Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the

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εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".γένος
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is

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or Eugenie. Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe, is also a variant of Eugene / Eugine. Other male foreign-language variants include:

People

Notable people with the given name Eugene or Eugène include:

Christianity

* Pope Eugene I (died 657), Italian pope from 655 to 657 *

Pope Eugene II Pope Eugene II ( la, Eugenius II; died 27 August 827) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 6 June 824 to his death. A native of Rome, he was chosen by nobles to succeed Paschal I as pope despite the clergy and the people fa ...

(died 827), Italian pope from 824 to 827 *

Pope Eugene III Pope Eugene III ( la, Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo Pignatelli, or possibly Paganelli, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He ...

(died 1153), Italian pope from 1145 to 1153 *

Pope Eugene IV Pope Eugene IV ( la, Eugenius IV; it, Eugenio IV; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 3 March 1431 to his death in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian, and ...

(1383–1447), Italian pope from 1431 to 1447 *Eugene or

Eugenios of Trebizond Saint Eugenios ( el, Άγιος Ευγένιος) or Eugene was martyred under Diocletian and a cult devoted to him developed in Trebizond. His feast day is 21 January. Eugenios along with the martyrs Candidus, Valerian and Aquila was persecuted d ...

, 4th century Christian saint and martyr *St. Eugene, one of the deacons of saint

Zenobius of Florence Saint Zenobius ( it, San Zanobi, Zenobio) (337–417) is venerated as the first bishop of Florence. His feast day is celebrated on May 25. Life Born of a Florentine noble family, Zenobius was educated by his pagan parents. He came under the ...

Eugene (Eoghan) Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

(died c. 618), Irish saint * Eugène Philippe LaRocque (1927–2018), Roman Catholic bishop from Canada *

Eugene Antonio Marino Eugene Antonio Marino, SSJ (May 29, 1934 – November 12, 2000) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia from 1988 until 1990, becoming the first African American archbishop in history. He was also the firs ...

(1934–2000), first African-American archbishop in the United States

Military

* Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736), Austrian general, statesman of the Holy Roman Empire and the Austrian monarchy *

Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg (; 3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824) was a French nobleman, statesman, and military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Through the second marr ...

(1781–1824), stepson and adopted child of Napoleon *

Eugene A. Greene USS ''Eugene A. Greene'' (DD/DDR-711) was a of the United States Navy, named for Ensign Eugene A. Greene (1921–1942), was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Battle of Midway. Namesake Eugene A. Greene was born on 21 N ...

(1921–1942), American sailor, posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross *

Eugène Maizan Eugène Maizan (28 September 1816 in Montauban – July 1845) was a French French Navy, Naval Lieutenant (navy), lieutenant and explorer, possibly the first European to penetrate East Africa and the first to enter tropical Africa from Zanzibar ...

(1819–1845), French naval lieutenant and explorer * Eugene Sledge (1923–2001), American World War II Marine and academic

Television and films

* Gene L. Coon (1924–1973), American screenwriter and television producer *

Eugene Cordero Eugene Cordero is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Frequently appearing in comedic roles, he has been featured as a series regular on the comedies ''Other Space'' (2015), '' Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'' (2017–2019), ''Tacoma FD'' (201 ...

, American actor *

Eugene Robert Glazer Eugene Robert Glazer (born December 16, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of "Operations" on the TV show '' La Femme Nikita''. Glazer was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and worked at a variety of jobs be ...

(born 1942), American actor * Gene Hackman (born 1930), American actor * Gene Kelly (1912–1996), American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer * Eugene Levy (born 1946), Canadian actor *

Eugene Mirman Eugene Boris MirmanJackson, Todd (2009). Eugene Mirman. Retrieved on May 13, 2009 from . (born July 24, 1974) is a Russian-American actor, comedian, and writer, known for playing Yvgeny Mirminsky on ''Delocated'' and Gene Belcher on the animated ...

