List of Famous people with last name Bellay

Joachim du Bellay

First Name Joachim

Last Name Bellay

Died on January 1, 1560

Born in France, Pays de la Loire

Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a founder of the Pléiade. He notably wrote the manifesto of the group: Défense et illustration de la langue française, which aimed at promoting French as an artistic language, equal to Greek and Latin.

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Jean du Bellay

First Name Jean

Last Name Bellay

Born on November 30, 1491

Died on February 16, 1560 (aged 68)

Jean du Bellay was a French diplomat and cardinal, a younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and cousin and patron of the poet Joachim du Bellay. He was bishop of Bayonne by 1526, member of the Conseil privé of King Francis I from 1530, and bishop of Paris from 1532. He became Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1555.

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Jean-François Bellay

First Name Jean-François

Born on November 19, 1790

Died on January 1, 1858 (aged 67)

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Jean Bellay

Jean Pierre Bellay

First Name Jean

Last Name Bellay

Born on October 11, 1930

Died on May 9, 1989 (aged 58)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

Jean Bellay was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1954 Tour de France.

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Jérôme Bellay

First Name Jérôme

Last Name Bellay

Born on October 10, 1942 (age 83)

Born in France, Grand Est

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