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Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, 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 Newfoundland Colony was an English and, later, British colony established in 1610 on the island of Newfoundland off the Atlantic coast of Canada, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. That followed decades of sporadic English ...

and the

dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland was a British dominion in eastern North America, today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was established on 26 September 1907, and confirmed by the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westmi ...

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* Mayra Cervantes, bishop *

Acoutsina Acoutsina ( 1697 – after 1719), was an Inuit from Labrador who was enslaved by Augustin le Gardeur de Courtemanche. During her captivity she taught François Martel de Brouague, his stepson and a French colonist and commandant of the coast of ...

, native *

Mike Adam Michael B. Adam, ONL (born June 3, 1981) is a Canadian curler who won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Biography Born in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Adam won a bronze medal at the Canada Winter Games in 1999. Adam was part o ...

, curler * William G. Adams, lawyer, politician, judge * Frederick C. Alderdice, entrepreneur, politician * Dr. Frederick Allen Aldrich, scientist, educator * Honourable

John Anderson John Anderson may refer to: Business *John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...

, politician * Ralph LeMoine Andrews, Order of Canada * John Bartlett Angel, engineer * Frank C. Archibald, politician *

Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne (December 4, 1894 – March 8, 1984) was a Canadian politician who was part of the Newfoundland National Convention which discussed the terms of union between Newfoundland and Canada. Early life Born in Twilli ...

, politician *

Charles Robert Ayre Charles Robert Ayre (December 22, 1819 – April 12, 1889) was an English-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Burin in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878 as a Conservative. He was born in ...

, businessman, politician * Honourable John Bray Ayre, politician * James Stewart Ayre, politician * Lewis H.M. Ayre, entrepreneur

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* George S. Baker, politician * Honourable James Baird, merchant, Member of Legislative Council *

Charles Ballam Charles H. Ballam (May 10, 1901 – December 12, 1981) was a Canadian union leader, officeholder and delegate at Newfoundland National Convention. Ballam was born in 1901 in Curling, Newfoundland Colony, son of Alice and Manoah Ballam. He ...

, politician *

Rex Barnes Rex Barnes (born June 4, 1959) is a Canadian politician. Born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Barnes was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Gander— ...

, politician * Robert Bartlett, explorer *

Herman Maxwell Batten Herman Maxwell Batten (August 4, 1909October 17, 1991) was a Canadian politician, school principal and teacher. Born in Bareneed, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1953 as a Member of the Liberal ...

, politician *

Charles Fox Bennett Charles James Fox Bennett (11 June 1793 in Shaftesbury, England – 5 December 1883) was a merchant and politician who successfully fought attempts to take Newfoundland into Canadian confederation. Bennett was a successful businessman and ...

, politician * Jordan Bennett, artist *

David Blackwood David Lloyd Blackwood (November 7, 1941 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian artist known chiefly for his Intaglio (printmaking), intaglio prints, often depicting dramatic historical scenes of Newfoundland outport life and industry, such as shipw ...

, artist *

Eric Blackwood Eric Blackwood (born December 7, 1921) is a Canadian aviator. A noted navigator, during World War II, serving in both the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force, Blackwood is the founder of Eastern Provincial Airways. In the early days o ...

, aviator *

Robert Bond Sir Robert Bond (25 February 1857 – 16 March 1927) was the last Premier of Newfoundland Colony from 1900 to 1907 and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1907 to 1909 after the 1907 Imperial Conference conferred d ...

, politician * Charles R Bowring, merchant, politician *

Frederick Gordon Bradley Frederick Gordon Bradley (March 21, 1886 – March 30, 1966) was a Canadian and Dominion of Newfoundland politician. Parentage Born in St. John's, Newfoundland Colony, he was the son of Norman Bradley and Evangeline Trimm. Education and ...

, politician * Cyprian Bridge, Royal Navy Officer *

D'Arcy Broderick D'Arcy Broderick is a Newfoundland musician who plays Musical styles (violin)#Fiddle, fiddle, guitar, mandola, banjo, accordion and mandolin. He is best known as a former member of the popular Irish-Newfoundland bands The Irish Descendants and Th ...

, musician, singer *

Cassie Brown Cassie Eileen Brown (January 10, 1919 – December 30, 1986) was a Newfoundland and Labrador journalist, author, publisher and editor. Brown is most distinguished for her books ''Death on the Ice'', which was featured in ''Reader's Digest'', and ''T ...

, author * Keith Brown, hockey player * Peter Brown, politician *

William Joseph Browne William Joseph Browne, (May 3, 1897 – January 10, 1989) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician. He served in the Newfoundland House of Assembly and the House of Commons of Canada. The son of Liberius Browne and Bridget O'Reilly, he ...

