List of Famous people named Eugene
Eugène Schueller
Eugène Paul Louis Schueller was a French pharmacist and entrepreneur who was the founder of L'Oréal, the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty. He was one of the founders of modern advertising.
Eugene Allen
Eugene Allen was an American waiter and butler who worked for the US government at the White House for 34 years until he retired as the head butler in 1986.
Eugene IV
Pope Eugene IV, born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 3 March 1431 to his death. Condulmer was a Venetian, and a nephew of Pope Gregory XII. In 1431, he was elected pope. His tenure was marked by conflict first with the Colonnas, relatives of his predecessor Martin V, and later with the Conciliar movement. In 1434, due to a complaint by Fernando Calvetos, bishop of the Canary Islands, Eugene IV issued the bull "Creator Omnium", rescinding any recognition of Portugal's right to conquer those islands, still pagan. He excommunicated anyone who enslaved newly converted Christians, the penalty to stand until the captives were restored to their liberty and possessions. In 1443 Eugene decided to take a neutral position on territorial disputes between Portugal and Castile regarding rights claimed along the coast of Africa.
Eugene Chung
Eugene Yon Chung is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League from 1992 to 1997. He is also a former American football coach.
Eugene Chaplin
Eugene Anthony Chaplin is a Swiss recording engineer and documentary filmmaker. He is the fifth child of Oona O'Neill and Charlie Chaplin, the grandson of playwright Eugene O'Neill, and the father of film actress Kiera Chaplin.
Eugène Poubelle
Eugène-René Poubelle was a French lawyer and diplomat who introduced waste containers to Paris and made their use compulsory. This introduction was so innovative at the time that Poubelle's surname became synonymous with waste bins and remains the most common French word for a bin.
Eugène Christophe
Eugène Christophe was a French road bicycle racer and pioneer of cyclo-cross. He was a professional from 1904 until 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.
Eugene Martynov
Yevgeniy Grigorievich Martynov was a Soviet pop singer and composer, the older brother of the composer Yuri Martynov.
Eugene Yelchin
Eugene Yelchin is a Russian-American artist best known as an illustrator and writer of books for children.
Eugène Saccomano
Eugène Saccomano was a French radio journalist and non-fiction author.