Dionne is both a modern

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. Antoine Dionne (1641-1721)Dictionnaire Tanguay of Quebec is the earliest known Dionne in North America, and currently all people with the surname Dionne are believed to be descendants of his. People with the name include:

Given name

Dionne Brand Dionne Brand (born 7 January 1953) is a Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and documentarian. She was Toronto's third Poet Laureate from September 2009 to November 2012. She was admitted to the Order of Canada in 2017

(born 1953), Canadian writer *

Dionne Bromfield Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is a British soul music singer, television presenter and television personality. Her debut album, '' Introducing Dionne Bromfield'', was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's Lioness Records label. Sh ...

(born 1996), British singer-songwriter *

Dionne Bunsha Dionne Bunsha is Climate and Conservation Engagement Coordinator, at the University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens in Canada. She was a prominent journalist in India. Background Bunsha was born and raised in Mumbai, India. She completed a ...

, Indian journalist *

Dionne Farris Dionne Yvette Farris (born December 4, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in New Jersey, she began singing in elementary school and competed in pageants as a teenager. In the early 1990s, she was featured on t ...

(born 1968), American musician * Dionne Price, African-American statistician *

Dionne Quan Dionne Quan is an American voice actress, known for her roles as Kimi Watanabe in ''Rugrats'' and Trixie Tang in ''The Fairly OddParents''. Early life Quan was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to Lori and Daryl Quan, who ran a sewing machine and ...

(born 1978), American voice actress *

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles cha ...

(born 1940), American singer

Surname

Dionne quintuplets The Dionne quintuplets (; born May 28, 1934) are the first quintuplets known to have survived their infancy. The identical girls were born just outside Callander, Ontario, near the village of Corbeil. All five survived to adulthood. The Dionn ...

, Canadian quintuplets born in 1934 *

Amable Dionne Amable Dionne (November 30, 1782 – May 2, 1852) was a businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East. He was born in Kamouraska in 1782 and grew up there. He became a clerk for Pierre Casgrain, a merchant at ...

(1781–1852), Canadian politician * Benjamin Dionne (1798–1883), Canadian politician *

Charles-Eugène Dionne Charles-Eugène Dionne (27 May 1908 – 4 August 1984) was a Social Credit Party and Ralliement créditiste member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Pascal, Quebec and became a lumberjack in his youth. Years later he be ...

(1908–1984), Canadian politician * Charles-Eusèbe Dionne (1846–1925), French Canadian naturalist *

Deidra Dionne Deidra Dionne (born February 5, 1982) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in freestyle aerial ski

(born 1982), Canadian skier *

E. J. Dionne Eugene Joseph Dionne Jr. (; born April 23, 1952) is an American journalist, political commentator, and long-time op-ed columnist for ''The Washington Post''. He is also a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, a profes ...

(born 1952), American journalist * Georges Dionne (1876–1946), Canadian politician *

Gérard Dionne Gérard Dionne (19 June 1919 – 13 May 2020) was a Canadian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and the oldest Roman Catholic Bishop of Canada. Biography Dionne was born in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick and ordained a priest in Edmundston Ed ...

(born 1919), Canadian bishop *

Gilbert Dionne Gilbert Marc Dionne (born September 19, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1990–91 until 1995–96. He is the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Marce ...

(born 1970), Canadian hockey player *

Ludger Dionne Ludger Dionne (March 1, 1888 – June 4, 1962) was a Canadian businessman and a politician, who represented the electoral district of Beauce in the House of Commons of Canada from 1945 to 1949. As a businessman, he operated a shoe factory ...

(1888–1962), Canadian politician *

Marcel Dionne Marcel Elphège "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers. Marcel Dionn ...

(born 1951), Canadian hockey player *

Marcel Dionne (politician) Marcel Dionne (21 November 1931 – 3 March 1998) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Victor-de-Tring, Quebec and became a businessman by career. He won the Chicoutimi electoral district in ...

(1931–1998), Canadian politician *

Maurice Dionne Maurice Dionne (1936 in Bath, New Brunswick – November 17, 2003, in Miramichi, New Brunswick) was an educator and politician in the Miramichi River Valley of New Brunswick, Canada. Dionne attended teacher's college and taught in a variety of ...

(1936–2003), Canadian politician *

Mónica Dionne Mónica Xóchitl Dionne Lazo (born February 7, 1967) is an American actress born in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is of Mexican descent. Dionne is best known for her roles in telenovelas produced by TV Azteca. She also acted in movies such as '' ...

(born 195?), Mexican American actress *

Rita Dionne-Marsolais Rita Dionne-Marsolais (born April 20, 1947) is a former Quebec politician and economist. She was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rosemont in the Montreal region and represented the Parti Québécois from 1994 to 2008 ...

(born 1947), Canadian economist *

Valérie Dionne Valérie Dionne (born July 29, 1980 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian water polo player. She is a member of the national women's water polo team and has competed in five juvenile, 15 provincial, and 11 national championships. In 1999 ...

(born 1980), Canadian water polo player *

Thomas Robert Dionne Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

(born 1972), American Politician *

Todd Michael Dionne Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporate ...

(born 1972), American Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

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