46 Notable alumni of Memorial University of Newfoundland
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Memorial University of Newfoundland is ranked #469 in the world and #22 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 46 notable alumni from Memorial University of Newfoundland sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Memorial University of Newfoundland won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alexander L. Bond
researcher
scientific collector
Alexander L. Bond is a Canadian conservation biologist, ecologist, and curator. He holds the position of Principal Curator and Curator in Charge of Birds at the Natural History Museum at Tring. Bond is actively involved with the marine plastics pollution research group Adrift Lab. Additionally, he serves as the Ornithologist in Residence at St Nicholas Church, Leicester, a church known...
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2. Jonathan Monro
1974-. (aged 52)
writer
pianist
music director
composer
Jonathan Luke Weiser Monro is a multi award-winning Canadian-American actor, pianist, musical director, singer, composer, and lyricist. His first major appearance was as a pianist at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York City in 1991.
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3. Dominique Clément
historian
Dominique Clément is a Canadian historical sociologist. He is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. In 2018, he was named a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists for his research into human rights (law and activism) and the nonprofit sector in Canada.
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4. Gerald Mars
1933-. (aged 93)
anthropologist
criminologist
Gerald Mars is a British social anthropologist who works across disciplines to understand the nature and problems of modern industrial society. His work draws on the grid-group theory of Mary Douglas, on his fieldwork in Canada, Britain, Israel, and the former Soviet republics, and on his own experience. His work has often centred on workplace crime, and his best-known book,...
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5. Stephen Rowe
1980-. (aged 46)
blogger
poet
Stephen Rowe is a Canadian poet.
6. Greg Power
1909-1997 (aged 88)
politician
Gregory J. Power was a politician, office holder, farmer, poet and athlete, who was born in Dunville, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Power represented Placentia and St. Mary's from 1951 to 1956 and Placentia East from 1956 to 1959 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
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7. Loyola Sullivan
1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat
politician
Loyola Sullivan served as Canada's Ambassador for Fisheries Conservation from 2007 until 2011 and is a former Member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador. Sullivan represented the district of Ferryland from 1992 till 2006.
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8. Bill Gillespie
1946-. (aged 80)
journalist
Bill Gillespie, is a Canadian journalist and author. He was security correspondent for CBC News and a former bureau chief of CBC Radio's Moscow bureau. As a foreign correspondent, Gillespie reported extensively from Afghanistan, Iraq, Chechnya and the Russian Caucuses, relaying information on the fall of the Taliban, the dismantling of Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad's central square, and the...
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9. Todd Russell
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Todd Norman Dwayne Russell is a Canadian politician and was the Liberal member of Parliament for the riding of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador from 2005 to 2011.
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10. Jim Payne
1955-. (aged 71)
singer
record producer
composer
teacher
songwriter
Jim Payne is a Newfoundland folk singer, best known for performing and recording many of the traditional sea shanties of Newfoundland culture. He also composed the song "Wave Over Wave" with Janis Spence and founded the record label SingSong Inc.
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11. Dennis O'Keefe
1944-. (aged 82)
Dennis "Doc" O'Keefe is a Canadian politician who served as the 14th mayor of St. John's from 2008 to 2017 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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12. Eddy Campbell
2009-2019 (aged 10)
mathematician
Eddy Campbell is a Canadian mathematician, university professor, and university administrator. He served as the president of the University of New Brunswick from 2009 - 2019.
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13. Frank Fagan
1944-. (aged 82)
businessperson
politician
Frank Frederick Fagan, CM ONL is a Canadian businessman and dignitary, who served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2013 to 2018, thus serving as the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was appointed by Governor General of Canada David Lloyd Johnston on the advice of...
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14. Margaret Bennett
1946-. (aged 80)
musicologist
songwriter
ethnologist
Margaret Bennett is a Scottish, writer, folklorist, ethnologist, broadcaster, and singer. Having spent much of her life living between Scotland and Canada, her work concerns traditional Scottish folk culture and the cultural identity of the Scots abroad. Her close friend and mentor, the Scottish poet Hamish Henderson, considered Bennett "one of the major figures of the modern Scottish revival...Margaret embodies...
