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:

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Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien de Troyes (Modern ; fro, Crestien de Troies ; 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects, and for first writing of Lancelot, Percival and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's works, including ''E ...

, 12th-century French poet *

Chrétien Le Clercq Chrestien Le Clercq, O.M.R., (born 1641) was a Recollect Franciscan friar and missionary to the Mi'kmaq on the Gaspé peninsula of Canada in the mid-17th century. He was a chronicler of New France, who wrote two early histories, and translator of ...

, 17th-century Roman Catholic missionary * Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes (1759–1845), French merchant-trader, diplomat and scholar * Gilles-Louis Chrétien (1754–1811) inventor of the physionotrace *

Chrétien Urhan Chrétien Urhan (Baptised as Christian Urhan; 16 February 1790 – 2 November 1845) was a French violinist, violist, organist and composer. Career outline Born in Montjoie, Urhan's father first introduced him to the violin. He was first publicly ...

(1790–1845), French musician and composer *

Henri Chrétien Henri Jacques Chrétien (1 February 1879, Paris – 6 February 1956, Washington, D.C.) was a French astronomer and an inventor. Born in Paris, France, his most famous inventions are: - the anamorphic widescreen process, using an anamorphic len ...

, (1879–1956), French astronomer and inventor

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Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...

(born 1934), 20th prime minister of Canada (serving 1993–2003), and former leader of the

Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' ...

(serving 1990–2003) also: **

Aline Chrétien Aline Chrétien (née Chaîné; May 14, 1936September 12, 2020) was a Canadian academic administrator who was the wife of Canada's 20th prime minister, Jean Chrétien. She previously worked as a secretary, payroll manager, and model. In her l ...

(1936–2020), his wife **

Michel Chrétien Michel Chrétien (born March 26, 1936) is a Canadian medical researcher specializing in neuroendocrinology research at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, or Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, (IRCM). He is a younger brothe ...

(born 1936), his brother ** Raymond Chrétien (born 1942), former Canadian ambassador to the United States, his nephew *

Jean-Guy Chrétien Jean-Guy Chrétien (born 23 January 1946) is a Canadian former politician. Chrétien served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and farmer by career. Born in Coleraine, Quebec, Chrétien was elected in the ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician *

Jean-Louis Chrétien Jean-Louis Chrétien (24 July 1952 – 28 June 2019) was a French philosopher in the tradition of phenomenology as well as a poet and religious thinker. Author of over thirty books, he was the 2012 winner of the Cardinal Lustiger Prize for his ...

, (1952-2019), French philosopher *

Jean-Loup Chrétien Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired ''Général de Brigade'' (brigadier general) in the ''Armée de l'Air'' (French air force), and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two Franco-Soviet space missions a ...

(born 1938), French astronaut *

Paul Chrétien Adrien Paul Alexandre Chrétien was a French general who participated in World War I. He spent the war commanding the 30th Army Corps at throughout several battles of the Western Front. Biography Born in Auxonne, Côte-d'Or on September 12, 1 ...

, (1862-1948), French general *

Pierre Chrétien Pierre Chrétien (1846 – 15 June 1934, in Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a member of Société entomologique de France. ''Trifurcula chretieni'' Z. & A. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, ...

(1846–1934), French entomologist * Todd Chretien (born 1969), contemporary U.S. activist

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