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: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and

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. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard.

As a given name

Gérard Adanhoumé Gérard Adanhoumé (born 26 November 1986 in Cotonou) is a Beninese football player who currently plays for Soleil FC. International career Adanhoume presented the Benin national football team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola , ...

(born 1986), Beninese footballer *

Gérard Araud Gérard Araud (born 20 February 1953) is a retired French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019. He previously served as Director General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign ...

(born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (born 1950), Canadian politician * Gérard Audran (1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician * Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian *

Gérard Banide Gérard Banide (born 12 July 1936) is a French former football coach. He is the father of Laurent Banide. External links and references Profile 1936 births Living people Sportspeople from Paris French football managers AS Monaco ...

(born 1936), French football coach * Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician * Gérard Barray (born 1931), French film and television actor * Gérard Barreaux (1948-2010), French accordionist, composer and actor *

Gerard Béhague Gerard Henri Béhague (November 2, 1937 – June 13, 2005) was an eminent Franco-American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music. His specialty was the music of Brazil and the Andean countries and the influence of West Africa on ...

(1937-2005), Franch-born American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music *

Gérard Bélanger Gérard Bélanger (born 1940) is a Canadian economics professor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Université de Montréal, a Bachelor of Science and a master's degree in Social sciences from the Université Laval, as well as a master's degree ...

(born 1940), Canadian economist and educator * Gérard Berliner (1956–2010), French actor and composer * Gérard Berry (born 1948), French computer scientist *

Gérard Bessette Gérard Bessette (25 February 1920, in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Quebec – 21 February 2005, in Kingston, Ontario) was a French Canadian writer and educator. Bessette grew up in Montreal and attended the Collège Saint-Ignace. He continued hi ...

(1920–2005), Canadian author and educator *

Gérard Bessière Gérard Bessière (born 1928) is a French diarist, poet, priest of the Diocese of Cahors, former national chaplain for the teaching staff of university parish, former journalist of the weekly magazine '' La Vie'', and author of numerous books on s ...

(born 1928), French author and priest *

Gérard Biguet Gérard Biguet (born 16 June 1946 in Jarny) is a retired French football referee, who refereed one match at the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship: CIS versus Germany.UEFA"USSR 1-1 Germany" 12 June 1992. Retrieved on 27 May 2013. He is k ...

(born 1946), French football referee *

Gérard Binet Gérard Binet (born November 11, 1955) is a politician from the Canadian province of Quebec. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Frontenac—Mégantic. Born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, he was a businessman and draftsman be ...

(born 1955), Canadian politician *

Gérard Bitsindou Gérard Bitsindou (15 November 1941 – 26 August 2012Parfait Wilfried Douniama, "Disparition : dernier hommage de la République à Gérard Bitsindou", ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 6 September 2012 .) was a Congolese political figure who ...

(1941–2012), Republic of the Congo politician and judge *

Gérard Blain Gérard Blain (23 October 1930 – 17 December 2000) was a French actor and film director. Biography Blain appeared in sixty films between 1944 and 2000. He also directed nine films between 1971 and 2000. In 1971, he won the Golden Leopard ...

(1930-2000), French actor and film director *

Gérard Blanc Gérard Blanc (8 December 1947 – 24 January 2009) was a French singer, guitarist and actor. Life and career He began to sing in the 1970s with the band Martin Circus. Then in the 1980s, he participated in the production of Princess Stephanie ...

(1947– 2009), French pop singer and guitarist * Gérard Blitz (1912–1990), Belgian water polo player, Yogi and entrepreneur * Gérard Blitz (1901–1979), Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player *

Gérard Bonnevie Gérard Bonnevie (born 20 February 1952 in Val-d'Isère) is a retired French alpine skier who competed in the men's slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. O ...

(born 1952), French alpine skier and Olympian * Gérard Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian historian, sociologist and writer *

Gérard Bougrier Gérard Bougrier (born 1944) is a French civil servant (prefect). He was born on 30 November 1944 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. He is a graduate of the Institut d’études politiques de Bordeaux (IEP Bordeaux). Career * 1982 - 1985 ...

