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. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne. Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to:

People

Scientists and inventors

Étienne Bézout Étienne Bézout (; 31 March 1730 – 27 September 1783) was a French mathematician who was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France, and died in Avon (near Fontainebleau), France. Work In 1758 Bézout was elected an adjoint in mechanics of the ...

(1730–1783), French mathematician *

Étienne Louis Geoffroy Étienne Louis Geoffroy (October 12, 1725 – August 12, 1810) was a French entomologist and pharmacist. He was born in Paris and died in Soissons. He followed the binomial nomenclature of Carl von Linné and devoted himself mainly to beetle ...

(1725–1810), French entomologist and pharmacist *

Étienne Laspeyres Ernst Louis Étienne Laspeyres (; 28 November 1834 – 4 August 1913) was a German economist. He was ''Professor ordinarius'' of economics and statistics or '' State Sciences'' and cameralistics (public finance and administration) in Basel, Riga ...

(1834–1913), German professor of economics and statistics *

Étienne Lenoir Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir, also known as Jean J. Lenoir (12 January 1822 – 4 August 1900), was a Belgian-French engineer who developed the internal combustion engine in 1858. Prior designs for such engines were patented as early as 1807 ( ...

(1822–1900), Belgian engineer who invented the first internal combustion engine to be produced in numbers *

Étienne Lenoir (instrument maker) Étienne Lenoir (1744–1832) was a French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle.Chronologie scientifique, technologique et économique de la France - Page 137 Danièle et Jean-Claude Clermontel - 2009 "POIDS ET MESURES ...

(1744–1832), French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle surveying instrument *

Étienne Mulsant Martial Étienne Mulsant (2 March 1797, Marnand, Rhône – 4 November 1880) was a French entomologist and ornithologist. Biography Initially employed in commerce, Mulsant wrote ''Lettres à Julie sur l'entomologie, suivies d'une description mé ...

(1797–1880), French entomologist and ornithologist *

Étienne Pascal Étienne Pascal (; 2 May 1588 – 24 September 1651) was a French chief tax officer and the father of Blaise Pascal. Biography Pascal was born in Clermont to Martin Pascal, the treasurer of France, and Marguerite Pascal de Mons. He had three da ...

(1588–1651), French lawyer, scientist and mathematician best known as the father of Blaise Pascal *

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 177219 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition". He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck's evolutionary theories ...

(1772–1844), French naturalist *

Étienne Pierre Ventenat Étienne Pierre Ventenat (1 March 1757 – 13 August 1808) was a French botanist born in Limoges. He was the brother of naturalist Louis Ventenat (1765–1794). While employed as director of the ecclesiastic library Sainte-Geneviève in Paris ...

(1757–1808), French botanist *

Étienne Wasserzug Wasserzug Étienne Bronislaw (born 1 August 1860 in Motol; died 1888)Etienne Wasserzug (1860-1888) Notice biographique et travaux scientifiques, Sceaux, Imp. Charaire et Fils, 1889, 75 p. was a French biologist of Polish origin. Biography 186 ...

(1860-1888), French biologist

Intellectuals and academics

* Étienne Balazs (1905–1963), Hungarian-born French sinologist *

Étienne Balibar Étienne Balibar (; ; born 23 April 1942) is a French philosopher. He has taught at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, at the University of California Irvine and is currently an Anniversary Chair Professor at the Centre for Research in Modern E ...

(born 1942), French Marxist philosopher and professor *

Étienne Baluze Étienne Baluze (24 November 1630 – 28 July 1718) was a French scholar and historiographer, also known as Stephanus Baluzius. Biography Born in Tulle, he was educated at his native town, at the Jesuit college, where he studied the Arts. H ...

(1630–1718), French scholar also known as Stephanus Baluzius *

Étienne de La Boétie Étienne or Estienne de La Boétie (; oc, Esteve de La Boetiá; 1 November 1530 – 18 August 1563) was a French magistrate, classicist, writer, poet and political theorist, best remembered for his intense and intimate friendship with essayist ...