, politician * Johnny Burke, songwriter, musician *

Brian Byrne Brian Byrne (born January 13, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was the second vocalist for the band I Mother Earth. Biography Brian joined his first band in Corner Brook in 1988, a hair-metal band called Pandemonium. The band ...

, musician * Ed Byrne, politician * Gerry Byrne, politician

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* Andrew Carnell, politician *

William Carson Sir William Carson (baptised 4 June 1770 – 26 February 1843), often called "The Great Reformer", was a medical doctor and businessman in Newfoundland. Carson's primary contribution to Newfoundland was the application of modern agricultural ...

, entrepreneur, doctor *

Chesley William Carter Chesley William Carter (July 29, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was a Canadian Member of Parliament representing the riding of Burin—Burgeo and a senator for Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador. Biography Born in Pass Island, Hermitage Bay, ...

, politician *

Frederick Carter Sir Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter, (February 12, 1819 – March 1, 1900) was a lawyer and Premier of Newfoundland from 1865 to 1870 and from 1874 to 1878. Career Carter was the son of Peter Weston Carter''Volume one, p. 363, Encyclopedia ...

, governor *

Walter C. Carter Walter Carmichael Carter (8 April 1929 – 20 January 2002) was a Canadian politician. Born in Greenspond, Newfoundland, he was educated there and at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was elected to St. John's City Council in 1961. Car ...

, politician *

Michael Patrick Cashin Sir Michael Patrick Cashin, (29 September 1864 – 30 August 1926) was a Newfoundland businessman and politician. He was elected to the legislature in 1893 as an independent but worked closely with the Liberal Party. In 1907 he joined the Newf ...

, governor *

Peter John Cashin Major Peter John Cashin (March 8, 1890 – May 21, 1977) was a businessman, soldier and politician in Newfoundland. Early life Cashin, a son of Sir Michael Cashin, joined the Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and ultimately served in the ...

, politician, entrepreneur, soldier *

Richard Cashin Richard Joseph Cashin, (born January 5, 1937 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a lawyer, former Canadian politician and trade union leader. The grandson of Sir Michael Cashin, KBE and nephew of Peter Cashin, Richard Cashin is a member of a ...

, lawyer, politician, trade union leader *

Robert Chafe Robert Chafe (born 1971)
''Waterfront Views: Contemporary Writing of Atlantic Canada''. is a

, playwright *

Andrew Chatwood Andrew Chatwood (3 July 1932 – 3 August 2014) was a Canadian administrator and politician. Chatwood was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an administrative supervisor by career. He was first elected at the Gra ...

, politician * Frederick George Chislett, athlete, entrepreneur *

Daniel Cleary Daniel Michael Cleary (born December 18, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings. He currently s ...

, hockey player (

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

) * Al Clouston, storyteller, humorist *

Frances Cluett Frances Cluett (June 25, 1883 – November, 1969) was an army nurse and educator from Newfoundland, noted for her service during World War I, and especially for her many letters back home beginning in 1916 that conveyed the eye-opening experiences ...

, nurse *

Siobhan Coady Siobhán is a female given name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the acute accent over the 'a'), Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán. It is de ...

, entrepreneur, politician *

William Coaker Sir William Ford Coaker (October 19, 1871 – October 26, 1938) was a Newfoundland union leader and politician and founder of the Fisherman's Protective Union, the Fishermen's Union Trading Co., and the town of Port Union. A polarizing figure ...

, trade union leader, politician *

Ethel Cochrane Ethel M. Cochrane (born September 23, 1937) is a former Canadian Senator having represented the province of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1986 until 2012. A teacher by training, Cochrane worked as an educator in her native Newfoundland culmina ...

, senator * Bob Cole, television announcer * Henry Collingwood, entrepreneur *

Randy Collins Randy Collins is a Canadian politician and a former New Democratic Party (NDP) member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He represented the Labrador West riding until his resignation in early 2007 due to corruption charges ...

, politician *

Ern Condon The Labrador Party (or New Labrador Party) was the name of two political parties in Newfoundland advocating the interests of the region of Labrador, Canada. New Labrador Party (1969–1975) The party was founded in 1969, by Tom Burgess, a disaffec ...

, politician *

Joan Cook Joan Cook (born October 6, 1934) was a Canadian Senator for Newfoundland and Labrador. Biography Cook was born in English Harbour West, Dominion of Newfoundland. In her working life, Cook was, variously, a businesswoman who served as vice-pre ...

, senator * Michael Cook, playwright *

William Cormack William Epps Cormack (5 May 1796 – 30 April 1868) was a Scottish explorer, philanthropist, agriculturalist and author, born St. John's, Newfoundland. Cormack was the first person of European descent to journey across the interior of the isla ...

