Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar). In the anglosphere, it is also used for females although it is still a predominantly masculine name.One of the few notable examples of a female fictional character with the name is Jules Lee from the American TV series Orphan Black: Echoes. It is the given name of:

People with the name

* Jules Aarons (1921–2008), American space physicist and photographer *

Jules Abadie Jules Abadie (12 August 1876 – 10 August 1953) was a French politician and surgeon in Oran, French Algeria, acting as a member of the Comité Français de Libération Nationale (CFLN). Biography Jean Baptiste Marie Jules Abadie was born 12 ...

(1876–1953), French politician and surgeon * Jules Accorsi (born 1937), French football player and manager * Jules Adenis (1823–1900), French playwright and opera librettist * Jules Adler (1865–1952), French painter * Jules Asner (born 1968), American television personality *

Jules Aimé Battandier Jules Aimé Battandier (28 January 1848 – 18 September 1922) was a French botanist who was a native of Annonay, department of Ardèche. He was an authority on Algerian flora. In 1875, he became head of the pharmacy at Mustapha Pacha hospit ...

(1848–1922), French botanist * Jules Bernard (born 2000), American basketball player * Jules Bianchi (1989–2015), French Formula One driver * Jules Breton (1827–1906), French Realist painter *

Jules-André Brillant Jules-André Brillant (30 June 1888 – 11 May 1973) was a French Canadian entrepreneur who was active in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec from 1920 to 1962. He founded an electrical power company in 1922, a telephone company in 1927 and a ...

(1888–1973), Canadian entrepreneur *

Jules Brunard Jules Brunard (6 May 1837, Cublize – 25 July 1910) was a French politician. He belonged to the Radical Party. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1902 to 1910. He died 25 July 1910 and was buried in the Guillotière Cemetery in Ly ...

(1837–1910), French politician *

Jules Brunet Jules Brunet (2 January 1838 – 12 August 1911) was a French military officer who served the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War in Japan. Originally sent to Japan as a horse artillery instructor with the French military mission of 1867, ...

(1838–1911), French Army general *

Jules Charles-Roux Jules Charles-Roux (14 November 1841 – 6 March 1918) was a French businessman and politician. He served as the vice president of the Suez Canal Company. He served as a corporate director of shipping companies in the Antilles, West Africa and ...

(1841–1918), French businessman and politician *

Jules Dewaquez Jules Aimé Devaquez (9 March 1899 – 12 June 1971), known as Jules Dewaquez, was a French amateur footballer, who played for both club and country on the right wing. He was of shorter stature (1.69m) and renowned for his small moustache. By p ...

(1899–1971), French footballer *

Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude Lieutenant general, Lieutenant-general Baron Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude (24 February 1858 – 24 November 1928), often known as General Jacques, was a Belgium, Belgian military figure of World War I and colonial advocate. Congo Fre ...

(1858–1928), Belgian Army general *

Jules Armand Dufaure Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (; 4 December 1798 – 28 June 1881) was a French statesman who served 3 non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister of France. Biography Dufaure was born at Saujon, Charente-Maritime, and began his career as an adv ...

(1798–1881), French statesman *

Jules Engel Jules Engel (; March 11, 1909 – September 6, 2003) was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher of Hungarian origin. He was the founding director of the experimental anima ...

, American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director and teacher *

Jules Feiffer Jules Ralph Feiffer ( ; January 26, 1929 – January 17, 2025) was an American cartoonist and author, who at one time was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for Pulitzer Prize for Editori ...

(1929–2025), American cartoonist *

Jules Gervais-Courtellemont Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863–1931) was a French photographer who was famous for taking color autochromes during World War I. Life He was born near Fontainebleau in Avon, Seine-et-Marne, south of Paris. He emigrated with his paren ...

(1863–1931), French war photographer from World War I * Jules Greenbaum (1867-1924), German film producer * Jules Jordan (1850-1927), American composer, operatic tenor, vocal instructor and conductor * Jules Jordan (born 1972), American pornographic actor, director and producer * Jules "Skip" Kendall (born 1964), American professional golfer * Jules Gilmer Korner Jr. (1888–1967), judge of the United States Board of Tax Appeals * Jules G. Körner III (1922–2000), judge of the United States Tax Court * Jules Lefèvre (1863–1944), French biochemist and writer * Jules Maenen (1932–2007), Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist *

Jules Massenet Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (; 12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are ''Manon'' (1884 ...

(1842–1912), French composer *

Jules Michelet Jules Michelet (; 21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) was a French historian and writer. He is best known for his multivolume work ''Histoire de France'' (History of France). Michelet was influenced by Giambattista Vico; he admired Vico's emphas ...

(1798–1874), French historian * Jules Monge (1855–1934), French painter * Jules Auguste Muraire (1883-1946), French Actor * Jules Achille Noël (1815–1881), French landscape and maritime painter * Jules Pastré (1809–1899), French banker, businessman and equestrian active in

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Jules Rimet Jules Rimet (; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He also served as the pres ...

(1878–1956), French football administrator and former FIFA president * Jules Shear (1952 - current), American singer, songwriter & guitarist * Jules Védrines (1881–1919), French aviator *

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

(1828–1905), French author *

Jules White Jules White (born Julius Weiss; 17 September 1900 – 30 April 1985) was an American film director and producer best known for his short-subject comedies starring The Three Stooges. Early years White began working in motion pictures in the ...

(1900 - 1985), American film director and producer * Jules Wright (1948-2015), Australian-English theatre director * Jules Wright (politician) (1933-2022), American politician and businessman

Fictional characters

*Jules, one of the main character of the television series '' Orphan Black: Echoes'' *Jules Cobb, the main character of the US television series ''

Cougar Town ''Cougar Town'' is an American television sitcom that ran for 102 episodes over six seasons, from September 23, 2009, until March 31, 2015. The first three seasons aired on ABC, with the series moving to TBS for the remaining three seasons. AB ...

'' * Jules Maigret, a fictional French police detective, created by writer

Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 ...

. * Jules Winnfield, a fictional character in the film ''Pulp Fiction'' * Jules Vaughn, one of the main characters in the US television series ''

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'' * Jules, a fictional character featured in the video game '' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''. In this case, the use of the name Jules is assigned to a young woman. * Jules, a fictional artist from the musical ''

Sunday in the Park with George ''Sunday in the Park with George'' is a 1984 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat's painting '' A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La G ...

'' * Jules Hedgehog, fictional father of

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featured in '' Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics)'' * Jules Tournier, the twelve-year-old twin brother of Julie, and one of the two titular characters of the 1990s animated show- '' The Twins of Destiny'' * Jules, a fictional character in the graphic novel '' On a Sunbeam'' by Tillie Walden * Jules Van Patten, a fictional character from the film '' St. Elmo's Fire'' * Jules Verne Durand, a linguist aboard the ''Daban Urnud'' in '' Anathem'' by

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* Jules Brown, elder son of Emmett Brown in the ''

Back to the Future ''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985 ...

'' franchise

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* ''Jules'' (film) is a 2023 feature film starring

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and Jane Curtin.

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