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Acadians The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...
, and people of
Acadia Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17th and earl ...
origins. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Acadian or must have references showing they are Acadian and are notable.


Actors

* Matthew Steven LeBlanc – actor, known for TV show Friends. Both of his father's parents are of Acadian ancestry. Descendant of Daniel Leblanc. *
Robert Maillet Robert Maillet (born October 26, 1969) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 1999, where he performed under the ring name Kurrgan and was a member of ...
– actor, professional wrestler from
Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick Sainte-Marie-de-Kent (most often referred to as Sainte-Marie) is an unincorporated Canadian village located at the intersection of Route 515 and Route 525 in Kent County, New Brunswick. It is in the parish of Saint Mary. The village is lo ...
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Patricia McKenzie Patricia McKenzie (born 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, dancer and singer. Career Patricia is best known as an actress for her role in ''Cosmopolis'' and on television as Reena in ''Charlie Jade'' and Jenn in ''Naked Josh''. On stage, ...
– actress born in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Painchaud family) * Philip Bourneuf - actor born in
Somerville, Massachusetts Somerville ( ) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people. With an area ...
. His parents, Ambrose Bourneuf and Josephine Comeau, are of Acadian ancestry. His mother was born in
Clare, Nova Scotia Clare, officially named the Municipality of the District of Clare, is a district municipality in western Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. Geography The Municipality of the Dist ...
as were his paternal grandparents. *
Ryan Doucette Ryan Doucette (born Ryan Vernon Doucette; 23 July 1983) is a Canadian actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director of Acadian descent. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Cloudburst'' and '' The Disappeared'', and the television series ...
- actor from
Clare, Nova Scotia Clare, officially named the Municipality of the District of Clare, is a district municipality in western Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. Geography The Municipality of the Dist ...
.


Law and politics

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Aubin-Edmond Arsenault Aubin-Edmond Arsenault (28 July 1870 – 29 April 1968) was a Prince Edward Island politician. He was the 13th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1917 to 1919. Born in Egmont Bay, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Arsenault's family ...
– former Premier of Prince Edward Island (1917–1919) *
Joseph-Octave Arsenault Joseph-Octave Arsenault (August 5, 1828 – December 14, 1897) was a Canadian politician who was the first Acadian from Prince Edward Island to be named to the Senate of Canada. Born in Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island, the son of Mélème Arsena ...
– first Acadian Prince Edward Island member of the Canadian Senate * Télésphore Arsenault – Canadian politician, business manager and farmer * Marcel Arsenault – Philanthropist Billionaire, donated all his wealth to charity * Guy Arseneault - Provincial MLA and Former Member of the House of Commons of Canada (1988 to 1997) *
Michel Bastarache J. E. Michel Bastarache (born 1947) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and retired puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada. Early life and education Born in Quebec City on June 10, 1947, Bastarache earned his Bachelor of Arts degree ...
– Supreme Court of Canada (1997–2008) * Léopold Belliveau - first Acadian mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick *
Edmond Blanchard Edmond P. Blanchard (May 31, 1954 – June 27, 2014) was a Canadian jurist and politician. Blanchard was born in Atholville, New Brunswick. He studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degre ...
– chief justice of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, former politician * Gérald Clavette – New Brunswick politician * Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau - first Acadian from Nova Scotia to be a member of the Canadian Senate * Gerald Comeau - former member of the Canadian Senate *
Chris d'Entremont Christopher André d'Entremont (born October 31, 1969) is a Canadian politician who has represented West Nova in the House of Commons since 2019, as a member of the Conservative Party. Before entering federal politics, he represented the Argyl ...
– Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs :) *
Ray Frenette Joseph Raymond Frenette (April 16, 1935 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick. He was a Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 until 1998 when he reti ...
– former Premier of New Brunswick (1997-1998) *
Brian Gallant Brian Alexander Gallant (born April 27, 1982) is a Canadian politician who served as the 33rd premier of New Brunswick from October 7, 2014, until November 9, 2018. Of Acadian and Dutch descent, Gallant practised as a lawyer before winning the Li ...
– former Premier of New Brunswick (2014-2018) * Arthur J. LeBlanc - former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (1998 - 2017) and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (2017) *
Dominic LeBlanc Dominic A. LeBlanc (born December 14, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the minister of intergovernmental affairs since 2020 and also became the minister of infrastructure and communities in 2021. A member of the Lib ...
— Canadian MP and cabinet minister (son of Roméo LeBlanc) *
Neil LeBlanc Neil J. LeBlanc (born August 8, 1956) is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early life and education He was born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia to Gladys (Bourque) and Alfred LeBlanc. He graduated from Saint Mary’s University and then ...
– Consul General to Boston, Massachusetts, and former Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Finance *
Roméo LeBlanc Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (December 18, 1927June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist, politician and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 25th since Canadian Confederation. LeBlanc was born and educated in New Brunswick, and also ...
– politician and journalist, former Governor-General of Canada (1995-1999) * Viola Léger – former senator and actress *
Pascal Poirier Pascal Poirier (February 15, 1852 – September 25, 1933) was a Canadian author, lawyer, and the all-time longest-serving Senator. Born in Shediac, New Brunswick, in a big family, he attended College Saint Joseph in Memramcook, New Brunsw ...
– first Acadian member of the Canadian Senate (served from 1885 to 1933) *
Louis Robichaud Louis Joseph Robichaud (October 21, 1925 – January 6, 2005), popularly known as "Little Louis" or "P'tit-Louis", was the second (but first elected) Acadian premier of New Brunswick, serving from 1960 to 1970. With the Equal Opportunity p ...
– former Premier of New Brunswick (1960-1970) *
Camille Thériault Camille Henri Thériault (born February 25, 1955) served as the 29th premier of New Brunswick from 1998 to 1999. Early life The son of Joséphine Martin and Norbert Thériault, a former provincial cabinet minister and Canadian Senator, Camill ...
– former Premier of New Brunswick (1998-1999) * Robert Thibault – Canadian Liberal MP * Peter J. Veniot – former Premier of New Brunswick (1923-1925)