(1530–1563), French intellectual and noted friend of Michel de Montaigne *

Étienne Cabet Étienne Cabet (; January 1, 1788 – November 9, 1856) was a French philosopher and utopian socialist who founded the Icarian movement. Cabet became the most popular socialist advocate of his day, with a special appeal to artisans who were bei ...

(1788–1856), French philosopher and utopian socialist *

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (; ; 30 September 17142 August or 3 August 1780) was a French philosopher and epistemologist, who studied in such areas as psychology and the philosophy of the mind. Biography He was born at Grenoble into a legal ...

(1715–1780), French philosopher *

Étienne Dolet Étienne Dolet (; 3 August 15093 August 1546) was a French scholar, translator and printer. Dolet was a controversial figure throughout his lifetime. His early attacks upon the Inquisition, the city council and other authorities in Toulouse, tog ...

(1509–1546), French scholar, translator and printer *

Étienne Fourmont Étienne Fourmont (23 June 1683 – 8 December 1745) was a French scholar and Orientalist who served as professor of Arabic at the Collège de France and published grammars on the Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese languages. Although Fourmont is r ...

(1683–1745), French orientalist *

Étienne Gilson Étienne Henri Gilson (; 13 June 1884 – 19 September 1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy, he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes; he also philosophized in the tradition ...

(1884–1978), French philosopher *

Étienne Hubert (Arabist) Étienne Hubert d'Orléans (Stephanus Hubertus; 1567–1614) was a French physician, Orientalist and diplomat of the 17th century. Biography Born in Orléans, he studied medicine there and in Paris (gaining his Bachelor on 21 April 1596) and became ...

(1567–1614), French physician, Orientalist and diplomat, also known as Stephanus Hubertus *

Étienne Lamotte Étienne Paul Marie Lamotte (21 November 1903 – 5 May 1983) was a Belgian priest and Professor of Greek at the Catholic University of Louvain, but was better known as an Indologist and the greatest authority on Buddhism in the West in his time ...

(1903–1983), Belgian priest, Indologist and authority on Buddhism *

Etienne Vermeersch Etienne Vermeersch (2 May 1934, Sint-Michiels, Bruges – 18 January 2019, Ghent) was a Belgian moral philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater. He is one of the founding fathers of the abortion, euthanasia law, and the Law on Patients' R ...

(born 1934), Belgian philosopher *

Étienne Weill-Raynal Étienne Weill-Raynal (1887–1982) was a French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician. As a scholar following World War I, he specialized in the subject of reparations. When World War II began, he was dismissed from his teach ...

(1887–1982), French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician. *

Étienne Wenger __NOTOC__ Étienne Charles Wenger (born 1952) is an educational theorist and practitioner, best known for his formulation (with Jean Lave) of the theory of situated cognition and his more recent work in the field of communities of practice. L ...

(born 1952), education theorist

Politicians, government officials and soldiers

Étienne François, duc de Choiseul Étienne François, Marquis de Stainville, Duc de Choiseul, KOHS, OGF (28 June 17198 May 1785) was a French military officer, diplomat and statesman. From 1758 to 1761 and from 1766 to 1770, he was Foreign Minister of France and had a strong i ...

(1719-1785), French military officer, statesman and diplomat *

Étienne Bazeries Étienne Bazeries (21 August 1846, in Port Vendres – 7 November 1931, in Noyon) was a French military cryptanalyst active between 1890 and the First World War. He is best known for developing the " Bazeries Cylinder", an improved version of T ...

(1846–1931), French military cryptanalyst *

Étienne Eustache Bruix Étienne Eustache Bruix ( Fort-Dauphin, Saint-Domingue, 17 July 1759 – Paris, 18 March 1805) was a French Navy officer and admiral, and Minister of the Navy. Life Bruix was born to a family from Béarn. He started sailing as a volunteer o ...

