List of people from Newfoundland and Labrador

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This is a list of notable people who are from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province. This list also includes people associated with the former English, and later British colony of Newfoundland and the dominion of Newfoundland.

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  • Andrew Carnell, politician
  • William Carson, entrepreneur, doctor
  • Chesley William Carter, politician
  • Frederick Carter, governor
  • Walter C. Carter, politician
  • Michael Patrick Cashin, governor
  • Peter John Cashin, politician, entrepreneur, soldier
  • Richard Cashin, lawyer, politician, trade union leader
  • Robert Chafe, playwright
  • Andrew Chatwood, politician
  • Frederick George Chislett, athlete, entrepreneur
  • Daniel Cleary, hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
  • Al Clouston, storyteller, humorist
  • Frances Cluett, nurse
  • Siobhan Coady, entrepreneur, politician
  • William Coaker, trade union leader, politician
  • Ethel Cochrane, senator
  • Bob Cole, television announcer
  • Henry Collingwood, entrepreneur
  • Randy Collins, politician
  • Ern Condon, politician
  • Joan Cook, senator
  • Michael Cook, playwright
  • William Cormack, Scottish explorer, philanthropist, author
  • Charles Cozens, politician
  • Mark Critch, comedian
  • John Crosbie, lawyer, politician, Lieutenant Governor
  • Michael Crummey, writer
  • Amy Curlew, ice hockey player

D[]

  • Tom Dawe, writer
  • Charles Dawe, politician, merchant
  • Demasduwit, aboriginal
  • Ethel Dickenson, educator, nurse
  • Molly Dingle, educator
  • Donald B. Dingwell, scientist, science administrator, educator
  • Craig Dobbin, industrialist
  • Dermot Dobbin, entrepreneur
  • William Doody, politician
  • Alan Doyle, singer, musician
  • Damhnait Doyle, singer, musician
  • Norman Doyle, politician
  • Sam Drover, politician
  • Karyn Dwyer, actress
  • Gwynne Dyer, journalist, syndicated columnist, military historian

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  • John Efford, politician
  • Carl English, basketball shooting guard

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H[]

  • Bob Hallett, musician
  • Violetta Maloney Halpert, folklorist, veteran
  • Ewart John Arlington Harnum, lieutenant governor
  • Jack Harris, politician
  • Jonny Harris, actor/comedian
  • Ann Harvey, rescuer
  • Kenneth J. Harvey, author, journalist, photographer, filmmaker
  • Carolyn Hayward, bullfighter, artist
  • Ferd Hayward, athlete, olympian
  • Ofra Harnoy, concert cellist
  • Loyola Hearn, politician
  • Albert Hickman, politician, businessman
  • Alexander Hickman, lawyer, politician, judge
  • General Rick Hillier, Chief of Defense Staff, Canadian Forces
  • Harold Horwood, novelist, writer
  • Arthur Maxwell House, politician, lieutenant governor
  • Danielle House, dethroned beauty queen
  • Ann Hulan, colonist, entrepreneur, agriculturalist
  • Gudie Hutchings, politician
  • Joel Thomas Hynes, author/actor
  • Ron Hynes, singer/songwriter
  • Thomas Hynes, fisherman, fugitive and protester

J[]

  • Donald Campbell Jamieson, politician
  • Sylvester Joe, hunter, explorer
  • Morrissey Johnson, politician
  • Paul Johnson, philanthropist, businessman
  • Wayne Johnston, novelist
  • Andy Jones, actor, comedian
  • Cathy Jones, actress, comedian

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L[]

  • Darren Langdon, hockey player
  • Walter Learning, actor, director, playwright
  • Graham Letto, politician
  • Gene Long, politician
  • John Howard Lundrigan, politician

M[]

  • Kevin Major, children's author
  • Shaun Majumder, comedian, actor
  • Greg Malone, impressionist, actor
  • Sean McCann, musician
  • Desmond McGrath, priest, trade union organizer, politician
  • James McGrath, politician, lieutenant governor
  • Alexander James Whiteford McNeilly, politician, lawyer
  • Rick Mercer, comedian
  • Fred J. Mifflin, Rear Admiral, politician
  • Mattie Mitchell, Mi’kmaq Chieftain, guide, prospector, and explorer
  • Walter Stanley Monroe, governor
  • Lisa Moore, writer
  • Rob Moore, politician, lawyer
  • Frank Moores, politician
  • Patrick Moran, musician
  • Bernice Morgan, novelist
  • Moses Morgan, academic, Order of Canada
  • Francis Morris, politician, lawyer and judge
  • Donna Morrissey, author
  • John Joseph Murphy, politician, businessman
  • Rex Murphy, journalist
  • Alexander Murray, geologist
  • Hilda Chaulk Murray, author

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  • William Anthony Paddon, Lieutenant-Governor
  • Jean Payne, politician
  • Jim Payne, folk singer
  • Brian Peckford, politician
  • Mark Peddle, musician
  • John Peyton, fisherman
  • Gordon Pinsent, actor
  • Robert John Pinsent, magistrate, judge
  • Al Pittman, writer
  • Helen Fogwill Porter, author, activist
  • Greg Power, politician, farmer, poet, athlete
  • James Power, politician
  • Tom Power, broadcaster, musician
  • Christopher Pratt, artist, painter
  • E. J. Pratt, poet
  • Joseph Price, politician
  • Daniel Woodley Prowse, lawyer, politician

Q[]

  • Herman William Quinton, senator

R[]

  • Ian Angus Ross Reid, politician
  • Robert Gillespie Reid, railway contractor
  • Thomas Ricketts, soldier, Victoria Cross
  • Thomas Rideout, politician
  • Edward Roberts, politician, lieutenant governor
  • Gordon Rodgers, writer
  • Gerry Rogers, filmmaker, politician
  • Isabella Whiteford Rogerson, poet, philanthropist
  • Bill Rompkey, politician, senator
  • Frederick Russell, businessman, former lieutenant governor
  • Kelly Russell, Musician
  • Ted Russell, author, playwright, comedian
  • Todd Russell, politician
  • James M. Ryan, businessman
  • Terry Ryan NHL hockey player

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  • Tommy Sexton, actor
  • Shanawdithit, aboriginal
  • Craig Sharpe, singer
  • Ambrose Shea, politician
  • George Shea, politician
  • Roger Simmons, politician
  • Scott Simms, politician
  • Joey Smallwood, politician
  • Catherine Mandeville Snow, last woman hanged in NL
  • Rod Snow, Canadian Rugby International
  • Squanto, Indigenous historical figure
  • Gerald Squires, artist
  • Richard Squires, politician
  • Const. Frank Stamp, policeman, boxer
  • Geoff Stirling, businessman
  • Georgina Stirling, opera singer
  • Loyola Sullivan, politician

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U[]

  • Abraham Ulrikab, aboriginal

W[]

  • Tracey Waddleton, writer
  • Michael Walker, economist
  • Agnes Walsh, poet, playwright, oral historian
  • Albert Walsh, commissioner, chief justice and Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland, 1949
  • William Warren, lawyer, politician, judge
  • Andy Wells, politician
  • Clyde Wells, politician
  • Ed "Sailor" White, wrestler, politician
  • Minnie White, accordionist
  • Danny Williams, politician
  • Harold (Hank) Williams, geologist
  • Percival Willoughby, land owner
  • Gordon Arnaud Winter, lieutenant governor
  • James Spearman Winter, politician, premier
  • Michael Winter, writer

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