Dionne is both a modern femininegiven name and a French Canadiansurname. Antoine Dionne (1641-1721)Dictionnaire Tanguay of Quebec is the earliest known Dionne in North America, and currently all people with the surname Dionne are believed to be descendants of his.
People with the name include:
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Dionne Brand
Dionne Brand (born 7 January 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was Toronto's third Poet Laureate from September 2009 to November 2012. She was admitted to the Order of Canada in 2017Dionne Bromfield (born 1996), British singer-songwriter
* Dionne Bunsha, Indian journalist
* Dionne Farris (born 1968), American musician
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Dionne Price
Dionne L. Price is an American statistician who works as a division director in the Office of Biostatistics of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, in the US Food and Drug Administration.
Her division provides statistical advice "used in t ...
, African-American statistician
* Dionne Quan (born 1978), American voice actress
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Dionne Warwick
Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host.
Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...
(born 1940), American singer
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Dionne quintuplets
The Dionne quintuplets (; born May 28, 1934) are the first quintuplets known to have survived their infancy. The identical girls were born just outside Callander, Ontario, near the village of Corbeil. All five survived to adulthood.
The D ...
, Canadian quintuplets born in 1934
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Amable Dionne
Amable Dionne (November 30, 1782 – May 2, 1852) was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.
He was born in Kamouraska in 1782 and grew up there. He became a clerk for Pierre Casgrain, a merchant at ...
Charles-Eusèbe Dionne
Charles-Eusèbe Dionne (20 July 1846 – 25 January 1925), also known as Charles Eusebe or C. E. Dionne, was a French Canadian naturalist and taxidermist. He is considered the first professional French Canadian ornithologist. Dionne was a sel ...
(1846–1925), French Canadian naturalist
* Deidra Dionne (born 1982), Canadian skier
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E. J. Dionne
Eugene Joseph Dionne Jr. (; born April 23, 1952) is an American journalist, political commentator, and long-time op-ed columnist for ''The Washington Post''. He is also a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, a profes ...
(born 1952), American journalist
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Georges Dionne
Georges-Léonidas Dionne (9 September 1876 – 11 April 1946) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Matane, Quebec and became a notary.
Dionne's education included studies at Rimouski Seminary and ...
(1876–1946), Canadian politician
* Gérard Dionne (born 1919), Canadian bishop
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Gilbert Dionne
Gilbert Marc Dionne (born September 19, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1990–91 until 1995–96. He is the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer M ...
(born 1970), Canadian hockey player
* Ludger Dionne (1888–1962), Canadian politician
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Marcel Dionne
Marcel Elphège "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers. Marcel Dion ...
Mónica Dionne
Mónica Xóchitl Dionne Lazo (born February 7, 1967) is an American actress born in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is of Mexican descent. Dionne is best known for her roles in telenovelas produced by TV Azteca. She also acted in movies such as ...