List of Famous people born in Nova Scotia, Canada

Austin L. Rand

First Name Austin
Last Name Rand
Born on December 16, 1905
Died on November 6, 1982 (aged 76)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Austin Loomer Rand was a Canadian zoologist.

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James Hector MacDonald

First Name James
Last Name MacDonald
Born on April 28, 1925 (age 100)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia
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James Martin Hayes

First Name James
Last Name Hayes
Born on May 27, 1924
Died on August 2, 2016 (aged 92)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

James Martin Hayes was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Brendan Gall

First Name Brendan
Born on September 2, 1978 (age 47)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Brendan Gall is a Canadian writer, actor and producer living in Los Angeles, California.

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Martin William Currie

First Name Martin
Last Name Currie
Born on December 11, 1943 (age 82)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Martin William Currie was the seventh Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland. He retired in 2018 and holds the title of Archbishop Emeritus of St. John's. He had previously served as the Bishop of Grand Falls.

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Charles Hill Mailes

First Name Charles
Last Name Mailes
Born on May 25, 1870
Died on February 17, 1937 (aged 66)

Charles Hill Mailes was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell in 1906 and the happy couple appeared in numerous silent films together including The Mark of Zorro (1920). They had two sons, Robert and Eugene. He died in Los Angeles, California, in 1937.

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Jo-Ann Roberts

First Name Jo-Ann
Born on August 31, 1956 (age 69)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Jo-Ann Roberts is a Canadian politician and former journalist who served as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from November 4, 2019 to October 3, 2020, having been appointed upon Elizabeth May stepping down from the party's leadership role.

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Daniel Joseph Bohan

First Name Daniel
Last Name Bohan
Born on November 8, 1941
Died on January 15, 2016 (aged 74)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Daniel Joseph Bohan was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church and the Archbishop of the Regina Archdiocese. Prior to his appointment to Regina, Archbishop Bohan was Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, and a priest in several parishes in New Brunswick.

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Sandy Silver

First Name Sandy
Last Name Silver
Born on October 15, 1969 (age 56)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Sidney Alexander "Sandy" Silver is a Canadian politician, the ninth and current premier of Yukon since 2016. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election, and was re-elected in 2016. He represents the electoral district of Klondike and is Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.

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George Cleveland

First Name George
Last Name Cleveland
Born on September 17, 1885
Died on July 15, 1957 (aged 71)
Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

George Alan Cleveland was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1930 and 1954.

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