List of people from Edmundston
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This is a list of notable people from Edmundston, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Edmundston, they all live or have lived in Edmundston and have had significant connections to the community.
| Name | Famous for | Birth | Death | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bérubé | government service (judge and ombudsman) | Longest-serving ombudsman of New Brunswick (1976–1993). | ||
| Maurice Bolyer | music | 1920 | 1978 | banjo player who appeared on The Tommy Hunter Show |
| Cédrick Desjardins | sports | 1985 | hockey goaltender, plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning affiliate in the AHL | |
| Dave Hilton, Sr. | sports | 1940 | 2023 | professional boxer who won a Canadian championship in three different weight divisions |
| Ty LaForest[1] | sports | 1917 | 1947 | Major League Baseball player who played with the Boston Red Sox |
| John Carl Murchie | military | 1895 | 1966 | Commander of the Canadian Army from 1943 to 1945 |
| Maryse Ouellet | sports | 1983 | professional wrestler and former two-time WWE Divas Champion | |
| Natasha St-Pier | music | 1981 | singer, better known in France | |
| Shawn Sawyer[2] | sports | 1985 | figure skater, finished 12th overall at the XXth Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy | |
| Bernard Valcourt | politics | 1952 | federal politician | |
| Roch Voisine | music | 1963 | singer, actor (born and raised in St-Basile) |