List of people from Campbellton, New Brunswick

This is a list of notable people from Campbellton, New Brunswick. Although not everyone in this list was born in Campbellton, they all live or have lived there, and have had significant connections to the community.

Juno Award-winning singer Patsy Gallant became a Disco Diva with her 1976 album Are You Ready For Love?. She was born in Campbellton.
Name Famous for Birth Death Other
Roy Boudreau politics 1946 former MLA for Campbellton-Restigouche Centre in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick; President of the Assembly
Byron Christopher journalist 1949 award-winning print, radio, and television news reporter
Greg Davis politics 1962 politician
Bill Dickie sports 1916 1997 ice hockey goaltender
Rayburn Doucett politics 1943 businessman and politician
Jean F. Dubé politics 1962 former Member of Parliament (Madawaska-Restigouche), former Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick; member of the Parole Board of Canada
Patsy Gallant singer 1948 popular singer and musical theatre actress
Chuck Guité civil servant 1943 civil servant
John LeBlanc sports 1964 former professional hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets, Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers
René Lévesque politics 1922 1987 Parti québécois Premier of Quebec
Brenda Best music 1962 award-winning songwriter ASCAP Nashville; inducted into the NBCMHF New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame (2015)
Peter Maher sports 1949 sports broadcaster for the Calgary Flames; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
John McAlister politics 1842 1918 first mayor of Campbellton, 1888-1889
Bill Miller sports 1908 1986 former professional hockey player for the Montreal Maroons
Frédéric Niemeyer sports 1976 former professional tennis player
Mike Olscamp politics professor and politician
Gerry Ouellette sports 1938 former professional hockey player for the Boston Bruins and Campbellton Tigers; won three Hardy Cups
Allain Roy sports 1970 1994 Canadian Olympian, won NCAA title with Harvard and drafted by the Winnipeg Jets.
John Stevens sports 1966 former hockey head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers; current Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Kings
J.C. Van Horne politics 1921 2003 politician

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