Genet or Genêt is a
French
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surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:
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Alexis Genet
Alexis Genet (born 9 June 1982) is a French former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder and Defender (association football), defender. A product of Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy, Lyon's youth academy, ...
(born 1982), French footballer
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Edmond Genet (1896-1917), American aviator
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Edmond-Charles Genêt
Edmond-Charles Genêt (January 8, 1763July 14, 1834), also known as Citizen Genêt, was the French envoy to the United States appointed by the Girondins during the French Revolution. His actions on arriving in the United States led to a major po ...
or Citizen Genêt (1763–1834) French envoy to the United States appointed by the
Girondins
The Girondins ( , ), or Girondists, were members of a loosely knit political faction during the French Revolution. From 1791 to 1793, the Girondins were active in the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention. Together with the Montagnard ...
during the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
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Guy Genet
Guy Genet (born 14 August 1955) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. As of 2021, he works as a sports coordinator and kit man for Lyon; he started working in these roles in 1996.
Personal life
Guy's son Alexis ...
(born 1955), French footballer
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Henry W. Genet (1828–1889), New York politician
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Jean Genet
Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels ''The Thief's ...
(1910–1986), French writer
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Joseph Genet (1914–1999), New Zealand wrestler
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Jean-Philippe Genet (born 1944), French historian
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Ray Genet
Ray Genet (July 27, 1931 – October 2, 1979), often referred to by the nickname Pirate, was a Swiss-born American mountaineer. He was the first guide on North America's highest mountain, Alaska's Denali (Mount McKinley).
Genet is the grandfathe ...
or ''Pirate'' (1931–1979), Alaskan mountaineer
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Russell Merle Genet
Doctor Russell Merle Genet (born 1940) is an American astronomer, who specializes in photometric observations and probing of very short-period eclipsing binary stars.
Between 1964 and 1968 he worked as a rocket scientist for Space and Missile ...
(born 1940), American astronomer
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French-language surnames