, Scottish explorer, philanthropist, author *

Charles Cozens Charles Cozens (1784 – August 6, 1863), politician, magistrate, was elected to the House of Assembly representing the district of Conception Bay on the first general election held in Newfoundland in 1832. Cozens was born at Blandford, Dorse ...

, politician *

Mark Critch Mark Critch (born May 14, 1974) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his work on the comedy series ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'', initially as a writer and then as a regular cast member beginning in 2003. Career Crit ...

, comedian *

John Crosbie John Carnell Crosbie, (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to being lieutenant governor, he served as a p ...

, lawyer, politician, Lieutenant Governor *

Michael Crummey Michael Crummey (born November 18, 1965) is a Canadian poet and a writer of historical fiction. His writing often draws on the history and landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador. Early life and education Crummey was born in Buchans, Newfoundlan ...

, writer * Amy Curlew, ice hockey player

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* Tom Dawe, writer *

Charles Dawe Charles Dawe (February 28, 1845 – March 29, 1908) was a merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace from 1878 to 1889 and Port de Grave from 1893 to 1900 and from 1906 to 1908 as a Conservative. He was born ...

, politician, merchant *

Demasduwit Demasduit ( 1796 – January 8, 1820) was a Beothuk woman, one of the last of her people on Newfoundland. Biography Demasduit was born , near the end of the 18th century. It was once believed that the Beothuk population had been decimated by c ...

, aboriginal * Ethel Dickenson, educator, nurse * Molly Dingle, educator * Donald B. Dingwell, scientist, science administrator, educator *

Craig Dobbin Craig Lawrence Dobbin, (12 September 1935 – 7 October 2006) was an industrialist and chairman and chief executive officer of CHC Helicopter Corporation, a public company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. ...

, industrialist *

Dermot Dobbin Noel Dermot Dobbin, businessman and former team president of the St. John's Fog Devils of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, was born St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland. Dobbin, Derm as he ...

, entrepreneur * William Doody, politician *

Alan Doyle Alan Thomas Doyle (born May 17, 1969) is a Canadian musician and actor, best known as the lead singer of the Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea. Life and career Alan Doyle was born and raised in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, in a Roman Cath ...

, singer, musician *

Damhnait Doyle Damhnait Doyle (; born December 9, 1975) is a Canadian musician, singer and composer. A phonetic spelling of her first name (which is Irish) also serves as the title of her 2003 album. She was a member of Atlantic Canadian band Shaye from 200 ...

, singer, musician *

Norman Doyle Norman "Blicky" Doyle (born November 11, 1945) is a Canadian businessman and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 2012 to 2020 and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008. ...

, politician *

Sam Drover Samuel Drover (1911 in Hodge's Cove, Trinity Bay, Dominion of Newfoundland – June 20, 2005) was a longtime member of Newfoundland's House of Assembly and founded the Newfoundland Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a social dem ...

, politician *

Karyn Dwyer Karyn Dwyer (born Karyn Elizabeth Dwyer; 22 March 1975 – 25 September 2018) was a Canadian actress, whose best known role was as Maggie in the 1999 film ''Better Than Chocolate''. Early life Dwyer was the oldest of five children, three sons ...

, actress *

Gwynne Dyer Michael Gwynne Dyer (born 17 April 1943) is a British-Canadian military historian, author, professor, journalist, broadcaster, and retired naval officer. Dyer rose to prominence in the 1980s with the release of his television series ''War'' in 1 ...

, journalist, syndicated columnist, military historian

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John Efford Ruben John Efford (January 6, 1944 – January 2, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He first served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (MHA) from 1985 to 2001, representing Port de Grave (electoral district), Port de G ...

, politician *

Carl English Carl Jerome English (born February 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional basketball player and general manager for the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada. A shooting guard, he has also played for the Canadian nation ...

, basketball shooting guard

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* Fonse Faour, politician * Alex Faulkner, hockey player (

) * Grunia Movschovitch Ferman, entrepreneur, activist * Adele Fifield, amputee, member Order of Ontario *

Eugene Forsey Eugene Alfred Forsey (May 29, 1904 – February 20, 1991) served in the Senate of Canada from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts. Biography Forsey was born on May 29, 1904, in Grand Bank in ...

, politician * James Patrick Fox, politician *

George Furey George J. Furey (born May 12, 1948) is a Canadian politician who has served as the speaker of the Senate of Canada since December 3, 2015. Furey was appointed as a senator from Newfoundland and Labrador in 1999 and is the longest-serving member ...