(born 1944), French civil servant * Gérard Boulanger (born 1948), French politician, lawyer and human rights activist * Gérard Brach (1927–2006), French screenwriter *

Gérard Brachet Gérard Brachet (born 27 October 1944 in Lyon) is a French space scientist.Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Charlotte Mathieu, Agnieszka Lukaszczyk ''Threats, Risks, and Sustainability: Answers by Space'' 2009 Page 302 "In 1982, Gérard Brachet left CNES and too ...

(born 1944) French aerospace engineer * Gérard Brosselin (1870–1905), French tennis player * Gérard Bruchési (born 1931), Canadian politician and insurance broker * Gérard Buquet (born 1954), French conductor and composer * Gérard Buscher (born 1960), French football player and manager * Gérard Calvet (1927–2008), French Roman Catholic abbot * Gérard Calvi (born 1922), French composer * Gérard d'Aboville (born 1945) French rower, first man to row across two oceans solo *

Gérard Thibault d'Anvers Gérard (or Girard) Thibault of Antwerp (ca. 1574–1627) was a fencing master and writer of the 1628 rapier manual ''Academie de l'Espée''. Thibault was from the Southern Netherlands which is today Belgium. His manual is one of the most detailed ...

(c.1574–1627), Dutch fencing master and author * Gérard de Balorre (1899–1974), French equestrian and Olympian *

Gérard of Brogne Saint Gérard (in Walloon Sint-Djuråd) (c. 895 – October 3, 959) founded Brogne Abbey and reformed eighteen others according to the Benedictine Rule. Life Gérard was born at Staves ( Namur). His father was Stance, a member of the family of ...

(c.895–959), Belgian Roman Catholic abbot * Gérard Le Cam (born 1954), French politician * Gérard Caron (1916-1986), Canadian organist and pianist * Gérard Caron (born 1938), French advertiser and designer * Gérard Caussé (born 1948), French violist * Gérard Cauvin (????-1531), French father of the Protestant Reformer John Calvin * Gérard César (December 1934), French politician *

Gérard Chaliand Gérard Chaliand (born 1934) is a French expert in geopolitics who has published widely on irregular warfare and military strategy. Chaliand analyses of insurgencies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, mostly based on his field e ...

(born 1934), French expert in armed-conflict studies and international and strategic relations * Gérard Chapdelaine (born 1935), Canadian politician and lawyer * Gérard Charasse (born 1944), French politician * Gérard Cherpion (born 1948), French politician *

Gérard Cholley Gérard Cholley (born June 6, 1945, in Fontaine-les-Luxeuil, France) is a retired France, French international rugby union player. He played as a Prop (rugby union), Prop for Castres Olympique. He earned his first cap with the France national ru ...

(born 1945), French international rugby union player * Gérard Cochet (1888–1969), French illustrator *

Gérard Collomb Gérard Collomb (; born 20 June 1947) is a French politician who served as Mayor of Lyon from 2001 to 2017 and again from 2018 until 2020. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM) since he left the Socialist Party (PS) in 2017, he was Ministe ...

(born 1947), French politician, Mayor of Lyon *

Gérard Cooreman Gérard (Gerard) François Marie Cooreman (25 March 1852 – 2 December 1926) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician. Born in Ghent, Cooreman was trained in law, and practised as a lawyer, but was more active as a businessman and financier, an ...

(1852–1926), Belgian politician * Gérard Corbiau (born 1941), Belgian film director *

Gérard de Cortanze Gérard de Cortanze (born 22 July 1948 in Paris) is a French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic. He won the Prix Renaudot in 2002 for his historical novel ''Assam''. He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2009.http://www. ...

(born 1948,) French writer, essayist, translator and literary critic *

Gérard Coste Gérard Coste (born 24 March 1939), is a French painter and diplomat. Biography Gérard was born in Marseille (France) on 24 March 1939. His parents owned a pharmacy in Apt, which was destroyed during the bombing in 1942. From 1943 to 1944 ...

