Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar). It is the given name of:

People with the name

Jules Aarons Jules Aarons (October 3, 1921 – November 21, 2008) was an American space physicist known for his study of radio-wave propagation, and a photographer known for his street photography in Boston. Early life and education Aarons was born in the ...

(1921–2008), American space physicist and photographer *

Jules Abadie Jules Abadie (12 August 1876 – 10 August 1953) was a French politician and surgeon in Oran, French Algeria, acting as a member of the Comité Français de Libération Nationale (CFLN). Biography Jean Baptiste Marie Jules Abadie was born ...

(1876–1953), French politician and surgeon * Jules Accorsi (born 1937), French football player and manager *

Jules Adenis Jules-Adenis de Colombeau (28 June 1823 – 1900) was a 19th-century French opera librettist, playwright, and journalist. Adenis was born in Paris and studied at the Collège royal de Bourbon (now the Lycée Condorcet). Colombeau was initially emp ...

(1823–1900), French playwright and opera librettist *

Jules Adler Jules Adler (Luxeuil-les-Bains, 8 July 1865 – Nogent-sur-Marne, 11 June 1952) was a French painter, named «le peintre des humbles» by Louis Vauxcelles, a painter of labour, strikes and working people.The Realist tradition: French painting ...

1865–1952), French painter *

Jules Asner Jules Asner (born Julie Ann White; February 14, 1968) is an American screenwriter, author, former entertainment journalist, television personality, and model. Early life Asner was born Julie Ann White in Tempe, Arizona. At the age of 16, she ...

(born 1968), American television personality *

Jules Aimé Battandier Jules Aimé Battandier (28 January 1848 – 18 September 1922) was a French botanist who was a native of Annonay, department of Ardèche. He was an authority on Algerian flora. In 1875, he became head of the pharmacy at Mustapha Pacha hospita ...

(1848–1922), French botanist *

Jules Bernard Jules Liam Bernard (born January 21, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. High school career Bernard played basketball for Windward ...

(born 2000), American basketball player *

Jules Bianchi Jules Lucien André Bianchi (; 3 August 1989 – 17 July 2015) was a French motor racing driver who drove for the Marussia F1 Team in the FIA Formula One World Championship. Bianchi had previously raced in Formula Renault 3.5, GP2 and Form ...

(1989–2015), French Formula One driver *

Jules Breton Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (1 May 1827 – 5 July 1906) was a 19th-century French naturalist painter. His paintings are heavily influenced by the French countryside and his absorption of traditional methods of painting helped make Jules ...

(1827–1906), French Realist painter *

Jules-André Brillant Jules-André Brillant (30 June 1888 – 11 May 1973) was a French Canadian entrepreneur who was active in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec from 1920 to 1962. He founded an electrical power company in 1922, a telephone company in 1927 and a s ...

(1888–1973), Canadian entrepreneur *

Jules Brunet Jules Brunet (2 January 1838 – 12 August 1911) was a French military officer who served the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War in Japan. Originally sent to Japan as an artillery instructor with the French military mission of 1867, he refu ...

(1838–1911), French Army general *

Jules Charles-Roux Jules Charles-Roux (14 November 1841 – 6 March 1918) was a French businessman and politician. He served as the vice president of the Suez Canal Company. He served as a corporate director of shipping companies in the Antilles, West Africa and Fr ...

(1841–1918), French businessman and politician *

Jules Dewaquez Jules Aimé Devaquez (9 March 1899 – 12 June 1971), known as Jules Dewaquez, was a French amateur footballer, who played for both club and country on the right wing. He was of shorter stature (1.69m) and renowned for his small moustache. By pr ...

(1899–1971), French footballer *

Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude Lieutenant-general Baron Jules-Marie-Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude (24 February 1858 – 24 November 1928), often known as General Jacques, was a Belgian military figure of World War I and colonial advocate. Congo Free State He founded Albertv ...

(1858–1928), Belgian Army general *

Jules Armand Dufaure Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (; 4 December 1798 – 28 June 1881) was a French statesman. Biography Dufaure was born at Saujon, Charente-Maritime, and began his career as an advocate at Bordeaux, where he won a great reputation by his oratoric ...

