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. It is a French form of pasté

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name ''Sebastianus'' meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the

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word ''σεβαστος'', or ''sebastos'', meaning "''venerable''." Sébastien or Sebastien may refer to:

Military

* Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age *

Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu (1612–1674) was an eminent French engineer, who is considered to be the first military topographer, or rather the inventor of that art, during the reign of Louis XIV. Biography Pontault went into the army at the ...

(died 1674), French engineer considered to be the first military topographer

Arts and entertainment

Sébastien Agius Sébastien Agius or just Sébastien or Seva (born 2 March 1983, in Nice, France) is a French singer and songwriter, and winner of the inaugural season of the French '' X Factor'' series in 2009. Career In 2003, he tried unsuccessfully for the f ...

(born 1983), French singer and winner of first ever French X Factor * Sébastien Aurillon (born 1973) French visual artist and gallerist *

Sébastien Bourdon Sébastien Bourdon (2 February 1616 – 8 May 1671) was a French painter and engraver. His ''chef d'œuvre'' is ''The Crucifixion of St. Peter'' made for the cathedral of Notre Dame. Biography Bourdon was born in Montpellier, Fran ...

(1616–1671), French painter and engraver * Sébastien Japrisot (1931-2003), French author, screenwriter and film director * Sebastien Grainger (born 1979), Canadian singer and musician * Sébastien Izambard (born 1973), French singer and musician. Member of the

classical crossover Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, (especially in the United States) when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differ ...

quartet

Il Divo Il Divo (; ) are a multi-national classical crossover vocal group. The male quartet, which originated in the United Kingdom in December 2003, consists of tenors Urs Bühler, David Miller, and Sébastien Izambard. It also included bariton ...

. * Sébastien Lefebvre (born 1981), Canadian musician * Sébastien Léger (born 1979), French house DJ and producer * Sébastien Marcovici, New York City Ballet principal dancer * Sébastien Tellier (born 1975), French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Sports

Sébastien Bassong Sébastien Aymar Bassong Nguena (born 9 July 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he opted to play for the Cameroon national team. Club career Metz Born in Paris, France, Metz signed Bassong out o ...

(born 1986), French football defender *

Sébastien Bourdais Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (born 28 February 1979) is a French professional racing driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, having won 37 races. He won four successive championships u ...

(born 1979), French 4-time ChampCar champion and Superleague race car driver * Sébastien Bordeleau (born 1975), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Sébastien Buemi Sébastien Olivier Buemi (born 31 October 1988) is a Swiss professional racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula E Championship for Envision Racing. He competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One from 2009 to 2011. After leaving Formula ...

(born 1988), Swiss former Formula One race car driver * Sébastien Caron (born 1980), Canadian former National Hockey League goalie * Sébastien Chabal (born 1977), French rugby union player * Sébastien Chavanel (born 1981), French road bicycle racer * Sébastien Demers (born 1979), Canadian professional boxer * Sébastien Enjolras (1976–1997), French racing driver * Sébastien Faure (1858-1942), French anarchist *

Sébastien Foucan Sébastien Foucan (born 27 May 1974 in Paris) is a French freerunner of Guadeloupean descent. He is the founder of freerunning and considered an early developer of parkour. Known for his views on the philosophy of parkour and freerunning, Fou ...

(born 1974), French freerunner * Sébastien Frey (born 1980), French football goalkeeper * Sébastien Grosjean (born 1978), French retired tennis player * Sébastien Hinault (born 1974), French road racing cyclist *

Sébastien Lareau Sébastien Lareau (; born April 27, 1973) is a former professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 US Open men's doubles with his American partner Alex O'Brien. As a singles playe ...

(born 1973), Canadian retired tennis player *

Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb (; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rallying, rally, auto racing, racing and rallycross driver. He is the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC), having won the world championship a record nin ...

(born 1974), French rally car driver *

Sébastien Ogier Sébastien Ogier (born 17 December 1983) is a French rally driver, competing for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team in the World Rally Championship (WRC), who is teamed with the co-driver Julien Ingrassia. He has won the World Rally Drivers' Champion ...

(born 1983), French rally car driver for Toyota *

Sébastien Rosseler Sébastien Rosseler (born 15 July 1981) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist who rides for Veranclassic-Doltcini. Between 2012 and 2013, Rosseler competed with UCI ProTeam . Born in Verviers, Wallonia, Belgium, Rosseler currently resides ...

(born 1981), Belgian road racing cyclist * Sébastien Rouault (born 1986), French freestyle swimmer * Sébastien Squillaci (born 1980), French football defender * Sébastien Vorbe (born 1976), Haitian soccer player

Politics

* Sébastien Peytavie (born 1982), French politician * Sébastien Rome (born 1978), French politician

Other

* Sébastien Bottin (1764-1853), French statistician and politician *

Sébastien Érard Sébastien Érard (born Sebastian Erhard, 5 April 1752 – 5 August 1831) was a French instrument maker of German origin who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the mode ...

(1752-1831), French musical instrument maker and pioneer of the modern piano *

Sebastian Gryphius Sebastian Gryphius (french: Sébastien Gryphe; c. 1492, in Reutlingen – 1556, in Lyon) was a German bookseller- printer and humanist. Biography He was the son of Michael Greyff (Greif, Gryff, Gryph), and learned from him the new craft of pr ...

or Sébastien Gryphe (c. 1492-1556), German bookseller, printer and humanist * Sebastien Manrique, Portuguese missionary and traveler to India during 1628 – 1643 *

Sébastien Rale Sébastien Rale (also Racle, Râle, Rasle, Rasles and Sebastian Rale (January 20, 1657 – August 23, 1724) was a French Jesuit missionary and lexicographer who preached amongst the Abenaki and encouraged their resistance to British coloniza ...

(1657-1724), French Jesuit missionary and lexicographer in North America *

Sébastien Vaillant Sébastien Vaillant (May 26, 1669 – May 20, 1722) was French botanist who was born at Vigny in present-day Val d'Oise. Early years Vaillant went to school at the age of four and by the age of five, he was collecting plants and transplanti ...

(1669–1722), French botanist

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