This is a list of notable Acadians, and people of Acadia origins. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Acadian or must have references showing they are Acadian and are notable. Actors Matthew Steven LeBlanc – actor, known for TV show Friends. Both of his father's parents are of Acadian ancestry. Descendant of Daniel Leblanc. Robert Maillet – actor, professional wrestler from Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick Patricia McKenzie – actress born in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Painchaud family) Philip Bourneuf - actor born in Somerville, Massachusetts. His parents, Ambrose Bourneuf and Josephine Comeau, are of Acadian ancestry. His mother was born in Clare, Nova Scotia as were his paternal grandparents. Ryan Doucette - actor from Clare, Nova Scotia. Law and politics Aubin-Edmond Arsenault – former Premier of Prince Edward Island (1917–1919) Joseph-Octave Arsenault – first Acadian Prince Edward Island member of the Canadian Senate Télésphore Arsenault – Canadian politician, business manager and farmer Marcel Arsenault – Philanthropist Billionaire, donated all his wealth to charity Guy Arseneault - Provincial MLA and Former Member of the House of Commons of Canada (1988 to 1997) Michel Bastarache – Supreme Court of Canada (1997–2008) Léopold Belliveau - first Acadian mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick Edmond Blanchard – chief justice of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, former politician Gérald Clavette – New Brunswick politician Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau - first Acadian from Nova Scotia to be a member of the Canadian Senate Gerald Comeau - former member of the Canadian Senate Chris d'Entremont – Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs Ray Frenette – former Premier of New Brunswick (1997-1998) Brian Gallant – former Premier of New Brunswick (2014-2018) Arthur J. LeBlanc - former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (1998 - 2017) and Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (2017) Dominic LeBlanc — Canadian MP and cabinet minister (son of Roméo LeBlanc) Neil LeBlanc – Consul General to Boston, Massachusetts, and former Nova Scotia MLA, Minister of Finance Roméo LeBlanc – politician and journalist, former Governor-General of Canada (1995-1999) Viola Léger – former senator and actress Pascal Poirier – first Acadian member of the Canadian Senate (served from 1885 to 1933) Louis Robichaud – former Premier of New Brunswick (1960-1970) Camille Thériault – former Premier of New Brunswick (1998-1999) Robert Thibault – Canadian Liberal MP Peter J. Veniot – former Premier of New Brunswick (1923-1925) Military