George Barton Cutten, university president Robert Barry Dickey, politician Leslie Feist, musician John Greer, sculptor Carly Jackson, professional ice hockey player Rocky Johnson, professional wrestler, WWE Hall of Fame inductee, father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Jonathan McCully, politician Willard M. Mitchell, artist and architect William Thomas Pipes, former Premier of Nova Scotia Edgar Nelson Rhodes, former Premier of Nova Scotia Bill Riley, third Black player to play in the NHL Alfred Paul Rogers, American Orthodontist Norman McLeod Rogers, politician Sir Charles Tupper, 6th Prime Minister of Canada Media Television Amherst is served locally by EastLink TV. The station also serves the communities of Springhill, Oxford, and others in the county, as well as Sackville, New Brunswick. Radio 90.1 FM CFNS 99.1 FM CITA 101.7 FM CKDH 107.9 FM CFTA (Tantramar FM) Newspapers Amherst News (weekly) Citizen - Record (weekly) See also List of municipalities in Nova Scotia References Notes External links Town of Amherst Populated coastal places in Canada Towns in Nova Scotia