, politician

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* Jenny Gear, singer * Michael Gibbs, lawyer, politician * Deidre Gillard-Rowlings, actress, * Augustus F. Goodridge, governor *

Armine Nutting Gosling Armine Nutting Gosling (1861 – December 15, 1942) was a Canadians, Canadian suffragette, best known for her involvement in the nascent Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland women's rights movement. Early life Born in Waterloo, Quebec, Waterl ...

, suffragette *

Rex Goudie Rex Goudie (born November 18, 1985) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and was the runner-up of '' Canadian Idol 3''. Early life Rex Goudie was born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and moved back to his father's hometown of Burlington, Newfound ...

, singer * Charles Granger, politician *

Jason Greeley Jason Greeley (born March 11, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador who is best known as a contestant on the second season of Canadian Idol. He released his solo album, ''Live...Love...Sing...'' ...

, singer * Daniel J. Greene, governor *

Roger Grimes Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor. Grimes is a former leader of the province's Liberal Party and was it ...

, politician *

Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond Gushue, ONL ( ; born June 16, 1980) is a Canadian curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 W ...

, curler * Ray Guy (humorist), humorist * Sandra Gwyn, journalist, writer

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Bob Hallett Robert "Bob" Hallett (born 1966) is a Canadian musician, author, producer, and entrepreneur, best known as a founding member of the Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea (1993–2013). He is also a native of St. John's, Newfoundland, Hallett co ...

, musician *

Violetta Maloney Halpert Violetta Maloney Halpert (16 May 1919 – 30 May 2009), American folklorist, researcher, and U.S. Navy Veteran. Born Violetta (Letty) Goff Maloney, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, she was instrumental in the development of university folklore collec ...

, folklorist, veteran *

Ewart John Arlington Harnum Ewart John Arlington Harnum (October 13, 1910 – February 29, 1996) was a Canadian businessman and the fifth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland from 1969 to 1974. Born on Sound Island in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Harnum was educated a ...

, lieutenant governor *

Jack Harris Jack Harris may refer to: Entertainment * Jack Harris (film editor) (1905–1971), English film editor * Jack H. Harris (1918–2017), American film producer * Jack Harris (broadcaster) (born 1941), American radio personality based in Tampa, Flor ...

, politician *

Jonny Harris Jonathan Harris (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian actor and comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador.Ann Harvey Ann Harvey (1811–1860) was a fisher and rescuer born near the small fishing community of Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland. Harvey, called the " Grace Darling of Newfoundland", is known for her bravery at the age of seventeen for rescuing, along w ...

, rescuer * Kenneth J. Harvey, author, journalist, photographer, filmmaker * Carolyn Hayward, bullfighter, artist *

Ferd Hayward Harry Ferdinand (Ferd) Hayward (August 21, 1911 – September 12, 1988) was a Canadians, Canadian short- and long-distance walker, who in 1952 competed with the Canadian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Olympics held at Helsinki, Finland. ...

, athlete, olympian *

Ofra Harnoy Ofra Harnoy ( he, עופרה הרנוי; born January 31, 1965) is an Israeli-Canadian cellist. She is a Member of the Order of Canada. By joining the international artists roster of RCA Victor Red Seal, Harnoy became the first Canadian classica ...

, concert cellist *

Loyola Hearn Loyola Hearn, (born March 25, 1943) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. Hearn is the former Canadian Ambassador to Ireland. He served as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2008, and as Minister of Fisheries and Oc ...

, politician *

Albert Hickman Albert Edgar Hickman (August 2, 1875 – February 9, 1943) was the seventeenth Prime Minister of Newfoundland and has the distinction of having served the shortest term of any Prime Minister. Biography Albert Hickman was born in Grand Bank ...

, politician, businessman *

Alexander Hickman Thomas Alexander Hickman, (October 19, 1925 – January 10, 2016) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge. Biography Born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland (present-day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), Hickman studied at Memorial Uni ...

, lawyer, politician, judge * General

Rick Hillier Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

, Chief of Defense Staff, Canadian Forces *

Harold Horwood Harold Andrew Horwood, CM (November 2, 1923 – April 16, 2006) was a Newfoundland and Labrador novelist, non-fiction writer and politician. He was a Member of the Order of Canada. Early life The son of Andrew Horwood and Vina Maidment, Horw ...

, novelist, writer *

Arthur Maxwell House Arthur Maxwell House, (August 10, 1926 – October 17, 2013) was a Canadian neurologist and the tenth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Born in Glovertown, Newfoundland, he graduated from medical school at Dalhousie University ...

, politician, lieutenant governor *

Danielle House Danielle House (born 1976 in Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland) was crowned Miss Newfoundland in 1995 and Miss Canada International in 1996. House was stripped of her Miss Canada International title when she was convicted of assaulting a woman who ...

