''Comte'' is the French, Catalan and Occitan form of the word "count" (Latin: ''comes''); ''comté'' is the Gallo-Romance form of the word "county" (Latin: ''comitatus''). Comte or Comté may refer to: * ''Comte'', French for a

count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

(i.e. the nobleman) * ''Comté'', a

county A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

in France (territory ruled by a count) * La Comté, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France *

Comté cheese Comté () is a List of French cheeses, French cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France bordering Switzerland and sharing much of its cuisine. Comté has the highest production of all French Appella ...

, a cheese from Franche-Comté, eastern France

People with the surname

* Alfred Comte (1895–1965), Swiss aviation pioneer *

Auguste Comte Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (; ; 19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher, mathematician and writer who formulated the doctrine of positivism. He is often regarded as the first philosopher of science in the ...

(1798–1857), French philosopher *

Charles Comte François-Charles-Louis Comte (August 25, 1782–April 13, 1837) was a French lawyer, journalist and political writer. Biography In 1814, Comte, along with Charles Dunoyer, founded with '' Le Censeur'', a liberal journal. In 1820, he was found ...

(1782–1837), French lawyer, journalist and political writer * Claudine le Comte (born 1950), Belgian fencer * Fabienne Comte, French statistician *

Fernando Compte Fernando Compte (26 December 1930 – 8 September 2013) was a Spanish wrestling enthusiast who became president of the Spanish Wrestling Association and secretary general of the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (FILA). In 1984 he was th ...

(1930–2013), founder and first president of the International Sambo Federation *

Ferran Soriano Ferran Soriano Compte (born 16 June 1967) is a Spanish businessman who is the chief executive officer of Premier League club Manchester City. He also operates in the same role for Major League Soccer's New York City, and the A-League's Melbour ...

i Compte (born 1967), Spanish CEO of various football clubs, including Manchester City F.C. *

Harry Comte William Henry James Comte (10 March 1909 – 30 May 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) during the 1930s. He fo ...

(1909—1945), Australian rules footballer *

Louis Comte Louis Apollinaire Christien Emmanuel Comte "The King's Conjurer" (born Geneva, 22 June 1788 – Rueil, 25 November 1859), also known simply as Comte, was a celebrated nineteenth-century Parisian magician, greatly admired by Robert-Houdin. He per ...

(1788–1859), French magician *

Maurice Compte Maurice Compte (; born in 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Gaff in ''Breaking Bad'', Santiago "Big Evil" Flores in '' End of Watch'', and as Colonel Carrillo in '' Narcos''. Early life Born and raised in New Orleans, Compte ...

(born 1969), American actor *

Pere Compte Pere Comte (also spelled Pere Compte; died 1506) was a catalan architect from Girona. He was one of the main Gothic architects of the Crown of Aragon of the period, and in particular in Valencia, where he directed the construction of numerous pal ...

(died 1506), Spanish Catalan architect *

Raphaël Comte Raphaël Comte (; born 28 September 1979) is a Swiss lawyer and politician. He has served as a member of the Council of States (Switzerland), Council of States from 1 March 2010 to 1 December 2019, and was its president from 2015 to 2016. A memb ...

(born 1979), Swiss politician

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