Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine

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. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is

Estienne Estienne is a French surname or given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Estienne or Étienne de La Boétie (1530–1563), French philosopher, judge and writer * Estienne Grossin (), French composer * Estienne de La Roche (147 ...

. Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to:

People

Scientists and inventors

* Étienne Bézout (1730–1783), French mathematician * Étienne Louis Geoffroy (1725–1810), French entomologist and pharmacist *

Étienne Laspeyres Ernst Louis Étienne Laspeyres (; 28 November 1834 – 4 August 1913) was a German economist. He was ''Professor ordinarius'' of economics and statistics or '' State Sciences'' and cameralistics (public finance and administration) in Basel, Riga, ...

(1834–1913), German professor of economics and statistics * Étienne Lenoir (1822–1900), Belgian engineer who invented the first internal combustion engine to be produced in numbers *

Étienne Lenoir (instrument maker) Étienne Lenoir (1744–1832) was a French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle.Chronologie scientifique, technologique et économique de la France - Page 137 Danièle et Jean-Claude Clermontel - 2009 "POIDS ET MESURES ...

(1744–1832), French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle surveying instrument *

Étienne Mulsant Martial Étienne Mulsant (2 March 1797, Marnand, Rhône – 4 November 1880) was a French entomologist and ornithologist. Biography Initially employed in commerce, Mulsant wrote ''Lettres à Julie sur l'entomologie, suivies d'une description méth ...

(1797–1880), French entomologist and ornithologist * Étienne Pascal (1588–1651), French lawyer, scientist and mathematician best known as the father of Blaise Pascal *

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 177219 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition". He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck's evolutionary theories. ...

(1772–1844), French naturalist *

Étienne Pierre Ventenat Étienne Pierre Ventenat (1 March 1757 – 13 August 1808) was a French botanist born in Limoges. He was the brother of naturalist Louis Ventenat (1765–1794). While employed as director of the ecclesiastic library Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, V ...

(1757–1808), French botanist *

Étienne Wasserzug Wasserzug Étienne Bronislaw (born 1 August 1860 in Motol; died 1888)Etienne Wasserzug (1860-1888) Notice biographique et travaux scientifiques, Sceaux, Imp. Charaire et Fils, 1889, 75 p. was a French biologist of Polish origin. Biography 1863 ...

(1860-1888), French biologist

Intellectuals and academics

Étienne Balazs Étienne Balazs (born István Balázs; 24 January 1905 – 29 November 1963) was a Hungarian-born French sinologist. Major works * ''Le traité économique du "Soueichou"'', (Leiden: Brill, 1953)Google Books * ''Le traité juridique du "Souei ...

(1905–1963), Hungarian-born French sinologist *

Étienne Balibar Étienne Balibar (; ; born 23 April 1942) is a French philosopher. He has taught at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, at the University of California Irvine and is currently an Anniversary Chair Professor at the Centre for Research in Modern Eu ...

(born 1942), French Marxist philosopher and professor * Étienne Baluze (1630–1718), French scholar also known as Stephanus Baluzius *

Étienne de La Boétie Étienne or Estienne de La Boétie (; oc, Esteve de La Boetiá; 1 November 1530 – 18 August 1563) was a French magistrate, classicist, writer, poet and political theorist, best remembered for his intense and intimate friendship with essayist ...

(1530–1563), French intellectual and noted friend of Michel de Montaigne * Étienne Cabet (1788–1856), French philosopher and utopian socialist *

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (; ; 30 September 17142 August or 3 August 1780) was a French philosopher and epistemologist, who studied in such areas as psychology and the philosophy of the mind. Biography He was born at Grenoble into a legal fam ...

(1715–1780), French philosopher *

Étienne Dolet Étienne Dolet (; 3 August 15093 August 1546) was a French scholar, translator and printer. Dolet was a controversial figure throughout his lifetime. His early attacks upon the Inquisition, the city council and other authorities in Toulouse, tog ...

