Marchand is a frequent surname in France, in Quebec, and in Louisiana. (French word for

merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

). It is sometimes anglicized to "Merchant", "Marchant", or "Merchand", all with similar pronunciations to Marchand.

People

The surname may refer to:

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Albert Gallatin Marchand Albert Gallatin Marchand (February 27, 1811 – February 5, 1848) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 to 1843, representing the 19th congressional district of Pennsylvania as a Democrat in ...

(1811–1848), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * André Marchand (painter) (1907–1997), French painter of the new Paris school *

André Marchand (politician) André Marchand (26 May 1926 – 11 January 2011) was a politician of the Quebec Liberal Party. He was a member of the National Assembly representing the Laurier riding from 1970 to 1981, having defeated the former Liberal René Lévesque in t ...

(1926–2011), politician of the Quebec Liberal Party * Angel M. Marchand (1912–2005), Puerto Rican physician and researcher *

Anne-Marie Marchand Anne-Marie Marchand (27 May 1927 – 1 August 2005) was a French costume designer, daughter of the author Vladimir Pozner. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work in the film ''The Return of Martin Guerre ...

(1927–2005), French costume designer

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Bertrand Marchand Bertrand Marchand (born 27 April 1953) is a French former football player and manager. Career Marchand was coach-player then coach at Thouars Foot 79 from 1982 to 1997. Then he was at Stade Rennais F.C. (educator at the training center then assi ...

(born 1953), French soccer trainer *

Blaine Marchand Blaine Marchand (born 1949 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian writer."An interview with poet Blaine Mar ...

(born 1949), Canadian writer *

Brad Marchand Brad Marchand ( ; born May 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), left winger and alternate captain for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins selected Marchand in the third round, 71st o ...

(born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player

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Charmaine Marchand-Stiaes Charmaine Marchand-Stiaes is an American politician. She served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012. During her tenure, she highlighted the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Katrina on her constituents. R ...

, American politician. *

Christophe Marchand Christophe Marchand (born August 6, 1972, in Villeparisis, Seine-et-Marne) is a retired freestyle swimmer from France. He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He twice claimed the gold medal at the ...

(born 1972), French freestyle swimmer *

Clément Marchand Clément Marchand (12 September 1912 – 22 April 2013) was a Canadian writer, poet and journalist and publisher. He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec. Awards *1939 - Prix Athanase-David *1942 - Prix Athanase-David *1947 - ''Membe ...

(1912–2013), Canadian writer * Colette Marchand (1925–2015), French dancer and actress *

Corinne Marchand Corinne Marchand (born 4 December 1931 in Paris) is a French actress. She is best known for playing the pop singer Cléo in ''Cléo from 5 to 7 ''Cléo from 5 to 7'' (french: Cléo de 5 à 7 ) is a 1962 French New Wave film written and dire ...

(born 1931), French actress

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David Marchand David Marchand (December 10, 1776 – March 11, 1832) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. David Marchand (father of Albert Gallatin Marchand) was born near Irwin, Pennsylvania. He studied medicine and practiced ...

(1776–1832), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

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Erik Marchand Érik Marchand (born 1955) is a Breton traditional singer and player of the treujenn-gaol (Breton clarinet). Although born in Paris, his family was of Breton origin, hailing from Quelneuc, Brittany. Influenced by the music of Manuel Kerjean, ...

(born 1955), Breton musician

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Félix-Gabriel Marchand Félix-Gabriel Marchand (January 9, 1832 – September 25, 1900) was a journalist, author, notary and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the 11th premier of Quebec from May 24, 1897, to September 25, 1900. Born in what is Saint-Jean-sur- ...

(1832–1900), Canadian journalist, author, and politician in Quebec *

Felix Jacob Marchand Felix Jacob Marchand (22 October 1846 – 4 February 1928) was a German pathologist born in Halle an der Saale. He studied medicine in University of Berlin, Berlin, and later became an assistant at the pathological institute in University of Hal ...

