17 Notable alumni of
University of Prince Edward Island
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The University of Prince Edward Island is 3127th in the world, 1078th in North America, and 55th in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 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 31)
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Tyler Shaw is a Canadian singer 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", through Sony Music Canada in December 2012. The song was certified Gold by Music Canada in April 2013. His debut studio album, Yesterday, was released on September 4, 2015, by Sony Music. His second album Intuition was released on September 28, 2018, also by Sony Music.
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Wade MacLauchlan
- Occupations
- biographerpolitician
- Biography
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H. Wade MacLauchlan, is a Canadian legal academic, university administrator, politician and community leader. He served as the fifth president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011, becoming president emeritus in 2012. He served as the 32nd premier of Prince Edward Island from 2015 to 2019. His government was defeated in the April 23, 2019 general election. MacLauchlan announced his intention to step down as Liberal leader on 26 April 2019, and completed his term as Premier on 9 May 2019.
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Jacques Hébert
- Occupations
- journalistpoliticianessayist
- Biography
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Jacques Hébert, was a Canadian author, journalist, publisher, Senator and world traveller who visited more than 130 countries.
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J. Greg Peters
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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John Gregory Peters 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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Percy Downe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Percy E. Downe is a Canadian Senator and former political aide.
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Bobby Morrissey
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Joseph Morrissey 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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Irene Gammel
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- literary scholarwriterbiographer
- Biography
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Irene Gammel 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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Doug Currie
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Douglas W. Currie is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Parkdale in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a member of the Liberal Party from 2007 until his resignation in 2017.
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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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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. He currently serves as the President of the PEI NDP.
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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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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
- politician
- 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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George William Howlan
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- 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
- politician
- 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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Elizabeth Rollins Epperly
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 73)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Elizabeth ‘Betsy' Epperly is a 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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James Hyndman
- Years
- 1874-1971 (aged 97)
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- 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.