(born 1974), Russian-born American comedian, writer, and filmmaker *

Gene Rayburn Gene Rayburn (born Eugene Peter Jeljenic; December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American radio and television personality. He is best known as the host of various editions of the American television game show '' Match Game'' for over t ...

(1917-1999), American radio personality and game show host * Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), American scriptwriter and producer *

Eugène Saccomano Eugène Saccomano (23 September 1936 – 7 October 2019) was a French radio journalist and non-fiction author. Biography Eugène Saccomano was born on 23 September 1936 in Marseille, southern France.Grégoire LeménagerEugène Saccomano, le journ ...

(born 1936), French radio journalist and non-fiction author * Gene Siskel (1946–1999), American film critic

Music

* Gene Allison (1934–2004), American R&B singer *

Gene Austin Lemeul Eugene Lucas (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972), better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the early " crooners". His recording of " My Blue Heaven" sold over 5 million copies and was for ...

(1900–1972), American singer-songwriter * Gene Clark (1944–1991), American singer, songwriter, founding member of the band The Byrds *

Eugen Doga Eugen Doga (born 1 March 1937) is a Romanian and Russian composer from the Republic of Moldova. A creator of three ballets "Luceafărul", "Venancia", "Queen Margot", the opera "Dialogues of Love", more than 100 instrumental and choral works – ...

(born 1937), Moldovan composer *

Eugene Aynsley Goossens Sir Eugene Aynsley Goossens (; 26 May 189313 June 1962) was an English conductor and composer. Biography He was born in Camden Town, London, the son of the Belgian conductor and violinist Eugène Goossens (''fils'', 1867–1958) and Annie ...

(1893–1962), English conductor and composer *

Eugène Goossens, fils Eugène Goossens (28 January 1867 – 31 July 1958) was a French-born conductor and violinist. Career Goossens was born in Bordeaux and studied in BrugesBanfield, StephenEugène Goossens (ii)Grove Music online (subscription required); accessed 1 ...

(1867–1958), French conductor and violinist * Eugène Goossens, père (1845–1906), Belgian conductor *

Eugene Hütz Eugene Hütz (; uk, Євген Гудзь, Yevhen Hudz, ; born Yevgen Oleksandrovych Nikolayev-Symonov, ua, Євген Олександрович Ніколаєв-Симонов, on 6 September 1972) is a Ukrainian-born singer, composer, disc ...

(born 1972), Ukrainian-American singer, composer, disc jockey and actor, frontman of the band Gogol Bordello *

Eugene Izotov Eugene Izotov (born 1973) is a Russian-born oboist and recording artist. He is Principal Oboist of the San Francisco Symphony appointed by Michael Tilson Thomas in 2014. He is the first Russian-born oboist in any major U.S. symphony orchestra. ...

(born 1973), Russian-American oboist *

Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973), known as Gene Krupa, was an American jazz drummer, bandleader and composer who performed with energy and showmanship. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of " Sing, Sing, ...

(1909–1973), American jazz and big band drummer *

Gene McDaniels Eugene Booker McDaniels (February 12, 1935 – July 29, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, reaching number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart with "A Hund ...

(1935–2011), American singer-songwriter *

Eugene Ormandy Eugene Ormandy (born Jenő Blau; November 18, 1899 – March 12, 1985) was a Hungarian-born American conductor and violinist, best known for his association with the Philadelphia Orchestra, as its music director. His 44-year association with ...

(1899–1985), Hungarian-born conductor * Eugene Pao, Hong Kong jazz guitarist *

Eugene Tzigane Eugene Tzigane (IPA – Ju:dʒi:n tsi'ga:n) (real name: Gene McDonough) is a symphonic and operatic conductor. He's serving as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Kuopio Symphony Orchestra in Kuopio, Finland, since 2023. Biography Tziga ...

, Japanese-American conductor *

Eugene Wright Eugene Joseph Wright (May 29, 1923 – December 30, 2020) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Career Wright was a cornetist at high school and led the 16-piece band Dukes of Swing in his 20s. He was large ...

