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Grosjean () is a surname of French or Belgian origin from the adjective ''gros'' (large) and the forename ''Jean''. As ''gros-jean'', it is sometimes applied in French to a person who is perceived as stupid. People * Alice Lee Grosjean, confidante of 20th-century Louisiana politician Huey Long *André Grosjean, Swiss water polo player at the 1948 Olympics * Bruno Grosjean, a possible real name for purported Swiss Holocaust survivor Binjamin Wilkomirski * Catherine Grosjean (born 1947), French Olympic swimmer * Ernest Grosjean (1844–1936), French composer and organist *Fernand Grosjean (1924–2015), Swiss Olympic alpine skier *François Grosjean, French psycholinguist and researcher on bilingualism * Georges Grosjean, Belgian field hockey player at the 1928 Olympics * James Grosjean, American gambler and author * Jean Grosjean (1912–2006), French poet, writer and translator * Joris Grosjean (born 1993), French badminton player * Marion Jollès Grosjean (born 1981), French journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huey Long
Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. He was a left-wing populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national prominence during the Great Depression for his vocal criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal, which Long deemed insufficiently radical. As the political leader of Louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and often took forceful action. A controversial figure, Long is celebrated as a populist champion of the poor or, conversely, denounced as a fascist demagogue. Long was born in the impoverished north of Louisiana in 1893. After working as a traveling salesman and briefly attending three colleges, he was admitted to the bar in Louisiana. Following a short career as an attorney, in which he frequently represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joris Grosjean
Joris Grosjean (born 29 July 1993) is a French male badminton player. In 2011, he won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event partnered with Lucas Corvée. He and Corvée also became the runner-up at the Estonian International tournament in the men's doubles event. He also won the gold medal in French championships U13 with Cindy GUERIN in 2006. In 2024, he launches into a singles career with the last result being a defeat against Leo Chabanne. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Boys' Doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's Doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * 1993 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Grosjean
Sylvain Grosjean (born 19 September 1990) is a French badminton player. He has won numerous junior title in France, and in 2009 he attracted the international attention by winning the boys' doubles title at the 2009 European Junior Badminton Championships, European Junior Championships partnered with Sam Magee of Ireland. In 2011, he also won the men's doubles title at the Dutch International tournament with Baptiste Carême. In 2012, he decided to retire from the French Badminton Association (INSEP), and focused on his studies in physiotherapy. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Boys' doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament References ` External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grosjean, Sylvain 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Lyon French male badminton players 21st-century French sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean (; born 29 May 1978) is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004. He finished eight consecutive seasons ranked in the top 30 (1999–2006), peaking at world No. 4 in October 2002. He is currently the director of the Open de Roanne. Career Juniors As a junior, Grosjean posted a 90-20 singles record and a 58-12 doubles record, winning the 1996 French Open boys' doubles. He reached Junior World No. 1 in both singles and doubles in December 1996, the first player to accomplish the feat since Jason Stoltenberg in 1987. Pro tour Grosjean joined the professional tour in 1996. In 2003 and 2004, he reached the final of the Queen's London Tournament. In the same two years, he also reached the semifinals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the No. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Grosjean
Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (; born 17 April 1986) is a French and Swiss racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Lamborghini and serves as a reserve driver in the IndyCar Series for Prema. Grosjean competed under the French flag in Formula One between and , and the IndyCar Series from 2021 to 2024. Born and raised in Geneva to a Swiss father and French mother, Grosjean is the grandson of Olympic alpine skier Fernand Grosjean and the great-grandson of weapons designer Edgar Brandt. Graduating from kart racing to junior formulae in 2003 under a Swiss license, Grosjean began his career in Formula LO before moving to French Formula Renault in 2004 with SG Formula. He dominated the following season with 10 wins from 16 races. He then progressed to the Formula 3 Euro Series, winning the championship in 2007 amidst a title battle with Sébastien Buemi. Grosjean graduated to the GP2 Series in 2008, finishing fourth in his rookie season and winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Grosjean
