Achille is a French and Italian masculine given name, derived from the Greek mythological hero

Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's '' Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Pe ...

. It may refer to:

People

Artists

* Achille Beltrame (1871–1945), Italian painter * Achille Calici (c. 1565–?), Italian painter *

Achille Castiglioni Achille Castiglioni (; 16 February 1918 – 2 December 2002) was an Italian architect and designer of furniture, lighting, radiograms and other objects. As a professor of design, he advised his students "If you are not curious, forget it. ...

(1918–2002), Italian designer * Achille Cattaneo (1872–1931), Italian painter *

Achille Devéria Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria (6 February 180023 December 1857) was a French painter and lithographer known for his portraits of famous writers and artists. His younger brother was the Romantic painter Eugène Devéria, and two of his six ...

(1800–1857), French painter and lithographer * Achille Duchêne (1866–1947), French garden designer * Achille Empéraire (1829–1898), French painter * Achille Formis (1832–1906), Italian painter *

Achille Funi Achille Funi (26 February 1890 – 26 July 1972) was an Italian painter who painted in a neoclassical style. Biography Funi was born in Ferrara. He studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts from 1906 to 1910 and joined the Nuove Tendenze movemen ...

(1890–1972), Italian painter * Achille Glisenti (1848–1906), Italian painter *

Achille Granchi-Taylor Achille Granchi-Taylor (born in Lyon in 1857 and died in Asnières in 1921) was a French painter and illustrator. Biography His father was an Italian immigrant and commercial traveller and his mother English. He passed his youth in Paris and ...

(1857–1921), French painter and illustrator *

Achille Leonardi Achille Leonardi (ca. 1800–1870) was an Italian artist. Leonardi painted with oil on canvas. Works A representative sample of Leonardi's works include: * Linda di Chamonnid (Chamonix) (100 x 75 cm) * A child's bed time (98 x 74 c ...

(c. 1800–1870), Italian painter * Achille Locatelli (painter) (1864–1948), Italian painter * Achille Mauzan ((1883–1952), French illustrator, painter and sculptor * Achille Etna Michallon (1796–1822), French painter * Achille Mollica (1832–1885), Italian painter *

Achille Peretti (artist) Achille Peretti (Alessandria 1857 – New Orleans 1923) was an Italian painter, sculptor and anarchist. Biography During the 1870s, Peretti studied art in Milan at the Brera Academy under the direction of Giuseppe Bertini, Raffaele Casnedi ...

(1857–1923), Italian painter, sculptor and anarchist * Achille Petrocelli (1861/62–1896), Italian painter *

Achille Pinelli Achille Pinelli (1809 – 5 September 1841) was an Italian painter. Born in Rome, he was the son of the painter Bartolomeo Pinelli and his wife Mariangela Gatti. Pinelli has left about two hundred watercolors painted between 1826 and 1835, pres ...

(1809–1841), Italian painter *

Achille Solari Achille Solari (Naples, October 9, 1835 - 1884) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes of the region around Naples. He obtained a stipend from the province of Terra di Lavoro to study at the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples, and earned pri ...

(1835–1884), Italian painter *

Achille Valois Achille-Joseph-Étienne Valois (13 January 1785 — 17 December 1862) was a French designer and sculptor who studied for a time in the atelier of Jacques-Louis David and whose sculptural works may be seen in Paris. He also studied with Antoine- ...

(1785–1862), French designer and sculptor *

Achille Vertunni Achille Vertunni ( Naples, March 1826 –1897) was an Italian painter. Biography Vertunni was a Neapolitan nobleman who initially studied law under Roberto Savarese, although his family had intended for him to become an architect, and enrolled hi ...

(1826–1897), Italian painter *

Achille Vianelli Achille Vianelli or Vianelly (21 December 1803 – 2 April 1894) was an Italian painter of landscapes with genre scenes, often in watercolor. ''Piazza San Gaetano and San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples'', c. 1845 He was born in Porto Maurizio; he mo ...

(1803–1894), Italian painter *

Achille Zo Achille Zo (born Jean-Baptiste Achille Zo on 30 July 1826, Bayonne -2 March 1901, Bordeaux) was a French painter of Basque origin. He painted in the academic style with many historical works and genre scenes, especially from Spain. Biography ...

(1826–1901), French painter

Musicians, composers and singers

Achille Baquet Achille Joseph Baquet (November 15, 1885 – November 20, 1955/1956) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was an early musician on the New Orleans jazz scene. Baquet was raised in a musical family. His father, Théogène Baque ...