, dethroned beauty queen * Ann Hulan, colonist, entrepreneur, agriculturalist *

Gudie Hutchings Gudrid Ida "Gudie" Hutchings (born September 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as Minister of Rural Economic Development since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Hutchings has represented Long Range Mountains in the ...

, politician * Joel Thomas Hynes, author/actor *

Ron Hynes Ron Hynes (December 7, 1950 – November 19, 2015) was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream", which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41s ...

, singer/songwriter *

Thomas Hynes Thomas C. Hynes (November 5, 1938 – May 4, 2019) was a physics teacher who served as Cook County Assessor, President of the Illinois Senate, and 19th Ward Democratic Committeeman. Hynes was also a candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1987. He was ...

, fisherman, fugitive and protester

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Donald Campbell Jamieson Donald Campbell Jamieson, (April 30, 1921 – November 19, 1986) was a Canadian politician, diplomat and broadcaster. Jamieson was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. His father was a newspaper editor, and his grandfather was a fisherman who ...

, politician * Sylvester Joe, hunter, explorer *

Morrissey Johnson Frederick Morrissey Johnson (21 October 1932 – 14 July 2003) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Little Catalina, Newfoundland and became a business manager, businessman and master ...

, politician * Paul Johnson, philanthropist, businessman * Wayne Johnston, novelist * Andy Jones, actor, comedian *

Cathy Jones Catherine Frederica "Cathy" Jones (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian actress, comedian and writer. She is known for her work for 28 years on the Canadian television series '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. Jones left the show in 2021. CODCO Jones ...

, actress, comedian

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Abram Kean Abram Kean (July 8, 1855 – May 18, 1945) was a sealing captain and politician from Flowers Island, Newfoundland. He was famous for his success in sealing, with capturing over a million pelts, and infamous for his role in sending 78 men to ...

, mariner and sealing captain *

Max Keeping Winston Maxwell "Max" Keeping, (1 April 1942 – 1 October 2015), was a Canadian broadcaster. He was vice-president of news and public affairs at CJOH-DT, the CTV station in Ottawa, Ontario. Keeping was anchor of the local evening news broadca ...

, newscaster and Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

* John Kent, politician * Steve Kent, politician * Susan Kent, actor and comedian * Jason King, professional hockey player * Mary Bernard Kirwan, educator, religious leader * Jamie Korab, curler

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Darren Langdon Darren Michael Langdon (born January 8, 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Undrafted, he signed his first professional contract in 1993 with the New York Rangers. After retiring from the NHL, Langdon coached a fo ...

, hockey player *

Walter Learning Walter John Learning (November 16, 1938 – January 5, 2020) was a Canadian theatre director, actor, and founder of Theatre New Brunswick. Biography Walter Learning was born in 1938 in the small village of Quidi Vidi in the Dominion of Newfound ...

, actor, director, playwright * Graham Letto, politician *

Gene Long Gene Long (born 1957) is a former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was elected in 1986 as the New Democratic Party member of the House of Assembly for the riding of St. John's East. Long ran for the party leadership in Mar ...

, politician *

John Howard Lundrigan John Howard Lundrigan (January 10, 1939 – March 5, 2009) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gander—Twillingate in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive C ...

, politician

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Kevin Major Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian author who lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador with his wife. He writes for both young people and adults, including fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, and plays. Major was born a ...

, children's author *

Shaun Majumder Shaun Vincent Majumder (born January 29, 1972) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his role on '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes,'' where he worked from 2003 until 2018. He won a Gemini Award for his work on the series in 2006. Earl ...

, comedian, actor * Greg Malone, impressionist, actor * Sean McCann, musician *

Desmond McGrath The Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) Union is a trade union in Newfoundland and Labrador that represents 15,000 workers. Most of the members are in the fishing industry but the FFAW also has organized workers in the hotel, hospitality, brewin ...

, priest, trade union organizer, politician * James McGrath, politician, lieutenant governor * Alexander James Whiteford McNeilly, politician, lawyer *

Rick Mercer Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' and '' Rick Merc ...

, comedian * Fred J. Mifflin, Rear Admiral, politician *

Mattie Mitchell Matty Mitchell (June 1846 - 1921) was a Mi’kmaq Chieftain, guide, prospector, and explorer who contributed to the development of the Newfoundland economy. Mitchell has been described as "the greatest and most resourceful woodsman who ever live ...

, Mi’kmaq Chieftain, guide, prospector, and explorer *

Walter Stanley Monroe Walter Stanley Monroe (May 14, 1871 – October 6, 1952) was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party. He was born in Irel ...

, governor * Lisa Moore, writer * Rob Moore, politician, lawyer *

Frank Moores Frank Duff Moores (February 18, 1933 – July 10, 2005) served as the second premier of Newfoundland. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1972 until his retirement in 1979. Moores was also a successful businessman in bo ...