(1509–1546), French scholar, translator and printer *

Étienne Fourmont Étienne Fourmont (23 June 1683 – 8 December 1745) was a French scholar and Orientalist who served as professor of Arabic at the Collège de France and published grammars on the Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese languages. Although Fourmont is r ...

(1683–1745), French orientalist * Étienne Gilson (1884–1978), French philosopher *

Étienne Hubert (Arabist) Étienne Hubert d'Orléans (Stephanus Hubertus; 1567–1614) was a French physician, Orientalist and diplomat of the 17th century. Biography Born in Orléans, he studied medicine there and in Paris (gaining his Bachelor on 21 April 1596) and became ...

(1567–1614), French physician, Orientalist and diplomat, also known as Stephanus Hubertus *

Étienne Lamotte Étienne Paul Marie Lamotte (21 November 1903 – 5 May 1983) was a Belgian priest and Professor of Greek at the Catholic University of Louvain, but was better known as an Indologist and the greatest authority on Buddhism in the West in his time. H ...

(1903–1983), Belgian priest, Indologist and authority on Buddhism * Etienne Vermeersch (born 1934), Belgian philosopher *

Étienne Weill-Raynal Étienne Weill-Raynal (1887–1982) was a French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician. As a scholar following World War I, he specialized in the subject of reparations. When World War II began, he was dismissed from his teachi ...

(1887–1982), French historian, resistant, journalist and Socialist politician. *

Étienne Wenger __NOTOC__ Étienne Charles Wenger (born 1952) is an educational theorist and practitioner, best known for his formulation (with Jean Lave) of the theory of situated cognition and his more recent work in the field of communities of practice. Li ...

(born 1952), education theorist

Politicians, government officials and soldiers

* Étienne François, duc de Choiseul (1719-1785), French military officer, statesman and diplomat * Étienne Bazeries (1846–1931), French military cryptanalyst *

Étienne Eustache Bruix Étienne Eustache Bruix ( Fort-Dauphin, Saint-Domingue, 17 July 1759 – Paris, 18 March 1805) was a French Navy officer and admiral, and Minister of the Navy. Life Bruix was born to a family from Béarn. He started sailing as a volunteer on ...

(1759-1805), French Navy admiral * Étienne Clavière (1735–1793), Swiss-born French financier and politician of the French Revolution * Étienne Clémentel (1864-1936), French politician *

Étienne Compayré Étienne Compayré (1748-1817) was a French politician. Early life Étienne Compayré was born on 23 October 1748 in Lisle-sur-Tarn, France. Career Compayré was a justice of the peace. He served in the Council of Five Hundred during the French ...

(1748-1817), French politician. * Étienne Davignon (born 1932), Belgian politician, businessman and former vice-president of the European Commission * Étienne Maurice Gérard, comte Gérard (1773–1852), French general and statesman *

Étienne Guy Étienne Guy (February 16, 1774 – December 29, 1820) was a surveyor and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born in Montreal in 1774, the son of Pierre Guy, studied at the Collège Saint-Raphaël and then spent over a year at the Col ...

(1774–1820), surveyor and politician in Lower Canada *

Etienne van der Horst Etienne van der Horst (born 28 August 1958) is a Curaçaoan politician. A member of the Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal, he was Minister of Government Policy, Planning and Service from 31 December 2012 to 23 December 2016. Career Van der ...

(born 1958), Curaçaoan politician *

Étienne Manac'h Étienne Manac'h (later known as Étienne Manoël Manac'h; February 3, 1910 in Plouigneau, Brittany – 1992) was a French career diplomat and author. Life Early life Manac'h attended Morlaix Collège from 1922 until 1925, and following th ...

(1910-1992), French diplomat and writer *

Étienne Marcel Étienne Marcel (between 1302 and 131031 July 1358) was provost of the merchants of Paris under King John II of France, called John the Good (Jean le Bon). He distinguished himself in the defence of the small craftsmen and guildsmen who made u ...