(1846–1928), German pathologist

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Gerald Marchand Gerald Denys Marchand (24 April 1921 – 26 March 2005) was a British canoe sprinter who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate ...

(1921–2005), British olympian in canoeing * Gilles Marchand (born 1963), French film director * Guy Marchand (born 1937), French actor and singer

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Hans Marchand Hans Marchand (1 October 1907 – 13 December 1978) was a German linguist. He studied Romance languages, English and Latin, and after fleeing Germany during the Third Reich was a lecturer of linguistics at Istanbul, Yale University, and Bard Colle ...

(1907–1978), German linguist * Henri Marchand, French-American sculptor *

Hugo Marchand Hugo Marchand (born ) is a French ballet dancer. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011 and was named '' étoile'' in 2017, at age 23. Early life Marchand was born in Nantes. He trained at Nantes Conservatory, before leaving home to study at ...

, French ballet dancer

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Inga Marchand Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), better known by her stage name Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. After signing to Def Jam in 1996, she released her debut album, ''Ill Na Na'', later that year on November 19, 1996. The albu ...

(born 1978), better known as Foxy Brown, an American rapper

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Jackie Marchand Jackie Marchand is a television writer and producer, she is best known for her work on the children's action/adventure series ''Power Rangers'', Career Jackie Marchand is, as of ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'', the longest running veteran on the ...

, television writer and producer *

Jean Marchand Jean Marchand, (December 20, 1918 – August 28, 1988) was a French Canadian public figure, trade unionist and politician in Quebec, Canada. Life and career During the 1949 Asbestos Strike in Quebec, Marchand led the striking workers as s ...

, (1918–1988), French Canadian trade unionist and politician * Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1934), French emissary in Africa *

Jean Gabriel Marchand Jean Gabriel Marchand, 1st Count Marchand (10 December 1765 – 12 November 1851) went from being an attorney to a company commander in the army of the First French Republic in 1791. He fought almost exclusively in Italy throughout the French ...

(1765–1851), French general under Napoleon *

Jean Hippolyte Marchand Jean Hippolyte Marchand (21 November 1883 – 1940) was a French cubist painter, printmaker and illustrator with an association with figures of the Bloomsbury Group. Biography Marchand was born in Paris and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts ...

, (1883–1941), French painter *

Jean-Paul Marchand Jean-Paul Marchand (born 13 September 1944) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and author by career. Born in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Marchand taught philosophy at the University of Manitoba, ...

(born 1944), former member of the Canadian House of Commons and a professor *

Joseph Marchand Joseph Marchand (17 August 1803 – 30 November 1835) was a French missionary in Vietnam and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society.. He is now a Catholic saint, celebrated on 30 November. Personal life Marchand was born in Passavant ...

(1803–1835), one of the

Vietnamese Martyrs The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam''; French language, French: ''Martyrs du Viêt Nam''), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or An ...

* Joséphine Marchand, (1861–1925) Canadian journalist and feminist

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Leonard Marchand Leonard Stephen "Len" Marchand, (November 16, 1933 – June 3, 2016) was a Canadian politician. He was the first person of First Nations status to serve in the federal cabinet, after being the first Status Indian elected and serving as a Memb ...

(1933–2016), former Canadian politician *

Louis Marchand Louis Marchand (2 February 1669 – 17 February 1732) was a French Baroque organist, harpsichordist, and composer. Born into an organist's family, Marchand was a child prodigy and quickly established himself as one of the best known French vi ...

(1669–1732), French virtuoso organist and harpsichordist * Louis-Joseph Marchand (1692—1774), French music theorist, composer, choir director, and priest *

Louis-Joseph-Narcisse Marchand Louis-Joseph-Narcisse Marchand (born Paris, March 28, 1791, died Trouville, June 19, 1876) was Napoleon Bonaparte's valet and the nominated liquidator of his succession. Born into a middle-class family from the Eure-et-Loir department, in 1811 he ...

