List of Acadians

This is a '''list of notable''' Acadians, and people of Acadia origins.

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==Actors== *Matt LeBlanc – actor, known for TV show Friends. Both of his father's parents are of Acadian ancestry. Descendant of Daniel LeBlanc. *Robert Maillet – actor, professional wrestler from Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick *Patricia McKenzie – actress born in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Painchaud family) *Philip Bourneuf – actor born in Somerville, Massachusetts. His parents, Ambrose Bourneuf and Josephine Comeau, are of Acadian ancestry. His mother was born in Clare, Nova Scotia as were his paternal grandparents. *Ryan Doucette – actor from Clare, Nova Scotia

==Law and politics== *Aubin-Edmond Arsenault – former Premier of Prince Edward Island (1917–1919) *Joseph-Octave Arsenault – first Acadian Prince Edward Island member of the Canadian Senate *Télesphore Arsenault – Canadian politician, business manager and farmer *Marcel Arsenault – philanthropist billionaire, donated all his wealth to charity *Guy Arseneault – Provincial MLA and former Member of the House of Commons of Canada (1988–1997) *Michel Bastarache – Supreme Court of Canada (1997–2008) *Léopold Belliveau – first Acadian mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick *Edmond Blanchard – chief justice of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, former politician *Gérald Clavette – New Brunswick politician *Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau – first Acadian from Nova Scotia to be a member of the Canadian Senate *Gerald Comeau – former member of the Canadian Senate *Chris d'Entremont – Nova Scotia MLA and MP *Ray Frenette – former Premier of New Brunswick (1997–1998) *Brian Gallant – former Premier of New Brunswick (2014–2018) *Arthur J. LeBlanc – former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (1998–2017) and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (2017–2024) *Dominic LeBlanc — Canadian MP and cabinet minister (son of Roméo LeBlanc) *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 (1995–1999) *Viola Léger – former senator and actress *Pascal Poirier – first Acadian member of the Canadian Senate (1885–1933) *Louis Robichaud – former Premier of New Brunswick (1960–1970) *Camille Thériault – former Premier of New Brunswick (1998–1999) *Robert Thibault – Canadian Liberal MP *Peter J. Veniot – former Premier of New Brunswick (1923–1925)

==Military veterans== *Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste *Alexandre Bourg<ref>{{cite DCB |title=Bourg, Belle-Humeur, Alexandre |last=d'Entremont |first=C.J. |volume=3 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bourg_alexandre_3E.html}}</ref> *Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil)<ref>{{cite book|last=Brodhead|first=John Romeyn|author-link=John Romeyn Brodhead|title=Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York|volume=10|location=Albany|publisher=Weed, Parsons and Co.|date=1858|url=https://archive.org/details/documentsrelativ10brod |chapter=List of Veterans named by Governor of Boston|page=[https://archive.org/details/documentsrelativ10brod/page/155 155]}}</ref> *Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour *Bernard-Anselme d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin *Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin *Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin *François Dupont Duvivier *Joseph-Nicolas Gautier and his wife *Joseph Godin dit Bellefontaine, Sieur de Beauséjour – Commander of the Acadian Militia of the St-John River valley (St. John River Campaign) *William Johnson (Guillaume Jeanson) – Battle of Bloody Creek (1757) *Bernard Marres 'Marc' dit La Sonde – fought the British at Canso, Nova Scotia (1718) *Abel LeBlanc – Petit de Grat, NS, West Nova Scotia Regiment, wounded while in combat in Italy. *Joseph LeBlanc, dit Le Maigre<ref>{{cite DCB |title=Leblanc, Le Maigre, Joseph |volume=3 |last=Pothier |first=Bernard |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/leblanc_joseph_3E.html}}</ref> *Pierre II Surette * Joseph Winniett – supported the British; grandchild of Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste

==Musicians== *Angèle Arsenault – singer-songwriter, media host *Marcel Aymar – singer *Édith Butler – singer-songwriter *Zachary Richard – singer-songwriter *Yvette d'Entremont - singer-songwriter *Julie Doiron – singer-songwriter *Patsy Gallant – singer and actress *Boozoo Chavis – singer-songwriter *Wilfred Le Bouthillier – singer *Lisa LeBlanc – singer-songwriter *Anna Malenfant – contralto and composer *Natasha St-Pier – singer *Radio Radio – hip hop group; Jacques Doucet, Alexandre Bilodeau, Gabriel Malenfant *Fayo – singer-songwriter *Yvette Tollar – jazz singer, composer *Roch Voisine – singer-songwriter *P'tit Belliveau – singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer *Clarence White – guitarist

