Fabre or Fabré is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
of
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
French origin, and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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André Fabre
André Fabre (; born 9 December 1945) is a French thoroughbred horse racing horse trainer, trainer.
The son of a diplomat, Fabre graduated from university with a law degree but then decided to pursue a career in thoroughbred horse racing. He beg ...
(born 1945), French horse racing trainer
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Cándido Fabré
Cándido Fabré (born in San Luis, Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban musician, song writer, and singer famous for his skilled improvisation. He was born on 20 September 1959, in the municipality of San Luis (Santiago de Cuba), into a musical family; ...
, Cuban musician, songwriter and singer
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Catherine Fabre, French politician
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Cindy Fabre
Cindy Fabre (born 26 September 1985 in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre) is a French beauty pageant titleholder who has competed at the Miss Europe, Miss Universe, and Miss World pageants.
Fabre was elected Miss France in 2005. She succeeded Læt ...
(born 1985), Miss France for 2005
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Dominique Fabre (novelist)
Dominique Fabre (; 30 June 1929 – 20 December 2010) was a Swiss screenwriter and novelist. His book ''Un Beau Monstre'' received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1968. He is not to be confused with the current French author Dominiq ...
(1929–2010), Swiss detective novelist and screenwriter
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Dominique Fabre (b. 1960), French novelist
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Édouard Fabre (1885–1939), Canadian runner
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Édouard-Charles Fabre
Édouard-Charles Fabre (; February 28, 1827 – December 30, 1896) was Bishop of Montréal in 1876 and first Archbishop of Montreal in 1886.
Life
Fabre was the eldest of 11 children in an important Montreal business family. His father Édou ...
(1827–1896), archbishop of Montreal
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Fabre d'Églantine
Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (; 28 July 1750 – 5 April 1794), commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.
He is best known for having invented the names o ...
(1750–1794), French dramatist and revolutionary
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Fabre d'Olivet
Antoine Fabre d'Olivet (; ; 8 December 1767 in Ganges – 25 March 1825 in Paris) was a French author, poet and composer whose Biblical and philosophical hermeneutics influenced many occultists, such as Eliphas Lévi, Gérard Encausse ("Papus ...
(1767–1825), French author, poet, and composer
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François-Xavier Fabre
François-Xavier Fabre (; 1 April 1766 – 16 March 1837) was a French painter of historical subjects.
Born in Montpellier, Fabre was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David, and made his name by winning the in 1787.
During the French Revolution, F ...
(1766–1837), French painter of historical subjects
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Georges Fabre
Georges Fabre (; – ) was a French forestry engineer, now best known for his role in creation of the ''Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual'' (Aigoual State Forest) and the weather observatory atop Mont Aigoual.
Fabre was born in Orléans, studied at ...
(1844–1911), French forestry engineer
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Giuseppe Fabre (1910–2007), Italian lieutenant general and skier
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Hector Fabre (1834–1910), Canadian politician and diplomat
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Henri Fabre (1882–1984), French aviator and inventor of the first successful seaplane
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Isidro Fabré
Isidro Fabré Fontrodona (May 15, 1895 - death date unknown) was a Cuban professional baseball outfielder and pitcher in the Negro leagues
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Ameri ...
(born 1895, date of death unknown), Cuban baseball pitcher
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Jacques E. Fabre (born 1955), Haitian-American Catholic bishop
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Jan Fabre (born 1958), Belgian stage director
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Jean-Henri Fabre
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (; 21 December 1823 – 11 October 1915) was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects.
Biography
Fabre was born on 21 December 1823 in Saint- ...
(1823–1915), French entomologist
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Jean-Marc Fabre
Jean-Marc Fabre (; born 7 June 1964) is a French cinematographer. He has contributed to more than fifty films since 1988, including ''Lemming'' and '' Nathalie...''.
Filmography
* 1989 : '' Dis-moi oui, dis-moi non'', short film directed by No ...
(born 1964), French cinematographer
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Laurent Fabre
Laurent Fabre (; 1968 - August 22, 2012) was a French ski mountaineer, high mountain guide and non-commissioned officer of the Chasseurs Alpins corps. He served at the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment and was married to the ski mountaineer Valen ...
(born 1968), French ski mountaineer
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(born 1953), Burkinabé politician
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Pascal Fabre
Pascal Fabre (; born 9 January 1960) is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 14 Formula One Grands Prix with the uncompetitive AGS team, debuting on 12 April 1987. He scored no championship points and was replaced before the e ...
(born 1960), French Formula One driver
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Pierre Fabre (businessman)
Pierre Jacques Louis Fabre (; 16 April 1926 – 20 July 2013) was a French pharmaceutical and cosmetics executive and pharmacist, who founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre in 1962. Fabre, a rugby enthusiast, was also the owner of Castres Olympique ...
(1926–2013), French businessman
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Robert Fabre
Robert Fabre (; 21 December 1915 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron – 23 December 2006 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron) was a French politician and pharmacist.
He was a founding member of the Left Radical Movement (MRG) in 1972 a ...
(1915–2006), French politician and pharmacist
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Valentine Fabre
Valentine Fabre (; born 26 September 1976) is a French ski mountaineer. She works as a military physician in the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment and was married to the late ski mountaineer Laurent Fabre.
Selected results
* 2005:
** 2nd, Fr ...
(born 1976), French ski mountaineer
Fictional characters
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Luke fon Fabre
is a fictional character introduced in the 2005 role-playing video game ''Tales of the Abyss'' by Namco Tales Studio. Luke is a young swordsman who has been living in a mansion in the Kimlasca Kingdom for seven years after being kidnapped and su ...
(ND2000), a fictional character from the video game, ''
Tales of the Abyss
''Tales of the Abyss'' is an action role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio. It is the twelfth main title in their '' Tales'' series and was released in celebration of the series' 10th anniversary. Originally released for the PlayStat ...
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See also
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Fabri Fabri is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Anna Fabri (f. 1496), Swedish publisher and printer
* Annibale Pio Fabri (1697–1760), Italian singer and composer
* Cornelia Fabri (1869-1915), Italian mathematician
* Emanuel Fab ...
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Fabbri (surname) Fabbri is an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Adriana Bisi Fabbri (1881–1918), Italian painter
* Agenore Fabbri (1911–1998), Italian sculptor and painter
* Alan Fabbri (born 1979), Italian politician
* Alejandro Fabbri (b ...
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