Cécile or Cecile is a female given name or surname.

People

Given name

Ce'cile Ce'cile (also spelled Cécile, born Cecile Claudine Charlton on 24 February 1976 in Manchester Parish, Jamaica), is a Jamaican musician. She is among the best known current dancehall artists. Biography Ce'cile grew up in Porus, and Mile Gully ...

(Cecile Charlton, born 1976), Jamaican musician * Severin Cecile Abega (1955–2008), Cameroonian author *

Cécile Aubry Cécile Aubry (3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was a French film actress, author, television screenwriter and director. Life and career Born Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard, Aubry began her career as a dancer. At age 20, she was signe ...

(1928–2010), retired French film actress and television screenwriter and director *

Princess Cécile of Bourbon-Parma Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...

(1935–2021), French humanitarian and political activist * Cécile Breccia, French actress *

Cécile Brunschvicg Cécile Brunschvicg (), born Cécile Kahn (19 July 1877 in Enghien-les-Bains – 5 October 1946 in Neuilly-sur-Seine), was a French feminist politician. From the 1920s until her death she was regarded as "the ''grande dame'' of the feminist move ...

(1877–1946), French feminist politician *

Cécile Bruyère Mère Cécile Bruyère (12 October 1845 – 18 March 1909) was the first abbess of St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes (''Abbaye Sainte-Cécile de Solesmes'') and a follower of Dom Prosper Guéranger in the revival of Benedictine spirituality in 19th cen ...

(1845–1909), Benedictine nun *

Cécile Chaminade Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a ...

(1857–1944), French composer and pianist * Cecile de Brunhoff (1903–2003), French storyteller *

Cécile de France Cécile de France (; born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as '' L'Art (délicat) de la séduction'' (2001) and ''Irène'' (2002), she gained international attention for her lead roles in '' ...

(born 1975), Belgian actress *

Cecile of France Cecile of France (1097 – 1145) was a daughter of Philip I of France and Bertrade de Montfort. Marriages Her first marriage was arranged while Bohemond I of Antioch was visiting the French court seeking support against Alexios I Komnenos. ...

( 1097–1145), French princess * Cécile Delpirou (born 1964), French politician *

Cécile Fatiman Cécile Fatiman (1771-1883), was a Haitian vodou priestess, a mambo. She is famous for her participation in the vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman, which is considered to be one of the starting points of the Haitian Revolution. Early life and orig ...

( 1791), voodoo priestess and a figure of the Haitian Revolution *

Cécile Guillame Cécile Guillame (18 July 1933 in Chassey-les-Montbozon – 4 August 2004) was the first woman who engraved French postal stamps. During the 1950s, she studied at the École des Beaux-Arts of Nancy and Paris where she chose the art of engrav ...

(1933–2004), French engraver * Cécile Haussernot (born 1998), French chess player *

Cecile Hulse Matschat Cecile Hulse Matschat (1895–March 4, 1976) was an American geographer and botanist, known best as the author of books on gardens, gardening and the Okefenokee Swamp. Biography Cecile Hulse Matschat was born in 1895 and grew up in upstate New ...

(1895–1976), American author, geographer and botanist * Cecile Jospé (1928–2004), American photographer and watercolorist *

Cecile Licad Cecile Buencamino Licad (born 11 May 1961) is a Filipina classical pianist. She was born in Manila. Awards * In 1981 Licad received the Leventritt Competition Gold Medal. * Her recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Saint-Saëns' Piano C ...

(born 1961), Filipina virtuoso classical pianist * Cécile Lignot-Maubert (born 1971), French hammer thrower * Cécile Manorohanta (21st century), Malagasy politician *

Cécile de Massy Cécile Irène Gelabale, formerly Baroness Cécile de Massy, (born 1968) is a French-Monegasque socialite and philanthropist. She serves as the president of Ladies Lunch Monte-Carlo and as vice president of the Monegasque Federation of Contact Spo ...

(born 1968), member of the Monegasque Princely Family *

Cecile O'Rahilly Cecile O'Rahilly ( ga, Sisile Ní Rathaille; 17 December 1894 in Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland – 2 May 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) was a scholar of the Celtic languages. She is best known for her editions/translations of the various recensions o ...

(1894–1980), Irish scholar *

Cécile Ousset Cécile Ousset (born 23 January 1936) is a French pianist. Cécile Ousset was born in Tarbes, France, and gave her first recital at the age of five, subsequently studying at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 10 with Marcel Ciampi (who had fo ...

