Pictou - Notable Pictonians

Notable Pictonians

  • Sir William Dawson, born in Pictou in 1820. He resided in Pictou until 1840, when he travelled to Scotland to complete his education in geology and natural history at the University of Edinburgh. He returned to Nova Scotia in 1842 and served as superintendent of education from 1850 to 1853. In 1855, he moved to Montreal, Quebec, to become the principal of McGill University, a position he held with distinction until 1893.
  • Thomas McCulloch, Presbyterian minister from Renfrewshire, Scotland and founder of Pictou Academy. He went on to establish Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • Christie MacDonald, American stage actress & singer, 1875–1962
  • Peter Crerar, civil engineer, came to Pictou from Scotland in 1817. Designed and built the Albion Mines Railway, the first standard gauge railroad in North America,
  • Carmen MacDonald, an NCAA goaltender, she was part of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series. In addition, she participated in the Canada Celebrates Event on June 30 in Edmonton, Alberta which recognized the Canadian Olympic and World hockey champions from the 2009-10 season .
  • Joey MacDonald, an NHL goaltender, currently playing with the Detroit Red Wings
  • Rudolph Grohmann(and Deane H. Russell of BC)designed the award-winning Canadian Belt Knife in 1957, which has always been and still is manufactured by Grohmann Knives Ltd. in Pictou. Grohmann along with his family founded Grohmann Knives over 50 years ago and family members still run it today.

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