Military veterans

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Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste (born in Bergerac, France 1663, died in Acadia after August 1714) was a French privateer famous for the success he had against New England merchant shipping and fishing interests during King William's War and Queen A ...
* Alexandre Bourg *
Joseph Broussard Joseph Broussard (1702–1765), also known as Beausoleil ( en, Beautiful Sun), was a leader of the Acadian people in Acadia; later Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Broussard organized a Mi'kmaq and Acadian militias against th ...
(Beausoleil) *
Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour (1593–1666) was a French colonist and fur trader who served as Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657. Early life Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour was born in France in 1593 to H ...
* Bernard-Anselme d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin *
Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin (1652–1707) was a French military officer serving in Acadia and an Abenaki chief. He is the father of two prominent sons who were also military leaders in Acadia: Bernard-Anselme and Joseph. He is the na ...
* Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin *
François Dupont Duvivier Captain François Dupont Duvivier (; 25 April 1705 – 28 May 1776) was an Acadian-born merchant and officer of the French colonial troupes de la marine. He was the wealthiest offer on Ile Royale and led the Raid on Canso and Siege of Annapoli ...
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Joseph-Nicolas Gautier Joseph-Nicolas Gautier dit Bellair (1689-1752) was one of the wealthiest Acadian as a merchant trader and a leader of the Acadian militia. He participated in war efforts against the British during King George's War and Father Le Loutre’s War. I ...
and his wife * Joseph Godin dit Bellefontaine, Sieur de Beauséjour – Commander of the Acadian Militia of the St-John River valley ( St. John River Campaign) * William Johnson (Guillaume Jeanson)
Battle of Bloody Creek (1757) The Battle of Bloody Creek was fought on December 8, 1757, during the French and Indian War. An Acadian and Mi'kmaq militia defeated a detachment of British soldiers of the 43rd Regiment at Bloody Creek (formerly René Forêt River), which emp ...
* Bernard Marres 'Marc' dit La Sonde – fought the British at
Canso, Nova Scotia Canso is a community in Guysborough County, on the north-eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia, Canada, next to Chedabucto Bay. In January 2012, it ceased to be a separate town and as of July 2012 was amalgamated into the Municipality of the Di ...
(1718) * Abel LeBlanc – Petit de Grat, NS, West Nova Scotia Regiment, wounded while in combat in Italy. * Joseph LeBlanc, dit Le Maigre * Charles Raymond *
Pierre II Surette Pierre II Surette (December 9, 1709 - 1789) was part of the Acadian and Wabanaki Confederacy resistance against the British Empire in Acadia. He was born in Port-Royal in 1709 and married in Grand-Pre, September 30, 1732. After the Treaty of Paris ...
* Joseph Winniett – supported the British; grandchild of
Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste (born in Bergerac, France 1663, died in Acadia after August 1714) was a French privateer famous for the success he had against New England merchant shipping and fishing interests during King William's War and Queen A ...