(born 1936), French pianist *

Cécile Paoli Cécile Paoli is a French actress who is also well known on British television from the series '' Sharpe'', '' Bergerac'', and ''Holby City''. She starred as Françoise in a four-part television BBC mini-series in 1980 of the H.E. Bates novel, F ...

(born 1961), French actress *

Cecile Platovsky Cecile Platovsky, the well-renowned designer, was raised in Belgium, before moving to New York City, where she began Tricot St. Raphael, the menswear company in 1974. She is often cited as one of the most notable people in fashion, in addition ...

(20th century), Belgian American fashion designer *

Cécile Reims Cécile or Cecile is a female given name or surname. People Given name * Ce'cile (Cecile Charlton, born 1976), Jamaican musician * Severin Cecile Abega (1955–2008), Cameroonian author * Cécile Aubry (1928–2010), retired French film actress ...

(1927–2020), French engraver and writer *

Cecile Reynaud Dr. Cecile Reynaud is a volleyball educator and retired coach of the Florida State Lady Seminoles volleyball team. After her retirement from coaching she was an associate professor with the sport management program at Florida State University unt ...

(born 1953), volleyball educator *

Cecile Richards Cecile Richards (born July 15, 1957) is an American activist who served as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018. In 2010, Richards was elected to the ...

(born 1957), former president of the

Planned Parenthood Federation of America The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. (PPFA), or simply Planned Parenthood, is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care in the United States and globally. It is a tax-exempt corporation under Internal Reven ...

Cécile Rigaux Cécile Rigaux (born 20 April 1969 in Nogent sur Marne) is a former female beach volleyball player from France, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Ol ...

(born 1969), French beach volleyball player *

Cécile McLorin Salvant Cécile McLorin Salvant (born August 28, 1989) Kaplan, Fred"Cécile McLorin Salvant's Timeless Jazz" ''The New Yorker'', May 22, 2017. is an American jazz vocalist. She was the winner of the first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz ...

(born 1989), American jazz vocalist *

Cécile Schott Colleen or Cécile Schott (born 1976) is a French composer of electronic and ambient music based in Barcelona. Early life Cécile Schott was born and raised in Montargis, France, outside of Paris. Before music, she devoted most of her time ...

(21st century), French musician *

Cecile Sinclair Cecile Sinclair (born 21 February 1987) is a British-Dutch model. She is best known as the winner of the third cycle of Holland's Next Top Model. Biography Sinclair was born to a Kiwi father of English descent and Dutch mother in Manama, Bahra ...

(born 1987), Dutch model *

Cecile D. Singer Cecile D. Singer (born c. 1929) is an American politician from New York. Life She was born about 1929. The family lived in Forest Hills, Queens. She graduated from Queens College CUNY. She married David H. Singer (1924–2009), and they had two d ...

(born 1929), New York politician *

Cécile Untermaier Cécile Untermaier (born 28 December 1951) is a French civil servant and politician from the Socialist Party. She served as a member of the National Assembly for Saône-et-Loire's 4th constituency from 2012 to 2024. See also * List of depu ...

(born 1951), French politician and civil servant *

Cécile Vogt-Mugnier Cécile Vogt-Mugnier (27 March 1875 – 4 May 1962) was a French neurologist from Haute-Savoie. She and her husband Oskar Vogt are known for their extensive cytoarchetectonic studies on the brain. Professional life Education and career Vogt- ...

(1875–1962), French neurologist

Surname

Louis-Pierre Cécile Louis-Pierre Cécile (January 15, 1905 – February 19, 1995) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 to 1967 as a Progressive Conservative member. He was born in Te ...

(1905–1995), Ontario lawyer and political figure

Fictional characters

* Cécile Croomy, a minor character in the 2006–2008 anime ''Code Geass'' *

Cécile de Maron Cécile or Cecile is a female given name or surname. People Given name * Ce'cile (Cecile Charlton, born 1976), Jamaican musician * Severin Cecile Abega (1955–2008), Cameroonian author * Cécile Aubry (1928–2010), retired French film actres ...

, a character on the German soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe'' * Cécile Cosima Caminades, a minor character in the 2010 video game '' Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' * Cécile de Volanges, a character in the French epistolary novel ''

Les Liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

'' by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos * Cécile, fictional character in

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and ...

* Cécile, fictional character in Bonjour Tristesse