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15. Tom Harrington
journalist
Tom Harrington is a Canadian retired radio and television journalist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Until recently, he was the anchor of CBC Radio One's afternoon news program The World This Hour.
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16. Fergus O'Byrne
1947-. (aged 79)
guitarist
teacher
singer
musician
Fergus O'Byrne is a Canadian folk musician, best known as a member of the popular Irish-Newfoundland band trio Ryan's Fancy, and as a banjo, concertina and bodhrán player.
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17. Alison Pick
1975-. (aged 51)
novelist
poet
writer
Alison Pick is a Canadian writer. She is most noted for her Booker Prize-nominated novel Far to Go, and was a winner of the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award for most promising writer in Canada under 35.
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18. Lorraine Michael
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Lorraine Michael is a social-democratic Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From May 2006 until March 2015, Michael was the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (NDP). She is a former nun, teacher, and social activist.
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19. Tom Osborne
1937-. (aged 89)
politician
American football player
Thomas Osborne MP is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Waterford Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2024. He was a member of the Liberal Party, a former member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and a former Minister in Danny Williams' first cabinet. He served as Minister of...
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20. Gulzar Singh Cheema
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Gulzar Singh Cheema is an Indian-born Canadian physician and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004, making him one of only a few Canadian politicians to have sat in two provincial legislatures since Confederation. He is the first...
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21. Steve Kent
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Stephen Kent is a Canadian entrepreneur and non-profit executive. Kent served as the former Mayor of Mount Pearl, former Deputy Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and former Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs.
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22. Paris Marx
1991-. (aged 35)
technology journalist
podcaster
non-fiction writer
Paris Marx is a Canadian technology journalist, author, podcaster, and critic. Marx is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation and hosts the tech industry–critical podcast Tech Won't Save Us.
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23. Darrell Power
1968-. (aged 58)
musician
Darrell Power is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, music producer, and former member of Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea (1993–2003). He is a guest host of VOCM Nightline and Open Line. Power currently works as a substitute teacher. He lives in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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24. Scott Andrews
1974-. (aged 52)
civil servant
politician
Scott Andrews is a Canadian politician. He represented the Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district of Avalon from his election in the 2008 Canadian federal election until his defeat in the 2015 federal election. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, he most recently sat as an independent.
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25. Richard Cannings
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
university teacher
biologist
writer
naturalist
Richard J. "Dick" Cannings is a Canadian biologist, author and politician. He was elected as the South Okanagan—West Kootenay Member of Parliament in the 2015 Canadian federal election for the New Democratic Party, and re-elected in 2019 and 2021. He did not run for re-election in 2025. As a member of the 42nd Canadian Parliament he sponsored three private member's...
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26. Siobhán Coady
1960-. (aged 66)
business executive
businessperson
politician
Siobhán Coady is a Canadian businesswoman and politician who represented the riding of St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal, from 2015 to 2025. Coady previously served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of St. John's South–Mount Pearl from 2008 to 2011. She served as Minister of Natural Resources in...
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27. Alison Coffin
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Alison Coffin is a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (NL NDP). She is a former member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. In her professional life, she has developed policy and strategic plans for the provincial government, taught at Memorial University, and consulted on public policy, pension plans, and...
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28. Wayne Johnston
1958-. (aged 68)
writer
university teacher
Wayne Johnston is a Canadian novelist. His fiction deals primarily with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, often in a historical setting. In 2011 Johnston was awarded the Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award in recognition of his overall contribution to Canadian Literature.
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29. Danny Williams
1949-. (aged 77)
lawyer
entrepreneur
politician
Daniel E. Williams KC is a Canadian politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the ninth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between November 6, 2003, and December 3, 2010.
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30. Kellie Loder
1988-. (aged 38)
pianist
nurse
singer-songwriter
Kellie Loder is an independent singer-songwriter from Newfoundland who plays drums, guitar and piano. They have released three albums: The Way in 2009, Imperfections & Directions in 2010 and Benefit of the Doubt in 2018. With a voice that St. John's-based newspaper The Telegram has described as "powerful yet serene and soulful", they received critical recognition from Canada, including a...
