Chrétien is a given name and surname. In the French language, ''Chrétien'' is the masculine form of "Christian", as noun, adjective or adverb. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Chrétien de Troyes, 12th-century French poet * Chrétien Le Clercq, 17th-century Roman Catholic missionary * Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes (1759–1845), French merchant-trader, diplomat and scholar * Chrétien Urhan (1790–1845), French musician and composer

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* Gilles-Louis Chrétien (1754–1811) inventor of the physionotrace * Henri Chrétien, (1879–1956), French astronomer and inventor * Jean Chrétien (born 1934), 20th prime minister of Canada (serving 1993–2003), and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (serving 1990–2003) also: **Aline Chrétien (1936–2020), his wife ** Michel Chrétien (born 1936), his brother ** Raymond Chrétien (born 1942), former Canadian ambassador to the United States, his nephew * Jean-Guy Chrétien (born 1946), Canadian politician * Jean-Louis Chrétien, (1952–2019), French philosopher * Jean-Loup Chrétien (born 1938), French astronaut * Paul Chrétien, (1862–1948), French general * Pierre Chrétien (1846–1934), French entomologist * Todd Chretien (born 1969), contemporary U.S. activist

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