Lemieux
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Lemieux, is a surname of French Canadian
origin, which means simply "the best". According to the website "Les familles Lemieux d'Amerique" ("The Lemieux families of America") the North American Lemieux are descended from two half-brothers, Pierre and Gabriel, who emigrated from Rouen, France, to Quebec in 1643. This surname is not to be confused with Lémieux
, a name of French
origin which is derived from a small town, Leymieux, in the Rhône-Alpes
region of France.
It may refer to the following people:
In sports:
In politics:
In other fields:
Lemieux may also refer to:
French Canada
French Canada, also known as "Lower Canada", is a term to distinguish the French Canadian population of Canada from English Canada.-Definition:...
origin, which means simply "the best". According to the website "Les familles Lemieux d'Amerique" ("The Lemieux families of America") the North American Lemieux are descended from two half-brothers, Pierre and Gabriel, who emigrated from Rouen, France, to Quebec in 1643. This surname is not to be confused with Lémieux
Lemieux
Lemieux, is a surname of French Canadian origin, which means simply "the best". According to the website "Les familles Lemieux d'Amerique" the North American Lemieux are descended from two half-brothers, Pierre and Gabriel, who emigrated from Rouen, France, to Quebec in 1643...
, a name of French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
origin which is derived from a small town, Leymieux, in the Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
region of France.
It may refer to the following people:
In sports:
- Mario LemieuxMario LemieuxMario Lemieux, OC, CQ is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006...
(born 1965), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Alain LemieuxAlain LemieuxAlain Lemieux is a retired ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, and Pittsburgh Penguins.- Career :In 1986 he also played in Switzerland for EHC Olten...
(born 1961), Canadian professional ice hockey player, older brother of Mario - Claude LemieuxClaude LemieuxClaude Percy Lemieux is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played for the San Jose Sharks before announcing his retirement on July 8, 2009. He is one of only ten players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three different teams. His 80 career playoff goals are the...
(born 1965), Canadian professional ice hockey player, older brother of Jocelyn - David LemieuxDavid Lemieux (boxer)David Lemieux is a Canadian professional boxer of Québécois and Armenian descent who fights in the middleweight division. He is the former WBC International middleweight champion and holds a professional boxing record of 25-1-0.-Amateur boxing career:Lemieux began boxing at the age of nine...
(born 1988), Canadian professional boxer - Jacques LemieuxJacques LemieuxJacques Leonard Lemieux is a professional ice hockey player who played for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League.-External links:...
(born 1943), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Jean LemieuxJean LemieuxJean Louis Lemieux is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Selected by the Atlanta Flames in the 1972 NHL Draft, Lemieux played parts of two and a half seasons with the Flames before he was traded to the Washington Capitals in the deal that sent Bill Clement to Atlanta...
(born 1952), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Jocelyn LemieuxJocelyn LemieuxJocelyn Lemiux is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played for the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames and Phoenix Coyotes. He is the younger brother of fellow NHL player Claude Lemieux...
(born 1967), Canadian professional ice hockey player, younger brother of Claude - Lawrence LemieuxLawrence LemieuxLawrence Lemieux is a Canadian sailor, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the Star Class and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Finn class....
(born 1955), Canadian sailor who competed at the Olympics - Réal LemieuxReal LemieuxRéal "Frenchy" Lemieux is a former ice hockey right wing. He played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres....
(1945–1975), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Richard LemieuxRichard LemieuxRichard Bernard Lemieux is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 274 games in the National Hockey League and 33 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Kansas City Scouts, Vancouver Canucks, Atlanta Flames, and Calgary Cowboys.- External links :...
(born 1951), Canadian professional ice hockey player
In politics:
- Diane LemieuxDiane LemieuxDiane Lemieux is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bourget as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1998 to 2007....
(born 1961), Canadian politician - Francois-Xavier LemieuxFrançois-Xavier LemieuxFrançois-Xavier Lemieux was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.He was born at Pointe-Lévy in 1811 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law, was called to the bar in 1839 and set up practice at Quebec City...