(died 1358), provost of the merchants of Paris under King John II *

Étienne Parent Étienne Parent (May 2, 1802 in Beauport, Lower Canada – December 22, 1874 in Ottawa) was a Canadian journalist and government official. He was editor of the newspaper ''Le Canadien'' and, as such, supported French Canadian journalism and wr ...

(1802–1874), Canadian journalist and government official *

Étienne Perier (governor) Étienne Perier or Étienne de Perier (16861766), also known as Perier the Elder (french: Perier l'Aîné), was a French naval officer and governor of French Louisiana from 1726 to 1733. His time as governor included some notable achievements, ...

(1687-1766), French naval officer and colonial administrator * Étienne Richaud (1841-1889), Governor of French India *

Etienne Saqr Étienne Saqr ( ar, إتيان صقر; born on 26 December 1937; last name also spelt Sakr), also known by his kunya "''Abu Arz''” (), is a Lebanese nationalist leader and founder of the Guardians of the Cedars militia and political party (, ...

(born 1937), Lebanese founder of the Guardians of the Cedars militia and political party * Étienne Tshisekedi (born 1932), politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo *Étienne de Vignolles (1390-1443), called

La Hire Étienne de Vignolles, Sieur de Montmorillon, Chatelain de Longueville (), also known as La Hire (; 1390 – 11 January 1443), was a French military commander during the Hundred Years' War. Nickname One explanation for his nickname of La ...

, a French military commander during the Hundred Years' War and a close comrade of Joan of Arc *

Etienne Ys Etienne Nestor Ys (born 26 February 1962) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the 23rd and 26th Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2006. He previously served as Minister of Finance from 1994 to ...

(born 1962), twice Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles

Arts and entertainment

Etienne Aigner Étienne Aigner (November 8, 1904 – November 5, 2000) was the founder of Etienne Aigner US and Etienne Aigner AG, two presently separate high fashion houses, based respectively in New York City and Munich, Germany. Both companies produce luxury g ...

(1904–2000), Hungarian-born German fashion designer * Étienne Chatiliez (born 1952), French film director *

Étienne de Crécy Étienne Bernard Marie de Crécy (, born 25 February 1969, Lyon, France), also known as Superdiscount, EDC, Minos Pour Main Basse and Mooloodjee, is a French DJ and producer who composes electronic music, primarily house. Biography Crécy was ...

(born 1969), French electronic music producer and DJ *

Étienne Daho Étienne Daho (; ; born 14 January 1956) is a French singer. He has released a number of synth-driven and rock- surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981. Career Daho was born in Oran, French Algeria. He sings in a low, whispery voice somewha ...

(born 1956), French singer, songwriter and record producer *

Etienne Debel Etienne Debel (; 21 November 1931 – 19 May 1993) was a Flemish-born theatre, television and movie actor and director, set designer, playwright, translator and a co-founder and co-owner of the Debel Gallery in Jerusalem, Israel alongside h ...

(1931–1993), Belgian actor and director *

Étienne Doirat Étienne Doirat (c. 1675-1732) was a French furniture designer. Early life Étienne Doirat was born circa 1675. His family had been ébénistes in Paris since the early 1600s. Career Doirat designed "commodes, armoires, corner cupboards, and tab ...

(c. 1675–1732), French furniture designer. * Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716–1791), French Rococo sculptor * Etienne Girardot (1856–1939), Anglo-French actor *

Étienne Jodelle Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin (1532July 1573), French dramatist and poet, was born in Paris of a noble family. He attached himself to the poetic circle of the Pléiade and proceeded to apply the principles of the reformers to dramatic ...

, seigneur de Limodin (1532–1573), French dramatist and poet *

Étienne Loulié Étienne Loulié, pronounced .tjɛn lu.lje (1654 – 16 July 1702) was a musician, pedagogue and musical theorist. Life Born into a family of Parisian sword-finishers, Loulié learned both musical practice and musical theory as a choir boy at the ...

