List of people from Prince Edward Island explained

This is a list of notable people who are from Prince Edward Island, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.

A

• Milton Acorn, poet
• Angèle Arsenault, singer, songwriter and media host

B

• Leone Bagnall, politician
• Francis Bain, author, scientist, farmer
• Carolyn Bertram, politician
• Paula Biggar, politician
• Lorne Bonnell, politician
• Billy Bridges, Olympic para-athlete
• Betty Jean Brown, politician

C

• Catherine Callbeck, politician
• Dave Cameron, ice hockey coach
• Alex Campbell, politician
• Urban Carmichael, storyteller and poet
• George Coles, politician
• Jared Connaughton, Olympic sprinter
• Rose Cousins, musician
• Josh Currie, hockey player

D

• Tanya Davis, musician and poet
• Noah Dobson, hockey player
• Pierre Douville, naval captain
• Lloyd Duffy, jockey
• Mike Duffy, journalist and politician
• Gordie Dwyer, hockey player and coach

F

• Peter W. Forbes (born 1850), member of the California state legislature

G

• Brett Gallant, professional curler
• Gerard Gallant, ice hockey player and coach
• Grant Macdonald, singer-songwriter
• Lennie Gallant, singer-songwriter
• Millie Gamble, photographer
• Joe Ghiz, politician
• Robert Ghiz, politician
• George Godfrey, boxer
• Jenn Grant, singer-songwriter
• Dylan Mohan Gray, filmmaker/documentarian

H

• Vern Handrahan, baseball player
• Francis Longworth Haszard, politician, jurist
• Wally Hennessey, Harness racing driver
• Libbe Hubley, politician
• Hangman Hughes, wrestler

J

• Ross Johnston, hockey player

K

• Lorie Kane, golfer
• Francis Clement Kelley, second Roman Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma City
• Forbes Kennedy, former ice hockey player
• Michael Kennedy, film and television director
• Joey Kitson, singer

L

• David Laird, framer of the Indian Act and first resident Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories
• Daniel Ledwell, musician

M

• Amber MacArthur, broadcasting personality and author
• Zack MacEwen, hockey player
• Martha MacIsaac, actress
• Tara MacLean, singer-songwriter
• Catherine MacLellan, singer-songwriter
• Gene MacLellan, musician
• Alexander Wallace Matheson, politician
• John Alexander Mathieson, educator, politician, jurist
• David MacEachern, Olympic gold medallist and world champion in bobsledding
• Lucy Maud Montgomery, writer
• Adam McQuaid, hockey player
• Scott Morrison, basketball coach
• Heather Moyse, two-time Olympic gold medallist in bobsledding

O

• Joe O'Brien, Harness racing driver.
• Steve Ott, ice hockey player
• Lemuel Cambridge Owen, shipbuilder, banker and former premier

P

• Edward Palmer, lawyer, politician
• James Colledge Pope, businessman, former premier
• William Henry Pope, land agent, lawyer, jurist

R

• Claire Rankin, actress
• Brad Richards, former ice hockey player
• James Jeffrey Roche, poet and diplomat
• Whitney Rose, country musician

S

• Jacob Gould Schurman, educator and diplomat
• Gail Shea, politician
• Michael Smith, chef and television host
• Kent Stetson, writer
• Mark Strand, poet

T

• Jackie Torrens, actress
• Jonathan Torrens, actor
• Wes Trainor, hockey player
• Al Tuck, musician

W

• Alexander Bannerman Warburton, former premier
• Nathan Wiley, musician
• George Wood, professional baseball player

Y

• James Yeo, politician
• John Yeo, politician
• Johnny Young, politician
• Ross Young, politician