==Sports== *Louis Cyr – weightlifter, "Strongest Man in the World" *Eric Cyr – MLB player *Paul Cyr – NHL player *Jean Béliveau – Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens *Luc Bourdon – NHL player *Leo Burke (Leonce Cormier) – wrestler *Jean-Louis Cormier (Rudy Kay) – wrestler *Rhéal Cormier – Major League Baseball pitcher *Yvon Cormier (The Beast) – wrestler *René Duprée – wrestler *Yvon Durelle – boxer *Suzanne Gaudet – curler *Ron Guidry – Major League Baseball pitcher *Lance Cormier – Major League Baseball pitcher *Bobby Hebert – NFL Quarterback New Orleans Saints *Camille Henry – NHL player, winner of the Lady Byng Trophy and the Calder Memorial Trophy *Bobby Kay (Romeo Cormier) – wrestler *Jacques LeBlanc – boxer *Robert Maillet – wrestler *Roland Melanson – NHL goalie *Chad Ogea – Major League Baseball pitcher *Dustin Poirier – Mixed martial arts fighter * Henri Richard – Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens * Maurice Richard – Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens *Ryan Theriot – Major League Baseball infielder

==Visual artists== *Elizabeth Lefort – tapestry artist, Order of Canada *Anne-Marie Sirois – visual artist, writer and film director

==Writers== *Gilbert Buote – educator, publisher and author<ref>{{Cite DCB |title=Buote, Gilbert |first=Georges |last=Arsenault |volume=13 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/buote_gilbert_13E.html}}</ref> *Anselme Chiasson – Catholic priest, educator, writer *Herménégilde Chiasson – writer, ex-lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick *Joey Comeau – writer, comic creator *France Daigle – writer and playwright *Andrea Doucet – sociologist and writer *Clive Doucet – writer *Placide Gaudet – historian, educator, genealogist and journalist. His research and papers play an important role in the preservation of the Acadian history. *Valentin Landry – journalist and educator<ref>{{cite DCB |title=Landry, Valentin |last=Ross |first=Sally |volume=14 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/landry_valentin_14E.html}}</ref> *Émilie Leblanc – Acadian activist and educator<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/MAUM2004.a |title=Open letter – Marichette |publisher=McCord Museum}}</ref> *Gérald Leblanc – poet *Louis Haché – writer, translator, historian *Antonine Maillet – writer and playwright; Prix Goncourt 1979 *Alden Nowlan – poet, novelist, and playwright *Marie-Colombe Robichaud – writer and playwright<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/images/faculty/arts/french/PDF%20files/French_festival_2013.pdf |title=Festival des cultures francophones |publisher=Dalhousie University}}</ref>

==Media== *Phil Comeau – film and television director; 92 film awards, Order of Canada, Order of New Brunswick *Lyse Doucet – news correspondent and presenter, BBC World *Sami Landri – Drag artist and social media personality

== Pre-deportation == *David Basset – trader and privateer *Joseph Broussard (Beausoleil) *Noel Doiron – leader of the Acadians; died in the single greatest tragedy of the Expulsion, the sinking of the ''Duke William'' *Joseph-Nicolas Gautier – merchant trader and Acadian militia leader *Daniel LeBlanc – immigrant and progenitor of the LeBlanc family, the largest Acadian family at the time of the deportation *Pierre LeBlanc – early settler of Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia *Bernard Marot (fl. 1590–1650) – French surgeon and ship's captain. *Philippe Mius d'Entremont – lieutenant-major under Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour, who, in 1653, awarded him the first fief in Acadia, the Barony of Pobomcoup (currently Pubnico, Nova Scotia). He later became the King's Attorney in Acadia. *Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin – military officer and Abenaki chief *Pierre II Surette – Acadian resistance leader and co-founder of Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Nova Scotia *Jeanne Dugas – wife of Pierre Bois, one of the co-founders of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia

==References== {{reflist}}

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