(1654–1702), French musician, pedagogue and musical theorist * Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), French composer *

Étienne Moulinié Étienne Moulinié (10 October 1599 – 1676) was a French Baroque composer. He was born in Languedoc, and when he was a child he sang at the Narbonne Cathedral. Through the influence of his brother Antoine (died 1655), Moulinié gained an app ...

(1599–1676), French Baroque composer * Étienne Périer (director) (1931–2020), Belgian film director

Sports

* Étienne Bally (born 1923), French sprinter *

Etienne Barbara Etienne Barbara (born 10 June 1982) is a Maltese former footballer and manager. Club career Malta Barbara started his career as a youth player with Qormi. After having been spotted by scouts following some impressive displays, he earned a move ...

(born 1982), Maltese footballer *

Étienne Boulay Étienne Boulay (born March 10, 1983) is a former Canadian football safety. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, with whom he won the 100th Grey Cup championship. He previously played for the Montreal ...

(born 1983), Canadian football player *

Étienne Capoue Étienne René Capoue (born 11 July 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal. He is a French youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-19, and under-21 level, ...

(born 1988), French footballer *

Étienne Dagon Étienne Dagon (born 13 September 1960 in Biel/Bienne) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Switzerland who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California Los ...

(born 1960), Swiss breaststroke swimmer *

Ettiene de Bruyn Ettienne de Bruyn (born 31 March 1977) was a South African cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Northerns B. He was born in Pretoria. De Bruyn made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 19 ...

(born 1977), South African cricketer * Étienne Desmarteau (1873-1905), Canadian winner of the 54 pound weight throw at the 1904 Olympics *

Étienne Didot Étienne Didot (born 24 July 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a centre midfielder. Didot made over 400 appearances in Ligue 1 playing for Stade Rennais F.C., Toulouse FC, and En Avant de Guingamp. Club ca ...

(born 1983), French footballer *

Etienne Eto'o Etienne Emmanuel Eto'o Fils (born 17 March 1990) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Erste Liga club FC Lustenau in 2012. Club career Eto'o began his career with Real Mallorca and has also played on loan ...

(born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *

Étienne Mattler Étienne Mattler (25 December 1905 – 23 March 1986) was a French international footballer, nicknamed ''Le Lion de Belfort''. Career Mattler, born in Belfort, played for the clubs US Belfort (1921–1927), AS Troyes (1927–1929), and FC So ...

(1905–1986), French footballer *

Etienne L. de Mestre Etienne Livingston de Mestre (9 April 1832 – 22 October 1916), was a 19th-century Australian breeder and jockey of Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorses, De Mestre, was Australia's first outstanding racehorse trainer and racing identity. In h ...

(1832–1916), Australian racehorse trainer *

Etienne Oosthuizen (rugby union, born 1992) Etienne Oosthuizen (born 22 December 1992) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either Rugby union positions#5. Lock, lock or Rugby union positions#7. flank, flanker. He represents in the French Top 14. I ...

, South African rugby union player *

Etienne Oosthuizen (rugby union, born 1994) Johan Etienne Oosthuizen (born 20 July 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge (South Africa), Rugby Challenge. He can play as a lock or a flanker. Rugby career Youth and Varsity Cup rug ...

, South African rugby union player *

Ettienne Richardson Ettienne Richardson (born April 23, 1981) is a Grenada, Grenadian association football, football player. He is a Striker (association football), striker for the Grenada national football team. Between 2005 and 2012, he has appeared in 6 internation ...

(born 1981), Grenadian footballer *

Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit (born 15 June 1974) is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.Etienne Stott Etienne Stott MBE (born 30 June 1979) is an English slalom canoeist who started competing at the international level in 2002, initially in the K1 category, but switching to C2 in 2005. He retired from the sport in 2016. He is the ...

