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

Pre-Confederation
David H. Armstrong, United States Senator from Missouri, born in Nova Scotia
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Cunard
Noel Doiron
Charles Fenerty, inventor of wood pulp process for papermaking
Rose Fortune
Abraham Pineo Gesner, discovered kerosene oil
Jerome of Sandy Cove
Joseph Howe
Gordon Benjamin Isnor
 William Paget  
Angus MacAskill, suffered gigantism, stood 7'9"
Joshua Slocum, first to sail solo around the world
 Richard John Uniacke
William Valentine

Military Figures

17th-18th century 

See also:
 John Allan - American Revolution
 Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste - Queen Anne's War
 Joseph-Nicolas Gautier - Father Le Loutre's War
 John Gyles - King William's War
 John Handfield - Fort Vieux Logis
 Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour - Acadian Civil War
 Chief Madockawando - King William's War
 Father Pierre Maillard - Father Le Loutre's War
 Charles Morris - King George's War
 Pierre II Surette - French and Indian War

19th Century 

See also:
 George Augustus Westphal - War of 1812

Post Confederation Military Figures

Actors
Frankie MacDonald
Chuck Campbell
Jeff Douglas
John Dunsworth
Mark Farrell
Peter Flemming
Lex Gigeroff
Jeffrey Hirschfield
Leslie Hope
Ruby Keeler
Murray Langston, aka "The Unknown Comic"
Daniel MacIvor
David Manners
Forbes March
Peter North
Craig Olejnik
Ellen Page
Patrick Roach
Harold Russell
Garwin Sanford
Mike Smith
John Paul Tremblay
Robb Wells
Austin Willis

Architects
Brian MacKay-Lyons

Artists
Mark A. Brennan
Alex Colville
William E. deGarthe
Maud Lewis
Gilbert Stuart Newton
Edith Smith
Michael Ernest Sweet
Christopher Webb

Cartoonists
Hal Foster

Filmmakers
Mike Clattenburg
Phil Comeau
Paul Donovan
Jason Eisener
Thom Fitzgerald
Andrew Hines
Daniel MacIvor

Industry
 Ezra Churchill
 Cyrus S. Eaton
 Alfred Fuller, founder of the Fuller Brush Company
 Alexander Keith, brewer
 John W. Sobey

Inventors
 Walter Harris Callow, inventor of wheelchair accessible bus
Charles Fenerty, inventor of wood pulp process for papermaking

Musicians
People
Brian Ahern (producer)
Gary Beals
Buck 65
George Canyon,born Fredrick George Lays
Wilf Carter
Classified
Holly Cole
J. P. Cormier
Melanie Doane
Denny Doherty
The Ennis Sisters
Todd Fancey
Leslie Feist
J.D. Fortune
Bruce Guthro
Rebekah Higgs
Ashley MacIsaac
Natalie MacMaster
Kevin MacMichael
Rita MacNeil
Matt Mays
Sarah McLachlan
Matt Minglewood
Anne Murray
Joel Plaskett
Steve Poltz
Heather Rankin
Jimmy Rankin
Stan Rogers, from Ontario but resided in and sang about Nova Scotia
Gordie Sampson
Tara Slone
Laura Smith
Hank Snow
Scott Storch
Portia White

Bands
April Wine
The Barra MacNeils
The Rankin Family
Rawlins Cross
Sloan
The Trews

Religion
Henry Alline, the Apostle of Nova Scotia
Moses E. Kiley, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Scientists
Donald O. Hebb
Abraham Pineo Gesner
Simon Newcomb
Willard Boyle

Sports

Sports Announcers
Danny Gallivan
Paul Hollingsworth

Adventurers
Howard Blackburn
Joshua Slocum

Baseball Players
Vince Horsman
Fred Lake

Boat Racers
Angus Walters

Canoeists

Richard Dalton
Stephen Giles
Michael Scarola

Kayakers

Jillian D'Alessio
Karen Furneaux
Sue Holloway
Ryan Thomas

Body Builders
Cindy Phillips
Ryan Thomas

Boxers
Chris Clarke
Buddy Daye
George Dixon
Ray Downey
Bryan Gibson
Kirk Johnson
Sam Langford
Carroll Morgan
Marty O'Donnell
Randall Thompson

Curlers

Men
Shawn Adams
Mark Dacey, from Saskatoon but curls out of the Mayflower Curling Club
Andrew Gibson
Rob Harris
Bruce Lohnes

Women
Mary-Anne Arsenault
Nancy Delahunt, a Montrealer who has resided in Halifax for several years
Meredith Harrison
Colleen Jones
Kim Kelly
Jill Mouzar

Equestrians

Harness Racing
Bill O'Donnell

Show Jumping
Ian Millar

Football Players

NFL Players
Buck MacDonald
Eddie Murray
Tyrone Williams

CFL Players
Tyrone Williams

Rugby Union Players

Morgan Williams

Soccer Players

Stephen Hart
Ante Jazic

Gymnasts
Ellie Black

Ice Hockey Players

Men 

Paul Andrea, 150 NHL games in the 1960s and 1970s
Dennis Bonvie
Eric Boulton
David Brine
John Brophy
Sidney Crosby
Mal Davis
Ryan Flinn
Danny Gallivan
William Hollett
Don Koharski
Craig MacDonald
Lowell MacDonald
Parker MacDonald
Al MacInnis, Hall of Famer
Nathan MacKinnon
Cail MacLean
Al MacNeil
Brad Marchand
Mike McPhee
Dean Melanson
Glen Murray
Pokey Reddick
Bill Riley
Jody Shelley
James Sheppard
Zach Sill
Jon Sim
Bobby Smith
Colin White
Matthew Highmore
Ryan Graves

Women 

Jillian Saulnier
Blayre Turnbull

Sports Journalists

Alex J. Walling

Cross-Country Skiers
Sue Holloway

Swimmers
Nancy Garapick
Sandy Goss

Track and Field Athletes
Duncan Gillis
Aileen Meagher

Professional Wrestlers
Rocky Johnson
Great Antonio

Suffragettes

Writers

Ernest Buckler
Lesley Choyce
George Elliott Clarke
Darren Greer
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Wendy Lill
Hugh MacLennan
Leo McKay, Jr.
Adriana Porter
Thomas Head Raddall
Margaret Marshall Saunders
John Stiles
Michael Ernest Sweet
Budge Wilson
Maria Frances Ann Morris

References