Musicians

* Angèle Arsenault – singer-songwriter, media host *
Marcel Aymar Marcel Aymar (born in Meteghan, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian musician, composer, writer and actor. He moved to Sudbury, Ontario in 1972 as a teen and was a founding member of the popular Franco-Ontarian group CANO, playing guitar.Kuzyk, Jane. "That ...
– singer *
Édith Butler Édith Butler (born Marie Nicole Butler, 27 July 1942) is an Acadian-Canadian singer-songwriter and folklorist of from New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula. Biography Édith Butler was born in Paquetville on the Acadian Peninsula in Glouce ...
– singer-songwriter * Zachary Richard - singer-songwriter *
Julie Doiron Julie Doiron (born June 28, 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage. She has been the bass guitarist and co-vocalist for the Canadian indie rock band Eric's Trip since its formation in 1990. She has released ten solo albums, beg ...
– singer-songwriter *
Patsy Gallant Patricia Gallant (born August 15, 1948, in Campbellton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actress. Of Acadian ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both English and French. Early life Patsy Gallant was one of t ...
– singer and actress *
Boozoo Chavis Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis (pronounced CHAY-viss) (October 23, 1930 – May 5, 2001) was an American accordion player, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was one of the pioneers of zydeco, the fusion of Cajun and blues music developed ...
– singer-songwriter *
Wilfred Le Bouthillier Wilfred Le Bouthillier (born May 12, 1978) is an Acadian singer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick, and the winner of both the 2003 edition of ''Star Académie'', a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers, and the 2021 edition of ' ...
– singer *
Lisa LeBlanc Lisa LeBlanc (born August 13, 1990), is a Canadian singer-songwriter and banjoist, known for her enthusiastic "trash folk" performances. Early life LeBlanc was born in Rosaireville, New Brunswick. She is of Acadian heritage, and comes from a f ...
– singer-songwriter *
Anna Malenfant Anna Malenfant (October 16, 1902 – June 15, 1988) was a Canadian singer, educator and composer. Early years and career She was born in Shediac, New Brunswick. Malenfant began her career with a performance of ''The Mikado''in Moncton. She ...
– contralto and composer *
Natasha St-Pier Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer of Acadian origin who has spent most of her career in France. She was coach in the second and third season of The Voice Belgique (''The Voice of Belgium''). Career Natasha St-Pier r ...
– singer *
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– hip hop group; Jacques Doucet, Alexandre Bilodeau, Gabriel Malenfant * Fayo – singer-songwriter *
Yvette Tollar Yvette Tollar is a Canadian jazz vocalist born in Toronto, Ontario. She has released two full-length CDs, ''Cactus Flowers'' (2001) and '' Ima'' (2008). ''Ima'' was a nominee for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. Yvette Toll ...
– jazz singer, composer *
Roch Voisine Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, (born 26 March 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host who lives in Montreal and Paris. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male V ...
– singer-songwriter *
P'tit Belliveau Jonah Richard Guimond (born November 8, 1995), known professionally as P'tit Belliveau, is a French-Canadian and Acadian folk and country musician from Clare, Nova ScotiaDarcy MacDonald"P’tit Belliveau is a young-blooded old soul" ''Cult MTL'' ...
– singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer *
Clarence White Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrd ...
– guitarist