(1759-1805), French Navy admiral *

Étienne Clavière Étienne Clavière (29 January 17358 December 1793) was a Genevan-born French financier and politician of the French Revolution. He was French Minister of Finance between 24 March and 12 June 1792, and between 10 August 1792 and 2 June 1793. ...

(1735–1793), Swiss-born French financier and politician of the French Revolution *

Étienne Clémentel Étienne Clémentel (11 January 1864 – 25 December 1936) was a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly of France from 1900 to 1919 and as French Senator from 1920 to 1936. He also served as Minister of Colonies from 2 ...

(1864-1936), French politician * Étienne Compayré (1748-1817), French politician. *

Étienne Davignon Étienne, Count Davignon (born 4 October 1932 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission. Career After receiving a Doctorate of Law from the Catholic University of Louvai ...

(born 1932), Belgian politician, businessman and former vice-president of the European Commission *

Étienne Maurice Gérard Étienne Maurice Gérard, 1st Comte Gérard (4 April 177317 April 1852) was a French general, statesman and Marshal of France. He served under a succession of French governments including the ''ancien regime'' monarchy, the Revolutionary govern ...

, comte Gérard (1773–1852), French general and statesman *

Étienne Guy Étienne Guy (February 16, 1774 – December 29, 1820) was a surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1774, the son of Pierre Guy, studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël and then spent over a year at the Col ...

(1774–1820), surveyor and politician in Lower Canada *

Etienne van der Horst Etienne van der Horst (born 28 August 1958) is a Curaçaoan politician. A member of the Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal, he was Minister of Government Policy, Planning and Service from 31 December 2012 to 23 December 2016. Career Van der ...

(born 1958), Curaçaoan politician *

Étienne Manac'h Étienne Manac'h (later known as Étienne Manoël Manac'h; February 3, 1910 in Plouigneau, Brittany – 1992) was a French career diplomat and author. Life Early life Manac'h attended Morlaix Collège from 1922 until 1925, and following th ...

(1910-1992), French diplomat and writer *

Étienne Marcel Étienne Marcel (between 1302 and 131031 July 1358) was provost of the merchants of Paris under King John II of France, called John the Good (Jean le Bon). He distinguished himself in the defence of the small craftsmen and guildsmen who made u ...

(died 1358), provost of the merchants of Paris under King John II * Étienne Parent (1802–1874), Canadian journalist and government official *

Étienne Perier (governor) Étienne Perier or Étienne de Perier (16861766), also known as Perier the Elder (french: Perier l'Aîné), was a French naval officer and governor of French Louisiana from 1726 to 1733. His time as governor included some notable achievements, ...

(1687-1766), French naval officer and colonial administrator *

Étienne Richaud Étienne Richaud (Étienne Antoine Guillaume Richaud), born on January 11, 1841, in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France) and died on May 31, 1889, in the Bay of Bengal, was the Principal private secretary of the Minister of Commerce Maurice Ro ...

(1841-1889), Governor of French India * Etienne Saqr (born 1937), Lebanese founder of the Guardians of the Cedars militia and political party *

Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the main opposing political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

(born 1932), politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo *Étienne de Vignolles (1390-1443), called

La Hire Étienne de Vignolles, Sieur de Montmorillon, Chatelain de Longueville (), also known as La Hire (; 1390 – 11 January 1443), was a French military commander during the Hundred Years' War. Nickname One explanation for his nickname of La ...

, a French military commander during the Hundred Years' War and a close comrade of Joan of Arc * Etienne Ys (born 1962), twice Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles

Arts and entertainment

Etienne Aigner Étienne Aigner (November 8, 1904 – November 5, 2000) was the founder of Etienne Aigner US and Etienne Aigner AG, two presently separate high fashion houses, based respectively in New York City and Munich, Germany. Both companies produce luxury ...

