12 Notable alumni of Saint Mary’s University
Updated: June 11, 2026 EliteDegrees
Saint Mary’s University is ranked #1,446 in the world and #40 in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Saint Mary’s University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Saint Mary’s University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Steven Laffoley
1963-. (aged 63)
educator
Steven Laffoley is a Canadian author and educator.
2. Ronald Wallace
1916-2008 (aged 92)
businessperson
politician
Ronald Wallace, CM was a Canadian politician and optometrist. Wallace is the longest-serving mayor of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
3. Louise Edwards
1978-. (aged 48)
astrophysicist
astronomer
Louise Olivia Violet Edwards is a Canadian astronomer and associate professor of physics at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), and is one of the first Black Canadians to receive a PhD in astronomy. In 2002, she was pictured on a Canadian stamp.
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4. Joey Haywood
1984-. (aged 42)
basketball player
Joel "Joey" Haywood is a Canadian-born Trinidad and Tobago former professional basketball player who was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Due to his reputation as a streetball player and his ball-handling expertise, he is often nicknamed "The King Handles".
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5. Zach Churchill
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Zachariah John Churchill is a Canadian politician and activist from Nova Scotia who served as the leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and the leader of the Opposition from 2022 until 2024. He previously served as the member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Yarmouth, first elected from 2010 until 2024, and as a cabinet minister in...
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6. Stephen Hart
1960-. (aged 66)
association football player
association football coach
Stephen Simon Hart is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Halifax Tides FC of the Northern Super League.
7. Chris Spearman
politician
Christopher Spearman is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta in the 2013 municipal election on October 21, 2013. He was re-elected in the 2017 municipal election on October 16, 2017 with 74% of the popular vote.
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8. John William Ashe
1954-2016 (aged 62)
diplomat
politician
John William Ashe was an Antiguan diplomat and politician. He was the President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 68th session, which ran September 2013 to September 2014. He was also President of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2012. He served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City of Antigua and Barbuda between 1995...
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9. Tim Houston
1970-. (aged 56)
accountant
politician
Timothy Jerome Houston is a Canadian politician who has served as the 30th premier of Nova Scotia since 2021, and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) since 2017. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, and represents the electoral district of Pictou East. He was the leader of the opposition...
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10. Linden MacIntyre
1943-. (aged 83)
journalist
novelist
Linden Joseph MacIntyre is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster and novelist. He has won ten Gemini Awards, an International Emmy and numerous other awards for writing and journalistic excellence, including the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his 2009 novel, The Bishop's Man. Well known for many years for his stories on CBC's The Fifth Estate, in 2014 he announced his retirement...
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11. Matt Robinson
1974-. (aged 52)
poet
Matt Robinson is a Canadian poet born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
12. Phyllis Kandie
1965-. (aged 61)
diplomat
minister
politician
Phyllis Jepkosgei Kipkingor Kandie, also Phyllis Jepkosgei Kandie, but commonly known as Phyllis Kandie is the advisor to president William Ruto on Commodities Market Development in 2023. She previously served the former Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, appointed by the former president Uhuru Kenyatta on January, 27 2018. She was as the Cabinet Secretary for East African...
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