Notable People
- Paul Boutilier, retired National Hockey League (NHL) hockey player, Stanley Cup Champion
- John Buchanan, former Premier of Nova Scotia
- Nathan Cohen, theatre critic, CBC Radio host and personality
- David Dingwall, former federal cabinet minister
- Norm Ferguson, retired NHL hockey player, member of Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame
- Mayann Francis, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.
- Danny Gallivan, Hockey Night in Canada sportscaster
- Gordie Gosse, MLA for Cape Breton Nova, Speaker of the House of Assembly
- John Jr. Hanna, retired NHL hockey player
- Fabian Joseph, former Captain of the Canada men's national ice hockey team, two-time Olympic Silver medalist
- Donald MacDonald, President of the Canadian Labour Congress/MLA for Sydney
- Daniel MacIvor, playwright
- Al MacNeil, retired NHL player and head coach, Stanley Cup Champion
- Greg MacPherson, musician
- Kevin Morrison, retired NHL hockey player
- Maynard Morrison, comedian
- Scott Oake, Hockey Night in Canada sportscaster
- Lisa Raitt (née MacCormack), Conservative MP, federal cabinet minister
- Rick Ravanello, actor
- Calvin Ruck, activist and senator
- Gordie Sampson, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter
- D. M. Schurman, imperial and naval historian
- Irving Schwartz, businessman, philanthropist, Officer of the Order of Canada
- Carmen Townsend, musician
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