List of Famous people named Jean

Name Jean is among the most common names in France, USA, England, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland. Often it's a shorthand for Johan, Jan. Similar names: Johan, Jan, Jenny, Jeanne, Jenna, Jennie, Jin, Jeannie, Jeno, Jen, Jenni, Jenn, Jeanie, Jena, Jeane, Jhene, Jeanna, Jeana, Jenya, Jeany, Jenno, Jeanny, Jenne, Jina. Here are some famous Jeans:

Jean Tapu

Matohi Jean Parai Tapu
First Name Jean
Last Name Tapu
Born on October 1, 1929
Died on February 2, 2018 (aged 88)
Born in France
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Jean Chalgrin

First Name Jean
Last Name Chalgrin
Born on January 1, 1739
Died on January 21, 1811 (aged 72)

Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin was a French architect, best known for his design for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris.

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Jean Arthuis

First Name Jean
Last Name Arthuis
Born on October 7, 1944 (age 81)

Jean Georges Arthuis is a French politician. Over the course of career, he has held various ministerial positions and served as Member of the European Parliament from France, where he chaired the Committee on Budgets. He also serves as Senator representing Mayenne in the French Parliament.

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Jean Chevrier

Jean Édouard Louis Dufayard
First Name Jean
Last Name Chevrier
Born on April 25, 1915
Died on December 13, 1975 (aged 60)

Jean Chevrier was a French film actor and member of the Comédie-Française. He appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1972. He was married to actress Marie Bell. At the end of his life, he was known as Jean-Claude Pascal's lover. He was buried alongside his wife at the Monaco Cemetery in Monaco.

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Jean Améry

Hans Chaim Mayer
First Name Jean
Last Name Améry
Died on October 17, 1978 (aged 8)
Born in Austria

Jean Améry, born Hanns Chaim Mayer, was an Austrian-born essayist whose work was often informed by his experiences during World War II. His most celebrated work, At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities (1966), suggests that torture was "the essence" of the Third Reich. Other notable works included On Aging (1968) and On Suicide: A Discourse on Voluntary Death (1976). He first adopted the pseudonym Jean Améry in 1955. Améry took his own life in 1978.

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Jean Désiré Montagney Artôt

First Name Jean
Last Name Artôt
Born on September 23, 1803
Died on March 25, 1887 (aged 83)
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Jean Welz

Johann Welz
First Name Jean
Last Name Welz
Born on March 4, 1900
Died on December 24, 1975 (aged 75)
Born in Austria, Salzburg

Jean Welz (1908–1975) was a South African artist.

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Jean Campbell

First Name Jean
Last Name Campbell
Born on November 26, 1700 (age 325)
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Jean Eleanor Sandilands

First Name Jean
Last Name Sandilands
Born on January 25, 1920
Died on January 1, 2003 (aged 82)
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Jean Sunny

Jean Gustave Basile Émile Léon Édouard Moussalli
First Name Jean
Last Name Sunny
Born on August 15, 1928
Died on August 27, 2007 (aged 79)
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