List of people from Fredericton
This article is about distinguished and famous individuals from the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Fredericton has produced a wide variety of distinguished individuals including performers, politicians and writers. Especially notable is number of poets from Fredericton who have earned the city the nickname, Poet's Corner. Although not everyone in this list was born in Fredericton, they all live or have lived in Fredericton and have had significant connections to the community.
Academics
Inventors/Entrepreneurs
Athletes
Politicians
- Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-British business tycoon and politician
- J. W. "Bud" Bird, Provincial Cabinet Minister and member of the Canadian House of Commons
- Andy Scott, former Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development - Fredericton
- Noel Kinsella, Leader of the Conservative Party in the Canadian Senate
- Brad Woodside, Longest-serving mayor in the City of Fredericton's history
- Benedict Arnold, resided in Fredericton for a period of time
- Thomas Carleton, first lieutenant-governor of the colony of New Brunswick
- Ambrose Everett Burnside, the US Senator, was known to have spent time in Fredericton.
- Isaac Stephenson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
- Alexander Stewart, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
Performers
Religion
Writers
- Alden Nowlan, Poet, playwright 1933-1983
- Bliss Carman, Poet, 1861-1929
- Charles G.D. Roberts, Poet, known as the "Father of Canadian Poetry"
- Herb Curtis, Author
- Johnathan O'Dell, Poet, Loyalist, arranged Benedict Arnold's negotiations with the English
- Raymond Fraser, Novelist, poet, biographer
- Alistair MacLeod, Author of No Great Mischief
Visual Artists