Decaux, or De Caux, is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Abel Decaux
Abel-Marie Alexis Decaux (11 February 1869 – 19 March 1943) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue, best known for his piano suite ''Clairs de lune'', some of the earliest pieces of dodecaphonic, yet impressionist music.
A student of ...
(1869–1943), French classical organist and composer
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Alain Decaux
Alain Decaux (23 July 1925 − 27 March 2016) was a French historian. He was elected to the Académie française on 15 February 1979.
In 2005, he was, with others authors as Frédéric Beigbeder, Mohamed Kacimi, Richard Millet and Jean-Pierre Th ...
(1925–2016), French historian
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Alice Decaux (born 1985), French hurdler
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Georges Decaux
Georges Decaux (Gamaches, 14 April 1930 - October 12, 2015) was a French professional road bicycle racer from 1952 to 1956. In 1952, Decaux won a stage in the Tour de France.
Major results
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:Circuit de la Vallée de la Loire
:Tour de Franc ...
(1930–2015), French cyclist
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Jacques Decaux (1918–2003), French sport shooter
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Jean-Claude Decaux
Jean-Claude Decaux (15 September 1937 – 27 May 2016) was a French entrepreneur who earned his fortune in advertising. He was the founder and honorary chair of the advertising firm JCDecaux, which is now run by his sons, Jean-François Decaux a ...
(1937–2016), French businessman
De Caux
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Jean Baptiste de Caux of Blacquetot (1723-1796), French army officer
* John de Caux, or
John de Caleto ( – 1263), Norman-English administrator
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Len De Caux
Len De Caux (aka Leonard De Caux) (1899–1991) was a 20th-century labor activist in the United States of America who served as publicity director for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and worked to stop passage of the Taft-Hartley ...
(1899–1991), American labor activist
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Louis Victor de Blacquetot de Caux (1773–1845), French army officer
See also
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Iphigénie Decaux-Milet-Moreau (1778–1862), French painter
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French-language surnames