List of Acadians
This is a list of members of the Acadian people, and people of Acadian origins.
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Actors [edit]
- Patricia McKenzie - actress born in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Painchaud family)
- Jared Leto - actor, musician, producer and director. His grandfather had acadian roots.
- Robert Maillet - actor, Canadian professional wrestler from Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick
Law and politics [edit]
Jean Cadieux - president (rector) Université de Moncton
- Aubin-Edmond Arsenault - former Premier of Prince Edward Island
- Télésphore Arsenault - Canadian politician, business manager and farmer.
- Joseph-Octave Arsenault - first Acadian Prince Edward Island member of the Canadian Senate
- Kathleen Babineaux Blanco - former (and first female) Governor of Louisiana 2004-2008
- Michel Bastarache - Supreme Court of Canada
- Edmond Blanchard - chief justice of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, former politician
- John Breaux - United States Senator from Louisiana
- Gérald Clavette - New Brunswick politician
- Chris d'Entremont - Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs
- Fred DeLorey - conservative political strategist and chief spokesperson for the Conservative Party of Canada.
- Vernon White (Canadian senator) - Police Chief of the Ottawa Police Force 2007 to present; Canadian senator
- Paul Octave Hébert - Governor of Louisiana 1853-1856
- 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
- Viola Léger - former senator and actress
- Alexandre Mouton - Governor of Louisiana 1842-1846
- Louis Robichaud - former Premier of New Brunswick
- Michel Samson - Nova Scotia MLA, Liberal Party of Nova Scotia
- John Sevier - served four years (1785–1789) as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years (1796–1801 and 1803–1809) as Governor of Tennessee, and as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Camille Thériault - former Premier of New Brunswick
- Robert Thibault - Canadian Liberal MP
- Peter J. Veniot - former Premier of New Brunswick
Musicians [edit]
- Celine Dion - Singer
- Marcel Aymar - singer
- Angèle Arsenault - singer-songwriter, media host
- Édith Butler - singer-songwriter
- Cayouche - Country singer and songwriter
- Julie Doiron - singer-songwriter
- Michael Doucet - singer - songwriter - Beausoleil
- Patsy Gallant - singer and actress
- Donat Lacroix - singer-songwriter
- Arthur LeBlanc - violinist, composer; known as the "Acadian poet of the violin"[1]
- Gilles Losier - fiddle, piano, composer, singer, arranger
- Wilfred Le Bouthillier - singer
- Anna Malenfant - singer - songwriter
- Zachary Richard - singer - songwriter
- Marc Savoy - singer - accordion maker
- Natasha St-Pier - singer
- Ambroise Thibodeaux - accordionist[2]
- Roch Voisine - singer-songwriter
Sports [edit]
- Jean Beliveau - Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadians
- Luc Bourdon - NHL hockey player
- Jean-Louis Cormier (Rudy Kay) - Wrestler
- Leonce Cormier (Leo Burke) - Wrestler
- Rheal Cormier - Major League Baseball pitcher
- Romeo Cormier (Bobby Kay) - Wrestler
- Yvon Cormier (The Beast) - Wrestler
- Yvon Durelle - Boxer
- Camille Henry - NHL Hockey Player winner of the Lady Byng Trophy and the Calder Memorial Trophy
- Jacques LeBlanc - Boxer
- René Duprée - Wrestler
- Suzanne Gaudet - curler
- Cassidy O'Reilly - professional wrestler
- Ron Guidry - Major League baseball pitcher
- Robert Maillet - Wrestler
- Roland Melanson - NHL Goalie
- Chad Ogea - Major league baseball pitcher
- Henri Richard - Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadians
- Maurice Richard - Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadians
- Ryan Theriot - Major League Baseball infielder
Writers [edit]
- Herménégilde Chiasson - Writer, lieutenant-governor of New-Brunswick
- Joey Comeau - Writer, comic creator
- Clive Doucet - Writer
- Gérald Leblanc - Poet
- Antonine Maillet - Writer and playwright (Prix Goncourt 1979)
- Alden Nowlan - poet, novelist, and playwright
Media [edit]
- Phil Comeau - Film and television director (26 film awards)
- Lyse Doucet - news correspondent & presenter, BBC World
Pre-deportation [edit]
- Noel Doiron - leader of the Acadians who died in the single greatest tragedy of the Expulsion - the sinking of the Duke William
- Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil)
Professionals [edit]
- Normand J. Belliveau - Doctor and Surgeon, CMA President)
While a medical student Dr. Belliveau served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (1944-1946), earning his degree from Laval medical school in 1946. He qualified as a surgeon and over the course of his career developed an interest and expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
Turning to organized medicine, Dr. Belliveau chaired the membership committee of the Quebec Medical Association (1958-1965) and during his tenure oversaw the growth of the association from 900 to 3500 members. He served as the association's president (1964-1966). During the same period he was active in the CMA. He attended his first General Council in 1957, an affiliation he maintained for 42 years. He was elected national president in 1967. Dr. Belliveau's presidency had many highlights. His "Centennial Project" was to move the CMA headquarters from Toronto to Ottawa.
His awards include an honorary degree from l'Universite Sainte-Anne (1964) and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie University (1967). He also received the Centennial Medal (1967), Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee (1977) and Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002).
See also [edit]
- List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec
- List of Quebecers
- List of Cajuns
- List of people by nationality
References [edit]
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