(1904–2000), Hungarian-born German fashion designer *

Étienne Chatiliez Étienne Chatiliez (born 17 June 1952) is a French film director. He was born in Roubaix, France. After starting out directing many advertising clips, he is now a well-known director of feature-length films with some success. Filmography * ...

(born 1952), French film director *

Étienne de Crécy Étienne Bernard Marie de Crécy (, born 25 February 1969, Lyon, France), also known as Superdiscount, EDC, Minos Pour Main Basse and Mooloodjee, is a French DJ and producer who composes electronic music, primarily house. Biography Crécy wa ...

(born 1969), French electronic music producer and DJ *

Étienne Daho Étienne Daho (; ; born 14 January 1956) is a French singer. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock- surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981. Career Daho was born in Oran, French Algeria. He sings in a low, whispery voice somew ...

(born 1956), French singer, songwriter and record producer * Etienne Debel (1931–1993), Belgian actor and director * Étienne Doirat (c. 1675–1732), French furniture designer. *

Étienne Maurice Falconet Étienne Maurice Falconet (1 December 1716 – 24 January 1791) was a French baroque, rococo and neoclassical sculptor, best-known for his equestrian statue of Peter the Great, the ''Bronze Horseman'' (1782), in St. Petersburg, Russia, and for ...

(1716–1791), French Rococo sculptor *

Etienne Girardot Etienne Girardot (22 February 1856 – 10 November 1939) was a diminutive stage and film actor of Anglo-French parentage born in London, England. Biography The son of French painter Ernest Gustave Girardot, he studied at an art school, but le ...

(1856–1939), Anglo-French actor *

Étienne Jodelle Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin (1532July 1573), French dramatist and poet, was born in Paris of a noble family. He attached himself to the poetic circle of the Pléiade and proceeded to apply the principles of the reformers to dramatic ...

, seigneur de Limodin (1532–1573), French dramatist and poet *

Étienne Loulié Étienne Loulié, pronounced .tjɛn lu.lje (1654 – 16 July 1702) was a musician, pedagogue and musical theorist. Life Born into a family of Parisian sword-finishers, Loulié learned both musical practice and musical theory as a choir boy at the ...

(1654–1702), French musician, pedagogue and musical theorist *

Étienne Méhul Étienne Nicolas Méhul (; 16 November 1765 ~ 24 December 1817) was a French composer of the classical period. He was known as "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution". He was also the first composer to be called a ...

(1763–1817), French composer *

Étienne Moulinié Étienne Moulinié (10 October 1599 – 1676) was a French Baroque composer. He was born in Languedoc, and when he was a child he sang at the Narbonne Cathedral. Through the influence of his brother Antoine (died 1655), Moulinié gained an app ...

(1599–1676), French Baroque composer *

Étienne Périer (director) Étienne Périer (11 December 1931 – 21 June 2020) was a Belgian film director. Filmography Director * 1956 : ''Bernard Buffet'' * 1959 : ', with Micheline Presle and François Périer * 1960 : '' Murder at 45 R.P.M.'', with Danielle Darr ...

(1931–2020), Belgian film director

Sports

Étienne Bally Étienne Marcel Bally (17 April 1923 – 10 January 2018) was a French sprinter and a European champion over 100 metres. He was born in Vénissieux. Bally's first major competition was the 1946 European Championships held in Oslo, wh ...

(born 1923), French sprinter *

Etienne Barbara Etienne Barbara (born 10 June 1982) is a Maltese former footballer and manager. Club career Malta Barbara started his career as a youth player with Qormi. After having been spotted by scouts following some impressive displays, he earned a move ...

(born 1982), Maltese footballer *

Étienne Boulay Étienne Boulay (born March 10, 1983) is a former Canadian football safety. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, with whom he won the 100th Grey Cup championship. He previously played for the Montreal ...

