Lesage, LeSage or Le Sage is a surname. People with the name include: *

Adam Lesage Adam Lesage (né Cœuret, also called ''Dubuisson''; fl. April 1683), was a French professional occultist and alleged sorcerer. He was one of the chief accused in the famous Poison Affair. Career Lesage came from Venoix near Caen and was original ...

(fl. April 1683), born Cœuret, alias Dubuisson, French occultist, a leading figure in the

Affair of the Poisons An affair is a sexual relationship, romantic friendship, or passionate attachment in which at least one of its participants has a formal or informal commitment to a third person who may neither agree to such relationship nor even be aware of i ...

Alain-René Lesage Alain-René Lesage (; 6 May 166817 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel '' The Devil upon Two Sticks'' (1707, ''Le Diable boiteux''), his comedy ''Turcaret'' (170 ...

or Le Sage (1668–1747), French novelist and playwright *

Augustin Lesage Augustin Lesage (August 9, 1876 – February 21, 1954) was a French coal miner who became a painter and artist through the help of what he considered to be spirit voices. His style utilizes patterns and symmetry on a large scale, often accompanied ...

(1876-1954), French ''

Art Brut Art Brut are a Berlin-based English and German indie rock band. Their debut album, '' Bang Bang Rock & Roll'', was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, ''It's a Bit Complicated'', released on 25 June 2007. Named after French painter Je ...

'' painter *

Ben LeSage Benjamin LeSage (born 24 November 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays as a centre for the LA Giltinis in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for Canada internationally. He previously played for the Toronto Arrows. He is the son of Margare ...

(born 1995), Canadian rugby union player *

Bill Le Sage William A. Le Sage (20 January 1927 – 31 October 2001) was a British pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, composer and bandleader. Early life Le Sage was born in London on 20 January 1927. His father, William (1899-1951) was a drummer and his two ...

(1927–2001), British musician *

Brigitte Lesage Brigitte Lesage (born 18 June 1964) is a French beach volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 a ...

(born 1964), French beach volleyball player * Celine Lesage (born 1971), French murderer * Charles Alexander Lesage (1843–1893), physician and politician in Quebec, Canada * Denis Toussaint Lesage (1758–1796), French politician * Émile Lesage (1904–1963), Canadian politician from Quebec *

François Lesage François Lesage (31 March 1929 – 1 December 2011) was a French '' couture'' embroiderer. Lesage was globally known in the art of embroidery and worked for the largest fashion and ''haute couture'' houses. His atelier is now part of Chanel th ...

(1929–2011), French embroidery designer of Maison Lesage *

Georges-Louis Le Sage Georges-Louis Le Sage (; 13 June 1724 – 9 November 1803) was a Genevan physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and his anticipation of the kinetic theory of gases. Furthermore, he w ...

(1724–1803), Swiss physicist known for

Le Sage's theory of gravitation Le Sage's theory of gravitation is a kinetic theory of gravity originally proposed by Nicolas Fatio de Duillier in 1690 and later by Georges-Louis Le Sage in 1748. The theory proposed a mechanical explanation for Newton's gravitational force in te ...

* Gilbert Lesage (1910–1989), Quaker charity worker and philanthropist *

Jean Lesage Jean Lesage (; 10 June 1912 – 12 December 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Quebec. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from 22 June 1960 to 16 June 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is o ...

(1912–1980), Premier of Quebec 1960–1966, after whom

Jean-Lesage Jean-Lesage is a provincial electoral district in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of parts of the Beauport and La Cité-Limoilou boroughs of Quebec City. It wa ...

provincial electoral district in Quebec is named *

Jean-François Lesage Jean-François Lesage is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, most noted for his 2020 film '' Prayer for a Lost Mitten (Prière pour une mitaine perdue)''.Pat Mullen"Nostalgia for City Life: Jean-François Lesage on ‘Prayer for a Lost Mitten’" ''Po ...

, Canadian documentary filmmaker *

Jean-Michel Lesage Jean-Michel Lesage (born 1 May 1977) is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Lesage was born in Bourg-la-Reine. He played as a left winger at the start of his career, but then became an attacking ...

(born 1977), French footballer * Jodel Lesage (born 1954), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti *

John le Sage John Merry le Sage (23 April 1837 – 1 January 1926), was a British journalist and newspaper editor. Biography Born in Clifton, Bristol, Le Sage was the son of John Sage and his wife Elizabeth, ''née'' Godfrey; Le Sage would adopt the "Le" ...

(1837–1926), British journalist and newspaper editor * Joseph Arthur Lesage (1881–1950), member of the Senate of Canada * Joseph Edmond Lesage (1871–1941), physician and politician in Quebec, Canada * Nathalie Lesage (born 1993), Mauritian beauty pageant titleholder *

Nicolas Lesage Nicolas Lesage (born January 3, 1980) is a Gabonese retired footballer who played as a striker. He played at international level with the Quebec national soccer team. Club career Early career Lesage played college soccer with the UQTR Patr ...

(born 1980), Gabon-born Canadian soccer player *

Odile Lesage Odile Lesage (born 28 June 1969, in Paris) is a retired French heptathlete. She finished eighth at the 1988 World Junior Championships, seventeenth at the 1991 World Championships, third at the 1993 Mediterranean Games and twelfth at the 199 ...

(born 1969), French heptathlete *

Patrick LeSage Patrick J. LeSage is the former Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Career Judicial career He received his legal education at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1961. In 1975, LeSage was appointed to Ontario's County and Distri ...

, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario *

Philippe Lesage Philippe Lesage is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.Raymond Lesage (1917–2006), French racewalker * Robert LeSage (born 1937), Canadian politician in Quebec, Canada * Xavier Lesage (1885–1968), French horse rider * Zénon Lesage (1885–1956), Canadian politician in Quebec

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