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31. Kathy Dunderdale
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale is a politician and former MHA who served as the tenth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from December 3, 2010, to January 24, 2014. Dunderdale was born and raised in Burin; before entering politics she worked in the fields of community development, communications, fisheries and social work. Her first foray into politics was as a...
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32. Heather Bambrick
1971-. (aged 55)
voice actor
broadcaster
teacher
singer
Heather Bambrick is a Canadian jazz singer, voice over artist, radio broadcaster and teacher based in Toronto, Ontario.
33. Judy Foote
1952-. (aged 74)
broadcast journalist
public relations officer
politician
Judy May Foote PC ONL is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to hold the position.
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34. Brian Tobin
1954-. (aged 72)
management assistant
reporter
journalist
politician
Brian Vincent Tobin is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth premier of Newfoundland from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a cabinet minister in Jean Chrétien's Liberal government.
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35. Michael Crummey
1965-. (aged 61)
poet
novelist
Michael Crummey is a Canadian poet and a writer of historical fiction. His writing often draws on the history and landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador. He won the 2025 Dublin Literary Award.
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36. Rick Hillier
1955-. (aged 71)
military personnel
Rick J. Hillier is a retired Canadian Forces general, who served as the chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) from 4 February 2005 to 1 July 2008. He previously served as the chief of the Land Staff from 30 May 2003 until his promotion to CDS.
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37. Scott Oake
1950-. (aged 76)
sports journalist
Scott Oake CM OM is a Gemini Award-winning Canadian sportscaster for CBC Sports, Sportsnet, and Hockey Night in Canada.
38. Dwight Ball
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Dwight Ball is a Canadian politician who was the 13th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 14 December 2015, to 19 August 2020, and an MHA. He represented the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, and was the leader of the Liberal Party from 17 November 2013 to 3 August 2020.
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39. Gwynne Dyer
1943-. (aged 83)
historian
screenwriter
journalist
Michael Gwynne Dyer OC is a British-Canadian military historian, author, professor, journalist, broadcaster, and retired naval officer. Dyer rose to prominence in the 1980s with the release of his television series War in 1983 and the publication of an accompanying book in 1985. Since the 1960s he has lived in London, England, where he works as a syndicated columnist. Dyer...
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40. Mark O'Brien
1984-. (aged 42)
television director
film producer
film actor
stage actor
film director
Mark O'Brien is a Canadian actor and director best known for his roles as Des Courtney in Republic of Doyle (2010–2014) and Tom Rendon in Halt and Catch Fire (2015–2016). He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for his performance as Terry Sawchuk in the biographical drama film Goalie (2019).
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41. Robert Joy
1951-. (aged 75)
composer
television actor
actor
film actor
Robert Joy is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series CSI: NY, and his appearances in the films Atlantic City (1980), Ragtime (1981), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Land of the Dead (2005), and The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best...
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42. Jonny Harris
1975-. (aged 51)
film actor
actor
television actor
Jonathan Harris is a Canadian actor and comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador. Harris is best known for his roles in the television series Murdoch Mysteries, Still Standing and Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, as well as the films Young Triffie, Moving Day, and Grown Up Movie Star.
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43. Alan Doyle
1969-. (aged 57)
singer
actor
songwriter
Alan Thomas Doyle CM ONL is a Canadian musician and founding member of the Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea.
44. Brett Gallant
1990-. (aged 36)
curler
Brett Philip Gallant is a Canadian curler from Chestermere, Alberta. He is a former World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist. He currently plays second on Team Brad Jacobs.
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45. George Furey
1948-. (aged 78)
teacher
lawyer
politician
George J. Furey PC KC is a Canadian politician who served as the speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2015 to 2023. Furey was appointed as a senator from Newfoundland and Labrador in 1999 and was the longest-serving member of the Senate at the time of his retirement.
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46. Bruce Aylward
epidemiologist
physician
Bruce Aylward is a Canadian physician and epidemiologist. Since September 2017 he has been Senior Advisor to the Director-General of the World Health Organization. He is part of the implementation of the WHO's COVAX Facility. He has past experience in the areas of polio eradication, Zika virus, and Ebola.
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