(1885–1955/1956), American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist *

Achille De Bassini Achille De Bassini (5 May 1819 – 3 July 1881) was an Italian baritone, particularly noted for his performances in Verdi's operas. He created the roles of Francesco Foscari in '' I due Foscari'' (1844), Pasha Seid in '' Il corsaro'' (1848), Mi ...

(1819–1881), Italian baritone *

Achille Campisiano Achille Domenico Campisiano (12 November 1837 – 17 April 1908) was an Italian-born French pianist and composer. Also known under the pseudonym Achille de Campisiano, he composed opéras comiques, operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and ...

(1837–1908), French pianist and composer *

Achille Rivarde Achille Rivarde (31 October 186531 March 1940) was an American-born British violinist and teacher, who worked mainly in Europe and London. Biography Serge Achille Rivarde was born in New York City to a Spanish father and an American mother. He ...

(1865–1940), American-born British violinist and teacher *

Achille Simonetti Achille Simonetti (12 June 1857 – 19 November 1928) was a prominent Italian violinist and composer, mainly resident in England and Ireland. He was mainly known as a chamber musician and teacher. Life Born in Turin on 12 June 1857, Simonetti ...

(1857–1928), Italian violinist and composer

Politicians

Achille Le Tonnelier de Breteuil Achille Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1781-1864) was a French politician. Early life Achille Le Tonnelier de Breteuil was born on 29 March 1781 in Paris. He was educated at the Collège du Plessis. He graduated from the École Polytechnique. Caree ...

(1781–1864), French politician *

Achille Casanova Achille Casanova (2 October 1941 – 17 July 2016) was a Swiss journalist and politician. He held the office of Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland between 1981 and 2005, and during this time became the first official spokesman for the Swiss Federal ...

(1941–2016), Swiss journalist and politician * Achille Corona (1914–1979), Italian socialist politician, lawyer and journalist *

Achille Joseph Delamare Achille Joseph Delamare (11 February, 1790– 8 March, 1873) was a French military officer and politician. He served as a member of the French Senate from 1852 to 1870. He was the owner of the Château de Marchais from 1836 to 1854. He served a ...

(1790–1873), French senator *

Achille Larue Achille Larue (October 27, 1849 – May 1, 1922) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal member. He was born in St-Jean, Île d'Orléans, C ...

(1849–1922), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Achille Occhetto Achille Leone Occhetto (; born 3 March 1936) is an Italian political figure. He served as the last secretary-general of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) between 1988 and 1991, and the first leader of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), the p ...

(born 1936), Italian politician *

Achille Peretti Achille Peretti (13 June 1911 – 14 April 1983), was a French politician. Peretti was born in Ajaccio. A lawyer by profession, he was a member of the French resistance, and was in charge of security of Charles de Gaulle's government in Al ...

(1911–1983), French politician * Achille Serra (politician) (born 1941), Italian politician *

Achille Starace Achille Starace (; 18 August 1889 – 29 April 1945) was a prominent leader of Fascist Italy before and during World War II. Early life and career Starace was born in Sannicola, province of Lecce, in southern Apulia. His father was a wine and o ...

(1889–1945), Italian fascist leader before and during World War II

Religious figures

* Achille Grassi (1456–1523), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal * Achille Gagliardi (1537–1607), Italian ascetic writer and Jesuit * Achille Glorieux (1910–1999), French Catholic prelate, archbishop and diplomat *

Achille Harlay de Sancy Achille de Harlay de Sancy, CO (1581, Paris26 November 1646), the son of Nicolas de Harlay, seigneur de Sancy, was a French diplomat and intellectual who was noted as a linguist and orientalist. He entered Church service, becoming the Bishop ...

(1581–1646), French diplomat, linguist, orientalist and Catholic bishop *

Achille Liénart Achille Liénart (; 7 February 1884—15 February 1973) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lille from 1928 to 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1930. Biography Born in Lille to a bourgeois ...

(1884–1973), French Catholic cardinal and bishop * Achille d'Étampes de Valençay (1593–1646), French military leader, a Knight of Malta and Catholic cardinal

Scientists and mathematicians

Achille Allier Achille Allier (1807 in Montluçon, Allier – 3 April 1836 in Bourbon-l'Archambault, Allier was a French writer, art critic and archaeology, archaeologist. Biography The son of a grocer, Allier went to Paris to study law, and earned a license ...

(1807–1836), French archaeologist, writer and art critic * Achille Costa (1823–1899), Italian entomologist * Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse (1817–1881), French geologist and mineralogist *

Achille Pierre Dionis du Séjour Achille Pierre Dionis du Séjour (January 11, 1734 – August 22, 1794) was a French astronomer and mathematician.Electronic Enlightenment Project (2008) ''Achille Pierre Dionis Du Séjour correspondence.'' Dionis du Séjour was born in Paris and ...

