Grand Falls-Windsor - Notable People

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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