List of people from Moncton
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This is a list of notable people from Moncton, New Brunswick. People are included due to their connection to the town, even if not born in Moncton.
| Name | Famous for | Birth | Death | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Bastarache | government | 1947 | justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| Rick Bowness | athlete | 1955 | former NHL forward and established NHL head coach | |
| Claudette Bradshaw | government | 1949 | 2022 | former federal Minister of Labour (1998–2004) |
| George Carroll | athlete | 1897 | 1939 | NHL defenceman |
| Herménégilde Chiasson | government | 1946 | artist, academic, lieutenant governor of New Brunswick 2003–2009 | |
| Reuben Cohen | business | 1921 | 2014 | lawyer and business magnate |
| Phil Comeau | film director | 1956 | directed first theatrical Acadian feature Le secret de Jérôme (Jerome's Secret) | |
| Rhéal Cormier | athlete | 1967 | 2021 | baseball player |
| France Daigle | Acadian novelist | 1953 | winner of the Governor General's Literary Prize for French fiction in 2012 | |
| Michael de Adder | cartoonist | 1967 | political cartoonist | |
| Holly Elissa Dignard | thespian | 1979 | film actor | |
| Julie Doiron | musician | 1972 | indie rock musician with Eric's Trip | |
| Gordie Drillon | athlete | 1913 | 1986 | hockey player |
| Allison Dysart | government | 1880 | 1962 | premier of New Brunswick (1935–1940) |
| Henry Emmerson | government | 1853 | 1914 | premier of New Brunswick (1897–1900), federal Minister of Railways and Canals (1904–1907) |
| Sandy Ferguson | athlete | 1879 | 1919 | heavyweight boxer; fought Jack Johnson five times |
| Sheree Fitch | writer | 1956 | children's author | |
| René-Arthur Fréchet | architect | 1879 | 1950 | originally from Montreal |
| Ray Frenette | government | 1935 | 2018 | premier of New Brunswick (1997–1998) |
| Northrop Frye | writer | 1912 | 1991 | literary critic and academic; continues to be a prominent figure in Moncton culture, with The Frye Festival, an annual literary festival, bearing his name |
| Brian Gallant | government | 1982 | premier of New Brunswick (2014–2018) | |
| Daniel Gaudet | athlete | 1959 | represented Canada in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles | |
| Russ Howard | athlete | 1956 | two-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist men's curler | |
| Don Jardine | professional wrestler | 1940 | 2006 | known as "The Spoiler" and "The Super Destroyer"; trainer of WWE wrestler The Undertaker |
| Travis Jayner | athlete | 1982 | Olympic bronze and World Championship silver medal-winning short track speed skater | |
| Sami Landry | drag artist and social media personality | 1998/1999 | ||
| Sonja Lang | linguist | c. 1978 | linguist and translator, creator of the conlang Toki Pona | |
| Gérald Leblanc | writer | 1945 | 2005 | author and poet |
| Roméo LeBlanc | government | 1927 | 2009 | former federal Minister of Fisheries, senator and speaker of the Canadian Senate; governor-general of Canada (1995–1999) |
| Bill "Spaceman" Lee | athlete | 1946 | American pro baseball pitcher; played four years with the Moncton Mets (1984–1987) | |
| Viola Léger | thespian | 1930 | 2023 | stage actress and retired Canadian senator, known for her role as La Sagouine |
| James E. Lockyer | government | 1949 | law professor and former New Brunswick Minister of Justice | |
| Bernard Lord | government | 1965 | premier of New Brunswick (1999–2006) | |
| Roger Lord | musician | professional pianist, brother of former premier Bernard Lord | ||
| Antonine Maillet | writer | 1929 | 2025 | novelist, recipient of the Prix Goncourt, the highest honour in francophone literature |
| Robert Maillet | thespian | 1969 | film actor, played "Uber Immortal" in 300; played "Dredger" in 2009's Sherlock Holmes | |
| Frank McKenna | government | 1948 | premier of New Brunswick (1987–1997), former Canadian ambassador to the United States | |
| Matt Minglewood | musician | 1947 | rock musician | |
| Terry Moore | athlete | 1958 | soccer player; NASL, Irish League, Olympics, played for Canada at the 1986 World Cup | |
| Philippe Myers | athlete | 1997 | NHL defenceman | |
| James Alexander Murray | government | 1864 | 1960 | premier of New Brunswick (1917) |
| Marg Osburne | musician | 1927 | 1977 | country and gospel singer, television and radio personality; featured on Don Messer's Jubilee and That Maritime Feeling |
| Calvin Pickard | athlete | 1992 | NHL goaltender | |
| Mike Plume | musician | 1968 | country singer | |
| Ivan Rand | government | 1884 | 1969 | justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; creator of the Rand formula, which allows union dues to be automatically subtracted from workers' salaries; member of the UNSCOP, which oversaw the partition of Palestine in 1947 |
| Brenda Robertson | government | 1929 | 2020 | first female member of the New Brunswick legislature, first female cabinet minister in New Brunswick, Canadian senator (1984–2004) |
| Clifford William Robinson | government | 1866 | 1944 | premier of New Brunswick (1907–1908), Canadian senator |
| George Steeves | writer | c. 1945 | contemporary photographer | |
| Frederick W. Sumner | merchant and political figure | 1855 | 1919 | merchant and political figure in New Brunswick[1] |
| Robb Wells | thespian | 1971 | comic actor, played "Ricky" on TV's Trailer Park Boys | |
| Rick White | musician | 1970 | indie rock musician (Eric's Trip, Elevator) | |
| Jasper Wood | musician | 1974 | concert violinist |