Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek 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 Eugenia or Eugenie.

Egon Egon is a variant of the male given name Eugene. It is most commonly found in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, Denmark, and parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. The name can also be derived from the G ...

, 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 Pope Eugene I ( la, Eugenius I; died 2 June 657) was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans II over the dispute about Monothelitism. ...

(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 fav ...

(died 827), Italian pope from 824 to 827 * Pope Eugene III (died 1153), Italian pope from 1145 to 1153 * Pope Eugene IV (1383–1447), Italian pope from 1431 to 1447 *Eugene or Eugenios of Trebizond, 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 Eugène Philippe LaRocque (27 March 1927 – 16 December 2018) was a Canadian Catholic priest, and Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall from 1974 to 2002. LaRocque served as State Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus in Ontario from 1977 to 1987, ...

(1927–2018), Roman Catholic bishop from Canada * Eugene Antonio Marino (1934–2000), first African-American archbishop in the United States

Military

Prince Eugene of Savoy Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy–Carignano, (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) better known as Prince Eugene, was a Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal in the army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th a ...

(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 Naval lieutenant and explorer, possibly the first European to penetrate East Africa and the first to enter tropical Africa from Zanzibar. In 1844-1845 Maizan reached ...

(1819–1845), French naval lieutenant and explorer *

Eugene Sledge Eugene Bondurant Sledge (November 4, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was a United States Marine Corps, United States Marine, university professor, and author. His 1981 memoir With the Old Breed, ''With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa'' chroni ...

(1923–2001), American World War II Marine and academic

Television and films

Gene L. Coon Eugene Lee Coon (January 7, 1924 – July 8, 1973) was an American screenwriter, television producer and novelist. He is best remembered for his work on the original ''Star Trek'' as a screenwriter, story editor, and showrunner from the mid ...

(1924–1973), American screenwriter and television producer * Eugene Cordero, 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 Eugene Allen Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American retired actor and former novelist. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs ...

(born 1930), American actor *

Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...

(1912–1996), American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer *

Eugene Levy Eugene Levy (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor and comedian. From 1976 until 1984, he appeared in the Canadian television sketch comedy series '' SCTV''. He has also appeared in the '' American Pie'' series of films and the Canadian ...

(born 1946), Canadian actor * Eugene Mirman (born 1974), Russian-born American comedian, writer, and filmmaker * Gene Rayburn (1917-1999), American radio personality and game show host *

Gene Roddenberry Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer, and creator of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', its sequel spin-off series ''Star Trek: The Animated Series,'' and ''Sta ...

(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 Eugene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for the ''Chicago Tribune''. Along with colleague Roger Ebert, he hosted a series of movie review programs on television from 1975 until his d ...

(1946–1999), American film critic

Music

Gene Allison Gene Allison (born Versie Eugene Allison; August 29, 1934 – February 28, 2004) was an American R&B singer. Allison was born in Pegram, Tennessee, and he grew up in Nashville, Tennessee singing in the church choir with his brother Leevert. ...

(1934–2004), American R&B singer * Gene Austin (1900–1972), American singer-songwriter *

Gene Clark Harold Eugene Clark (November 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band's best ...

(1944–1991), American singer, songwriter, founding member of the band The Byrds * Eugen Doga (born 1937), Moldovan composer * Eugene Aynsley Goossens (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 Eugène Goossens (25 February 1845 – 30 December 1906) was a Belgians, Belgian conducting, conductor. Biography He was born in Bruges and studied music as a child at the Church of Our Lady, Bruges, then at the Bruges Conservatoire. At the ...

(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 (born 1973), Russian-American oboist * Gene Krupa (1909–1973), American jazz and big band drummer * Gene McDaniels (1935–2011), American singer-songwriter * Eugene Ormandy (1899–1985), Hungarian-born conductor *

Eugene Pao Eugene Pao is a jazz guitarist. He has played with Jeremy Monteiro's group ''Asiana''. References External links Official website Living people Hong Kong jazz guitarists Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (livin ...

, 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 Tzigan ...

, Japanese-American conductor * Eugene Wright (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 Ysaÿe ...

(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 Eugène Ionesco (; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco inst ...

, Romanian-French playwright and dramatist * Eugène Marin Labiche, 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 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 ...

