List of Famous people with last name Levasseur
Olivier Levasseur
Olivier Levasseur, was a French pirate, nicknamed La Buse or La Bouche in his early days for the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies as well as his ability to verbally attack his opponents. He is known for allegedly hiding one of the biggest treasures in pirate history, estimated at over £1 billion, and leaving a cryptogram behind with clues to its whereabouts.
Victor Jules Levasseur
Victor Levasseur (1795–1862) was a French cartographer widely known for his distinctive decorative style. He produced numerous maps more admired for the artistic content of the scenes and data surrounding the map than for the detail of the map.
Victor Gabriel Levasseur
General of Brigade Victor Gabriel Levasseur, 1st Baron Levasseur commanded a French infantry brigade in the Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon I. Leaving civilian life, he enlisted in a volunteer battalion in 1792 and was wounded at the 1793 Siege of Mainz. In the Rhine Campaign of 1796 he fought at Rastatt and Kehl. Promoted general of brigade in 1800, he fought at Hohenlinden. Under Napoleon he commanded a brigade in the IV Corps at Austerlitz in 1805, Battle of Jena in 1806 and Eylau in 1807, where he was wounded. He became a Baron of the Empire in 1808, commanded posts in the interior and served as a military instructor. He died in 1811 at Valognes.
Nicolas Levasseur
Nicolas Levasseur was a French bass, particularly associated with Rossini roles.
Thérèse Levasseur
Marie-Thérèse Levasseur was the domestic partner of Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Pierre Émile Levasseur
Pierre Émile Levasseur, 3rd Baron Levasseur, was a French economist, historian, Professor of geography, history and statistics in the Collège de France, at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers and at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques, known as the founders and promoters of the study of commercial geography.
Palmyre Levasseur
Palmyre Levasseur was a French stage and film actress.
Pierre-François Levasseur
Pierre-François Levasseur, called "the older" in Abbeville, was a French classical cellist.