(1798–1881), French statesman *

Jules Engel Jules Engel (born Gyula Engel, March 11, 1909 – September 6, 2003) was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental animation ...

, American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director and teacher *

Jules Feiffer Jules Ralph Feiffer (born January 26, 1929)''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 is an American cartoonist and author, who was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 as North- ...

(born 1929), American cartoonist *

Jules Gervais-Courtellemont Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863–1931) was a French photographer who was famous for taking color autochromes during World War I. Life He was born near Fontainebleau in Avon, Seine-et-Marne, south of Paris. He emigrated with his parents ...

(1863–1931), French war photographer from World War I *

Jules Greenbaum Jules Greenbaum (5 January 1867 – 1 November 1924) was a German pioneering film producer. He founded the production companies Deutsche Bioscope, Deutsche Vitascope and Greenbaum-Film and was a dominant figure in German cinema in the years befor ...

(1867-1924), German film producer *

Jules Jordan Jules Jordan (born May 25, 1972) is an American adult film actor, director, and producer known for his work in gonzo pornography. Jordan entered the adult film industry as a clerk for a video store. While working in sales, he recruited mode ...

(1850-1927), American composer, operatic tenor, vocal instructor and conductor *

(born 1972), American pornographic actor, director and producer * Jules "Skip" Kendall (born 1964), American professional golfer *

Jules Gilmer Korner Jr. Jules Gilmer Korner Jr. (July 24, 1888 – January 14, 1967)William G. Scroggins, ''Leaves of a Stunted Shrub: A Genealogy of the Scrogin-Scroggin-Scroggins Family'', Vol. 4 (2009), p. 59. was a judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (la ...

(1888–1967), judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals * Jules Maenen (1932–2007), Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist * Jules Massenet (1842–1912), French composer * Jules Michelet (1798–1874), French historian * Jules Monge (1855–1934), French painter *

Jules Auguste Muraire Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César''). Life and career Born in ...

(1883-1946), French Actor * Jules Achille Noël (1815–1881), French landscape and maritime painter *

Jules Pastré Jules Pastré (April 12, 1809 – May 21, 1899) was a French banker, businessman and equestrian. He was a board member of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank and co-founder of Eaux du Caire, a water distribution company in Cairo. Biography Early life Jule ...

(1809–1899), French banker, businessman and equestrian active in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

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Jules Rimet Jules Rimet (; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He also served as the presid ...

(1878–1956), French football administrator and former FIFA president *

Jules Védrines Jules Charles Toussaint Védrines (29 December 1881 – 21 April 1919) was an early French aviator, notable for being the first pilot to fly at more than 100 mph and for winning the Gordon Bennett Trophy race in 1912. Biography Jules Védrin ...

(1881–1919), French aviator * Jules Verne (1828–1905), French author * Jules Wright (1948-2015), Australian-English theatre director * Jules Wright (politician) (1933-2022), American politician and businessman

Fictional characters

*Jules Cobb, the main character of the US television series ''

Cougar Town ''Cougar Town'' is an American television sitcom that ran for 102 episodes over six seasons, from September 23, 2009, until March 31, 2015. The first three seasons aired on ABC, with the series moving to TBS for the remaining three seasons. AB ...

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Jules Winnfield ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rham ...

, a fictional character in the film ''Pulp Fiction'' * Jules Vaughn, one of the main characters in the US television series '' Euphoria'' * Jules, a fictional character featured in the video game '' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''. In this case, the use of the name Jules is assigned to a young woman. * Jules Tournier, the twelve-year-old twin brother of Julie, and one of the two titular characters of the 1990s animated show- ''

The Twins of Destiny ''The Twins of Destiny'' (known as ''Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde'' (''The Twins of the Edge of the World'') in French, or 天命神童 (''Destiny's Children'') in Chinese) was a 1991 animated television series produced by French writer Jean ...

'' * Jules, a fictional character in the graphic novel '' On a Sunbeam'' by Tillie Walden * Jules Van Patton, a fictional character from the film St. Elmo’s Fire * Jules Verne Durand, a linguist aboard the ''Daban Urnud'' in ''

Anathem ''Anathem'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson, published in 2008. Major themes include the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the philosophical debate between Platonic realism and nominalism. Plot sum ...

'' by Neal Stephenson

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