Sports

* Louis Cyr – weightlifter, "Strongest Man in the World" * Eric Cyr – MLB player *
Paul Cyr Paul Andre Cyr (October 31, 1963 – May 12, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Career Cyr began his caree ...
– NHL player *
Jean Béliveau Joseph Jean Arthur Béliveau (August 31, 1931 – December 2, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's (NHL) Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1971. Inducted into the ...
– Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens * Luc Bourdon – NHL player *
Leo Burke Léonce Cormier (born June 29, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He was born in Dorchester, New Brunswick. He competed across Canada, in several American promotions, and wrestled internationally for both Puerto Rico's World Wr ...
(Leonce Cormier) – wrestler * Jean-Louis Cormier (Rudy Kay) – wrestler * Rhéal Cormier – Major League Baseball pitcher *
Yvon Cormier Yvon Cormier (November 3, 1938 – March 4, 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler. Competing primarily under the ring name The Beast, he and his three wrestling brothers made up the Cormier wrestling family. He wrestled in many countries but ...
(The Beast) – wrestler * René Duprée – wrestler * Yvon Durelle – boxer *
Suzanne Gaudet Suzanne Birt (born Suzanne Gaudet on October 2, 1981 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian curler from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She currently skips her own team on the World Curling Tour. Career Juniors Birt, a skip, ...
– curler *
Ron Guidry Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Guidry was also the pitch ...
– Major League baseball pitcher *
Lance Cormier Lance Robert Cormier (CORE-mee-ay) (born August 19, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, and Los Angele ...
- Major League Baseball Pitcher *
Bobby Hebert Bobby Joseph Hebert Jr. (surname pronounced ; born August 19, 1960) is an American sportscaster and former professional football quarterback. He played in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to ...
- NFL Quarterback
New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...
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Camille Henry Joseph Wilfred Camille "The Eel" Henry (January 31, 1933 – September 11, 1997) was a professional Canadian ice hockey left winger who played for the New York Rangers, the Chicago Black Hawks and the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey Leagu ...
– NHL player, winner of the Lady Byng Trophy and the
Calder Memorial Trophy The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL)." It is named after Frank Calder, the first president of the NHL. Serving as ...
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Bobby Kay Romeo Cormier (January 5, 1950 – January 17, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by the ring name Bobby Kay. He was a member of the Cormier wrestling family, a group of four brothers who were all successful professional wrest ...
(Romeo Cormier) – wrestler * Jacques LeBlanc – boxer *
Robert Maillet Robert Maillet (born October 26, 1969) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 1999, where he performed under the ring name Kurrgan and was a member of ...
– wrestler *
Roland Melanson Roland "Rollie the Goalie" Joseph Melanson (born June 28, 1960) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). He most recently served as the goaltending coach for the New Jersey Devils, previously servin ...
– NHL goalie * Chad Ogea – Major League Baseball pitcher *
Dustin Poirier Dustin Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As of May 9, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of October 24, 2022, he is #11 in the U ...
– Mixed martial arts fighter *
Henri Richard Joseph Henri Richard (February 29, 1936 – March 6, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. He was nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" aft ...
– Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens *
Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (; ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL hist ...
– Hockey Hall of Fame, Montreal Canadiens *
Ryan Theriot Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an electo ...
– Major League Baseball infielder


