List of people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick
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This is a list of notable people from Gloucester County, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Gloucester County, they all live or have lived in Gloucester County and have had significant connections to the communities.
This article does not include People from Bathurst as they have their own section.
Full Name | Community | Famous for | Birth | Death | Other |
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Luc Bourdon | Shippagan | Athlete | 1987 | 2008 | NHL player |
Jean-François Breau | Tracadie | Musician | 1978 | Acadian singer | |
Edith Butler | Paquetville | Musician | 1942 | Acadian singer | |
Herménégilde Chiasson | Saint-Simon | Poet | 1946 | 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
Tom Culligan | Belledune | Businessman | 1945 | co-founder of the Second Cup franchise company | |
Jason Godin | Maisonnette | Politics | 1993 | Mayor of Maisonnette since 2012 and NDP candidate for the riding of Acadie-Bathurst in 2015 federal election | |
Wilfred LeBouthillier | Tracadie | Musician | 1978 | Acadian singer and 2003 winner of Star Academie (a Quebec reality show for aspiring singers) | |
Denis Losier | Tracadie | Politician | 1952 | New Brunswick Liberal MLA (Tracadie) and Minister from 1988 to 1994 | |
Rose-Marie Losier-Cool | Tracadie | Politician | 1937 | Senator 1995-2012 | |
Serge Rousselle | Tracadie | Politics | 19xx | New Brunswick Attorney General; Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development; Liberal MLA for the riding of Tracadie-Sheila | |
Rejean Thomas | Tracadie | Health care | 1955 | pioneer in AIDS health care, founder of Doctors of the World Canada, Member of the Order of Canada (2009), and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec (2005) | |
Doug Young | Tracadie | Politician | 1940 | New Brunswick MLA from 1978-1983, New Brunswick Minister of Fisheries in 1987, Liberal MP and Minister from 1993-1997 | |
Robert Young | Caraquet | Politician | 1834 | 1904 | great-uncle of Doug Young |