List of Acadians
Encyclopedia
This is a list of members of the Acadian people, and people of Acadia
n origins.
Acadia
Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...
n origins.
Law and Politics
- Aubin-Edmond ArsenaultAubin-Edmond ArsenaultAubin-Edmond Arsenault was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was the 13th Premier of Prince Edward Island from 1917 to 1919....
- former Premier of Prince Edward Island - Télésphore ArsenaultTélésphore ArsenaultTélésphore Arsenault was a Canadian politician, business manager and farmer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1930 election in the riding of Kent as a Member of the Conservative Party and defeated in the 1935 election. He ran in the 1940 election as a Nationalist but lost.-...
- Canadian politician, business manager and farmer. - Joseph-Octave ArsenaultJoseph-Octave ArsenaultJoseph-Octave Arsenault was a Canadian politician who was the first Acadian from Prince Edward Island to be named to the Canadian Senate....
- first Acadian Prince Edward Island member of the Canadian Senate - Kathleen Babineaux Blanco - former (and first female) Governor of Louisiana 2004-2008
- Michel BastaracheMichel BastaracheJ. E. Michel Bastarache is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and retired puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada....
- Supreme Court of Canada - Edmond BlanchardEdmond BlanchardEdmond P. Blanchard, QC is a Canadian jurist and former politician.Blanchard studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1975 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1978...
- chief justice of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, former politician - John BreauxJohn BreauxJohn Berlinger Breaux is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987. He was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party...
- United States Senator from Louisiana - Gérald ClavetteGérald ClavetteGérald Clavette is a New Brunswick politician. A Liberal, he served in cabinet as chairman of the Board of Management from 1987 to 1991 and then as Minister of Agriculture in the government of Frank McKenna from October 9, 1991 to April 25, 1994....
- New Brunswick politician - Chris d'EntremontChris d'EntremontChris A. d'Entremont is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly...
- Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs - Fred DeLoreyFred DeLoreyFred DeLorey is a conservative political strategist and chief spokesperson for the Conservative Party of Canada.A native of Nova Scotia, DeLorey currently serves as Deputy Director of Political Operations and Director of Communications for the Conservative Party of Canada...
- conservative political strategist and chief spokesperson for the Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of CanadaThe Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
. - Vernon White (police)Vernon White (police)Vernon White is chief of the Ottawa Police Service, responsible for community law enforcement in Canada's national capital city...
- Police Chief of the Ottawa Police Force 2007 to present - Paul Octave HébertPaul Octave HebertPaul Octave Hébert was the 14th Governor of Louisiana from 1853–56 and a General in the Confederate Army.-Early life:...
- Governor of Louisiana 1853-1856 - Neil LeBlancNeil LeBlancNeil J. LeBlanc, is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Biography:He was born to Alfred LeBlanc and Gladys Bourque.LeBlanc, a graduate of St...
- Consul General to Boston, Massachusetts, and former Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Finance - Roméo LeBlancRoméo LeBlancRoméo-Adrien LeBlanc was a Canadian journalist, politician, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 25th since Canadian Confederation....
- politician and journalist, former Governor-General of Canada - Viola LégerViola LégerViola Léger, OC, ONB is an Acadian-Canadian actress and former Canadian Senator.Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Léger received a B.A. and a B.Ed. from the Université de Moncton, and an M.F.A...
- former senator and actress - Alexandre Mouton - Governor of Louisiana 1842-1846
- Louis RobichaudLouis RobichaudLouis Joseph Robichaud, PC, CC, QC , popularly known as "Little Louis" or "P'tit-Louis" , was a Canadian lawyer and politician...
- former Premier of New Brunswick - Michel SamsonMichel SamsonMichel P. Samson is the Liberal MLA for Richmond.He went to high school at Isle Madame District High, where he graduated with distinction. He started his post-secondary education at Dalhousie University, obtaining his B.A. in History. Samson then attended Dalhousie Law School and in May 1997,...
- Nova Scotia MLA, Liberal Party of Nova Scotia - John SevierJohn SevierJohn Sevier served four years as the only governor of the State of Franklin and twelve years as Governor of Tennessee. As a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1811 until his death...
