Boulanger
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Several notable persons share the very typical French
/Francophone
surname Boulanger which is the equivalent of the English
surname Baker, of the Italian
surname Panettiere, etc.:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
/Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
surname Boulanger which is the equivalent of the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
surname Baker, of the Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
surname Panettiere, etc.:
- Daniel BoulangerDaniel BoulangerDaniel Boulanger is a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter. He has also played secondary roles in films and has been a member of the Académie Goncourt since 1983.-Filmography:...
(born 1922), a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter - Georges Ernest Boulanger (1837–1891), French general and politician
- Georges Boulanger (violinist)Georges Boulanger (violinist)Georges Boulanger was a Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor and composer.-Biography:Georges Boulanger was born in Tulcea, Romania from a Romani Romanian family with a very long tradition in music . His father's name was Vasile Pantazi. He was known as the typical Romanian Romani virtuoso...
(1893–1958), Romanian violinist, conductor and composer - Graciela Rodo BoulangerGraciela Rodo BoulangerGraciela Rodo Aparicio is a Bolivian painter.Her love of art was influenced by her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur. She studied music and art throughout childhood, giving her first piano recital at age 15, and her first art exhibitions in Vienna and...
(born 1935), Bolivian painter - Gustave BoulangerGustave BoulangerGustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger was a French figure painter known for his Neo-Grec style. He was born at Paris, studied with Delaroche and Jollivet, and in 1849 took the Prix de Rome. His paintings are prime examples of academic art of the time, particularly history painting...
(1824–1888), French painter - Lili BoulangerLili BoulangerLili Boulanger was a French composer, the younger sister of the noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger.-Early years:A Parisian-born child prodigy, who was good at piano...
(1893–1918), French composer - Nadia BoulangerNadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
(1887–1979), French composer, Lili's sister - Nicolas Antoine BoulangerNicolas Antoine BoulangerNicolas Antoine Boulanger was a French philosopher and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment.Born the son of a paper merchant, Boulanger studied first mathematics, and later ancient languages...
(1722–1759), French writer of the Age of Enlightenment - Pierre BoulangerPierre BoulangerPierre Boulanger is a French actor. He is known for 2003's film Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran, where he played a young Jewish boy, Moises "Momo" Schmidt. And also 2008's film Nos 18 ans where he played Richard. The young actor was then reported to be concentrating on his studies, thus...
(born 1987), French actor - Pierre-Jules BoulangerPierre-Jules BoulangerPierre-Jules Boulanger, often known simply as Pierre Boulanger was a French engineer and businessman. He directed Citroën as a vice-president and as chairman from 1935 until his death in a car accident. He was known to colleagues as PJB.- Biography :Boulanger was born in Sin-le-Noble...
(1885–1950), French engineer and businessman