Chrétien
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In the French language, Chrétien is the masculine form of 'Christian', as both noun, adjective or adverb.
- Chrétien de TroyesChrétien de TroyesChrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère who flourished in the late 12th century. Perhaps he named himself Christian of Troyes in contrast to the illustrious Rashi, also of Troyes...
, 12th century French poet - Chrétien Le ClercqChrétien Le ClercqFather Chrétien Le Clercq , a Franciscan Récollet, and a zealous Roman Catholic missionary to the Mi'kmaq on the Gaspé peninsula in the mid-17th century, was also a distinguished historiographer of Nouvelle France who wrote two early histories and adapted an apparently native mnemonic glyph system...
, 17th century Roman Catholic missionary - Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de GuignesChrétien-Louis-Joseph de GuignesChrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes was a French merchant-trader, ambassador and scholar. He was the son of French academician and sinologue, Joseph de Guignes...
(1759–1845), French merchant-trader, diplomat and scholar - Gilles-Louis ChrétienGilles-Louis ChrétienGilles-Louis Chrétien, a French musician, was born at Versailles in 1754. In 1787 he invented a machine called a 'physionotrace,' with which he took portraits in profile from life, which were reduced to silhouettes, usually by Fouquet, and then engraved in aquatint by himself...
(1754-1811) inventor of the physionotrace - Chrétien UrhanChrétien UrhanChrétien Urhan was a violinist, organist, composer and player of the viola and the viola d'amore.- Career outline :His father first introduced him to the violin...
(1790–1845), French musician and composer - Henri ChrétienHenri ChrétienHenri Jacques Chrétien was a French astronomer and an inventor.Born in Paris, France, his most famous invention is the anamorphic widescreen process, that resulted in the CinemaScope, and the co-invention of the Ritchey-Chrétien telescope , which was anadvanced type of astronomical telescope, now...
, (1879–1956), French astronomer and inventor - Jean ChrétienJean ChrétienJoseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....
(born 1934), 20th Prime Minister of Canada (serving 1993-2003), and former leader of the Liberal Party of CanadaLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(serving 1990-2003) also:- Aline ChrétienAline ChrétienAline Chrétien is the wife of Canada's twentieth Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien.Born Aline Chaîné in Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan, Quebec, she married lawyer Jean Chrétien on September 10, 1957...
(born 1936), his wife - Michel ChrétienMichel ChrétienMichel Chrétien is the youngest son of former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and his wife Aline. He was adopted as a Gwichʼin child from an Inuvik orphanage....
(born 1968), his son - Raymond ChrétienRaymond ChrétienRaymond Chrétien, OC is the nephew of former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and was an ambassador from Canada:* France 2000–2003* United States 1994–2000* Belgium 1991–1994* Mexico 1985–1988* Congo 1978–1981...
(born 1942), former Canadian ambassador to the United States, his nephew
- Aline Chrétien
- Jean-Guy ChrétienJean-Guy ChrétienJean-Guy Chrétien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and farmer by career....
(born 1946), Canadian politician - Jean-Loup ChrétienJean-Loup ChrétienJean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien, is a French engineer, a retired Général de Brigade in the Armée de l'Air , and a former CNES astronaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions and a NASA Space Shuttle mission...
(born 1938), French astronaut - Todd ChretienTodd ChretienTodd Chretien , an American activist. Chretien is a leading member of the International Socialist Organization. He was the Green Party candidate for United States Senate in California in 2006.-Background:...
(born 1969), contemporary U.S. activist - Chrétien (crater)Chrétien (crater)Chrétien is a lunar crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon from the Earth. It lies due south of the Mare Ingenii, one of the few maria on the Moon's far side...
, a lunar crater - William Chretien (born 1916), former American sailor during World War II, Received Purple Heart.
In the French language, Chrétien is the masculine form of 'Christian', as both noun, adjective or adverb.