Luc is a French masculine given name and occasional a

diminutive form A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

of other names. Notable persons and characters with this name include: *

Luc Abalo Luc Kangny Abalo (born 6 September 1984) is a French handball player who plays for Zeekstar Tokyo and the French national team. Being a member of the national team since 2005, he won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, 2009, 2011 and ...

(born 1984), French handball player *

Luc Arbogast Luc Arbogast (born in La Rochelle, France on 2 November 1975) is a French musician and singer, songwriter. He was a contestant in season 2 of the French television talent competition '' The Voice: la plus belle voix''. After the show, he was sig ...

(born 1975), French musician, singer, and songwriter *

Luc Berthold Luc Berthold (born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mégantic—L'Érable in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. On February 6, 2022, Berthold was appointed Deputy Leader of the Conserv ...

, Canadian politician *

Luc Besson Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films '' Subway'' (1985), ''The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the ' ...

(born 1959), French film director, screenwriter and producer *

Luc Blanchette Luc Blanchette is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.Luc Bradet Luc Bradet (born June 11, 1969) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Married to Michael Patrick Cassabon since September 2016. Bradet competed with Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon. They won the gold medal at the ...

(born 1969), Canadian pair skater *

Luc Carvounas Luc Carvounas (born 8 June 1971) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2017 until 2020, representing Val-de-Marne. He is currently mayor of Alfortville. Political career Early be ...

(born 1971), French politician *

Luc Castaignos Luc Castaignos (born 27 September 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for club 1. FC Magdeburg. Club career Early career The roots of Castaignos' family are located in the département of Landes, one hundred kil ...

(born 1992), Dutch footballer *

Luc Dardenne Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes b ...

(born 1954), Belgian filmmaker *

Luc Donckerwolke Luc Donckerwolke (born 19 June 1965) is a Belgian automotive designer, president, and chief creative officer of the Hyundai Motor Group and the Genesis automotive brand. Prior to joining the Hyundai Motor Group, he was the design director at Vol ...

(born 1965), Belgian car designer *

Luc Ducalcon Luc Ducalcon (born 2 January 1984) is a French rugby union player. Ducalcon, who is a tighthead prop, plays his club rugby for Racing Métro 92. He made his debut for France against Scotland on 7 February 2010. Honours Racing 92 *Top 14 ...

(born 1984), French rugby union player * Luc "Junior" Etou (born 1994), Congolese basketball player for

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Luc Ferrari Luc Ferrari (February 5, 1929 – August 22, 2005) was a French composer of Italian heritage and a pioneer in musique concrète and electroacoustic music. He was a founding member of RTF's Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRMC), working alongsid ...

(1929–2005), French composer *

Luc Fortin Luc Fortin is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.Luc Gnacadja Luc-Marie Constant Gnacadja or simply Luc Gnacadja is a Beninese politician and architect. He was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification from 2007 to 2013. Political career Gnacadja served in the government ...

(born 1958), Beninese politician and architect *

Luc Hoffmann Luc or LUC may refer to: Places * Luc, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, a commune * Luc, Lozère, France, a commune * Le Luc, France, a commune * Luč, Baranja, Croatia, a settlement People and fictional characters * Luc (given name) * Luc (surn ...

(1923–2016), Swiss ornithologist, conservationist and philanthropist *

Luc Jacquet Luc Jacquet (born 5 December 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film ''March of the Penguins'', which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2005 and received a nomination for the Writers Guild of A ...

(born 1967), French film director *

Luc Jochimsen Lukrezia Luise "Luc" Jochimsen ( ''Lukrezia Schleussinger''; born 1 March 1936), is a German former television journalist and politician of The Left party. Professional career Luc Jochimsen was born in Nuremberg, the daughter of a vehicle deal ...

(born 1936), German politician *

Luc Longley Lucien James Longley (born 19 January 1969) is an Australian professional basketball coach and former player. He was the first Australian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played for four teams over 10 seasons. Long ...

(born 1969), Australian basketball player * Luc Marquet (born 1970), French volleyball player *

Luc Adamo Matéta Luc Daniel Adamo Matéta (born October 1949"Matéta Adamo Luc Daniel", ''Congo Brazzaville: Les Hommes de Pouvoir'', number 1Africa Intelligence 29 October 2002 .) is a Congolese politician and the President of the Union for the Reconstruction an ...

(born 1949), Congolese politician *

Luc Mbah a Moute Luc Richard Mbah a Moute ( ; born 9 September 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mbah a Moute also plays for the Cameroon national t ...

(born 1986), Cameroonian basketball player *

Luc Montagnier Luc Montagnier (; , ; 18 August 1932 – 8 February 2022) was a French virologist and joint recipient, with and , of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He worked as a res ...

(born 1932), French virologist *

Luc Nilis Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis (born 25 May 1967) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Belgian Division 2 club Belisia Bilzen. He enjoyed a successful career in his native Belgium and, in particular, i ...

(born 1967), Belgian retired footballer * Luc Nkulula (1985-2018), Congolese political activist *

Luc Picard Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles. Early life and education Picard was born ...

(born 1961), French-Canadian actor, director and comedian *

Luc Robitaille Luc Jean-Marie Robitaille (born February 17, 1966) is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He currently serves as president of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). During his 19-season N ...

(born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player and executive * Luc Sala (born 1949), Dutch entrepreneur and writer *

Luc Tuymans Luc Tuymans (born 14 June 1958) is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it. World War II is a recurring theme in his work. He is a key figure ...

(born 1958), Belgian painter

Fictional characters

* Lucs Kohler, a fictional character in the

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

Gundam SEED DESTINY is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Se ...

'' * Luc Teyssier, played by

Kevin Kline Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award and three Tony Awards. In addition, he has received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five ...

in the 1995 romcom ''French Kiss'' *

Luc Deveraux Luc Deveraux is a title character, and the protagonist of the ''Universal Soldier'' film series. He is most famously portrayed by Belgian actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1992 film '' Universal Soldier'' and its sequels ...

, protagonist of the ''Universal Soldier'' film series, played Jean-Claude Van Damme * Luc Laurent, in '' Brothers & Sisters'' * Luc Mantear, ''

The Wheel of Time ''The Wheel of Time'' is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan, with Brandon Sanderson as a co-author for the final three novels. Originally planned as a six-book series, ''The Wheel of Time'' spans 14 volumes, in a ...

'' series

Fictional characters

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