List of people from Miramichi, New Brunswick
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This is a list of notable people from Miramichi, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Miramichi, they all live or have lived there, and have had significant connections to the community.
| Name | Famous for | Birth | Death | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Aitken[1] | politics | 1879 | 1964 | 1st Baron Beaverbrook, business tycoon, politician, writer and philanthropist |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | politics | 1870 | 1947 | 1st Viscount Bennett, 11th prime minister of Canada, practised law there |
| George P. Burchill | politics | 1889 | 1977 | shipbuilding and lumber operations, Senator of Canada 1945–1977 |
| Martin Cranney[2] | 1795 | 1870 | pioneer Irish leader on the Miramichi | |
| Joseph Cunard | 1799 | 1865 | politician, shipbuilder and businessman; former MLA; brother of Samuel Cunard | |
| William Davidson | 1740 | 1790 | first permanent English-speaking resident businessman, shipbuilder, politician, MLA | |
| Nicolas Denys | 1598? | 1688 | with his son Richard Denys, pioneer fur traders | |
| Jason Dickson | 1973 | former baseball player | ||
| Yvon Durelle | 1929 | 2007 | British Empire Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion | |
| Tyson Dux | pro wrestler | 1978 | former TNA wrestler | |
| Frances Fish | 1888 | 1975 | ||
| Raymond Fraser | author | 1941 | 2018 | author and poet |
| James Gilmour | 1782 | 1858 | ||
| Alfred A. Green | politician | 1828 | 1899 | early California pioneer |
| Richard Hutchison | 1812 | 1891 | businessman, former MLA and member of Parliament | |
| W. S. Loggie | 1850 | 1944 | politician and businessman | |
| Brad Malone | 1989 | ice hockey player | ||
| Greg Malone | 1956 | former ice hockey player | ||
| Jim Malone | 1962 | former ice hockey player | ||
| Louise Manny | 1890 | 1970 | folklorist and historian | |
| Frank McKenna | 1948 | businessman and politician, former premier of NB, former ambassador to the United States | ||
| George Roy McWilliam | 1905 | 1977 | longtime member of Parliament | |
| Peter Mitchell | 1824 | 1899 | politician, Father of Confederation, former premier of NB (as a British province) and MP | |
| Joseph Leonard O'Brien | 1895 | 1973 | politician and businessman, former lieutenant-governor | |
| Anne Quinlan | educator | 1839 | 1923 | head of St. Michael's Academy |
| John Ralston | actor | 1964 | "George Venturi" from Life with Derek | |
| Alexander Rankin | 1788 | 1852 | politician and businessman | |
| David Adams Richards | author | 1950 | writer | |
| James Rogers | 1826 | 1903 | bishop | |
| Duane Rousselle | educator, psychoanalyst | 1982 | educator, author, activist, and psychoanalyst | |
| Joseph Russell | 1786 | 1855 | former shipbuilder | |
| Valerie Sherrard | author | 1957 | author | |
| Jabez Bunting Snowball | politician | 1837 | 1907 | politician and businessman, former lieutenant-governor |
| Lemuel John Tweedie | politician | 1849 | 1917 | politician and lawyer, former premier and lieutenant-governor of NB |
| Quinson Valentino | professional wrestler | 1970 | former international pro wrestling star | |
| Kevin Vickers | 1956 | sergeant-at-arms of the House of Commons | ||
| Michael Whelan | poet | 1858 | 1937 | poet |
| Arnott Whitney | ice hockey player | 1931 | 2024 |