Germain, is the French variant of the name '' Germanus''. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Adrienne Germain Adrienne Germain (1947-May 19, 2022) was a women's health advocate and activist. She was the second president of the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC). Germain was also a researcher and author. Biography Germain earned a bachelor's d ...

, American women's health advocate *

André Germain André Germain (1903–1988) was a French cinematographer active from the mid-1930s to the late 1960s. Klossner p.67 Selected filmography * ''Rail Pirates'' (1938) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Love Cavalcade'' (1940) * '' Beating Heart'' (194 ...

(1903–1988), French cinematographer *

Bruno Germain Bruno Germain, (born 28 April 1960) is a former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, being capped once for France. Germa ...

, French association football player *

Columbus Germain Columbus Germain (January 14, 1827 – October 8, 1880) was an American politician. Born in Rush, New York, Germain moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory in 1843, where he operated a ferry. He then relocated to Fox Lake, Wisconsin in 1846 and ...

, American politician *

François-Thomas Germain François-Thomas Germain (1726–1791) was a French silversmith who was often commissioned by European royalty. He inherited the title of royal silversmith and sculptor to the King of France from his father, Thomas Germain. In 1765, Germain broke ...

, (1726–1791) French silversmith *

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785), styled The Honourable George Sackville until 1720, Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770 and Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and p ...

, British Secretary of State during the American Revolutionary War *

Ivor Germain Ivor Germain (8 July 1923 – 1982) was a Barbadian professional light/welterweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the Barbados lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. li ...

(1923–1982), a Barbadian boxer of the 1940s and 1950s *

Louis Germain Alfred Louis Pierre Germain (8 January 1878 – 18 October 1942) was a French malacologist born in Niort, department Deux-Sèvres. He studied in Angers and Paris, obtaining his doctorate of sciences in 1907. Later he worked under Louis Joubin in ...

, (1878–1942) French malacologist *

Paul Germain Paul Lazarus Germain (born June 6, 1959) is an American writer, director, and producer. Among the shows Germain has written, produced or directed are ''Rugrats'', '' Recess'', "The Big Splash" from ''Even Stevens'', ''Lloyd in Space'', and ''The ...

, American animation producer *

Sophie Germain Marie-Sophie Germain (; 1 April 1776 – 27 June 1831) was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, she gained education from books in her father's lib ...

, French mathematician *

Tabitha St. Germain Tabitha St. Germain, formerly known as Paulina Gillis Germain and also known as Tabitha or Kitanou St. Germain, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for a variety of roles across many different shows. She has been actively doing voi ...

, Canadian stage and voice actress *

Valère Germain Valère Bruno René Germain (born 17 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. Early life Valère Bruno René Germain was born on 17 April 1990 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Germain i ...

, French association football player, son of Bruno

Given name

Germain de Brie Germain de Brie (c. 1490 – 22 July 1538), sometimes Latinized as Germanus Brixius, was a French Renaissance humanist scholar and poet. He was closely associated with Erasmus and had a well-known literary feud with Thomas More. Early life Germain ...

, French poet, writing in Latin *

Germain Kambinga Germain Kambinga is a Congolese politician. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 2011. He serves as the Minister of Industry for the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République ...

, Congolese politician

Pseudonym

*"Mr. KABC",

Marc Germain Marc Germain (born May 28, 1967) is an American radio talk show host. He was previously known as ''Mr. KFI'' and ''Mr. KABC'' on account of his radio shows on their respective stations. He currently hosts his own internet radio show, ''The Marc ...

, a radio talk show host in Los Angeles, California *

Ernest Mandel Ernest Ezra Mandel (; also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter (5 April 1923 – 20 July 1995), was a Belgian Marxian economist, Trotskyist activist and theorist, and Holocaust survivor. He fo ...

, pseudonym for a Trotskyist politician {{Given name, type=both French masculine given names