(born 1979), English slalom canoeist

Other

Étienne Bacrot Étienne Bacrot (; born 22 January 1983) is a French chess grandmaster, and as a child, a chess prodigy. He competed at the Candidates Matches in 2007 and won the Aeroflot Open in 2009. He passed 2700 FIDE rating in 2004 and in January 2005 ...

(born 1983), French chess player, formerly the youngest person ever to have earned the Grandmaster title * Étienne Brûlé (c. 1592–c. 1643), French explorer in what is now Canada *

Étienne Gaboury Étienne-Joseph Gaboury (April 24, 1930 – October 14, 2022) was a Canadian architect from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was noted for designing key buildings in his hometown, such as the Royal Canadian Mint building, Esplanade Riel, Saint Boniface ...

(born 1930), Canadian architect * Étienne Pasquier (1529–1615), French lawyer and man of letters *

Étienne Pernet Étienne Pernet A.A. (1824–1899, born Claude-Étienne Pernet-Cordelet) was a French Roman Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption, and co-founder of the Little Sisters of the Assumption. He was declared venera ...

(1824–1899), French Roman Catholic priest, founder of Little Sisters of the Assumption Order *

Étienne Provost Étienne Provost (1785 – 3 July 1850) was a Canadian fur trader whose trapping and trading activities in the American southwest preceded Mexican independence. He was also known as Proveau and Provot (and the pronunciation was "Pra-vo"). Leadi ...

(1785–1850), French-Canadian fur trader *

Étienne Tempier Étienne Tempier (; also known as Stephanus of Orleans; died 3 September 1279) was a French bishop of Paris during the 13th century. He was Chancellor of the Sorbonne from 1263 to 1268, and bishop of Paris from 1268 until his death. He is best ...

(died 1279), also known as Stephanus of Orleans, French bishop of Paris and Chancellor of the Sorbonne

Fictional characters

*Étienne of Navarre, a main character in '' Ladyhawke'', a 1985 historical-fantasy, played by Rutger Hauer *Etienne Argeneau, one of the main characters of

Lynsay Sands Lynsay Sands (born Leamington, Ontario) is a Canadian author of over 30 books. She is noted for the humor she injects into her stories. While she writes both historical and paranormal romance novels, she is best known for her Argeneau series abou ...

' romance novel ''Love Bites'' *Ettienne R. LaFitte, "real" name of

Gung-Ho (G.I. Joe) Gung-Ho is a fictional character from the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline, comic books, and animated series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's original Marine and debuted in 1983. Profile Gung-Ho's real name is Ettienne R. LaFitte, and his ...

*Étienne Lantier, protagonist of

Émile Zola Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, also , ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of ...

's novel '' Germinal'' *Étienne St. Clair, a main character in the novel ''

Anna and the French Kiss ''Anna and the French Kiss'' is the 2010 debut novel of Stephanie Perkins. The book was published on December 2, 2010, through Dutton Juvenile and was written during National Novel Writing Month. The book was followed with the sequels ''Lola and ...

'' by

Stephanie Perkins Stephanie Perkins is an American author, known for her books ''Anna and the French Kiss'', ''Lola and the Boy Next Door'', The New York Times bestseller ''Isla and the Happily Ever After'' and ''There's Someone Inside Your House'', the latter of w ...

*Etienne LeBlanc, a main character in the novel ''

All the Light We Cannot See ''All the Light We Cannot See'' is a 2014 war novel that was written by American author Anthony Doerr. The novel is set during World War II and centers around the characters Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl who takes refuge in her uncl ...

'' by

Anthony Doerr Anthony Doerr (born October 27, 1973) is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel ''All the Light We Cannot See'', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Early life and education Rais ...

*Etienne, A hero in the tower defense game

Bloons TD 6 ''Bloons TD 6'' is a 2018 tower defense game developed and published by Ninja Kiwi. The sixth entry in the ''Bloons Tower Defense'' series, it first released on June 13, 2018, for iOS and Android (operating system), Android. It was later release ...

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