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 Bourgoin

Lucien Joseph Jean Bourgoin
First Name Jean
Last Name Bourgoin
Born on August 8, 1897
Died on June 4, 1977 (aged 79)
Born in France
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Jean Bouchaud

First Name Jean
Last Name Bouchaud
Born on August 3, 1936 (age 89)
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Jean Painlevé

First Name Jean
Last Name Painlevé
Born on November 20, 1902
Died on July 2, 1989 (aged 86)

Jean Painlevé was a photographer and filmmaker who specialized in underwater fauna. He was the son of mathematician and twice prime-minister of France Paul Painlevé.

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Jean Bourgoin

First Name Jean
Last Name Bourgoin
Born on March 4, 1913
Died on September 3, 1991 (aged 78)

Jean Bourgoin (1913–1991) was a French cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for the 1962 war film The Longest Day.

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Jean de Nostredame

First Name Jean
Last Name Nostredame
Born on November 30, 1521
Died on November 30, 1575 (aged 54)

Jean de Nostredame (1522–1576/7) was a Provençal historian and writer. He was the younger brother of Michel de Nostredame.

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Jean Bohier

First Name Jean
Last Name Bohier
Born on November 30, 1463
Died on July 30, 1512 (aged 48)
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Jean Bissonnette

First Name Jean
Last Name Bissonnette
Born on October 20, 1934
Died on March 29, 2016 (aged 81)
Born in Canada, Quebec
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Jean Beausire

First Name Jean
Last Name Beausire
Born on February 26, 1651
Died on March 20, 1743 (aged 92)

Jean Beausire was an architect, engineer and fountain-maker and the chief of public works in Paris for King Louis XIV of France and King Louis XV of France between 1684 and 1740, and was the architect of all the public fountains constructed in Paris that period. Several of his fountains still exist and continue to work. Three streets in the 4th arrondissement of Paris today carry his name: Rue Jean-Beausire, Impasse Jean-Beausire, and Passage Jean-Beausire.

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Jean de Brosse

First Name Jean
Last Name Brosse
Born on January 1, 1375
Died on January 1, 1433 (aged 58)

Jean de Brosse (1375–1433), Lord of Boussac, Sainte-Sévère and Huriel, was a councillor and chamberlain to Charles VII of France; he was made a Marshal of France in 1426.

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Jean Cosmos

Jean Gaudrat
First Name Jean
Last Name Cosmos
Born on June 14, 1923
Died on August 26, 2014 (aged 91)
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