(born 1939), French painter and diplomat * Gérard Côté (1913–1993), Canadian marathon runner * Gérard de Courcelles (????-1927), French racing driver * Gérard Cournoyer (1912–1973), Canadian politician and lawyer * Gérard Crombac (1929–2005), Swiss auto-racing journalist * Gérard Dagon (1936-2011), French evangelical Protestant pastor, teacher, author, publisher anti-cult activist * Gérard Darmon (born 1948), French actor and singer * Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004), French actor * Gérard Daucourt (born 1941), Swiss Catholic Bishop *

Gérard Debreu Gérard Debreu (; 4 July 1921 – 31 December 2004) was a French-born economist and mathematician. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won the 1983 Nobel Memorial P ...

(1921–2004), French economist and mathematician *

Gérard Delbeke Gérard Delbeke (1 August 1898 – 4 November 1984) was a Belgian footballer. He was a midfielder for Club brugeois, spending eight seasons in the first team. He played one international match for Belgium, on 20 July 1930, during the first ...

(1903-1977), Belgian footballer *

Gérard Deltell Gérard Deltell (born August 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Saint-Laurent since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, Deltell was Opposition House Leader from 2020 to 2022 under E ...

(born 1964), Canadian politician *

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 al ...

(born 1948), French-born Russian actor and film-maker * Gérard Deprez (born 1943), Belgian politician *

Gérard Dériot Gérard Dériot (born 1 November 1944) is a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Allier department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party. Functions He was president of the General council of Allier from 1992 ...

(born 1944), French politician * Gérard Desargues (1591-1661), French mathematician and engineer * Gérard Deschamps (born 1937), French contemporary artist *

Gérard Paul Deshayes Gérard Paul Deshayes (; 13 May 1795 – 9 June 1875) was a French geologist and conchologist. Career He was born in Nancy, his father at that time being professor of experimental physics in the École Centrale of the département Meurthe He s ...

(1795– 1875), French geologist and conchologist * Gérard Desrosiers (born 1919), Canadian physician and founder of the first regional library in Quebec * Gérard Devos (1903-1972), Belgian footballer *

Gérard Diffloth Gérard Diffloth (born in Châteauroux, France, 1939) is a French linguist who is known as a leading specialist in the Austroasiatic languages. As a retired linguistics professor, he was former employed at the University of Chicago and Cornell Univ ...

(born 1939), French linguist * Gérard Dionne (born 1919), Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop * Gérard Ducarouge (born 1941), French Formula One race car designer * Gérard Dufresne (born 1918), Canadian politician and a military officer * Gérard Duquet (1909-1986), Canadian politician *

Gérard Edelinck Gérard Edelinck (20 October 1640 (baptized) – 2 April 1707) was a copper-plate engraver and print publisher of Flemish origin, who worked in Paris from 1666 and became a naturalized French citizen in 1675.Préaud 1998. Life Edelinck was bo ...

(1640–1707), Flemish-born French copper-plate engraver and print publisher *

Gérard Encausse Gérard Anaclet Vincent Encausse (July 13, 1865 – 25 October 1916), whose esoteric pseudonyms were Papus and Tau Vincent, was a French physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern Martinist Order. Early life ...

(1865-1916), Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, popularizer of occultism, founder of the modern Martinist Order * Gérard Errera (born 1943), French diplomat *

Gérard Farison Gérard Farison (15 March 1944 – 8 September 2021) was a French professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footba ...

(born 1944), French footballer *

Gérard Feldzer Gérard Paul Alain Feldzer (born 10 February 1944) is a consultant and aeronautical popularizer. He is a former French airline pilot, President of ''Comité régional de tourisme d'Île-de-France'' (Regional Committee of Île-de-France Tourism) ...