, politician * Patrick Moran, musician *

Bernice Morgan Bernice Morgan (born 1935) is a Canadian novelist and short-story writer. Much of her work portrays the history and daily life of Newfoundland. She is best known for her novel "Random Passage" which became a television mini-series on CBC.Danielle F ...

, novelist *

Moses Morgan Moses Osbourne Morgan, (August 28, 1917 – April 24, 1995) was a Canadian academic and president of Memorial University of Newfoundland from 1973 to 1981. Born in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Morgan was educated at Bishop Feild ...

, academic, Order of Canada *

Francis Morris Francis J. Morris (December 5, 1862 – February 12, 1947) was a Newfoundland solicitor and politician. Biography Francis J. Morris was born in St. John's, Newfoundland son of Catherine Fitzgerald and Edward Morris and brother of Ed ...

, politician, lawyer and judge *

Donna Morrissey Donna Morrissey (born in The Beaches, Newfoundland) is a Canadian author. At age 16, Morrissey left her birthplace of The Beaches, a small outport on the west coast of Newfoundland. She lived in various places in Canada before returning to St. J ...

, author *

John Joseph Murphy John Joseph Murphy Former Mayor of St. John’s, NL (September 24, 1922 – December 15, 2010 ) was a businessman and politician, and the 11th mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Born the son of John Murphy and Gertrude Wadden in St. Jo ...

, politician, businessman *

Rex Murphy Rex Murphy (born March 1947) is a Canadian commentator and author, primarily on Canadian political and social matters. He was the regular host of CBC Radio One's ''Cross Country Checkup'', a nationwide call-in show, for 21 years before stepping d ...

, journalist * Alexander Murray, geologist * Hilda Chaulk Murray, author

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Alex Newhook Alex Newhook (born January 28, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Avalanche in the first round, 16th overall, of the 2019 NHL ...

, NHL hockey player * Mark Nichols, curler * Walter Noel, politician *

Dick Nolan Rick Nolan is a Minnesota politician. Richard Nolan may also refer to *Dick Nolan (American football) (1932–2007), American football player, father of Mike Nolan, former head coach of San Francisco 49ers *Dick Nolan (musician) (1939–2005), Cana ...

, singer, songwriter, guitarist *

Nonosbawsut Nonosbawsut (died March 1819) was a leader of the Beothuk people. Family head and partner of Demasduwit, born on the island of Newfoundland (present-day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). Sometimes referred to as Chief Nonosbawsut, his stature wit ...

, chief, aboriginal *

Peg Norman Peg Norman (born 1964 in Gambo, Newfoundland) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for her role in the film '' My Left Breast'', which documented her partner Gerry Rogers' battle with breast cancer. Background Previously a social w ...

, politician, abortion activist, lesbian activist *

Calvin Normore Calvin Normore (born June 25, 1948) is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an expert in medieval philosophy and the history of logic. Life and career Normore was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Lab ...

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Dwayne Norris Carl Dwayne Norris (born January 8, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1990s with the Quebec Nordiques and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He was a member of Ca ...

, NHL, Olympic Hockey Player * Warren Norris, AHL Hockey Player *

Joseph W. Noseworthy Joseph William Noseworthy (November 25, 1888 – March 30, 1956) was a Canadians, Canadian politician. He was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the House of Commons of Canada, federal parliament from 1942 to 1945 and again fro ...

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* Lawrence D. O'Brien, politician *

Fergus O'Byrne Fergus O'Byrne is a Canadian folk musician, best known as a member of the popular Irish-Newfoundland band trio Ryan's Fancy, and as a banjo, concertina and bodhrán player. Biography O'Byrne was born in Dublin, Ireland. In the late 1960s, he immi ...

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Brian O'Dea Brian O'Dea (born September 1, 1948) is a Canadian businessman, author, television personality, and former drug smuggler. He is best-known for a large marijuana smuggling enterprise he masterminded in the mid-1980s. Set up to move marijuana in b ...

, criminal * Joseph Phillip O'Keefe, politician *

Seamus O'Regan Seamus Thomas Harris O'Regan (born January 18, 1971) is a Canadians, Canadian politician who served as the Minister of Natural Resources from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party, O'Regan has represented St. Joh ...

, politician and former television personality; ex-host of

Canada AM ''Canada AM'' was a Canadian morning television news show that aired on CTV from 1972 to 2016. Its final hosts were Beverly Thomson and Marci Ien, with Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports. The program aired on weekdays, an ...

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William Anthony Paddon William Anthony Paddon, (July 10, 1914 – January 5, 1995) was a Canadian surgeon and the seventh lieutenant governor of Newfoundland from 1981 to 1986. Born in Indian Harbour, Labrador, Newfoundland, the son of Dr. Harry Locke Paddon ( ...

