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Petite or petite may refer to: * Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans * ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua *
Petit (typography) In typography, the point is the smallest typographic unit, unit of measure. It is used for measuring typeface, font size, leading, and other items on a printed page. The size of the point has varied throughout printing's history. Since the 18th ...
, another name for brevier-size type * Petit four *
Petit Gâteau Petite or petite may refer to: *Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans * ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua * Petit (typography), another name for brevier-size type *Petit four * Petit Gâteau *P ...
* Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas, United States * Petit juror * Petite bourgeoisie in sociology * petite mutation, a mutation in yeast oxidative phosphorylation * Petite sizes in women's clothing *Petit's triangle (inferior lumbar triangle), see
Petit's hernia Petit's hernia is a hernia that protrudes through the lumbar triangle (aka Petit's triangle). This triangle lies in the posterolateral abdominal wall and is bounded anteriorly by the free margin of external oblique muscle, posteriorly by the lat ...


People

*A French or Catalan surname: **
Adriana Petit Adriana Petit (born 1984 in Palma de Mallorca) is a multidisciplinary artist. Her main mediums of choice include photography, '' collage'', music, writing and video. Nonetheless, her work is characterized by a predominance of content over medium, ...
(born 1984), Spanish multidisciplinary artist ** Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791–1820), French physicist **
Amandine Petit Amandine Petit (; born 30 September 1997) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2021. She had previously been crowned Miss Normandy 2020, and is the seventh woman from Normandy to win Miss France. She repre ...
(born 1997), French model, beauty pageant titleholder, and Miss France 2021 ** Antoine Petit (1722–1794), French physician ** Antoni Martí Petit, prime minister of Andorra ** François Pourfour du Petit (1664–1741), French anatomist ** Henriette Petit (1894-1983), Chilean painter **
Jean-Martin Petit Jean-Martin Petit (22 July 1772 in Paris – 8 June 1856 in Paris) was a French General during the Napoleonic Wars. Notes References

* French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Military personnel from Paris 1772 births 1856 deat ...
(1772–1856), French General during the Napoleonic Wars ** Jean-Pierre Petit, (born 1937) retired French engineer ** Monique Ruck-Petit (born 1942), Swiss and French chess master ** Paul Petit (aviator) (1890-1918), French flying ace **
Philippe Petit Philippe Petit (; born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized high-wire walks between the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twi ...
(born 1949), French high-wire artist ** Pierre Petit (photographer) (1832–1909), French photographer ** Pierre Petit (scholar) (1617–1687), French scholar, medical writer, and poet ** Pierre Petit (engineer), (1598–1677), French military engineer, mathematician, and physicist ** Pierre Petit (cinematographer) (1920–1997), French cinematographer ** Pierre Petit (composer) (1922–2000), French composer ** Pierre Petit (politician) (born 1930), Martinique politician ** Pierre Petit (driver), (born 1957), French racecar driver **
Roland Petit Roland Petit (13 January 192410 July 2011) was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer. He trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets. Life and work The son of shoe designer Rose ...
(1924–2011), French choreographer and dancer *The surname for a prominent Parsi family of India, whose members include: ** Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, (1823–1901), Indian industrialist **His granddaughter Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929), wife of Jinnah, founder of Pakistan *The Petit Family, 2007 Connecticut home invasion and murder victims *
John F. Petit John Frank Petit (September 29, 1887–April 9, 1963) was an American politician and businessman. Petit was born in Sugar Grove, Illinois. He was involved with the insurance and real estate business. Petit was also involved with the Democratic ...
(1887–1963), American businessman and politician * John Louis Petit (1801–1868), English clergyman and architectural artist * Loretta Petit, American radio personality * Yusmeiro Petit (born 1984), Venezuelan baseballer *Stagename: **
Petite (comedian) Vincent Aycocho, or better known as Petite is a Filipino actor, comedian, singer and TV show host. He is known for as a Filipino comedian in ''Comedy Bar (Philippine TV series), Comedy Bar'', Punch line and Clowns, together with their other cele ...
, Filipino actor and comedian


Footballers

* Emmanuel Petit (born 1970), former French midfielder, who played for France, Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea * Petit (Portuguese footballer) (born 1976), Portuguese midfielder * Jean Petit (Belgian footballer) (born 1914), Belgian defender * Jean Petit (footballer, born 1949) (born 1949), former French football midfielder *
Paulinho Le Petit Paulo Henrique Petit Carrera da Silva (born 23 February 1989), known as Paulinho Le Petit, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguesa as a forward. Career Brazil Born in São Carlos, Le Petit began his career in his native Brazil, play ...
(born 1989), Brazilian footballer * Petit Sory (born 1945), former Guinean football player * René Petit (1899–1989), Franco-Spanish engineer and a footballer in his youth


See also

* Sauveur Abel Aubert Petit de la Saussaye (1792–1870), French malacologist * Pettit (disambiguation) *
Pettitt (surname) Pettitt is an English surname of Hiberno-Norman origin. Variant spellings include Pettit and Petitt. People with the surname include: * B. Montgomery Pettitt, American academic *Dave Pettitt (born 1972), Canadian voice actor *Ellen Pettitt (born 19 ...
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