(born 1944), French aviator and consultant and aerospace engineer * Gérard Fenouil (born 1945), French track and field athlete and Olympian * Gérard Férey (born 1941), French chemist and teacher * Gérard Filion (1909–2005), Canadian businessman and journalist * Gérard Fombrun (born 1931), Haitian sculptor *

Gérard La Forest Gérard Vincent La Forest (born April 1, 1926) is a former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He served there from January 16, 1985 to September 30, 1997. He is currently counsel at law firm Stewart McKelvey in Fredericton, New Brunsw ...

(born 1926), Canadian former member of the Supreme Court of Canada and lawyer * Gérard Fromanger (1939–2021), French artist *

Gérard Fussman Gérard Fussman (17 May 1940 – 14 May 2022) was a French indologist who was a professor at the Collège de France. Fussman was born in Lens, Pas-de-Calais Lens (; pcd, Linse) is a city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It ...

(born 1940) French indologist * Gérard Gagnon (fl. 1970s), Canadian priest and translator * Gérard Garitte (1914–1992), Belgian scientist and historian *

Gérard Garouste Gérard Garouste (born 10 March 1946) is a French contemporary artist having the primary field of work as visual and performative domain. Since 1979, he has lived and worked in Marcilly-sur-Eure in Normandy, where he founded an educational and s ...

(born 1946), French painter, illustrator, and decorator * Gérard Gasiorowski (1930—1986), French photographer, painter, and fictive artist * Gérard Gaudron (born 1949), French politician * Gérard Gauthier (born 1948), Canadian hockey player * Gérard Geisbusch (born 1988), Luxembourger footballer *

Gérard Genette Gérard Genette (7 June 1930 – 11 May 2018) was a French literary theorist, associated in particular with the structuralist movement and such figures as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss, from whom he adapted the concept of '' bricolag ...

(born 1930), French literary theorist * Gérard Gili (born 1952), French football manager * Gérard Girouard (born 1933), Canadian politician * Gérard Gnanhouan (born 1979), Ivorian footballer * Gérard Granel (1930– 2000), French philosopher and translator * Gérard Grenier (????-c. 1165 and 1171), French Christian Crusader * Gérard Grisey (1946–1998), French composer * Gérard Gropaiz (1943–2012), French swimmer and Olympian *

Gérard Guillaumaud Gérard Guillaumaud (1961 – November 29, 2006), was a French Air Force test pilot. Guillaumaud was born in France and was a graduate of the National Test Pilot School (NTPS) in Mojave, California. Guillaumaud was piloting a demonstration f ...

(1961–2006), French Air Force test pilot *

Gérard Hallet Gérard Hallet (born 4 March 1946, in Sézanne) is a retired France, French association football, footballer. He played for ÉDS Montluçon, Montluçon, Paris SG, Paris FC and AJ Auxerre, Auxerre. External links Player profile
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(born 1946), French footballer *

Gérard Hamel Gérard Hamel (born February 21, 1945 in Sourdun, Seine-et-Marne) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Eure-et-Loir's 2nd constituency from 1993 to 2012 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. References

(born 1945), French politician *

Gérard Hausser Gérard Hausser (born 18 March 1939 in Strasbourg) is a former French footballer. During his career he played for RC Strasbourg (1959–67, 1971–74), Karlsruher SC (1967–68), and FC Metz (1968–71). He earned 14 caps and scored two goals f ...

(born 1939), French footballer *

Gérard Hekking Gérard Hekking (24 August 1879 – 5 June 1942) was a French cellist. Born in Nancy, he served as first cellist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra from 1903 until 1914. In 1912 Alphons Diepenbrock composed his Berceuse (''Le Seigneur a dit à son ...

(1879—1942), French cellist * Gérard Hernandez (born 1933), Spanish-born French film, television and voice actor * Gérard Hérold (1935–1993), French actor * Gérard Hoarau (1950–1985), Seychellois politician * Gérard Holtz (born 1946), French sports journalist *

Gérard Houllier Gérard Paul Francis Houllier (; 3 September 194714 December 2020) was a French professional football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, ...

(born 1947), French football manager *

Gérard Huet Gérard Pierre Huet (; born 7 July 1947) is a French computer scientist, linguist and mathematician. He is senior research director at INRIA and mostly known for his major and seminal contributions to type theory, programming language theory an ...