- served four years (1785–1789) as the only governor of the State of FranklinState of FranklinThe State of Franklin, known also as the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland , was an unrecognized autonomous United States territory created in 1784 from part of the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains that had been offered,...
and twelve years (1796–1801 and 1803–1809) as Governor of Tennessee, and as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee - Camille ThériaultCamille ThériaultCamille Henri Thériault served as the 29th Premier of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.The son of Joséphine Martin and Norbert Thériault, a former provincial cabinet minister and Canadian Senator, Camille Thériault was born in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick, and graduated from Baie-Sainte-Anne...
- former Premier of New Brunswick - Robert ThibaultRobert ThibaultRobert G. Thibault, PC is a Canadian politician.Thibault is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and a former member in the Canadian House of Commons, serving three terms as the representative of West Nova from 2000 to 2008. He served as a municipal councillor in Clare, Nova Scotia from 1988 to...
- Canadian Liberal MP - Peter J. Veniot - former Premier of New Brunswick
Musicians
- Marcel AymarMarcel AymarMarcel Aymar is a franco-ontarian singer originally from Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia. He moved to Sudbury, Ontario in 1972 as a teen and was involved in the popular franco-ontarian group CANO, playing guitar...
- singer - Angèle ArsenaultAngèle ArsenaultAngèle Arsenault, is an acclaimed Canadian-Acadian singer, songwriter and media host.- Early life :Arsenault was born to Acadian parents in Abrams Village, Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1943. She was the eighth child out of fourteen children. She grew up surrounded by music because this medium...
- singer-songwriter, media host - Édith ButlerÉdith ButlerÉdith Butler O.C. is an Acadian singer-songwriter and folklorist. Her career began in the early 1960s with performances in Moncton, followed by national appearances on CBC Television's Singalong Jubilee.2003's Madame Butlerfly is her most recent studio recording.-Honours:*Butler was appointed an...
- singer-songwriter - CayoucheCayoucheRéginald Charles Gagnon, known as Cayouche , is an Acadian singer-songwriter of Acadian French country music. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick on the eastern coast of Canada.- Early life :...
- Country singer and songwriter - Julie DoironJulie DoironJulie Doiron is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage.-Background:Doiron started playing guitar in Eric's Trip at the age of eighteen, having joined the band at the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Rick White, also of Eric's Trip...
- singer-songwriter - Michael DoucetMichael DoucetMichael Doucet is a Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter who founded the Cajun band BeauSoleil from Lafayette, Louisiana.In 2005 Doucet was one of 12 recipients of the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA award, which recognizes artistic excellence, cultural...
- singer - songwriter - Beausoleil - Patsy GallantPatsy GallantPatsy Gallant is a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French.-Successful beginnings in French :...
- singer and actress - Donat Lacroix - singer-songwriter
- Gilles Losier - fiddle, piano, composer, singer, arranger
- Wilfred Le BouthillierWilfred Le BouthillierWilfred Le Bouthillier is an Acadian singer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick and the winner of the 2003 edition of Star Académie, a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers.-Life:...
- singer - Zachary RichardZachary RichardZachary Richard is a Cajun singer/songwriter and poet. His music is an innovative combination of Cajun and Zydeco musical styles.-Biography:...
- singer - songwriter - Marc SavoyMarc SavoyMarc Savoy is an American musician, and builder and player of the Cajun accordion.Savoy holds a degree in chemical engineering but his primary income is derived from his accordion-making business, based at his Savoy Music Center in Eunice, Louisiana. His wife is the singer and guitarist Ann Savoy,...
- singer - accordion maker - Natasha St-PierNatasha St-PierNatasha St Pier is a Canadian pop singer.-Career:Natasha St Pier released her first album, Émergence, in 1996, produced by composer/producer Steve Barakatt...
- singer - Roch VoisineRoch VoisineJoseph Armand Roch Voisine, OC better known as Roch Voisine, is a Canadian Acadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host...
- singer-songwriter
Sports
- Jean BeliveauJean BéliveauJean Arthur "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau, is a former professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another seven championship teams, the most Stanley...
- NHL Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadians - Luc BourdonLuc BourdonLuc Bourdon was a Canadian professional Ice Hockey Defenceman who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, from 2006 until 2008...
