This is a list of notable people from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Although not everyone in this list was born in St. John's, they all live or once lived in St. John's and have had significant connections to the community.
A Luke Adam, ice hockey player for the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) Frederick C. Alderdice, businessman and politician John Anderson, politician John Murray Anderson, director, producer, songwriter and author Ralph LeMoine Andrews, recipient of the Order of Canada Scott Andrews, politician John Bartlett Angel, recipient of the Order of Canada Lewis H.M. Ayre, businessman
B Cathy Bennett, politician George John Bond, Methodist minister Tim Baker, singer Robert Bond, politician Charles R. Bowring, merchant and politician Edgar Rennie Bowring, businessman and politician Dana Bradley, student, murder victim Frederick Gordon Bradley, politician Donald Brian, actor, dancer, and singer Cyprian Bridge, British Royal Navy officer Harry Brown, journalist Vincent P. Bryan, composer and lyricist Ed Buckingham, politician Dean Burry, composer, librettist, and educator Michelle Butler Hallett, writer
C William Aquin Carew, prelate Frederick Carter, lawyer and politician Sean Casey, politician Bill Clark, writer Ryan Cleary, politician and journalist Al Clouston, storyteller and humorist Ryane Clowe, National Hockey League player Anne Chislett, playwright William Coaker, politician Bob Cole, sportscaster Henry Collingwood, businessman and recipient of the Knight's Cross of Royal Order of St. Olav Richard Collins, actor Maggie Connors, Professional Women's Hockey League player Eric Cook, politician Gordon S. Cowan, politician and judge Darrell Critch, Anglican bishop Mark Critch, comedian Chesley Crosbie, businessman and politician John Crosbie, former politician Dan Crummell, politician Michael Crummey, author
D Mary Dalton, poet Edward Henry Davey, architect and politician Tom Dawe, poet Dax, rapper Anne Marie DeLuise, actress William Denning, merchant and legislator Ethel Dickenson, educator and nurse Molly Dingle, educator Craig Dobbin, industrialist Clive Doucet, writer and politician Brian Downey, actor Harold Druken, National Hockey League player William Duane, journalist and newspaper publisher Margaret Duley, novelist Brian Joseph Dunn, Roman Catholic bishop Gwynne Dyer, journalist
E Carl English, professional basketball player
F Edward Feild, bishop Charles Philip Fenwick, Canadian Surgeon General Grunia Movschovitch Ferman, entrepreneur, activist David Ferry, actor Michael Anthony Fleming, Catholic bishop James Patrick Fox, politician Andrew Furey, politician George Furey, senator
G Armine Nutting Gosling, suffragette Moya Greene, civil servant and businesswoman Ryan Greene, National Hockey League player Colin Greening, National Hockey League player
H Edward Haliburton, politician Ralph Hamelmann, songwriter, professor, columnist, cartoonist, and television producer Tom Harrington, journalist Jack Harris, politician Peter Hart, historian Don Harvey, bishop Moses Harvey, clergyman, essayist, and naturalist Allan Hawco, actor Bonnie Hickey, politician William Hogan, politician James Patrick Howley, naturalist and geologist Hugh Hoyles, politician and lawyer Charles H. Hutchings, politician and lawyer
J John Jago, minister Don Jamieson, politician Percy Janes, writer Robert Brown Job, businessman and politician Don Johnson, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and a Newfoundland sports executive Paul Johnson, philanthropist Cathy Jones, writer and comedian
K William Keen, former judicial officer Tom Kennedy, journalist Susan Kent, actress Thomas Kersey, sailor Dale Kirby, politician and university professor Mary Bernard Kirwan, teacher
L Raymond Lahey, Catholic bishop Paul Lane, politician Zebulon Aiton Lash, lawyer, civil servant, and businessman Walter Learning, theatre director and actor Mary Lewis, actress and filmmaker
M George MacDonnell, officer in the British Army in the War of 1812 William D. MacGillivray, director Francis MacKenzie, politician Fannie Knowling McNeil, suffragette and artist Campbell Leonard Macpherson, businessman Cluny MacPherson, physician and the inventor of the gas mask Greg Malone, actor Earle McCurdy, labour leader Patrick Thomas McGrath, journalist and politician Robin McGrath, writer Thomas Meagher, merchant Thomas Meagher, MP Rick Mercer, television show host, comedian Lorraine Michael, politician Arthur William Miller, politician Harold Mitchell, politician Mary Xavier Molony, Presentation Sister who was the first nun to establish Catholic schools in Newfoundland Lisa Moore, author Jason Morgan, National Hockey League player Francis Morris, solicitor and politician John T. Mullock, Catholic bishop George Murphy, politician George Murray, poet
N Alex Newhook, National Hockey League player Dave Nicol, singer-songwriter Dwayne Norris, National Hockey League player Warren Norris, American Hockey League player
O Scott Oake, sportscaster Doug O'Brien, National Hockey League player Mark O'Brien, actor Fabian O'Dea, lawyer Deborah Odell, actress James Louis O'Donel, first Roman Catholic bishop of St. John's Johnathan Ogden, surgeon Seamus O'Regan, news reporter Tom Osborne, politician John Ottenheimer, lawyer and politician Joseph Outerbridge, businessman and philanthropist Sir Leonard Cecil Outerbridge, businessman and philanthropist
P Alyssa Nicole Pallett, model, actress, and businesswoman William Parker, builder Helen Parsons Shepherd, artist Jean Payne, businesswoman Krystin Pellerin, actress Rae Perlin, artist Vera Perlin, businesswoman William Petten, politician William Ping, writer and journalist Robert Pilot, artist Cyprian Pinkham, bishop Al Pittman, poet and playwright Eleanor Power, first English woman to be executed in what is today Canada Sarah Power, actress Thomas Joseph Power, Catholic bishop Craig Francis Power, writer Tom Power, broadcaster and musician Christopher Pratt, painter Teddy Purcell, National Hockey League player
R Christopher Ralph, actor Gerry Rogers, filmmaker and politician Isabella Whiteford Rogerson, poet, philanthropist Mark Rudkin, member of the British Army Frederick Russell, businessman John Ryan, printer Terry Ryan, National Hockey League player
S Louise Saunders, lawyer Tommy Sexton, comedian Thomas Skinner, Ceylon John Slaney, National Hockey League player Sebastian Spence, actor Helena Squires, politician Anthony Stack, deputy commander of the 5th Canadian Division Marit Stiles (born 1969), politician Geoff Stirling, businessman Kim Stockwood, musician
T William Bevil Thomas, merchant, land developer, and sea captain Greg Thomey, actor Sara Tilley, writer Mary Widdicombe Travers, hotelier and historical figure James Tuck, archaeologist Otto Tucker, author, educator Paul Tucker, artist Zachary Turner, boy killed by his mother, Shirley Jane Turner, in a murder-suicide on 18 August 2003 Shannon Tweed, actress Tracy Tweed, actress
W Mary Walsh, actress Mike Watson, poker player David Wells, politician Ed White, professional wrestler Alonza J. White, lawyer and politician Danny Williams, politician Harold Williams, geologist Neil Windsor, politician Jacqueline Winsor, sculptor Michael Winter, author
Y Andrew Younghusband, television personality, writer and journalist
See also List of people from Newfoundland and Labrador
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