(born 1947), French computer scientist * Gérard Jaffrès (born 1956), French singer, writer and performer *

Gérard Janvion Gérard Janvion (born 21 August 1953) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. A French international from 1975 to 1982 he made 40 appearances for the France national team. Having started his senior career in 1972 ...

(born 1953), French footballer * Gérard Jarry (1936–2004), French violinist * Gérard Jean-Juste (1946–2009), Haitian Roman Catholic priest and rector * Gérard Joseph (born 1949), Haitian footballer *

Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot (; born 4 May 1951) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy ''troupe'' Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian C ...

(born 1951), French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer *

Gérard Klein Gérard Klein (born 1937), known also as Gilles , is a French science fiction writer with sociology, sociological training. He is the editor of the prestigious science fiction series ''Ailleurs et Demain'' published by Robert Laffont and of the ...

(born 1937), French science fiction writer * Gérard Kobéané (born 1988), Burkinabe sprinter and Olympian *

Gérard Krawczyk Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953, Paris) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa). Filmography Director * ''Homicide by Night'' (1984) * ''Je hais les acteurs'' (a.k.a. ''I hate actors'') (1986) ...

(born 1953), French film director * Gérard Labrune (born 1943), French syndicalist * Gérard de Lally-Tollendal (1751–1830), French politician * Gérard Lamy (born 1919), Canadian politician * Gérard Landry (1914–1989), Argentine actor *

Gérard Lanvin Gérard Lanvin (; born 21 June 1950) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in '' Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine'' in 1977 on an offer from the actor Coluche. He ...

(born 1950), French actor *

Gérard Laprise Gérard Laprise (19 April 1925 – 14 November 2000) was a Social Credit Party and Ralliement créditiste member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in La Sarre, Quebec and became a carpenter by career. He was first elected a ...

(1925–2000), Canadian politician * Gérard Larcher (born 1949), French politician * Gérard Larrousse (born 1940), French sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver *

Gérard Latortue Gérard Latortue (born 19 June 1934 in Gonaïves) is a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as fo ...

(born 1934), former Haitian Prime Minister *

Gérard Laumon Gérard Laumon (; born 1952) is a French mathematician, best known for his results in number theory, for which he was awarded the Clay Research Award. Life and work Laumon studied at the École Normale Supérieure and Paris-Sud 11 University, Or ...

(born 1952), French mathematician *

Gérard Mentor Laurent Gérard Mentor Laurent (ca. 1933 – 9 April 2001) was a Haitian historian and educator. Some of his most notable works are ''Coup d'Oeil sur la Politique de Toussaint Louverture'' (1945), ''Six Etudes sur J. J. Dessalines'' (1951), ''Pages d'Hist ...

(1933-2001), Haitian historian and educator *

Gérard Lauzier Gérard Lauzier (30 November 1932 – 6 December 2008) was a French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented French comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Gérard Lauzier was b ...

(1932–2008), French comics author and film director * Gérard Lebel (born 1930), Canadian politician * Gérard Lebovici (1932–1984), French film producer and editor * Gérard Lefranc (born 1935), French fencer and Olympian *

Gérard Légaré Gérard Légaré (11 July 1908 – 1 November 1997) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an editor, journalist, printer and publisher by career. He was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. He was first elected at ...

(1908–1997), Canadian politician * Gérard Lelièvre (born 1949), French race walker and Olympian *

Gérard Leman Gerard Mathieu Joseph Georges, count Leman (8 January 1851 – 17 October 1920) was a Belgian general. He was responsible for the military education of King Albert I of Belgium. During World War I he was the commander of the forts surrounding t ...

(1851–1920), Belgian military general * Gérard Lenorman (born 1945), French singer *

Gérard Lesne Gérard Lesne (; born 15 July 1956) is a French countertenor. He is also the founder and artistic director of the baroque music ensemble, Il Seminario Musicale. Life and career Gérard Lesne was born in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise. He was originally ...