, Lieutenant-Governor *

Jean Payne Jean Payne (12 May 1939 – 4 March 2020) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. She was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, and was a businessperson by career. She was elected in the 1993 federal election at the St. ...

, politician * Jim Payne, folk singer * Brian Peckford, politician * Mark Peddle, musician * John Peyton, fisherman *

Gordon Pinsent Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930) is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles in numerous productions, including ''Away from Her'', ''The Rowdyman'', ''John and the Missus'', ''A Gift to Last'', '' Due So ...

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Robert John Pinsent Robert John Pinsent (1797 in Newfoundland – 1876 in London, United Kingdom) magistrate and politician ran in the first general election held in Newfoundland in 1832 to represent the district of Conception Bay. He had lost to Charles Cozens, ...

, magistrate, judge * Al Pittman, writer * Helen Fogwill Porter, author, activist *

Greg Power Gregory J. Power (March 22, 1909 – May 15, 1997) was a politician, office holder, farmer, poet and athlete, who was born in Dunville, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Power represented Placentia and St. Mary's from 1951 to 1956 and Placentia ...

, politician, farmer, poet, athlete * James Power, politician *

Tom Power Thomas Francis Power (1869 – February 25, 1898) was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for one season. In 1890, he played primarily as a first baseman, but also played as a second baseman, ...

, broadcaster, musician *

Christopher Pratt John Christopher Pratt (December 9, 1935 – June 5, 2022) was a Canadian painter and printmaker.E. J. Pratt Edwin John Dove Pratt (February 4, 1882 – April 26, 1964), who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time."

, poet * Joseph Price, politician *

Daniel Woodley Prowse Daniel Woodley Prowse, (September 12, 1834 – January 27, 1914) was a lawyer, politician, judge, historian, essayist, and office holder. Born in Port de Grave, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), he was the fourth of the ...

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Herman William Quinton Herman William Quinton (28 October 1896, in Red Cliff, Newfoundland – 2 April 1952) was a Canadian politician. The son of Jacob Quinton and Sarah Benger, he was educated at Bishop Feild College, then worked as a school teacher from 1913 to 19 ...

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* Ian Angus Ross Reid, politician *

Robert Gillespie Reid Sir Robert Gillespie Reid (12 October 1842 – 3 June 1908) was a Scottish railway contractor most famous for building large railway bridges in Canada and the United States. Founder of Reid Newfoundland Company, from 1889 until his death ...

, railway contractor * Thomas Ricketts, soldier, Victoria Cross * Thomas Rideout, politician * Edward Roberts, politician, lieutenant governor * Gordon Rodgers, writer *

Gerry Rogers Gerry Rogers (born 1956) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and politician. She was leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party from 2018 until 2019. She served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as NDP MHA for ...

, filmmaker, politician * Isabella Whiteford Rogerson, poet, philanthropist *

Bill Rompkey William Hubert Rompkey (May 13, 1936 – March 21, 2017) was a Canadian educator who served as member of Parliament from 1972 to 1995 and a senator from 1995 to 2011. Early life and education Rompkey was born in Belleoram, Fortune Bay, Newfound ...

, politician, senator *

Frederick Russell Frederick William Russell, OC, K.St.J, CD, LL.D (September 10, 1923 - June 20, 2001) was a Canadian businessman and the ninth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland. Born in St. John's, he studied at Dalhousie University and the Atlantic Sc ...

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Kelly Russell Kelly Russell (born December 7, 1986) was a Canadian rugby union player, and is a coach for the sport. She captained at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and was named to the Dream Team. International career Russell has also featured in two R ...

, Musician * Ted Russell, author, playwright, comedian *

Todd Russell Todd Norman Dwayne Russell (born December 22, 1966) is a Canadian politician and was the Liberal member of Parliament for the riding of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador from 2005 to 2011. Early life Russell was born in St. Anthony, Newfou ...

, politician * James M. Ryan, businessman * Terry Ryan, NHL hockey player *

Michael Ryder Michael Glen Wayne Ryder (born March 31, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Ryder played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, and New Jersey Devils. ...

, NHL hockey player

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Tommy Sexton Thomas Sexton (July 3, 1957 – December 13, 1993) was a Canadian comedian. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, he was the youngest member of the ''CODCO'' comedy troupe. Educated in St. John's, he was an honours student before quitting after Grade ...

, actor *

Shanawdithit Shanawdithit (ca. 1801 – June 6, 1829), also noted as Shawnadithititis, Shawnawdithit, Nancy April and Nancy Shanawdithit, was the last known living member of the Beothuk people, who inhabited Newfoundland, Canada. Remembered for her contr ...

