Adhemar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Adhemar of Salerno Adhemar (or Ademar) ( la, Ademarius) was the son of Prince Peter of Salerno. He succeeded his father, an usurper, in 853. Adhemar's rule was unpopular. The counts of Capua whittled away at his princely authority and territory. In 858, he had to c ...

(died 861), prince *

Adhemar of Capua AdhemarAlso Ademar, Ademaro, Ademario, Adelmario, or Adamaro. was the Duke of Spoleto from 998 and Prince of Capua from 1000. Before his death, he lost both domains. He is not mentioned as duke of Spoleto after December 999. Biography He was the son ...

(died after 1000), prince *

Adhémar de Chabannes Adhemar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Adhemar of Salerno (died 861), prince * Adhemar of Capua (died after 1000), prince * Adhémar de Chabannes (988-1034), French monk and historian * Adhem ...

(988-1034), French monk and historian *

Adhemar of Le Puy Adhemar (also known as Adémar, Aimar, or Aelarz) de Monteil (died 1 August 1098) was one of the principal figures of the First Crusade and was bishop of Puy-en-Velay from before 1087. He was the chosen representative of Pope Urban II for th ...

(died 1098), bishop * Adhémar Jori/Jory (1375), lord of Domeyrat près Carlat, *

François Adhémar de Monteil François Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan (27 August 1603 – 9 March 1689) was a French priest who was in turn Bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, then Archbishop of Arles. He was made commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit on 31 December 1 ...

(1603–1689), Archbishop of Arles *

François Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan François Adhémar de Monteil, comte de Grignan (15 September 1632 – 30 December 1714) was a French aristocrat, remembered chiefly for being Lieutenant-Governor of Provence and the beloved son-in-law of Madame de Sévigné. Life and career ...

(1632–1714), French aristocrat *

Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (23 August 1797 – 6 January 1886) was a mechanician and mathematician who contributed to early stress analysis and also developed the unsteady open channel flow shallow water equations, also known as ...

(died 1886), mechanician *

Adhemar (footballer, born 1896) Adhemar dos Santos (born 8 November 1896, date of death unknown), known as just Adhemar, was a Brazilian footballer. He played in one match for the Brazil national football team in 1917. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1917 South Amer ...

, Adhemar dos Santos, Brazilian football midfielder *

Adhemar de Barros Adhemar Pereira de Barros (22 April 1901 – 12 March 1969) was the mayor of São Paulo (1957–1961), and twice elected Governor of São Paulo (1947–1951 & 1963–1966). Barros was born in Piracicaba, Brazil. He was the federal interv ...

(1901–1969), mayor of São Paulo and Governor of São Paulo *

Adhémar Raynault Adhémar Raynault (12 July 1891 – 11 April 1984) was a Canadian politician and a Mayor of Montreal. Early life Adhémar Raynault was born on July 12, 1891 in Saint-Gérard-de-Magella. Raynault moved to Montreal in 1911. He started as a cle ...

(died 1984), politician *

Adhemar da Silva Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1927 – January 12, 2001) was a Brazilian triple jumper. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games. In his early career he also ...

(died 2001), athlete *

Adhemar Pimenta Adhemar Pimenta (1896-1970) was a Brazilian Association football, football manager. He was born in Rio de Janeiro on April 12, 1896, and died in the same city on August 26, 1970. References

* Obituaries Jornal do Brasil, Folha de S. Paulo, e ...

( fl. 1942), sports manager *

Adhemar de Chaunac Adhemar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Adhemar of Salerno (died 861), prince * Adhemar of Capua (died after 1000), prince * Adhémar de Chabannes (988-1034), French monk and historian * Adhema ...

(fl. 1961), vintner * Adhemar (footballer, born 1972), Adhemar Ferreira de Camargo Neto, Brazilian football forward * Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet (died 1951), politician

Surname

Joseph Adhemar Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(died 1862), mathematician

Fictional characters

* Adhemar, Flemish comic book character in ''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam'' in 1947 to ''De Avonturen van Nero en zijn Hoed'' ...

'' by

Marc Sleen Marcel Honoree Nestor ( ridder) Neels (30 December 1922 – 6 November 2016), known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian cartoonist. He was mostly known for his comic '' The Adventures of Nero and Co.'', but also created gag comics like '' Piet Fluwijn ...

. *Count Adhemar, the main antagonist of

A Knight's Tale ''A Knight's Tale'' is a 2001 American medieval adventure comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, win ...

, a medieval comedy starring Heath Ledger.

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