Roger Grosjean (25 July 1920 – 7 June 1975) was a French Air Force pilot, a double agent during World War II, and one of the founding fathers of Corsican prehistoric archaeology. Early life Grosjean was born in Chalon-sur-Saône, the son of Joseph Grosjean, a judge. As Joseph was posted to different cities, the family lived in Lunéville, Briey, Lille, and Paris. At age 14, Roger was a boarder at the private Catholic school Collège de Marcq en Baroeul where, in 1936, he became the youth French record-holder in the discus throw. In 1939, at age 18, without completing his exams, Grosjean left school to join the French Air and Space Force, French Air Force. Military career Grosjean was trained in Clermont-Ferrand and at the Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base, graduating second in his class. He was given the rank of Sergeant and, during the Phoney War, became a fighter pilot, based in Étampes, where he flew the Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 and the Dewoitine D.500. In May 1940, his plane was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Grosjean
Matthew Reid "Matt" Grosjean (born September 21, 1970) is an American former alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics, and 1998 Winter Olympics. He was born in Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite .... References * 1970 births Living people American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Jollès Grosjean
Marion Jollès Grosjean (; born 8 December 1981), is a French journalist and television presenter. She has been presenting ''Automoto'' on TF1 with Denis Brogniart every Sunday morning since 2005. Education and early career Marion Jollès was born in Saint-Étienne in the department of Loire and studied journalism in Paris. In the meantime, she did regular internships in radio working as a stringer. After graduating with a Master's degree in English, she studied for six months in Canada and then came back to France, where she graduated with a special degree (DESS) in bilingual journalism (French and English). Television career Marion Jollès began working on the channel Eurosport. She then presented in 2005 on TF1 a short program about road safety ''La bonne conduite''. She was also chosen the same year to present the weekly program ''Automoto''. Since March 2009, she co-hosted the program ''F1 à la Une'' with Denis Brogniart. She also did her beginnings at the Spanish Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Grosjean
Jean Grosjean (born in Paris on 21 December 1912, died at Versailles on 10 April 2006) was a French poet, writer and translator. Overview After a childhood in the provinces, he became an engineering fitter. He entered the seminary of Saint Sulpice in Issy-les-Moulineaux in 1933. After military service in Lebanon he travelled throughout the Middle East, to Syria, Palestine, Egypt and Iraq. He was ordained as a priest in 1939, and then mobilized. Imprisoned in 1940, he met André Malraux, Claude Gallimard and Roger Judrin during his captivity in Pomerania and Brandenburg, companions who remained close friends for the rest of his life. It was in the "Metamorphoses" by Jean Paulhan, published by Gallimard in 1946, that the first of his works appeared, 'Terre du temps ', a series of poetic notes. Remaining faithful to his publisher, he participated very actively in the life of the Nouvelle Revue francaise with Marcel Arland, Dominique Aury and later Georges Lambrichs. In 1950, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Grosjean
André Grosjean (7 September 1921 – 5 November 2006) was a Swiss water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * 1921 births 2006 deaths Swiss male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Switzerland Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Grosjean
James Grosjean is a gambling expert and author best known for his 2000 book ''Beyond Counting: Exploiting Casino Games from Blackjack to Video Poker''. He became a professional player while studying as a graduate student at the University of Chicago's Department of Economics. Grosjean's book provides a mathematical treatment of various forms of legal advantage play in casino games. His latest book, ''Exhibit CAA: Beyond Counting'' provides information for playing modern casino games with an advantage. Grosjean is well known in the gambling community for his legal victories over two major casinos and an investigative agency they employ. In 2004 he won a $400,000 jury verdict against the Imperial Palace (now The Linq) for an illegal detention (due to Nevada statute and ongoing appeals, the final amount is still undetermined). He also won jury verdicts including punitive damages against Caesars Palace and Griffin Investigations, the latter declaring bankruptcy as a result of the litig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Grosjean
Georges Grojean (5 September 1905 – 29 December 1968) was a Belgian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for .... References External links * 1905 births 1968 deaths Belgian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