(born 1956), French opera countertenor * Gérard D. Levesque (1926–1993), Canadian politician *

Gérard Lifondja Gérard Lifondja (born 2 March 1989) is a Belgium, Belgian-Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese former association football, footballer. Career Lifondja began his career in the youth side for Royal Racing Club Etterbeek. He signed than ...

(born 1989), Belgian footballer *

Gérard Loiselle Gérard Loiselle (April 15, 1921 - December 22, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He was an eight-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec. Federal politics Born in Montreal, Quebec, Loiselle succes ...

(born 1921-1994), Canadian politician * Gérard Loncke (1905-1979), Belgian professional road bicycle racer * Gérard Longuet (born 1946), French politician, former French Minister of Defense *

Gérard Lorgeoux Gérard Lorgeoux (born August 21, 1943 in Plumelin) was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Morbihan's 3rd constituency from 2002 to 2012 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Mov ...

(born 1943), French politician * Gérard, Duke of Lorraine (c. 1030–1070), French Duke of Alsace *

Gérard Magnin Gérard Magnin is the founder of Energy Cities. He was placed as a director on the board of EDF in 2014 under request of the French government, but resigned in 2016 prior to a vote that supported Hinkley Point C Hinkley Point C nuclear power s ...

(born 1951), French ecologist * Gérard Majax (1943), French illusionist * Gérard Manset (born 1945), French singer-songwriter, painter, photographer and writer * Gérard de la Martinière (born 1943), French businessman * Gérard Masson (born 1936), French composer * Gérard Mendel (1930–2004), French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist * Gérard Mestrallet (born 1949), French aerospace engineer, businessman * Gérard Millet (born 1939), French politician *

Gérard Miquel Gérard Miquel (born 17 June 1946) was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Lot department from 1992 to 2017. He was a member of the Socialist Party, until he changed to La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously ...

(born 1946), French politician *

Gérard Mourou Gérard Albert Mourou (; born 22 June 1944) is a French scientist and pioneer in the field of electrical engineering and lasers. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018, along with Donna Strickland, for the invention of chirped pulse a ...

(born 1944), French physicist and engineer * Gérard Mulliez (born 1931), French businessman and entrepreneur *

Gérard de Nerval Gérard de Nerval (; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855) was the pen name of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, a major figure of French romanticism, best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection '' Les F ...

(1808–1855), French poet, essayist and translator * Gérard Niding (????-????), Canadian politician * Gérard Onesta (born 1960), French politician *

Gérard Kango Ouédraogo Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (French pronunciation: �eʁaʁ kɑ̃ɡo wedʁaɔɡo September 19, 1925 – July 1, 2014) was a Burkinabé statesman and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 13 February 1971 to 8 F ...

(born 1925), Burkinabé politician *

Gérard Ouellet Gérard Ouellet (17 February 1913 – 3 April 1975) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a farmer by career. Ouellet was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the son of Emile Ouellet and Celina-Rose Berub ...

(1913–1975), Canadian politician * Gérard Oury (1919– 2006), French film director, actor and screenwriter * Gérard Pape (born 1955) American composer, author and psychologist *

Gérard Patris Gérard Patris (1931 − 1990) was a French film director and television director who died in a car accident in 1990 in Chailles. His works include the documentary film Arthur Rubinstein – The Love of Life. Biography After high school in Poitier ...

(1931−1990), French film and television director *

Gérard Pierre-Charles Gérard Pierre-Charles (December 18, 1935, Jacmel – October 10, 2004, Cuba) was a Haitian politician and former leader of the Unified Party of Haitian Communists. Pierre-Charles was also an economist and author. In his youth, he worked at a cemen ...

(1935–2004), Haitian politician * Gérard Pelletier (1919–1997), Canadian journalist and politician * Gérard Perrier (born 1928), French cross country skier and Olympian * Gérard Perron (1920–1981), Canadian politician * Gérard Philipe (1922–1959), French actor *

Gérard Pirès Gérard Pirès (born 31 August 1942) is a French film director and writer. Filmography * ''Guo bao zong dong yuan'' (''Adventures in the NPM'') (2007) * '' Les Chevaliers du ciel'' (''Sky Fighters'') (2005) * '' Double zéro'' (2004) * '' Steal' ...