(1923–2020), American jazz bassist, member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet *

Eugène Ysaÿe Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe (; 16 July 185812 May 1931) was a Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar". Legend of the Ysaÿe violin Eugène Ysa� ...

(1858–1931), Belgian violinist, composer and conductor

Literature

Eugene Field Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 – November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood". Early life and education Field was born in St. Louis, Missour ...

(1850–1895), American writer, columnist and children's poet * Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and dramatist *

Eugène Marin Labiche Eugène Marin Labiche (6 May 181522 January 1888) was a French dramatist. He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochads. In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successes i ...

, French dramatist *

Eugène Lanti Eugène Lanti was a pseudonym of Eugène Adam (19 July 1879 in Normandy, France – 17 January 1947 in Mexico). Lanti was an Esperanto, Esperantist, socialist and writer. He was a founder of Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, and a longtime editor of t ...

, French Esperantist, socialist and writer * Eugene Marais, South African writer and poet *

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Nobel Prize in Literature, literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama tech ...

, American playwright *

Eugène Edine Pottier Eugène Edine Pottier (; 4 October 1816 – 6 November 1887) was a French revolutionary, poet, freemason and transport worker. Pottier was elected a member of the Paris municipal council - the Paris Commune, in March 1871. Following the Commu ...

, French revolutionary socialist, poet, and transport worker *

Eugene Trivizas Eugene Trivizas (Greek: Eυγένιος Τριβιζάς; born 1946) is a Greek sociologist and writer of children's books. For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Trivizas was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Chr ...

, Greek author

Art

Eugène Broerman Eugène Broerman (12 July 1861 – 7 October 1932) was a Belgian painter. Life He trained at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. His house, Antoine Delporteplein 2, Saint-Gilles, has been a protected historical monument since ...

, Belgian painter *

Eugène Boudin Eugène Louis Boudin (; 12 July 18248 August 1898) was one of the first French landscape painters to paint outdoors. Boudin was a marine painter, and expert in the rendering of all that goes upon the sea and along its shores. His pastels, summary ...

, French painter * Eugène Carrière, French symbolist *

Eugène Delacroix Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( , ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.Noon, Patrick, et al., ''Crossing the Channel: Britis ...

, French painter *

Eugène Grasset Eugène Samuel Grasset (25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) was a Swiss decorative artist who worked in Paris, France in a variety of creative design fields during the Belle Époque. He is considered a pioneer in Art Nouveau design. Biography G ...

, Swiss decorative artist of the Belle Epoque * Eugene Lambert, Irish puppeteer *

Eugene Pandala Eugene Pandala is an Indian architect, known for building with values of environmental sustainability. Education and career Pandala completed his Bachelor's in Architecture from College of Engineering Trivandrum. Pandala studied for a Masters ...

, Indian architect * Evgenios Spatharis, Greek shadow theatre artist * Eugene V. Thaw (1927–2018), American art dealer and collector

Politics

Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor "Gene" Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five times the candidate of the Soc ...

, American socialist * Eugene Reginald de Fonseka (died 2003), puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka * Eugene J. McCarthy, U.S. senator from Minnesota *

Eugene McGehee Eugene Webb McGehee (March 19, 1929 – April 11, 2014) was an American judge and politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. McGehee was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana Stat ...

, Louisiana politician *

Eugene Mitchell Eugene Muse Mitchell (October 16, 1866 - June 17, 1944) was an American lawyer, politician, and historian. He served as the President of the Atlanta Board of Education from 1911 to 1912, during which time he eliminated the use of corporal punish ...

, American lawyer and president of the Atlanta Board of Education * Eugène Paquet, Canadian parliamentarian *

Eugène Ruffy Eugène Ruffy (2 August 1854, in Lutry – 25 October 1919) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 14 December 1893 and resigned on 31 October 1899. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerlan ...