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Craig Sharpe Craig Sharpe (born 23 September 1989) is a Canadian pop singer who was the runner-up on Canadian Idol 4, having finished a close second behind winner Eva Avila. He came through seven rounds of auditions judged by Canadian Idol's four-member pan ...

, singer * Ambrose Shea, politician * George Shea, politician *

Roger Simmons Roger Cyril Simmons, (born June 3, 1939) is a Canadian public policy consultant and former politician and diplomat. Simmons is originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, where he was a politician for many years. He was later based at the Vancou ...

, politician *

Scott Simms Scott Simms (born August 12, 1969) is a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame from 2004 until 2021. Early life Scott Simms was born on Augus ...

, politician * Joey Smallwood, politician * Catherine Mandeville Snow, last woman hanged in NL *

Rod Snow Rod Snow is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop. Snow began his senior club rugby with the Newfoundland amateur club team Dogs RFC. He went on to play professionally in South Africa for Eastern Province in 1995, before joining Ne ...

, Canadian Rugby International *

Squanto Tisquantum (; 1585 (±10 years?) – late November 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto Sam (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and ...

, Indigenous historical figure *

Gerald Squires Gerald Leopold "Gerry" Squires, (November 17, 1937 – October 3, 2015) was an artist from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Perhaps best known for painting dramatic landscapes in acrylic and oil, Squires also produced major work in sculpture, l ...

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Richard Squires Sir Richard Anderson Squires KCMG (January 18, 1880 – March 26, 1940) was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1919 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1932. As prime minister, Squires attempted to reform Newfoundland's fishing industry, but failed at ...

, politician * Const. Frank Stamp, policeman, boxer *

Geoff Stirling Geoffrey William Stirling (March 22, 1921 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman and media magnate, best known for his work in his home city of St. John's, Newfoundland. Life Stirling was born in St. John's to Edgar Stiling ...

, businessman *

Georgina Stirling Georgina Ann Stirling (April 3, 1867 – April 23, 1935) was a Newfoundland opera singer, known by her stage name Marie Toulinquet. Born in Twillingate, in Newfoundland, she became a world-renowned prima donna soprano who played in opera hous ...

, opera singer *

Loyola Sullivan Loyola Sullivan (born April 3, 1949) served as Canada's Ambassador for Fisheries Conservation from 2007 until 2011 and is a former Member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador. Sullivan represented the district of Ferryland from ...

, politician

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* William Taverner, plantation owner, surveyor * Myra Louise Taylor, nurse * William Thomas, politician *

Greg Thomey Greg Thomey (born May 8, 1961) is a Canadian comedian, actor and playwright and a founding member of the long-running television program ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. He has been a recipient of numerous Gemini Awards. Born in St. John's, Newf ...

, comedian * Brian Tobin, politician *

Mary Widdicombe Travers Mary Widdicombe Travers (c. 1783-1854) was a Newfoundland entrepreneur and philanthropist who was the landlady of the first Newfoundland House of Assembly. Life in Newfoundland Mary was born circa 1783, daughter of John, a planter and owner of ...

, hotelier * James Roy Tucker, politician * Otto Tucker, author, educator *

Beaton Tulk Beaton Tulk (May 22, 1944 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian educator, civil servant and politician. He served as the seventh premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, premier of Newfoundland from 2000 to 2001 as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfou ...

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Agnes Walsh Agnes Walsh (born 1950) is a Canadian poet, playwright, actor and storyteller from Newfoundland and Labrador. Born in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Walsh has won Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters awards for poetry as well as Tic ...

, poet, playwright, oral historian *

Albert Walsh Sir Albert Joseph Walsh (April 3, 1900 – December 12, 1958) was Commissioner of Home Affairs and Education and chief justice of the Dominion of Newfoundland, and its first lieutenant governor upon its admission to the Canadian Confedera ...

, 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 Minnie White was a Storyville brothel proprietor in the early part of the twentieth century. She operated out of a large mansion at 221 North Basin Street, in New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,Danny Williams, politician * Harold (Hank) Williams, geologist *

Percival Willoughby Sir Percival Willoughby (died 23 August 1643) of Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire was a prominent land owner, businessman, and entrepreneur involved during his lifetime variously in mining, iron smelting, and glass making enterprises in Nottinghamsh ...

, land owner *

Gordon Arnaud Winter Gordon Arnaud Winter, (October 6, 1912 – August 1, 2003) was the sixth lieutenant governor of Newfoundland from 1974 to 1981. In 1974, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1989, he headed the Winter Commission, the dioces ...

, lieutenant governor * James Spearman Winter, politician, premier * Michael Winter, writer

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