List of people from Saint John, New Brunswick

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This is a list of notable people from Saint John, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Saint John, they all live or have lived in Saint John and have had significant connections to the community.

Full name Field Birth Death Known for
Robert M. Allan Politics and law 1880 ? Member of the Los Angeles City Council, Commissioner of the Board of Public Works of Los Angeles[1]
Clara Arthur Politics and law 1858 1929 Suffragist
John Babington Macaulay Baxter Politics and law 1868 1946 Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue (Canada), Premier of New Brunswick, Chief Justice of New Brunswick
Blank Banshee Arts 1987 Vaporwave musician, real name Patrick Driscoll
Jonathan Bliss Politics and law 1742 1822 United Empire Loyalist, Chief Justice of New Brunswick
Miller Brittain Arts 1912 1968 Painter and member of the Canadian official war artists program during the Second World War
Laura Calder Culinary 1970 Writer and chef
Anne Compton Arts 1947 Poet and winner of the Governor General's Award for poetry
Stompin' Tom Connors Arts 1936 2013 Folk musician
James De Mille Arts 1833 1880 Novelist and educator
Jerrod Edson Arts 1974 Novelist
Myra Freeman Philanthropy and politics 1949 First female Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Mort Garson Arts 1924 2008 Electronic musician
Abraham Pineo Gesner Science and technology 1797 1864 Inventor of kerosene; founder of Gesner's Museum in 1842, the precursor to the New Brunswick Museum
Charles Gorman Sports 1898 1940 Speed skater
Hilliard Graves Sports 1950 NHL player
Anna Minerva Henderson Literature 1887 1987 Poet and civil servant[2]
Paul Higgins Sports 1962 NHL player
Stuart Howe The arts 1967 Operatic tenor
William Hoyt Law 1930 Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, Member of the Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday
John Horbury Hunt Architecture 1838 1904 Australian architect
Ryan Jimmo Sports 1981 2016 Mixed martial artist, UFC fighter
Randy Jones Sports 1981 NHL player
Bob Joyce Sports 1966 NHL player
Ethel Knight Kelly Arts 1875 1949 Australian actor and writer[3]
George Edwin King Politics 1839 1901 Premier of New Brunswick, Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Thomas Leavitt Politics and finance 1795 1850 Banker, diplomat
Kevin MacMichael Arts 1951 2002 Musician and guitarist of Cutting Crew
Bill Magee Sports 1875 ? Major League Baseball player
Louis B. Mayer Arts 1884 1957 Film producer; co-founder of MGM; born in the Russian Empire but raised in Saint John
Art McGovern Sports 1882 1915 Major League Baseball player
Andrew McKim Sports 1970 NHL player
Catherine McKinnon Arts 1944 Folk singer
Joseph Medill Politics and publishing 1823 1899 Mayor of Chicago; co-owner of the Chicago Tribune
Gerald Merrithew Politics 1931 2004 Member of Parliament; Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada); Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick; provincial cabinet minister
James Mullinger Arts 1978 English-born comedian
William Murdoch Arts 1823 1887 Poet
Frances Elizabeth Murray Arts ca 1831 1901 Writer
Arthur J. Nesbitt Business 1880 1954 Co-founder of Nesbitt, Thomson & Co. and Power Corporation of Canada
Neil Nicholson Sports 1949 NHL player
Alden Nowlan Arts 1933 1983 Poet, essayist, and journalist; born in Stanley, Nova Scotia but lived in Saint John
John O'Brien Sports 1886 1913 Major League Baseball player
Bill O'Neil Sports 1880 1920 Major League Baseball player
Bill Phillips Sports 1857 1900 Major League Baseball player
George Frederick Phillips Military 1862 1904 Member of the U.S. Navy; Medal of Honor recipient; veteran of the Spanish–American War
Walter Pidgeon Arts 1897 1984 Stage and film actor; two time Academy Award nominee
Young Pluto Sports 1871 1931 Professional boxer
James W. Reid Architecture 1851 1943 Architect, founded Reid & Reid in San Francisco
Merritt J. Reid Architecture 1855 1942 Architect, founded Reid & Reid in San Francisco
Daniel A. Riley Politics 1916 1984 Member of Federal Parliament, Member of Federal Senate, Cabinet Minister in New Brunswick Provincial Legislature.
John Robinson Business and Politics 1762 1828 Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick; Mayor of Saint John; President of the Bank of New Brunswick
Harry Saltzman Arts 1915 1994 Theatre and film producer; co-producer of the James Bond film series; born in Sherbrooke, Quebec but raised in Saint John
Loretta Leonard Shaw Education 1872 1940 Missionary teacher in Osaka, Japan, 1905-1939, born/died in Saint John
Kay Smith Arts 1911 2004 Writer and poet
Brett Somers Arts 1924 2007 Actor
Matt Stairs Sports 1968 Major League Baseball player
Donald Sutherland Arts 1935 Theatre, film, and television actor
Fred W. Thompson Labour 1900 1987 Born in Saint John, Thompson was an organizer with the Socialist Party of Canada in the city. He later was involved in radical labour organizing in Winnipeg and the United States, especially with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)[4]
Samuel Leonard Tilley Politics 1818 1896 Father of Confederation; Premier of New Brunswick; Minister of Finance (Canada); Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick; born in Gagetown, New Brunswick but lived in Saint John
Ken Tobias Arts 1945 Singer-songwriter, producer
Yvon Vautour Sports 1956 NHL player
Lyman Ward Arts 1941 Actor and author
Matty Matheson Culinary 1982 Chef and Internet Personality

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References[]

  1. ^ Los Angeles Public Library reference file
  2. ^ Wright, Julia (7 February 2021). "Restoring the legacy of a 'trailblazing' Black Saint John writer". CBC News.
  3. ^ Rutledge, Martha (1983). "Kelly, Ethel Knight (1875–1949)". Australian Dictionary of National Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "THOMPSON, Frederick Willard". novascotiaroots.ca.
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