This is a list of notable people, who are from the province of New Brunswick, Canada, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that province.
| Full Name | New Brunswick City | Birth | Death | Famous for | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Maxwell Aitken | Miramichi | 1879 | 1964 | Publishing | aka Lord Beaverbrook |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | Hopewell Hill | 1870 | 1947 | Prime Minister | |
| W. A. C. Bennett | Hastings | 1900 | 1979 | Premier | |
| Thomas Storrow Brown | St. Andrews | 1803 | 1888 | Businessman | officer of the 1837 Rebellion |
| Norman Buchanan (MC) | St. Stephen | 1915 | 2008 | Businessman | NB Sports hall of fame a politician, business man and member of . He served during the Second World War and was awarded the Military Cross with two bars, an extremely high honour held by only 23 other Commonwealth Officers. |
| Rheal Cormier | Moncton | 1967 | Baseball player | ||
| Bliss Carman | Fredericton | 1861 | 1929 | Poet | |
| Tom Culligan | Belledune | 1945 | Businessman | co-founder of the Second Cup franchise company | |
| William Davidson | Fredericton | 1740 | 1790 | shipbuilder | |
| Holly Elissa | Moncton | 1979 | Actor | founder of Caleb's Hope | |
| Sam De Grasse | Bathurst | 1875 | 1953 | Actor | |
| Gordie Drillon | Moncton | 1914 | 1986 | Hockey Player | |
| Sir James Dunn | Bathurst | 1874 | 1956 | Industrialist | |
| Yvon Durelle | Baie-Ste-Anne | 1929 | 2007 | Boxer | |
| Raymond Fraser | Miramichi | 1941 | Author | ||
| Peter Fraser | Fredericton | 1765 | 1840 | Politician | |
| Emile Goguen | Pointe-du-Chene | 1936 | Wrestler | ||
| Joy Glidden | Moncton | 1960 | Curator | ||
| René Goguen | Moncton | 1983 | Wrestler | ||
| Danny Grant | Fredericton | 1945 | Hockey Player | ||
| Roland H. Hartley | Shogomoc | 1864 | 1952 | Governor | |
| William Hoyt | Saint John | 1930 | Judge | served on the Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday. | |
| John Peters Humphrey | Hampton | 1905 | 1995 | Lawyer | diplomat, scholar and principal author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| K. C. Irving | Bouctouche | 1899 | 1922 | Industrialist | |
| Travis Jayner | Riverview | 1982 | Speed Skater | American Speed skater and winner of a bronze medal during the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| K. V. Johansen | Sackville | 1968 | Writer | ||
| W.J. Kent | Bathurst | 1860 | 1943 | Businessman | |
| Andrew Bonar Law | Rexton | 1858 | 1923 | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| Casey LeBlanc | Nackawic | 1987 | Singer | ||
| Julian LeBlanc | Moncton | 1989 | Actor | ||
| Roméo LeBlanc | Memramcook | 1927 | 2009 | Governor-General of Canada | |
| Douglas Lochhead | Sackville | 1922 | 2011 | Poet | |
| George Duncan Ludlow | Fredericton | 1734 | 1808 | Judge | |
| Mary MacIsaac | Nash Creek | 1893 | 2006 | supercentenarian | |
| Catherine McKinnon | Saint John | 1944 | Singer | popularized many Canadian folk songs such as Farewell to Nova Scotia. | |
| Antonine Maillet | Bouctouche | 1929 | Author | Prix Goncourt winner | |
| Robert Maillet | Sainte-Marie-de-Kent | 1969 | Wrestler | ||
| Wayne Maunder | Four Falls | 1938 | Actor | actor (Custer, Lancer, and Chase | |
| Louis B. Mayer | Saint John | 1884 | 1957 | Entrepreneur | a founder of Hollywood's MGM Studios |
| Harrison McCain | Florenceville | 1927 | 2004 | Entrepreneur | |
| Wallace McCain | Florenceville | 1930 | 2011 | Entrepreneur | |
| Manny McIntyre | Fredericton | 1918 | 2011 | Sports | Only professional hockey player to also play in baseball's Negro Leagues |
| Willie O'Ree | Fredericton | 1935 | Hockey Player | first Black NHL player | |
| Walter Pidgeon | Saint John | 1897 | 1984 | Actor | |
| John Ralston | Miramichi | 1964 | Actor | (George Venturi from Life with Derek) | |
| Ivan Rand | Moncton | 1884 | 1969 | Judge | Supreme Court Justice, creator of the Rand Formula, served on the UN commission which oversaw the creation of the state of Israel. |
| David Adams Richards | Miramichi | 1950 | Author | ||
| Charles G. D. Roberts | Douglas | 1860 | 1943 | Poet | |
| John Robinson | Saint John | 1762 | 1828 | Businessman | |
| Natasha St-Pier | Bathurst | 1981 | Singer | Francophone chart-topping singer | |
| John Saunders | Fredericton | 1754 | 1834 | Judge | Chief Justice on N.B. Supreme Court |
| Brett Somers | Saint John | 1924 | 2007 | Actress | |
| Matt Stairs | Saint John | 1968 | Baseball Player | ||
| Donald Sutherland | Saint John | 1935 | Actor | ||
| Don Sweeney | St. Stephen | 1966 | Hockey Player | ||
| Ron Turcotte | Drummond | 1941 | Jockey | Secretariat's Hall of Fame jockey | |
| Roch Voisine | Saint-Basile | 1963 | Singer | ||
| Lyman Ward | Saint John | 1941 | Actor | ||
| Robb Wells | Moncton | 1971 | Actor | Trailer Park Boys | |
| Robert Young | Caraquet | 1834 | 1904 | Politician |
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)
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—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747)