List of Acadians
This is a list of members of the Acadian people, and people of Acadian origins.
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Actors
- Patricia McKenzie - actress born in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Painchaud family)
Education
Barbara Rogers Bridges (mother was LeBlanc) Professor http://bridgescreate.com
Law and Politics
- 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
- Allen J. Babineaux - District Judge, 15 JDC, Louisiana-deceased; honorary President Congres mondial acadien-1999
- 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
- Ernest Cottreau - former senator
- Chris d'Entremont - Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs
- 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
- Warren Perrin - Louisiana attorney, President-CODOFIL, instituted Acadian petition to British Crown for apology for Acadian deportation
- 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
- John D.Comeau - Chief Judge of the Family Court of Nova Scotia 1999 to present
- John Breaux - United States Senator from Louisiana
Musicians
- Marcel Aymar - singer
- Angèle Arsenault - singer-songwriter, media host
- Jean-François Breau - singer
- Joshua Boudreaux - musician, songwriter, composer
- Édith Butler - singer-songwriter
- Cayouche - Country singer and songwriter
- Jesse Daigle - singer - songwriter - guitarist
- Julie Doiron - singer-songwriter
- Michael Doucet - singer - songwriter - Beausoleil
- Patsy Gallant - singer and actress
- Carolyne Jomphe - Country singer and songwriter
- Donat Lacroix - singer-songwriter
- Wilfred Le Bouthillier - singer
- Gilles Losier - musician, singer, composer, arranger
- Natasha St-Pier - singer
- Marie-Jo Thério - singer-songwriter
- Roch Voisine - singer-songwriter
- Zachary Richard - singer - songwriter
- Marc Savoy - singer - accordion maker
- Aliza Weller (Boudreau) - Michelle Boudreau's cousin - singer-songwriter-guitarist
- Michelle Boudreau (Aliza Weller's cousin) - singer-songwriter-musician
- Radio Radio - Rap group
Sports
- Luc Bourdon - NHL hockey player
- Rheal Cormier - Major League Baseball pitcher
- Yvon Durelle - Boxer
- René Duprée - Wrestler
- Suzanne Gaudet - curler
- Cassidy O'Reilly - professional wrestler
- Ron Guidry - Major League baseball pitcher
- Ryan Theriot - Major League Baseball infielder
Roger Chiasson - Major Hockey Player Chad Ogea -Major league baseball pitcher
Writers
- Georges Arsenault - PEI Acadian Historian
- Jeannette Belliveau - Writer, publisher, cultural geographer
- Régis Brun - Acadian Historian and Researcher at the U de Moncton
- Herménégilde Chiasson - Writer, lieutenant-governor of New-Brunswick
- Joey Comeau - Writer, comic creator
- Clive Doucet - Writer
- Sheila Collins Hebert - Writer
- Kimberly Landry Richards - Scientific writer, counseling/psychology, identity development, education, HIV/AIDS, Acadian/Metis
- Barbara Le Blanc - Writer & Historian
- Claude Le Bouthillier - historian writer acadie.ca list of novels
- Justin Guitard - Writer, poet & playwright
- Gérald Leblanc - Poet
- Antonine Maillet - Writer and playwright (Prix Goncourt 1979)
- Colin Doucette - Short story writer
Raymond Guy Leblanc - Poet Paul Bossé - Poet Fredrick Gary Comeau - Poet Sarah Marylou Brideau - Poet Marc Arseneau - Poet Guy Arseneau - Poet
Misc
- Robert Aubie - Marshal McLuhan Distinguished Teacher Award 1987 - First in Canada
- Louis J. Belliveau - Nuclear physicist
- Phil Comeau - Film and television director (26 film awards)
- Kimberley d'Eon - Producer, writer, reporter and Gemini Award nominee
- Saunsuray Muis d'Entremont Govere - Recognized as an international humanitarian and HIV/AIDS activist
- Blake O. Escudier - Entrepreneur and Professor
- Lyse Doucet - news correspondent & presenter, BBC World
- Leo Touchet - Photographer/Photojournalist
- Michel Doucet - Painter