(born 1942), French film director and screenwriter *

Gérard Prunier Gérard Prunier (born 1942, in Paris ) is a French academic, historian, and consultant. He specializes in African history and affairs —particularly the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes regions. Biography Prunier received a PhD in Afr ...

(born 1942), French academic and historian * Gérard du Puy (????-1389), French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Gérard Rabinovitch (born 1948), French philosopher and sociologist *

Gérard Rancinan Gérard Rancinan is a French photographer whose work has appeared in publications such as ''Sports Illustrated'', ''Time'', ''Life'', ''The Sunday Times Magazine'', and ''Paris Match''. Life and work Gérard Rancinan started his career as an ap ...

(born 1953), French photographer * Gérard Rinaldi (1943-2012), French singer and actor * Gérard Roland (born 1954), Belgian economist * Gérard Roland (born 1981), French footballer *

Gérard Roussel Gérard Roussel (1500–50) was a French cleric, a student of Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples and later a member, with his former teacher, of the Circle of Meaux around Guillaume Briçonnet, bishop of Meaux. This group was characterized by evangelic ...

(1500–1550) French cleric and theologian *

Gérard Rousset Gérard Georges Victor Rousset (9 April 1921 – 3 February 2000) was a French fencing, fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

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(1921–2000), French fencer and Olympian * Gérard Rozenknop (born 1950) French public servant and aerospace engineer * Gérard Rudolf (born 1966), South African actor * Gérard Saint (1935—1960), French professional road bicycle racer * Gérard Schivardi (born 1950), French politician * Gérard Ernest Schneider (1896–1986), Swiss painter *

Gérard de Sède Géraud-Marie de Sède, baron de Liéoux (5 June 1921 – 29 May 2004) was a French author, writing under the nom-de-plume of Gérard de Sède, and a member of various surrealist organizations. He was born into an aristocratic family from Comm ...

(1921-2004), French author and supporter of the ''Action française'' political movement * Gérard Séty (1922–1998), French actor * Gérard Soisson (1935–1983), Luxembourger banker *

Gérard Soler Gérard Soler (born 29 March 1954 in Oujda, French Morocco) is a French-Moroccan former professional footballer of Catalan descent, who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. He played from 1972 until 1988, for Sochaux, Monaco, Bordeaux, T ...

(born 1954), French footballer and coach * Gérard Solvès (born 1968), French tennis player and coach *

Gérard Souzay Gérard Souzay (8 December 1918 – 17 August 2004) was a French baritone, regarded as one of the very finest interpreters of mélodie (French art song) in the generation after Charles Panzéra and Pierre Bernac. Background and education He w ...

(1918–2004), French baritone opera singer * Gérard Théberge (1930-2000), Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian *

Gérard Théodore Gérard Théodore (November 28, 1920 – June 10, 2012) was a French Compagnon de la Libération, having received the Ordre de la Libération for his role in the Liberation of France during World War II. Théodore was born in Paris on November 28 ...

(1920–2012), French military officer and statistician * Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault (1932–1998), Canadian Air Force General and Chief of the Defence Staff * Gérard Tremblay (born 1918), Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church * Gérard Tremblay (born 1950), French race car driver *

Gérard Vachonfrance Gérard Vachonfrance (30 March 1933, in Roubaix – 31 December 2008), was a French physician. He was a co-founder of the ''Société française d'alcoologie'' (French Society of Alcohology). Vachonfrance and Pierre Fouquet were pioneers of alco ...

(1933–2008), French physician *

Gérard de Vaucouleurs Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs (25 April 1918 – 7 October 1995) was a French astronomer. Life and career Born in Paris, he had an early interest in amateur astronomy and received his undergraduate degree in 1939 at the Sorbonne in that city. ...

