Notable People
- Demasduwit, one of the last Beothuk people, died at Botwood and the Mary March Provincial Museum in Grand Falls-Windsor is named after her
- George Ivany, President of the University of Saskatchewan from 1989 to 1999
- Gordon Pinsent, television, theatre and film actor
- Fred Sanger, local hockey player with the Quebec Citadelles and grandfather of Laura Vandervoort
- Dave Pichette, retired professional National Hockey League hockey player who played with the Quebec Nordiques, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils, and New York Rangers.
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