Visual artists

* Anne-Marie Sirois – artist


Writers

* Gilbert Buote – educator, publisher and author * Anselme Chiasson - Catholic priest, educator, writer *
Herménégilde Chiasson Herménégilde Chiasson (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also curren ...
– writer, ex-lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick *
Joey Comeau Joey Comeau (born September 26, 1980) is a Canadian writer. He is best known for writing the text of the webcomic '' A Softer World'', and for his novels ''Lockpick Pornography'' and '' Overqualified''. Career In 2003, Comeau co-created the we ...
– writer, comic creator *
France Daigle France Daigle (born 18 November 1953) is a Canadian author of Acadian ethnicity. Born and raised in Moncton, New Brunswick, she has published nine novels and three plays. She writes in French and has pioneered the use of the Chiac in her written ...
– writer and playwright *
Andrea Doucet Andrea Doucet (born c.1960) is a Canadian social scientist and writer. She is professor of sociology and gender studies at Brock University, and holds the Canada Research Chair in gender, work and care. She was also the editor of the academic jour ...
– sociologist and writer *
Clive Doucet Clive Doucet (born 1946) is a Canadians, Canadian writer and politician. He served as the Ottawa City Councillor for Capital Ward from 1997 to 2010 and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election, finishing third ...
– writer * Placide Gaudet - historian, educator, genealogist and journalist. His research and papers play an important role in the preservation of the Acadian history. * Valentin Landry – journalist and educator * Émilie Leblanc – Acadian activist and educator *
Gérald Leblanc Gérald Leblanc (September 25, 1945 – May 30, 2005) 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 ...
– poet * Louis Haché – writer, translator, historian *
Antonine Maillet Antonine Maillet, (; born May 10, 1929) is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada."Antonine Maillet." ''Paroles d'Acadie : Anthologie de la littérature acadienne (1958-2009)'', edited by ...
– writer and playwright; Prix Goncourt 1979 *
Alden Nowlan Alden Albert Nowlan (; January 25, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was a Canadian poet, novelist, and playwright. History Alden Nowlan was born into rural poverty in Stanley, Nova Scotia, adjacent to Mosherville, and close to the small town of Windsor ...
– poet, novelist, and playwright * Marie-Colombe Robichaud – writer and playwright


Media

* Phil Comeau – film and television director; 92 film awards, Order of Canada, Order of New Brunswick *
Lyse Doucet Lyse Marie Doucet , (; born 24 December 1958) is a Canadian journalist who is the BBC's Chief International Correspondent and senior presenter. She presents on BBC World Service radio and BBC World News television, and also reports for BBC ...
– news correspondent and presenter, BBC World


Pre-deportation

* David Basset – trader and privateer *
Joseph Broussard Joseph Broussard (1702–1765), also known as Beausoleil ( en, Beautiful Sun), was a leader of the Acadian people in Acadia; later Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Broussard organized a Mi'kmaq and Acadian militias against th ...
(Beausoleil) * Noel Doiron – leader of the Acadians; died in the single greatest tragedy of the Expulsion, the sinking of the '' Duke William'' *
Joseph-Nicolas Gautier Joseph-Nicolas Gautier dit Bellair (1689-1752) was one of the wealthiest Acadian as a merchant trader and a leader of the Acadian militia. He participated in war efforts against the British during King George's War and Father Le Loutre’s War. I ...
– merchant trader and
Acadian militia The military history of the Acadians consisted primarily of militias made up of Acadian settlers who participated in wars against the English (the British after 1707) in coordination with the Wabanaki Confederacy (particularly the Mi'kmaw mili ...
leader * Daniel LeBlanc – immigrant and progenitor of the LeBlanc family, the largest Acadian family at the time of the deportation * Pierre LeBlanc – early settler of Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia * Bernard Marot (fl. 1590–1650), French surgeon and ship's captain. * Philippe Mius d'Entremont – Lieutenant-major under
Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour (1593–1666) was a French colonist and fur trader who served as Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657. Early life Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour was born in France in 1593 to H ...
, who, in 1653, awarded him the first
fief A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form ...
in Acadia, the Barony of Pobomcoup (currently Pubnico, Nova Scotia ). He later became the King's Attorney in Acadia * Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin – military officer and
Abenaki The Abenaki ( Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was pre ...
chief *
Pierre II Surette Pierre II Surette (December 9, 1709 - 1789) was part of the Acadian and Wabanaki Confederacy resistance against the British Empire in Acadia. He was born in Port-Royal in 1709 and married in Grand-Pre, September 30, 1732. After the Treaty of Paris ...
– Acadian resistance leader and co-founder of Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Nova Scotia * Jeanne Dugas – wife of Pierre Bois, one of the co-founders of
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia Chéticamp (; ) is an unincorporated place on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a local service centre. A majority of the population are Acadians. Together with its smaller neighbour, Saint-Josep ...


See also

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List of First Nations peoples The following is a partial list of First Nations peoples of Canada, organized by linguistic-cultural area. It only includes First Nations people, which by definition excludes Metis and Canadian Inuit groups. The areas used here are in accordance t ...
* * * List of Cajuns * *
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References

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Acadians The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...