List of people from Nova Scotia

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-Etienne 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.