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 |
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politics | 1889 | 1977 | shipbuilding and lumber operations, Senator of Canada 1945–1977 | |
actor | 1964 | "George Venturi" from Life with Derek | ||
politics | 1879 | 1964 | 1st Baron Beaverbrook, business tycoon, politician, writer and philanthropist | |
politics | 1870 | 1947 | 1st Viscount Bennett, 11th Prime Minister of Canada, practised law there | |
1795 | 1870 | pioneer Irish leader on the Miramichi | ||
1799 | 1865 | politician, shipbuilder and businessman; former MLA; brother of Samuel Cunard | ||
1740 | 1790 | First Permanent English speaking resident businessman, shipbuilder, politician, MLA | ||
1598? | 1688 | with his son Richard Denys, pioneer fur traders | ||
1973 | former baseball player | |||
1929 | 2007 | British Empire Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion | ||
1888 | 1975 | |||
author | 1941 | author and poet | ||
1782 | 1858 | |||
politician | 1824 | 1899 | early California pioneer | |
1812 | 1891 | businessman, former MLA and Member of Parliament | ||
1850 | 1944 | politician and businessman. | ||
1989 | ice hockey player | |||
1956 | former ice hockey player | |||
1962 | former ice hockey player | |||
1890 | 1970 | folklorist and historian | ||
1948 | businessman and politician, former Premier of NB, former ambassador to the United States | |||
1905 | 1977 | longtime Member of Parliament | ||
1824 | 1899 | politician, Father of Confederation, former Premier of NB (as a British Province) and MP | ||
1895 | 1973 | politician and businessman, former Lieutenant-Governor | ||
educator | 1839 | 1923 | head of St. Michael's Academy | |
1788 | 1852 | politician and businessman | ||
author | 1950 | award-winning writer | ||
1826 | 1903 | bishop | ||
1786 | 1855 | former shipbuilder | ||
author | 1957 | award-winning author | ||
politician | 1837 | 1907 | politician and businessman, former Lieutenant-Governor | |
pro wrestler | 1978 | former TNA wrestler | ||
politician | 1849 | 1917 | politician and lawyer, former Premier and Lieutenant-Governor of NB | |
professional wrestler | 1970 | former international pro wrestling star | ||
1956 | Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons | |||
poet | 1858 | 1937 | poet | |
1982 | educator, author, activist, and psychoanalyst | |||