(1734–1794), French astronomer and mathematician * Achille Marie Gaston Floquet (1847–1920), French mathematician *

Achille Gerste Aquiles Gerste (July 2, 1854 - November 27, 1920) was a Catholic priest, Jesuit, philologist, and linguist who is known for his ethnographic and linguistic studies of the indigenous peoples of Mexico. Gerst entered the Society of Jesus on October ...

(1854–1920), Belgian Catholic priest, Jesuit, philologist and linguist *

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very e ...

(1809–1880), French entomologist and lawyer * Achille Loria (1857–1943), Italian Jewish political economist and sociologist *

A. E. Meeussen Achille Emile Meeussen, also spelled Achiel Emiel Meeussen,Swiggers (2009).Universiteit Leiden website

(1912–1978), Belgian philologist * Achille Müntz (1846–1917), French agricultural chemist * Achille Ouy (1889–1959), French philosopher and sociologist *
Achille Urbain Achille Joseph Urbain (9 May 1884 – 5 December 1957) was a French biologist born in Le Havre. Biography In 1906 he obtained his degree from the national veterinary school at Lyon, afterwards attaining a bachelor's degree in natural scien ...
(1884–1957), French biologist * Achille Valenciennes (1794–1865), French zoologist

Sportsmen
* Achille Anani (born 1994), Ivorian footballer playing in France * Achille Campion (born 1990), French footballer * Achille Compagnoni (1914–2009), Italian mountaineer and skier * Achille Coser (born 1982), Italian football goalkeeper * Achille Emaná (born 1982), Cameroonian footballer * Achille Fould (bobsleigh) (1919–1949), French bobsledder *
Achille Varzi Achille Varzi (8 August 1904 – 1 July 1948) was an Italian Grand Prix driver. Career Born in Galliate, province of Novara (Piedmont), Achille Varzi was the son of a textile manufacturer. As a young man, he was a successful motorcycle ra ...
(1904–1948), Italian Grand Prix race car driver

Other
* Achille Ballière (1840–1905), French architect * Achille Boitel (died 1944), French businessman and Nazi collaborator * Achille Jubinal (1810–1875), French medievalist *
Achille Leclère Achille-François-René Leclère (29 October 1785 – 23 December 1853) was a French architect and teacher of architecture. Achille Leclère studied architecture under Charles Percier and Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand. After finishing his stud ...
(1785–1853), French architect and teacher of architecture * Achille Majeroni (1881–1964), Italian film actor * Achille Maramotti (1927–2005), Italian fashion designer and founder of
Max Mara Max Mara (Italian aks 'ma:ra is an Italian fashion business. It markets up-market ready-to-wear clothing. It was established in 1951 in Reggio Emilia by Achille Maramotti (7 January 1927 – 12 January 2005). In March 2008, the company had 2, ...
, an Italian fashion company * Achille Marozzo (1484–1553), Italian fencing master *
Achille Mbembe Joseph-Achille Mbembe, known as Achille Mbembe (; born 1957), is a Cameroonian historian, political theorist, and public intellectual who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the ...
(born 1957), Cameroonian philosopher and political theorist * Achille Millien (1838–1927), French poet and folklorist * Achille Millo, stage name of Italian actor, voice actor and stage director Achille Scognamillo (1922–2006) * Prince Achille Murat (1801–1847), eldest son of Joachim Murat *
Achille St. Onge Achille St. Onge (January 17, 1913–April 23, 1978) was a publisher of miniature books from Worcester, Massachusetts. St. Onge began publishing miniature books as a hobby in 1935, and by the time he stopped publishing in 1977, he had created 48 mi ...
(1913–1978), American publisher of miniature books *
Achille Zavatta Achille Zavatta (6 May 1915 – 16 November 1993) was a French clown, artist and circus operator. Biography Zavatta was born in La Goulette, Tunisia, the son of Federico Zavatta, a circus owner. He started performing in his family's circus show a ...
(1915–1993), French clown, artist and circus operator

Fictional characters
* Achille Poirot, the "brother" of Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot (actually Hercule in disguise) in the novel ''The Big Four'' * the title character of ''
Achille Talon ''Achille Talon'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series featuring an eponymous main character, created by Greg (the pseudonym of Michel Regnier). Starting publication in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Pilote'' in 1963, the series presents th ...
'', a comic book series * the title character of '' Achille in Sciro'', a 1737 opera * Rodrigue Achille Fraldarius, a character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses

See also
*
Achilles (disambiguation) Achilles is the name of a Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War. Achilles or Achilleus may also refer to: Science and medicine * Achilles tendon, the posterior tendon of the leg * 588 Achilles, the first Trojan asteroid to be discovered Fict ...

References
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