Nova Scotian Institute of Science - Hall of Fame
- Gordon Arthur Riley
- Born: 11 Jun 1911, Webb City, Missouri, USA
- Died: 7 Oct 1985, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Field: Biological Oceanographer
A pioneer of quantitative biological oceanography, Riley became Director of the Institute of Oceanography at Dalhousie University in 1965. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.