Poirier
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Poirier is a French surname, meaning pear tree
Pear Tree
Pear Tree is an inner city suburb of Derby, England. It is situated next to the areas of Normanton, Rose Hill and Osmaston. Pear Tree could be described as a suburb within a suburb because the people of Derby would identify it as an area in its own right, but it could also be described as forming...

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Poiré
Poiré as a surname may refer to:* Alain Poiré , French film producer* Emmanuel Poiré, or Caran d'Ache , French satirist* Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré , French actor and director...

), and is the stage name of Ghislain Poirier (see Poirier (Ghislain Poirier)).

Those bearing this surname include:
  • Anne and Patrick Poirier
    Anne and Patrick Poirier
    Anne and Patrick Poirier are a French art duo.-Biography:From 1963 to 1966 they studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris....

  • Dustin Poirier
    Dustin Poirier
    Dustin Poirier is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

  • Claude Poirier
    Claude Poirier
    Claude Poirier is a negotiator and crime reporter for the Quebec-based Canadian French-language television network TVA. He is best known for negotiating with suspects during hostage situations....

  • Denise Poirier
    Denise Poirier
    Denise Poirier is an American voice actress best known for playing the character of Æon Flux in the MTV animated series of the same name.She also had prominent roles in Reign: The Conqueror, HBO's Spawn, and the English version of Golgo 13: Queen Bee, the Vampire Hunter D video game, as well as...

  • Denise Poirier-Rivard
    Denise Poirier-Rivard
    Denise Poirier-Rivard is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the district of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant since the 2004 election. Before she was elected she was a cheese maker and farmer and was the Bloc's critic of the Agriculture...

  • Ghislain Poirier
    Ghislain Poirier
    Poirier is a DJ/producer from Montreal who is signed to the Ninja Tune record label. He has, however, also worked with other labels such as Chocolate Industries, Rebondir, Shockout, Musique Large, Intr_version and 12k. His work mainly consists of original instrumental mixes and mixes featuring...

  • Gregory Poirier
    Gregory Poirier
    Gregory Stephen Poirier is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.Poirier was born in Kula, Maui, Hawaii. He attended the Maui Academy of Performing Arts. Poirier wrote the screenplay for the John Singleton film Rosewood , for which he won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award...

  • Jean Poirier
    Jean Poirier
    Jean Poirier is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1984 to 1995.-Background:Poirier was educated at the University of Waterloo, receiving a B.E.S. degree in 1972...

  • Kim Poirier
    Kim Poirier
    Kim Poirier is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host.-Personal life:Kim Jacinthe Poirier was born in Drummondville, Quebec, the daughter of actress/model Carol Laquerre who was Miss Toronto in 1976, she has one sister. She enjoys watching movies, writing, meditating,...

  • Luc Poirier
    Luc Poirier
    Luc Poirier is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler, better known under the name Rambo.-Career:Poirier was trained by Edouard Carpentier and Gino Brito and debuted in 1982. In the early 1980s, he joined the Montreal-based International Wrestling Association as the hooded "Masked Marvel"...

  • Lyne Poirier
    Lyne Poirier
    Lyne Poirier is a retired judoka from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's extra-lightweight competition at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...

  • Mark Poirier
    Mark Poirier
    Mark Jude Poirier is a contemporary American novelist, short fiction writer, and screenwriter whose work often is set in the Southwestern United States...

  • Narcisse Poirier
    Narcisse Poirier
    Narcisse Poirier was a Quebec artist.Poirier was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec and moved to Montreal, where he studied at the Monument-National. He continued his studies in art at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1922, one of Poirier's works, La vieille maison d’Henri IV was purchased by...

  • Pascal Poirier
    Pascal Poirier
    Pascal Poirier was a Canadian author, lawyer, and the all-time longest-serving Senator.Born in Shediac, New Brunswick, he wrote books on Acadian history and language. The Pascal Poirier House, a Provincial Historic Site , is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places...

  • Richard Poirier
    Richard Poirier
    Richard Poirier was an American literary critic.He co-founded the Library of America, and served as chairman of its board. He was the Marius Bewley Professor of American and English Literature at Rutgers University...

  • Rose-May Poirier
    Rose-May Poirier
    Rose-May Poirier is a Canadian politician from New Brunswick. She has been a member of the Senate of Canada since February 28, 2010. Previously, she served as member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Rogersville-Kouchibouguac from 1999 to 2010. She is renowned for having pulled...

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