title: Melanson
text: # Melanson
  
  Melanson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  ## People
  
  * Chester Melanson (born 1940), Canadian politician and member in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
  * Dean Melanson (born 1973), former National Hockey League defenceman
  * Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (1879–1941), Canadian priest and Archbishop
  * Melanie Melanson (born 1974), a missing teenager from Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts since 1989
  * Neil Melanson, American combat sports coach
  * Olivier-Maximin Melanson (1854–1926), Acadian businessman
  * Philip H. Melanson (1944–2006), American educator
  * Roger Melanson, Canadian politician, member in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
  * Roland Melanson (born 1960), former National Hockey League goaltender and current goaltender coach
  * Simeon Melanson (1873–1964), Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
  
  ## Places
  
  * Melanson, Nova Scotia, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Kings County
  * Val-Melanson, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada
  