(born 1983), Canadian football player *

Étienne Capoue Étienne René Capoue (born 11 July 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal. He is a French youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-19, and under-21 level, ...

(born 1988), French footballer *

Étienne Dagon Étienne Dagon (born 13 September 1960 in Biel/Bienne) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Switzerland who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California Los ...

(born 1960), Swiss breaststroke swimmer * Ettiene de Bruyn (born 1977), South African cricketer *

Étienne Desmarteau Joseph-Étienne Desmarteau (4 February 1873 – 29 October 1905) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the weight throwing event at the 1904 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Boucherville, Quebec, Desmarteau was member of the Montréal Athle ...

(1873-1905), Canadian winner of the 54 pound weight throw at the 1904 Olympics *

Étienne Didot Étienne Didot (born 24 July 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a centre midfielder. Didot made over 400 appearances in Ligue 1 playing for Stade Rennais F.C., Toulouse FC, and En Avant de Guingamp. Club ...

(born 1983), French footballer * Etienne Eto'o (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *

Étienne Mattler Étienne Mattler (25 December 1905 – 23 March 1986) was a French international footballer, nicknamed ''Le Lion de Belfort''. Career Mattler, born in Belfort, played for the clubs US Belfort (1921–1927), AS Troyes (1927–1929), and FC So ...

(1905–1986), French footballer * Etienne L. de Mestre (1832–1916), Australian racehorse trainer * Etienne Oosthuizen (rugby union, born 1992), South African rugby union player * Etienne Oosthuizen (rugby union, born 1994), South African rugby union player *

Ettienne Richardson Ettienne Richardson (born April 23, 1981) is a Grenadian football player. He is a striker for the Grenada national football team. Between 2005 and 2012, he has appeared in 6 international matches for Grenada, after his debut against Barbados ...

(born 1981), Grenadian footballer *

Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit (born 15 June 1974) is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.Etienne Stott Etienne Stott MBE (born 30 June 1979) is an English slalom canoeist who started competing at the international level in 2002, initially in the K1 category, but switching to C2 in 2005. He retired from the sport in 2016. He is the ...

(born 1979), English slalom canoeist

Other

Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot (; born 22 January 1983) is a French chess grandmaster, and as a child, a chess prodigy. He competed at the Candidates Matches in 2007 and won the Aeroflot Open in 2009. He passed 2700 FIDE rating in 2004 and in January 2005 ...

(born 1983), French chess player, formerly the youngest person ever to have earned the Grandmaster title *

Étienne Brûlé Étienne Brûlé (; – c. June 1633) was the first European explorer to journey beyond the St. Lawrence River into what is now known as Canada. He spent much of his early adult life among the Hurons, and mastered their language and learne ...

(c. 1592–c. 1643), French explorer in what is now Canada *Étienne Gaboury (born 1930), Canadian architect *Étienne Pasquier (1529–1615), French lawyer and man of letters *Étienne Pernet (1824–1899), French Roman Catholic priest, founder of Little Sisters of the Assumption Order *Étienne Provost (1785–1850), French-Canadian fur trader *Étienne Tempier (died 1279), also known as Stephanus of Orleans, French bishop of Paris and Chancellor of the Sorbonne

Fictional characters

*Étienne of Navarre, a main character in ''Ladyhawke (film), Ladyhawke'', a 1985 historical-fantasy, played by Rutger Hauer *Etienne Argeneau, one of the main characters of Lynsay Sands' romance novel ''Love Bites'' *Ettienne R. LaFitte, "real" name of Gung-Ho (G.I. Joe) *Étienne Lantier, protagonist of Émile Zola's novel ''Germinal (novel), Germinal'' *Étienne St. Clair, a main character in the novel ''Anna and the French Kiss'' by Stephanie Perkins *Etienne LeBlanc, a main character in the novel ''All the Light We Cannot See'' by Anthony Doerr *Etienne, A hero in the tower defense game Bloons TD 6

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