(1791–1876), Napoleon's first valet

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Max Marchand Max Marchand (24 November 1888, Amsterdam – 1957, Baarn) was a Dutch chess master. During World War I, he played only in the neutral Netherlands and Denmark. In 1915, he took second in Amsterdam, won in Scheveningen, and took second in Rotterd ...

(1888–1957), Dutch chess master * Meche Marchand or Rivka Marchand, Jewish actress and author

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* Nancy Marchand (1928–2000), American actress * Nestor Léon Marchand (1833–1911), French doctor and botanist *

Nick Marchand Nick Marchand is a British-Australian theatre and arts specialist. From 2006 to 2010, he was Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of Griffin Theatre Company. He was previously co-curator of Wharf 2 Blueprints at Sydney Theatre Company ...

, Australian theatre director

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Philippe Marchand Philippe Marchand (1 September 1939 – 10 January 2018) was a French politician. He was member of the Parliament and President of the general council of Charente-Maritime. He failed to act to establish the Giacometti Foundation. He was born ...

(1939–2018), French politician *

Pierre Marchand (editor) Pierre Marchand (17 November 1939 – 4 April 2002) was a significant figure in French publishing history, who gave French publishing an international dimension. He created the magazine ' ("Sails and Sailboats") with in 1971. He joined Édition ...

(1939–2002), French editor and publisher * Pierre Marchand (fencer) (born 1948), French fencer * Pierre Marchand (born 1958), Canadian musician and record producer

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* Richard Felix Marchand (1813–1850), German chemist * Robert Marchand (athlete) (1904–1983), French olympian in hurdling * Robert Marchand (cyclist) (1911–2021), French cyclist *

Romany Marie Marie Marchand (May 17, 1885, Băbeni, Vâlcea County—February 20, 1961, Greenwich Village, New York), known as Romany Marie, was a Greenwich Village restaurateur who played a key role in bohemianism from the early 1900s through the late 19 ...

Marchand (1885–1961), Greenwich Village restaurateur

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Sidney A. Marchand Sidney A. Marchand (1887–1972) was an American lawyer, politician and local historian. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916, and from 1928 to 1932. He was the mayor of Donaldsonville, Louisiana from ...

(1887–1972), American lawyer, politician and author * Steve Marchand (born 1974), current mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire *

Suzanne L. Marchand Suzanne L. Marchand (born 1961) is an American intellectual and cultural historian of modern Europe. She is the Boyd Professor of European Intellectual History at Louisiana State University. Life After earning a B.A. at University of California, ...

, (born 1961), American intellectual historian

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Theodore J. Marchand Theodore J. Marchand is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1976. He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief over allegations that he "verbally assaulted officers ...

, American politician

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Xavier Marchand Xavier Marchand (born 4 August 1973 in Deauville) is a former medley swimmer from France, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Yannick Marchand (footballer, born 1988), Belgian footballer *

Yannick Marchand (footballer, born 2000) Yannick Kevin Marchand (born 9 February 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Grasshopper Club Zürich's U21 squad. Club career Marchand signed his first professional contract with Basel on 19 April 2018 for 3 ye ...

, Swiss footballer *

Yves Marchand Yves Marchand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1970s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1974 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Sain ...

, Swiss bobsledder *

Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre Yves Marchand (born January 5, 1981, in Orsay, France) and Romain Meffre (born March 9, 1987, in Châtenay-Malabry, France) are a French duo, working primarily with a large-format view camera and concentrating on photography of contemporary urba ...

, French photographer duo

Places

* Marchand, Manitoba, Canada * Marchand, Northern Cape, South Africa * Marchand, Louisiana *

Marchand, Ohio Marchand is an unincorporated community in northeastern Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States, a short distance west of North Canton. Marchand is a historical locality that contains very few businesses, surrounded by the B.& O. ...

Marchand, Pennsylvania Marchand is an unincorporated community in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 119, north of Marion Center. Marchand had a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that ...

* Marchand, Quebec, a community in Rivière-Rouge

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