Eugene may refer to:

People and fictional characters

Eugene (given name) Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek language, Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Gene Eugene Gene Andrusco (April 6, 1961 – March 20, 2000), better known as Gene Eugene, was a Canadian-born actor, record producer, engineer, composer, and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the alternative rock band Adam Again, a member ...

, stage name of Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician Gene Andrusco (1961–2000) *

Eugene (wrestler) Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975), better known by his ring name Eugene, is an American professional wrestler. Dinsmore's career began in 1996 in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he became the OVW Heavyweight Champion a record eight ...

, professional wrestler Nick Dinsmore *

Eugene (actress) Kim Yoo-jin (; born March 3, 1981), known Anglicisation of names, anglicizedly and mononymously as Eugene, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the girl group S.E.S. (band), S.E.S., which went on to become one of Sout ...

(born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the singing group S.E.S.

Places

Canada

* Mount Eugene, in Nunavut; the highest mountain of the United States Range on Ellesmere Island

United States

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie and Willamette River, Willamette rivers, ...

, a city ** Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area ** Eugene (Amtrak station) * Eugene Apartments, NRHP-listed apartment complex in Portland, Oregon *

Eugene, Indiana Eugene is an unincorporated community in Eugene Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History The town was laid out in 1827. Legend says that a local drunk, while searching for his wife, would frequently call out "Oh, Jan ...

, an unincorporated town * Eugene, Missouri, an unincorporated town

Business

* Eugene Green Energy Standard, or EUGENE, an international standard to which electricity labelling schemes can be accredited to confirm that they provide genuine environmental benefits * Eugene Group, a Korean chaebol * Eugen Systems, a gaming company located in France * Eugene Textile Center, a fiber arts studio, retail outlet and educational center in Eugene, Oregon

Literature

* the protagonist of ''

Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (, Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: Евгеній Онѣгинъ, романъ въ стихахъ, ) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. ''Onegin'' is considered a classic of ...

'', an 1833 novel in verse written by Aleksandr Pushkin *

Eugene trilogy __NOTOC__ The Eugene Trilogy refers to three plays written by Neil Simon, the "quasi-autobiographical trilogy" '' Brighton Beach Memoirs'', '' Biloxi Blues'' and '' Broadway Bound''. History The trilogy tells the story of Eugene Jerome from his a ...

, a collection of plays by Neil Simon

Fictional characters

* Eugene (Pokémon) or Eusine, a character in Pokémon * a character in the Nickelodeon program ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. It originally aired from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandparents in an inner ...

'' *

Eugene Porter Eugene Porter (full name in the television series: Eugene Hermann Porter) is a fictional character from the comic book series '' The Walking Dead'' and is portrayed by Josh McDermitt beginning in the fourth season of the American television ser ...

, a character in ''The Walking Dead'' franchise

Music

* the title character of ''Eugene Onegin'' (opera), an 1879 opera by Tchaikovsky * ''

Eugene (1989) ''Eugene (1989)'' is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton with the Northwest Creative Orchestra recorded at the University of Oregon in 1989 for the Italian Black Saint label. * "Eugene", a song by

Arlo Parks Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (born 9 August 2000), known professionally as Arlo Parks, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut studio album, ''Collapsed in Sunbeams'', was released in 2021 to critical acclaim and peaked at number th ...

, 2020 * "Eugene", a song from the 2006 album ''

The Evening Call ''The Evening Call'' is an album by American folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown, released in 2006. It was his first album of all new material in over four years. Reception A review of the album in '' Sing Out!'' includes a lengthy description ...

'' by Greg Brown * "Eugene", a song from the 2015 album ''

Carrie & Lowell ''Carrie & Lowell'' is the seventh studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. It was released on March 31, 2015, by Asthmatic Kitty. It was produced by Stevens, and features guest contributions from Thomas Bartlett, Sean Carey, Ca ...

'' by Sufjan Stevens

Storms

March 2017 North American blizzard March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 ...

, also known as ''Blizzard Eugene'' *

Hurricane Eugene The name Eugene has been used for eight tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms th ...

, several storms

Other uses

Eugene Ballet Eugene Ballet is an American ballet company based in Eugene, Oregon. A resident company of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, it performs a repertoire of full-length classical ballets, contemporary pieces, and operates a ballet academy. F ...

, an American ballet company based in Eugene, Oregon * USS ''Eugene'' (PF-40), a 1943 frigate