- NHL hockey player - Rheal CormierRheal CormierRhéal Paul Cormier is a Canadian former Major League Baseball pitcher.He attended Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, Rhode Island, and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft...
- Major League Baseball pitcher - Yvon DurelleYvon DurelleYvon Durelle , born in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick, Canada, was a French Canadian champion boxer.-Early life and career:...
- Boxer - Jacques LeBlancJacques LeBlancJacques LeBlanc is a retired Acadian Middleweight Boxer.- Early career :LeBlanc started his boxing career in 1982, Knocking out Tim Parson in 2 rounds. In 1988 LeBlanc fought and won a fight versus Danny Winters for the Maritimes Middleweight Title...
- Boxer - René Duprée - Wrestler
- Suzanne Gaudet - curler
- Cassidy O'ReillyCassidy O'ReillyCassidy Riley is an American professional wrestler, also known as Cassidy Reilly and Cassidy O'Riley best known for work with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment....
- professional wrestler - Ron GuidryRon GuidryRonald Ames Guidry , nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
- Major League baseball pitcher - Robert MailletRobert MailletRobert Maillet is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation, as a member of the Truth Commission and the Oddities, wrestling under the name Kurrgan....
- Wrestler - Roland MelansonRoland MelansonRoland Joseph "Rollie the Goalie" Melanson is a former goaltender in the NHL and the goaltender coach for the Vancouver Canucks. He previously served as goaltender coach for the Montreal Canadiens...
- NHL Goalie - Chad OgeaChad OgeaChad Wayne Ogea is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He made his MLB debut in and played his final game in .-Professional playing career:...
- Major league baseball pitcher - Ryan TheriotRyan TheriotRyan Stewart Theriot is a Major League Baseball infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.Theriot is the son of Randy and Mary Theriot, and has an older brother Wes and younger brother Austin. Both his father and older brother played baseball at Broadmoor High School.Theriot graduated from Broadmoor...
- Major League Baseball infielder
Writers
- Herménégilde ChiassonHerménégilde Chiasson-External links:* entry in *...
- Writer, lieutenant-governor of New-Brunswick - Joey ComeauJoey ComeauJoey Comeau is a Canadian writer from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is best known for writing the text of the webcomic A Softer World and for his novels Lockpick Pornography and Overqualified. His work is difficult to classify by genre...
- Writer, comic creator - Clive DoucetClive DoucetClive Doucet is a Canadian writer and politician.Doucet was born in 1946 in London, England to an Acadian serviceman and an English war bride. Doucet grew up in the city of Ottawa, Ontario. He also spent some of his youth in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Doucet was raised as a Catholic,...
- Writer - Gérald LeblancGérald LeblancGérald Leblanc was an Acadian poet notable for seeking his own Acadian roots and the current voices of Acadian culture. Leblanc was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. He studied at the Université de Moncton and lived in Moncton, where he died in 2005...
- Poet - Antonine MailletAntonine MailletAntonine Maillet, is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick and lives in Montreal, Quebec....
- Writer and playwright (Prix Goncourt 1979)
Media
- Phil ComeauPhil ComeauPhil Comeau, CM is a Canadian film and television director, born in Digby, Nova Scotia and living in Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :Phil Comeau, based in Montreal since 1983, is a film and television director and scriptwriter...
- Film and television director (26 film awards) - Lyse DoucetLyse DoucetLyse Doucet is a senior BBC presenter and special correspondent from New Brunswick, Canada. She works for both BBC World Service radio and BBC World News television, and also reports for BBC Radio 4 and BBC News in the UK, including reporting on Newsnight.-Education:Doucet was born in Bathurst,...
- news correspondent & presenter, BBC World
Pre-Deportation
- Noel DoironNoel DoironNoel Doiron was a leader of the Acadians, renown for the decisions he made during the Deportation of the Acadians. Doiron was deported on a vessel named the Duke William . The sinking of the Duke William was one of the worst marine disasters in Canadian history...
- leader of the Acadians who died in the single greatest tragedy of the Expulsion - the sinking of the Duke William - Joseph BroussardJoseph BroussardJoseph Gaurhept Broussard , also known as Beausoleil, was a leader of the Acadian people in Acadia; later Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Broussard organized a resistance movement against the forced Expulsion of the Acadians...
(Beausoliel)