, South African writer and poet *Eugene O'Neill, American playwright *Eugène Edine Pottier, French revolutionary socialist, poet, and transport worker *Eugene Trivizas, Greek author

Art

*Eugène Broerman, Belgian painter *Eugène Boudin, French painter *Eugène Carrière, French symbolist *Eugène Delacroix, French painter *Eugène Grasset, Swiss decorative artist of the Belle Epoque *Eugene Lambert, Irish puppeteer *Eugene Pandala, Indian architect *Evgenios Spatharis, Greek shadow theatre artist *Eugene V. Thaw (1927–2018), American art dealer and collector

Politics

*Eugene V. Debs, American socialist *E. R. de Fonseka, 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, Louisiana politician *Eugene Mitchell, American lawyer and president of the Atlanta Board of Education *Eugène Paquet, Canadian parliamentarian *Eugène Ruffy, Swiss politician *Eugene Sawyer, American businessman and politician *Eugene Terre'Blanche (1941–2010), South African right-wing politician and leader of the AWB

Sports

*Eugene Laverty, Irish professional motorcyclist *Eugene Galekovic, Australian goalkeeper *Eugene Sseppuya, Ugandan football striker *Eugène Chaboud, Formula One driver from France *Eugène Christophe, French professional cyclist *Eugene Lawrence (born 1986), American professional basketball player *Eugene Selznick (born 1930), American volleyball player *Eugene Glazer (fencer), American Olympic fencer *Gene Cockrell (born 1934), American football player *Gene Filipski (1931–1994), American football player *Gene Moore (outfielder), right fielder in Major League Baseball *Gene Moore (pitcher), left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball *Gene Okerlund, American professional wrestling announcer *Gene Prebola, American football player *Geno Smith, American football player *Gene Snitsky, American professional wrestler who formerly performed for World Wrestling Entertainment *Gene Upshaw, American football player, labor leader, and former NFL Players Association director

Sciences

*Eugène Michel Antoniadi, Greek astronomer *Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist who coined the terms schizophrenia and autism *Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian mathematician *Eugene Cernan (1934–2017), American astronaut, eleventh person to walk on the Moon *Eugene Chelyshev (1921–2020), Russian indologist *Eugene Goodilin, Russian material scientist *Eugène Joseph Delporte, Belgian astronomer *Eugene Gu, American physician-scientist *Eugene Guth, Hungarian-American theoretical physicist *Eugene Lazowski, Polish doctor who saved 8,000 people by creating a fake typhus epidemic in World War II *Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American astronomer and geologist *Eugène Simon, French arachnologist *Eugène Soubeiran, French scientist who served as chief pharmacist at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital *Eugene Stanley, American physicist *Eugene Paul Wigner, Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and winner of Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963

Other professions

*Eugene Allen, White House butler *Eugene Burger, American magician and author *Gene Gotti, Italian-American mobster *Eugene Jarvis, American computer games designer and programmer *Eugene de Kock (born 1949), South African policeman serving a life sentence *Gene Kranz, NASA Flight Director *Eugène Minkowski, French psychiatrist *Gene Moore (window dresser), American designer and window dresser *Eugene Murtagh, Irish billionaire businessman, founder of Kingspan Group *Eugene Skinner, American pioneer, founder of Eugene, Oregon *Eugene Stoner (1922–1997), American firearms designer, who designed M16 rifle *Eugene Thuraisingam, Singaporean criminal lawyer *Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect *Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist

Fictional characters

*Gene Belcher, a main character in the animated series ''Bob's Burgers'' *Eugene Chaud, in Mega Man Battle Network *Eugene Fitzherbert, the male protagonist in ''Tangled'', commonly called 'Flynn Rider' *Eugene "Bling-Bling Boy" Hamilton, antagonist in the animated series ''Johnny Test'' *Eugene Horowitz, in ''Hey Arnold!'' media *Gene Hunt, 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'', a novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin also made into an opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky *Eugene (Pokémon), Eugene (''Pokémon'') or Eusine, in ''Pokémon'' media *List of Police Academy characters#Cadet.2FOff..2FSgt..2FCapt. Eugene Tackleberry, Eugene Tackleberry, in Police Academy (franchise), Police Academy *Flash Thompson, Eugene "Flash" Thompson, in the ''Spider-Man'' comics *Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch, comic relief in Power Rangers *Eugene Wrayburn, one of the main characters in Charles Dickens' novel ''Our Mutual Friend'' *Eugene Young (character), Eugene Young, in ''The Practice'' *Gene Evernight, also known as Kyrios, antagonist in ArcheAge *List of Final Destination characters#Eugene, Eugene Dix, in ''Final Destination 2'' *Eugene Francis, in ''The Boss Baby'' *Eugene Choi, a main character in the Korean drama ''Mr. Sunshine (2018 TV series), Mr. Sunshine'' *Gene, a former antagonist on ''Regular Show''

References

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