armand Bigeau)[3]
- Jacques Coste[4]
- Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour
- Bernard-Anselme d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin
- Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin
- Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin
- Paul Doucet (alias Paul Laurent) – pilot for French Navy during King George's War[5]
- François Dupont Duvivier
- Joseph-Nicolas Gautier and his wife
- Joseph Godin dit Bellefontaine, Sieur de Beauséjour – Commander of the Acadian Militia of the St-John River valley (St. John River Campaign)
- William Johnson (Guillaume Jeanson) – Battle of Bloody Creek (1757)
- Bernard Marres 'Marc' dit La Sonde – fought the British at Canso, Nova Scotia (1718)
- Abel LeBlanc – Petit de Grat, NS, West Nova Scotia Regiment, wounded while in combat in Italy.
- Joseph LeBlanc, dit Le Maigre[6]
- – from Minas, worked for Villebon during King William's War[7]
- – from Minas, worked for Villebon during King William's War, appointed "captain of the coast"[8][9]
- (Tuck) – pilot for French Navy during King George's War[5]
- Charles Raymond
- Pierre II Surette
- – American Revolution[10]
- [11][12] – Battle of the Plains of Abraham
- Joseph Winniett – supported the British; grandchild of Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste
Musicians[]
- Angèle Arsenault – singer-songwriter, media host
- Marcel Aymar – singer
- Édith Butler – singer-songwriter
- Zachary Richard - singer-songwriter
- Julie Doiron – singer-songwriter
- Patsy Gallant – singer and actress
- Boozoo Chavis – singer-songwriter
- Wilfred Le Bouthillier – singer
- Lisa LeBlanc – singer-songwriter
- Anna Malenfant – contralto and composer
- Natasha St-Pier – singer
- Radio Radio – hip hop group; Jacques Doucet, Alexandre Bilodeau, Gabriel Malenfant
- Fayo – singer-songwriter
- Yvette Tollar – jazz singer, composer
- Roch Voisine – singer-songwriter
- P'tit Belliveau – singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer
- Clarence White – guitarist
Sports[]
- Louis Cyr – weightlifter, "Strongest Man in the World"
- Eric Cyr – MLB player
- Paul Cyr – NHL player
- Jean Béliveau – Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens
- Luc Bourdon – NHL player
- Leo Burke (Leonce Cormier) – wrestler
- Jean-Louis Cormier (Rudy Kay) – wrestler
- Rhéal Cormier – Major League Baseball pitcher
- Yvon Cormier (The Beast) – wrestler
- René Duprée – wrestler
- Yvon Durelle – boxer
- Suzanne Gaudet – curler
- Ron Guidry – Major League baseball pitcher
- Lance Cormier - Major League Baseball Pitcher
- Bobby Hebert- NFL Quarterback New Orleans Saints
- Camille Henry – NHL player, winner of the Lady Byng Trophy and the Calder Memorial Trophy
- Bobby Kay (Romeo Cormier) – wrestler
- Jacques LeBlanc – boxer
- Robert Maillet – wrestler
- Roland Melanson – NHL goalie
- Chad Ogea – Major League Baseball pitcher
- Dustin Poirier – Mixed martial arts fighter
- Henri Richard – Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens
- Maurice Richard – Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens
- Ryan Theriot – Major League Baseball infielder
Visual artists[]
- Anne-Marie Sirois – artist
Writers[]
- Gilbert Buote – educator, publisher and author[13]
- 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
- Valentin Landry – journalist and educator[14]
- Émilie Leblanc – Acadian activist and educator[15]
- 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[16]
Media[]
- Phil Comeau – film and television director; 92 film awards, Order of Canada, Order of New Brunswick
- Lyse Doucet – news correspondent and presenter, BBC World
Pre-deportation[]
- 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
- Philippe Mius d'Entremont – Lieutenant-major under Charles de LaTour, founder of Pubnico, and later 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
See also[]
- List of First Nations peoples
- List of Cajuns
- List of Louisiana Creoles
- List of people by nationality
References[]
- ^ 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. Vol. 10. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co. p. 155.
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has extra text (help) - ^ a b Barnes, p. 112, note 17
- ^ 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.
- ^ p. 46
- ^ p. 46 – note Villebon has Melanson's first initial as "M" when it was "P"
- ^ Conquest of Acadia, p. 58
- ^ Roy, Jacqueline (1983). "Thibodeau, Simon". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Northern Armageddon: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham By D. Peter MacLeod
- ^ "The French retreat". Canada: A People's History. Season 1. Episode 4. 5 November 2000. CBC Television.
- ^ 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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