, Swiss politician *

Eugene Sawyer Eugene Sawyer Jr. (September 3, 1934January 19, 2008) was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Sawyer was selected as the 53rd Mayor of Chicago, Illinois after the sudden death of then–mayor Harold Washington, serving from Decemb ...

, American businessman and politician *

Eugene Terre'Blanche Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

(1941–2010), South African right-wing politician and leader of the AWB

Sports

Eugene Laverty Eugene Laverty (born 3 June 1986) is a professional motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland, the brother of Michael and John. For 2022, Laverty is contracted to ride for satellite BMW team Bonovo in World Superbike Championship. Midway ...

, Irish professional motorcyclist * Eugene Galekovic, Australian goalkeeper * Eugene Sseppuya, Ugandan football striker *

Eugène Chaboud Marius Eugène Chaboud (12 April 1907 – 28 December 1983) was a French racing driver. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, scoring one championship point. He also participated in numerous non-Championship ...

, Formula One driver from France *

Eugène Christophe Eugène Christophe (born Malakoff, Paris, France, 22 January 1885, died in Paris, 1 February 1970) was a French road bicycle racer and pioneer of cyclo-cross. He was a professional from 1904 until 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear ...

, French professional cyclist * Eugene Lawrence (born 1986), American professional basketball player *

Eugene Selznick Eugene Bleecher Selznick (March 19, 1930 – June 10, 2012) was an American Hall of Fame former volleyball player, and volleyball coach. He played on world championship and Pan American Games championship teams. He was also inducted into the Sout ...

(born 1930), American volleyball player * Eugene Glazer (fencer), American Olympic fencer * Gene Cockrell (born 1934), American football player *

Gene Filipski Eugene C. Filipski (June 14, 1931 – August 23, 1994) was an American football halfback who played two seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 1953 NFL ...

(1931–1994), American football player *

Gene Moore (outfielder) Eugene Moore, Jr. (August 26, 1909 – March 12, 1978) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Bees / Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washin ...

, right fielder in Major League Baseball *

Gene Moore (pitcher) Eugene Moore, Sr. (November 10, 1886 – August 31, 1938), nicknamed "Blue Goose", was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1909–1910) and Cincinnati Reds (1912). Moore was born in Lancaster, Tex ...

, left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Gene Okerlund Eugene Arthur Okerlund (December 19, 1942 – January 2, 2019), better known by his ring name "Mean Gene" Okerlund, was an American professional wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host. He was best known for his work in the World Wre ...

, American professional wrestling announcer *

Gene Prebola Eugene Nicholas Prebola (June 30, 1938 – December 10, 2021) was an American football tight end who played four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in ...

, American football player *

Geno Smith Eugene Cyril "Geno" Smith III (born October 10, 1990) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia, leading the Mountaineers to multiple bowl game ...

, American football player *

Gene Snitsky Eugene Alan Snisky (born January 14, 1970) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Gene Snitsky, who is best known for his time spent with World Wrestling Entertainment. He played college football at ...

, American professional wrestler who formerly performed for World Wrestling Entertainment *

Gene Upshaw Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008), also known as "Uptown Gene" and "Highway 63", was an American professional football player for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Foot ...

, American football player, labor leader, and former NFL Players Association director

Sciences

Eugène Michel Antoniadi Eugène Michel Antoniadi (Greek: Ευγένιος Αντωνιάδης; 1 March 1870 – 10 February 1944) was a Greek- French astronomer. Biography Antoniadi was born in Istanbul (Constantinople) but spent most of his adult life in Franc ...

, Greek astronomer *

Eugen Bleuler Paul Eugen Bleuler (; ; 30 April 1857 – 15 July 1939) was a Swiss psychiatrist and humanist most notable for his contributions to the understanding of mental illness. He coined several psychiatric terms including "schizophrenia", "schizoid", ...

, Swiss psychiatrist who coined the terms schizophrenia and autism *

Eugène Charles Catalan Eugène Charles Catalan (30 May 1814 – 14 February 1894) was a French and Belgian mathematician who worked on continued fractions, descriptive geometry, number theory and combinatorics. His notable contributions included discovering a periodic ...

