Hilaire, the French form of Hilary, is a given name and surname derived from the Latin ''hilarius'' meaning ''happy'' or ''merry''. Notable people with the name include:

People with the surname

* Andrew Hilaire (1899–1935), American jazz drummer *

Laurent Hilaire Laurent Hilaire (born 8 November 1962) is a French ballet dancer. Regarded as one of the greatest dancers to emerge from ballet over the past few decades, he was an ''étoile'' of the Paris Opera Ballet for 22 years. From 2011, he was the associa ...

(born 1962), French ballet dancer and ballet master *

Max Hilaire Max Hilaire (born 6 December 1985) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stade Poitevin. Club career Born in Bondy, France, Hilaire started his career in 1993 with Blanc Mesnil SF and joined FC Aulnay-sous-Bois in ...

(born 1985), Haitian professional footballer *

Pierre-Marie Hilaire Pierre-Marie Hilaire (born 19 November 1965 in Deshaies, Guadeloupe) is a French athlete who specializes in the 300 and 400 meters. Hilaire competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics . References Ronald Hilaire (born 1984), Canadian gridiron football player and coach * Vince Hilaire (born 1959), British professional footballer

People with the given name

Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau (September 27, 1860 – August 25, 1911) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1890 to 1907 as a Liberal member. He is the f ...

(1859–1911), Canadian politician * Hilaire Babassana, Congolese politician and economist *

Hilaire Belloc Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (, ; 27 July 187016 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the early twentieth century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. H ...

(1870–1953), Anglo-French writer * Hilaire de Barenton (1864–1946), French friar, linguist and historian * Hilaire du Berrier (1906–2002), American pilot, barnstormer, and spy *

Hilaire de Chardonnet Louis-Marie Hilaire Bernigaud de Grange, Count (''Comte'') de Chardonnet (1 May 1839 – 11 March 1924) was a French engineer and industrialist from Besançon, and inventor of artificial silk. In the late 1870s, Chardonnet was working with Loui ...

(1839–1924), French engineer and inventor of artificial silk * Hilaire Cholette (1856–1905), Canadian physician and politician *

Hilaire Couvreur Hilaire Couvreur (22 September 1924 – 17 February 1998) was a Belgian cyclist. Couvreur was winner of the Tour du Maroc in 1953 and the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 1958. He also finished third in the 1958 Vuelta a España. He was ...

(1924–1998), Belgian cyclist *

Hilaire Deprez Hilaire Deprez (25 February 1922 – 15 September 1957) was a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-2 10000 m event at London in 1 ...

(1922–1957), Belgian sprint canoer * Hilaire Hellebaut (1895–51), Belgian racing cyclist *

Hilaire Hiler Hilaire Harzberg Hiler (July 16, 1898 – January 19, 1966) was an American artist, psychologist, and color theoretician who worked in Europe and United States during the mid-20th century. At home and abroad, Hiler worked as a muralist, jazz mu ...

(1898–1966), American artist, psychologist, and color theoretician * Hilaire Hurteau (1837–1920), Canadian notary and political figure *

Hilaire Kédigui Hilaire Kédigui (born 19 September 1982 ) is a retired Chadian football player. His last club was Chadian Foullah Edifice FC. Career Kédigui began his career with Tourbillon FC before signing in summer 2009 for AS Mangasport. From 2011 until ...

(born 1982), Chadian footballer *

Hilaire Mbakop Hilaire Mbakop (*February 28, 1973 in Bangangté Cameroon) is a literary scholar and writer. He publishes his works in German and French. His literary work bases on his intercultural experiences (e.g. ''Mambé's Homeland'' (German: Mambés Heimat) ...

(born 1973), Cameroonian literary scholar and writer *

Hilaire Momi Hilaire Roméo Verdi Momi (born 16 March 1990) is a Central African footballer who plays as a forward for SC Mouloudia Dakhla in Morocco. He made his international debut in Central African Republic's opening game at the 2007 CEMAC Cup, scoring ...

(born 1990), Central African footballer *

Hilaire Neveu Hilaire Neveu (August 30, 1839 – July 10, 1913) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Joliette in the House of Commons of Canada from 1889 to 1891 as a Nationalist/Liberal member. He was born in Kildare, Lower Canada, ...

(1839–1913), Canadian politician *

Hilaire Noulens Jakob Rudnik (24 March 1894–13 March 1963) was a Ukrainian-born agent for the ''Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy'' (OMS), which was the Communist International's clandestine International Liaison Department. Noulens Affair Rudnik rose to notorie ...

, nom de guerre of Jakob Rudnik (1894–1963), Ukrainian-born agent for the ''Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy'' *

Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo (born 14 October 1968) is a Gabonese athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992 ...

(born 1968), Gabonese Olympic athlete *

Hilaire Pader Hilaire Pader (1607-1677) was a French painter, poet and translator. He translated a book of art history by Italian critic Gian Paolo Lomazzo in 1649. He authored ''La Peinture parlante'' in 1653 and ''Le Songe énigmatique de la peinture universe ...

(1607–1677), French painter and poet *

Hilaire Penet Hilaire Penet (born 1501?) was a French composer of the Renaissance, who worked for at least the earlier part of his life in Rome. Life and works Unusually for a Renaissance composer, more is known of his earlier life than his later; indeed nothi ...

(born 1501?), French composer *

Hilaire-Bernard de Longepierre Hilaire-Bernard de Requeleyne, baron de Longepierre (18 October 1659 – 30 March 1721) was a 17th–18th-century French playwright. Short biography A child prodigy, quoted in ''Enfants célèbres'' by Baillet, Baron Longepierre began by givin ...

(1659–1721), French playwright *

Hilaire Bernard de La Rivière Hilaire Bernard de La Rivière ( c. 1640 – 1 December 1729) was a multi-faceted builder as well as a seigneurial attorney and notary in New France New France (french: Nouvelle-France) was the area colonized by France in North America, ...

(c. 1640–1729), Canadian architect, attorney, and notary *

Hilaire Rouelle Hilaire Marin Rouelle (15 February 1718 – 7 April 1779) was an 18th-century French chemist. Commonly cited as the 1773 discoverer of urea, he was not the first to do so. Dutch scientist Herman Boerhaave had discovered this chemical A chem ...

(1718–1779), French chemist * Hilaire Spanoghe (1879–unknown), Belgian footballer *

Hilaire Vanbiervliet Hilaire Vanbiervliet (29 October 1890–1981) was a Belgian painter belonging to the Flemish expressionists. Vanbiervliet was born in Courtray. He lived in Flanders as well as in Normandy. He painted landscapes, and rural and religious scene ...

(1890–1981), Belgian painter *

Jean-Hilaire Aubame Jean-Hilaire Aubame (10 November 1912 – 16 August 1989) was a Gabonese politician active during both the colonial and independence periods. The French journalist Pierre Péan said that Aubame's training "as a practicing Catholic and a cust ...

(1912–1989), Gabonese politician *

Jean-Hilaire Belloc Jean-Hilaire Belloc (27 November 1786 in Nantes – 9 December 1866 in Paris) was a French painter. Life Belloc was a student in the studio of Antoine Gros then of Jean-Baptiste Regnault. He won a medal at the 1810 Paris Salon for his ''Death ...

(1786–1866), French painter

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