18 Notable alumni of
University of Prince Edward Island
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The University of Prince Edward Island is 3096th in the world, 1050th in North America, and 55th in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from the University of Prince Edward Island sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tyler Shaw
- Years
- 1993-.. (age 33)
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Tyler Shaw is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. After winning the "MuchMusic Coca-Cola Covers Contest 2012" organized by the Canadian music cable channel MuchMusic, he released his debut single, "Kiss Goodnight", via Sony Music Canada in December 2012. The song was quickly certified Gold by Music Canada in April 2013. His debut studio album, Yesterday, was released on September 4, 2015, by Sony Music, spawned over 6 singles and is a certified gold album. His sophomore album INTUITION was released on September 28, 2018, also via Sony Music Canada, followed up by the self-titled third studio album Tyler Shaw on August 20, 2021.
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Wade MacLauchlan
- Occupations
- politicianbiographer
- Biography
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H. Wade MacLauchlan CM OPEI, is a Canadian academic administrator and former politician who served as the 32nd premier of Prince Edward Island and leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party from 2015 to 2019. He also served as the fifth president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011, and has been the seventh modern chancellor of the University of New Brunswick since 2023.
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Mathew Maione
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Mathew Maione is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman playing for IF Björklöven of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).
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Geraldine Quinn
- Occupations
- comedianfilm director
- Biography
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Geraldine Mary Quinn is an Australian songwriter, guitarist, singer, comedian, and actor based in Melbourne. She has performed solo shows at many arts and comedy festivals, including Hex And The City in Adelaide, Melbourne, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and Queen Bitch at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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J. Greg Peters
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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John Gregory Peters MVO is a retired superintendent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the current usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada. He was appointed to the position by order of the governor-in-council effective October 1, 2013. He was re-appointed on October 1, 2018 for another 5-year term.
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Jacques Hébert
- Occupations
- essayistpoliticianwriterjournalistpublisher
- Biography
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Jacques Hébert, OC was a Canadian author, journalist, publisher, Senator and world traveller who visited more than 130 countries.
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Bobby Morrissey
- Occupations
- consultantpolitician
- Biography
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Robert Joseph Morrissey MP is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Egmont in the House of Commons of Canada. He is a member of the Liberal Party.
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Percy Downe
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Percy E. Downe is a Canadian Senator and former political aide.
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Irene Gammel
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- literary scholarbiographerwriter
- Biography
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Irene Gammel FRSC is a Canadian literary historian, biographer, and curator. Gammel's works critically examine women's contributions to literature and art within the cultural context of the 20th century, shedding light on their experiences, challenges, and achievements. Her research delves into the lives of influential women artists and writers, who were often historically sidelined and erased, analyzing their creative processes, historical struggles, and impact on society.
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Cyrus S. Ching
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Cyrus S. Ching was a Canadian-American who became an American industrialist, federal civil servant, and noted labor union mediator. He was the first director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) and the Wage Stabilization Board.
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Joe Byrne
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joe Byrne served as leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from 2018 to 2020. He became leader on April 7, 2018, after defeating two other candidates on the first ballot of the NDP leadership convention.
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Herb Dickieson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Herb Dickieson is a retired physician and a former educator and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Dickieson was the first and, to date, only member of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island to have sat in the Legislative Assembly.
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William Wilfred Sullivan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir William Wilfred Sullivan was a Prince Edward Island journalist, politician and jurist, the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island.
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Donald Farquharson
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Donald Farquharson was a Canadian politician who served as the eighth premier of Prince Edward Island.
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Elizabeth Rollins Epperly
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Elizabeth Rollins Epperly CM is an American–Canadian Victorian scholar, author, curator, English professor (from 1976 to 2006), and former university president (1995–1998) of the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). Epperly taught at the University of Prince Edward Island for 22 years where she also served as founding chair of the L.M. Montgomery Institute and UPEI's fourth (and first female) president. The Epperly Plaza on the UPEI campus is dedicated in her name. Following her retirement she was made Professor Emerita by the university.
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George William Howlan
- Occupations
- merchantship-ownerbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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George William Howlan was an Irish-born merchant, ship owner and political figure in Prince Edward Island.
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Augustine Colin Macdonald
- Occupations
- merchantpolitician
- Biography
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Augustine Colin Macdonald was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented King's County and later King's in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1874, from 1878 to 1882, from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative member. Macdonald served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1915 to 1919.
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James Hyndman
- Years
- 1874-1971 (aged 97)
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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James Duncan Hyndman, CBE was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, and was the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta.