, Belgian mathematician *

Eugene Cernan Eugene Andrew Cernan (; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. During the Apollo 17 mission, Cernan became the eleventh human being t ...

(1934–2017), American astronaut, eleventh person to walk on the Moon *

Eugene Chelyshev Eugene Petrovich Chelyshev or E. P. Chelyshev (russian: link=no, Евгений Петрович Челышев, 27 October 1921 – 13 July 2020) was a Russian Indologist, academician and public figure. He was a full-time member of the Russia ...

(1921–2020), Russian indologist *

Eugene Goodilin Eugene Goodilin (russian: Евгений Алексеевич Гудилин; born 18 November 1969) is Russian chemist and material scientist. Biography In 2006 was elected in the Russian Academy of Science and became the youngest corresponding ...

, Russian material scientist *

Eugène Joseph Delporte Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe. He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids. Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor (which lent its name to the Amor asteroids) and th ...

, Belgian astronomer * Eugene Gu, American physician-scientist *

Eugene Guth Eugene Guth (August 21, 1905 – July 5, 1990) was a Hungarian American physicist who made contributions to polymer physics and to nuclear and solid state physics. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics by the University of Vienna in 19 ...

, Hungarian-American theoretical physicist *

Eugene Lazowski Eugene Lazowski born Eugeniusz Sławomir Łazowski (1913 in Częstochowa, Poland – December 16, 2006 in Eugene, Oregon, United States) was a Polish medical doctor who saved thousands of people during World War II by creating a fake epidemic ...

, Polish doctor who saved 8,000 people by creating a fake typhus epidemic in World War II *

Eugene Merle Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televise ...

, American astronomer and geologist * Eugène Simon, French arachnologist *

Eugène Soubeiran Eugène Soubeiran (5 December 1797, in Paris – 17 November 1859, in Paris) was a French scientist. From 1823 he served as chief pharmacist at La Pitie Hospital in Paris. In 1832 he became director of ''Pharmacie Centrale'', a drug manufacturi ...

, French scientist who served as chief pharmacist at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital *

Eugene Stanley Harry Eugene Stanley (born March 28, 1941) is an American physicist and University Professor at Boston University. He has made seminal contributions to statistical physics and is one of the pioneers of interdisciplinary science. His current resea ...

, American physicist *

Eugene Paul Wigner Eugene Paul "E. P." Wigner ( hu, Wigner Jenő Pál, ; November 17, 1902 – January 1, 1995) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who also contributed to mathematical physics. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 "for his con ...

, Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963

Other professions

Eugene Allen Eugene Allen (July 14, 1919 – March 31, 2010) was an American waiter and butler who worked for the US government at the White House for 34 years until he retired as the head butler in 1986. Allen's life was the inspiration for the 2013 film ' ...

, White House butler *

Eugene Burger Eugene Burger (June 1, 1939 – August 8, 2017) was an American magician. He was born in 1939 and was based in Chicago, Illinois. He was reputed for his close-up skills and his work in mentalism and bizarre magic. Burger was also a philos ...

, American magician and author *

Gene Gotti Eugene Gotti (born 1946) is an American mobster in the Gambino crime family. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1989 for racketeering and drug trafficking charges; he was released in 2018. Early life Gotti was born in the Bronx, New York, ...

, Italian-American mobster *

Eugene Jarvis Eugene Peyton Jarvis is an American game designer and video game programmer, known for producing pinball machines for Atari and video games for Williams Electronics. Most notable among his works are the seminal arcade video games '' Defender'' ...

, American computer games designer and programmer *

Eugene de Kock Eugene Alexander de Kock (born 29 January 1949) is a former South African Police colonel, torturer, and assassin, active under the apartheid government. Nicknamed "Prime Evil" by the press, De Kock was the commanding officer of C10, a counterin ...

