List of Famous people with last name Chenier

André Chénier

André-Marie Chénier
First Name André
Last Name Chénier
Died on July 25, 1794

André Marie Chénier was a French poet of Greek and Franco-Levantine origin, associated with the events of the French Revolution of which he was a victim. His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement. His career was brought to an abrupt end when he was guillotined for supposed "crimes against the state", just three days before the end of the Reign of Terror. Chénier's life has been the subject of Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chénier and other works of art.

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Clifton Chenier

First Name Clifton
Last Name Chenier
Born on June 25, 1925
Died on December 12, 1987 (aged 62)

Clifton Chenier, a Louisiana French-speaking native of Leonville, Louisiana, near Opelousas, was an eminent performer and recording artist of zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with R&B, jazz, and blues influences. He played the accordion and won a Grammy Award in 1983.

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Marie-Joseph Chénier

Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier
First Name Marie-Joseph
Died on January 10, 1811

Marie-Joseph Blaise de Chénier was a French poet, dramatist and politician of French and Greek origin.

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Louis de Chénier

First Name Louis
Last Name Chénier
Born on June 8, 1722
Died on May 15, 1796 (aged 73)
Born in France, Occitania
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