(1918–1995), French astronomer * Gérard Veilleux (born 1942), Canadian businessman, former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation * Gérard Vergnaud (1933–2021), French mathematician, philosopher, educator and psychologist *

Gérard de Villiers Gérard de Villiers (; 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose ''SAS'' series of spy novels have been major bestsellers. Life Born in Paris in 1929, Villiers was the son of playwright Jacques ...

(born 1929), French writer, journalist and editor *

Gérard Voisin Gérard Voisin (born August 18, 1945 in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Saône-et-Loire department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular M ...

(born 1945), French politician *

Gérard Wertheimer Gérard Paul Philippe Wertheimer (born 17 April 1951) is a French billionaire businessman based in New York City and Geneva, who owns Chanel in partnership with his brother, Alain. As of October 2022, Wertheimer's net worth was estimated at US$ ...

(b. 1950), French businessman, entrepreneur, racehorse breeder and perfumer *

Gérard Aristote Zaonarivelo Gérard Aristote Zaonarivelo is a Malagasy politician. A member of the National Assembly of Madagascar, he was elected as a member of the Tiako I Madagasikara party; he represents the constituency of Mananjary Mananjary is a city located in Va ...

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* Adolphe Gérard (1844–1900), French chef *

André Gérard André Gérard (3 July 1911 – 26 May 1994) was a French football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for Bordeaux. In France, he coached Bordeaux, FC Nancy, Toulon, Stade Français and Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on ...

(1911–1994, French footballer and football manager. *

Arnaud Gérard Arnaud Gérard (born 6 October 1984 in Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the and teams. The cousin of former professional cyclist Cédric Hervé, Gér ...

(born 1984), French professional road bicycle racer *

Balthasar Gérard Balthasar Gérard (alternative spellings Gerards or Gerardts; c. 1557 – 14 July 1584) was the assassin of the Dutch revolt's leader, William the Silent of the House of Orange (William the Silent, and later known as the "Father of the Fatherl ...

(c.1557– 1584), French assassin of the Dutch independence leader William I of Orange * Bernard Gérard (1930-2000), French composer * Bernard Gérard (born 1953), French politician * Charles Gérard (born 1926), French actor * Christopher Gérard (born 1962), Belgian writer and critic * Danyel Gérard (born 1939), French pop singer and composer *

David Gérard David Gérard (born 26 November 1977 in Toulon), is a former French rugby union player. He played as a lock. He started his career with RC Toulonnais. He also played with Stade Toulousain with which he won several titles, including the 2003 and ...

(born 1977), French rugby union player *

Étienne Maurice Gérard Étienne Maurice Gérard, 1st Comte Gérard (4 April 177317 April 1852) was a French general, statesman and Marshal of France. He served under a succession of French governments including the ''ancien regime'' monarchy, the Revolutionary govern ...

(1773–1852), French Napoleonic military officer and statesman *

François Gérard François Pascal Simon Gérard (, 4 May 1770 – 11 January 1837), titled as Baron Gérard in 1809, was a prominent French painter. He was born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador, and his mother was It ...

(1770–1837), French painter * Jacques Gérard (1890-1918), French pilot and World War I flying ace * Jean-Claude Gérard (born 1944), French flautist * Joseph Gérard (1831-1914), French Catholic missionary * Lucy Gérard (1872-1941), French actress * Marguerite Gérard (1761–1837), French painter and etcher *

Raphaël Gérard Raphaël Gérard (born 17 October 1968) is a French politician of La République En Marche (LREM) who has been a member of the French National Assembly since 2017, where he represents the 4th constituency of Charente-Maritime. Early life and e ...

(born 1968), French politician * Rosemonde Gérard (1871–1953), French poet and playwright *

Yves Gérard Yves-René-Jean Gérard (6 January 1932 – 6 October 2020) was a French musicologist. Life and career Born on 6 January 1932 in Châlons-sur-Marne, Yves Gérard studied philosophy at the Nancy-Université from 1949 to 1955. Following his gradu ...

(born 1932), French musicologist

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