(9 February 1811 – 16 May 1864), Québec lawyer and politician; uncle to the Francois-Xavier listed below - François-Xavier Lemieux (Quebec MNA) (9 April 1811 – 18 July 1864), Québec lawyer of Louis Riel, politician, and judge; nephew to the Francois-Xavier listed above
- George LeMieuxGeorge LeMieuxGeorge Stephen LeMieux is a former United States Senator from Florida. He was Chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. and served as Chief of Staff to Governor Charlie Crist, was former Deputy Florida Attorney General, and is credited with spearheading Crist's...
(born 1969), United States Senator from Florida - Pierre LemieuxPierre LemieuxPierre Lemieux is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the MP for the riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in Canada's 39th general election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada...
(born 1963), Canadian politician - Rodolphe LemieuxRodolphe LemieuxRodolphe Lemieux, PC, FRSC was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons ....
(1866–1937), Canadian journalist, lawyer, law professor, and politician - Ron LemieuxRon LemieuxRon Lemieux is a Canadian politician, who has been an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1999. Previously, he was a professional ice hockey player....
(born 1950), Canadian politician
In other fields:
- Diana LemieuxDiana LemieuxDiana Lemieux is a United States freelance photographer and has been the assistant to the President of the Lymphoma Research Foundation, a non-profit cancer organization in downtown Manhattan. She resides in Brooklyn, New York. Her photograph "Sometimes the Road Gets Rugged and It's Hard to Travel...
(born ?), American freelance photographer - Jean Paul LemieuxJean Paul LemieuxJean Paul Lemieux, was one of the foremost painters of twentieth century Quebec. He was born in Quebec City, where he also died . He was raised in Quebec City until 1916, when his family moved to Berkeley, California...
(1904–1990), Canadian painter - Julie LemieuxJulie Lemieux-Character voices:Julie Lemieux has provided the voice for characters such as Sammy Tsukino and Young Sapphire in Sailor Moon, Darien Shields in Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose, and Peruru in Sailor Moon Supers the Movie: Black Dream Hole. She has also played Funshine Bear Care Bears:...
(born 1962), Canadian voice actress and director - Kelly LeMieuxKelly LeMieuxKelly LeMieux is a studio session bass guitar player. He is best known for his work in the Dave Mustaine project MD.45. He was touring bass player for Los Angeles punk band Fear in 1997 and 1998...
(born ?), bass player with the band Goldfinger - Lyse LemieuxLyse LemieuxLyse Lemieux was the Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1996 until 2004. Lemieux was the first woman to ever hold the office of Chief Justice in the Province of Quebec....
(born 1936), former Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court - Marie-Nicole LemieuxMarie-Nicole LemieuxMarie-Nicole Lemieux is a Canadian contralto. She first came to the world's attention in 2000 when she became the first Canadian to win first prize at the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Belgium...
(born 1975), a Canadian contralto - Pierre Lemieux (born 1947), economist and author of several books
- Raymond Lemieux (1920–2000), Canadian biochemist, discoverer of the synthesis of sucrose
- David LemieuxDavid LemieuxDavid Hardy Lemieux is an audio and film archivist. He has been working as the Grateful Dead's audiovisual archivist and CD/DVD producer since September, 1999. He was put in charge of the Grateful Dead's vault after the August, 1999 passing of original Grateful Dead tape archivist Dick Latvala...
(born 1953) African-American actor (The Spook Who Sat by the Door), former member of the Black Panther PartyBlack Panther PartyThe Black Panther Party wasan African-American revolutionary leftist organization. It was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982....
, retired Chicago Police detective and activist (IMDb profile)
Lemieux may also refer to:
- Lemieux-Johnson oxidationLemieux-Johnson oxidationThe Lemieux-Johnson oxidation is a chemical reaction named after its discoverers, R. U. Lemieux and W. S. Johnson, who published it in 1956. It involves the oxidation of an olefin to produce a 1,2-diol or two aldehydes...
, chemical reaction named after Raymond Lemieux and W. S. Johnson - Lemieux, QuebecLemieux, QuebecLemieux is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada....
, municipality in Québec - Lemieux, OntarioLemieux, OntarioLemieux is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was located on the shore of the South Nation River in the Prescott and Russell County township of South Plantagenet...
, ghost town in Ontario