List of Famous people named Jean
Jean Germain
Jean Germain was a French socialist politician.
Jean Baptiste Kléber
Jean-Baptiste Kléber was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. After having served one year in the French Royal Army, he entered Habsburg service seven years later. But his plebeian ancestry hindered his opportunities. Eventually, he volunteered for the French Army in 1792 and quickly rose through the ranks.
Jean Glavany
Jean Glavany is a French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS) and former Minister.
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec, from 2003 to 2012; the fifth deputy prime minister of Canada from June 25, 1993, until November 4, 1993; the leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998; and the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1998 to 2012. He became Premier after winning the 2003 election; after he lost the 2012 election he announced that he would be resigning as Quebec Liberal Leader and leaving politics. Charest sits as an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission. Charest is currently a consultant for Huawei on the Meng Wanzhou case and for its 5G network plans in Canada.
Jean Henri Latude
Jean Henri Latude, often called Danry or Masers de Latude, was a French writer famous for his lengthy confinement in the Bastille, at Vincennes, and for his repeated escapes from those prisons.
Jean Rouaud
Jean Rouaud is a French author, who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique. In 1990 his novel Fields of Glory won the Prix Goncourt. First believed to be the first book in a trilogy, Fields of Glory turned out to be the first book in a series of five books on the family history of the author.
Jean Cau
Jean Cau was a French writer and journalist.
Jean E. Sammet
Jean E. Sammet was an American computer scientist who developed the FORMAC programming language in 1962. She was also one of the developers of the influential COBOL programming language.
Jean David Blanc
Jean-David Blanc is a French entrepreneur, founder of AlloCiné, business angel, film producer, writer and jazz musician.
Jean Rotrou
Jean Rotrou was a French poet and tragedian.