(born 1949), South African policeman serving a life sentence *

Gene Kranz Eugene Francis "Gene" Kranz (born August 17, 1933) is an American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Ap ...

, NASA Flight Director *

Eugène Minkowski Eugène (Eugeniusz) Minkowski (; 17 April 1885 – 17 November 1972) was a French psychiatrist of Jewish Polish origin, known for his incorporation of phenomenology into psychopathology and for exploring the notion of "lived time". A student of ...

, French psychiatrist * Gene Moore (window dresser), American designer and window dresser * Eugene Murtagh, Irish billionaire businessman, founder of Kingspan Group *

Eugene Skinner Eugene Franklin Skinner (September 13, 1809 – December 15, 1864) was an early American settler in Oregon and the founder of the city of Eugene, Oregon, which is named after him. Skinner was born in Essex, New York. His father was Major John J ...

, American pioneer, founder of Eugene, Oregon *

Eugene Stoner Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) was an American firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Patent Firearm Company (now known ...

(1922–1997), American firearms designer, who designed M16 rifle *

Eugene Thuraisingam Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam (born 10 June 1975) is a lawyer from Singapore. He is the founder of the law firm Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, a law firm that specialises in international arbitration and criminal and commercial litigation. He is al ...

, Singaporean criminal lawyer *

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. H ...

, French architect *

Eugene Wigner Eugene Paul "E. P." Wigner ( hu, Wigner Jenő Pál, ; November 17, 1902 – January 1, 1995) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who also contributed to mathematical physics. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 "for his co ...

, Hungarian physicist

Fictional characters

* Gene Belcher, a main character in the animated series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and t ...

'' *Eugene

Chaud Since the debut of the first ''Mega Man'' video game in 1987, numerous characters have been introduced into the series. Overview Key: = Does Not Appear List indicator(s) * A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the prope ...

, in

Mega Man Battle Network is a tactical role-playing video game series created by Masahiro Yasuma and developed and published by Capcom as a spin-off of the ''Mega Man'' series; it premiered in 2001 on the Game Boy Advance and takes place in an alternate continuity wh ...

*Eugene Fitzherbert, the male protagonist in ''

Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale ''Rapunzel'' in the collection of ...

'', commonly called 'Flynn Rider' *Eugene "Bling-Bling Boy" Hamilton, antagonist in the animated series ''

Johnny Test ''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB on September 17 ...

'' * Eugene Horowitz, in ''Hey Arnold!'' media *

Gene Hunt DCI Gene Hunt is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/ police procedural drama ''Life on Mars'' and its sequel, '' Ashes to Ashes''. The character is portrayed by Philip Glenister in both ''Life on Mars'' and ''Ashes to Ashes'', ...

, in ''Life on Mars'' and ''Ashes to Ashes'' * Eugene H. Krabs or Mr. Krabs, in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' media * Eugene Meltsner, in the ''Adventures in Odyssey'' series *The title character in ''

Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is ...

'', a novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin also made into an opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky * Eugene (''Pokémon'') or Eusine, in ''Pokémon'' media * Eugene Tackleberry, in

Police Academy A police academy, also known as a law enforcement training center, police college, or police university, is a training school for police cadets, designed to prepare them for the law enforcement agency they will be joining upon graduation, or othe ...

* Eugene "Flash" Thompson, in the ''Spider-Man'' comics *Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch, comic relief in

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise '' Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS E ...

*Eugene Wrayburn, one of the main characters in Charles Dickens' novel '' Our Mutual Friend'' * Eugene Young, in ''The Practice'' *Gene Evernight, also known as Kyrios, antagonist in ArcheAge * Eugene Dix, in ''Final Destination 2'' *Eugene Francis, in ''

The Boss Baby ''The Boss Baby'' is a 2017 American computer-animated Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating animations. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both static scenes (still images) and dyn ...

'' *Eugene Choi, a main character in the Korean drama '' Mr. Sunshine'' *Gene, a former antagonist on '' Regular Show''

References

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