Picard is a

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meaning a person from

Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hi ...

, a historical region and cultural area of France.

People with the surname Picard

Alexandre R. Picard Alexandre Remi Picard (born July 5, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth, Picard played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournamen ...

(1985–), French Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman *

Alexandre Picard (ice hockey) Alexandre Picard (born October 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for HK Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the eighth overall pick of the 200 ...

(1985–), French Canadian professional ice hockey wing *

Alfred Christopher Picard Alfred Christopher Picard (24 May 1824 – 17 September 1855) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. Picard was born in London in 1824. He arrived in New Zealand in 1848 with the ''Ajax'' and first settled in Nelson. By 1853, he was living ...

(1824–1855), New Zealand politician * Andrew Comrie-Picard (1971–), Canadian race car driver and actor *

Auguste Piccard Auguste Antoine Piccard (28 January 1884 – 24 March 1962) was a Switzerland, Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer known for his record-breaking Gas balloon, hydrogen balloon flights, with which he studied the Earth's upper atmosphere. Picca ...

(1884–1962), Swiss physicist and balloonist * Barbara Leonie Picard (1917–2011), British author *

Catherine Picard Catherine Picard (born 14 August 1952) is a French politician and anti-cultist from the French Socialist Party. She was a member of the French National Assembly from 1997 to 2002. Career Picard was elected on 1 June 1997 for the French Sociali ...

(1952–), French politician *

Colette Picard Colette Picard (''née'' Durand) (1913 – 11 October 1999, Versailles) was a French archaeologist and historian. As curator of the archaeological site of Carthage, she led excavations on the hill of Byrsa in 1947. Married to historian Gilbert ...

(1913–1999), French archaeologist *

Émile Picard Charles Émile Picard (; 24 July 1856 – 11 December 1941) was a French mathematician. He was elected the fifteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française in 1924. Life He was born in Paris on 24 July 1856 and educated there at th ...

(1856–1941), French mathematician *

Ernest Picard Louis Joseph Ernest Picard (24 December 1821 – 13 May 1877) was a French politician. Life Louis Joseph Ernest Picard was born in Paris. After taking his doctorate in law in 1846 he joined the Parisian bar. Elected to the ''corps législatif'' i ...

(1821–1877), French politician *

François Picard (disambiguation) François Picard may refer to: * François Picard (racing driver) (1921–1996), French racing driver * François Picard (naturalist) (1879–1939), French naturalist * François Picard (journalist), Franco-American journalist {{hndis, Pica ...

Gilbert Charles-Picard Gilbert Picard, called Gilbert Charles-Picard, (15 October 1913 – 21 December 1998) was a 20th-century French historian and archaeologist, a specialist of North Africa during Antiquity. The son of Hellenist Charles Picard (1883–1965), he ...

(1913–1998), French historian and archaeologist, husband of Colette Picard *

Henry Picard Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Picard learned to play golf while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club. Already a talented player by his early 20s ...

(1906–1997), American golfer *

Irving Picard use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , nationality = , other_names = , citizenship = , ...

(born 1941), American lawyer known for his recovery of funds in the Madoff investment scandal *

Jean Picard Jean Picard (21 July 1620 – 12 July 1682) was a French astronomer and priest born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Jesuit Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand. He is principally notable for his accurate measure of the size of the Earth, base ...

, French bookbinder (active to 1547) commissioned by patrons such as

Jean Grolier Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

(1620–1682), French astronomer *

Jean Piccard Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered ...

(1884–1963), Swiss-American professor and balloonist * Jean-Michel Picard (Antwerp, c. 1600 – Paris, 24 November 1682), a Flemish still life painter and art dealer *

Laurent Picard Laurent A. Picard (27 October 1927 – 29 August 2012) was a French-Canadian businessman and former president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a Bachelor of ...

(1927–2012), French Canadian businessman *

Liza Picard Elizabeth Kate Picard (née Sleigh; 11 October 1927 – 8 April 2022) was an English lawyer and historian. After retiring as a solicitor at the Inland Revenue, she turned to writing history as a hobby. In 1997 she published ''Restoration London'' ...

(1927–2022), English historian *

Louis-Benoît Picard Louis-Benoît Picard (29 July 1769 in Paris – 31 December 1828 in Paris) was a French playwright, actor, novelist, poet and music director.Jean Gourret, '' Ces hommes qui ont fait l'Opéra'', 1984, p. 106-107. Biography Son of a lawyer, ...

(1769–1828), French playwright *

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 ...

(1961–), French Canadian actor and comedian *

Marc Picard Marc Picard (born April 25, 1955) is a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He currently represents the Chutes-de-la-Chaudière district at the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the CAQ. Born in Saint-Raphaël (Bellechasse), ...

(1955–), Canadian politician * Marcelline Picard-Kanapé (1941–), Canadian educator and politician * Michel Picard (1969–), French Canadian professional ice hockey wing *

Olivier Picard Olivier Picard (4 March 1940, Bernay) is a French Hellenist. He was director of the French School at Athens and is a member of the Institut de France. Biography A student at the École normale supérieure (1960), Olivier Picard obtained his a ...

(1940–), French Hellenist, son of Colette and Gilbert (see above) *

Pauline Picard Pauline Picard (April 27, 1947 – June 29, 2009) was a Quebec politician. She was the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Drummond from 1993 to 2008. Born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Kamouraska, she was an administrative ass ...

(1947–2009), French Canadian politician * Robert G. Picard (1951–), American writer and scholar *

Robert Picard Robert Rene Joseph Picard (born May 25, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. Career Robert Picard established himself as a highly regarded defensive prospect with the Montreal Juniors and Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge from 19 ...

(1957–), French Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman *

Rosalind Picard Rosalind Wright Picard (born May 17, 1962) is an American scholar and inventor who is Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT, founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab, and co-founder of the startups ...

(1962–), American electrical engineer and professor *

Timothée Picard Timothée Picard (born 1975) is a French academic and music critic. Biography Timothée Picard studied at the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud (1995–2001) and the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (1999–2001). He h ...

(1975–), French music critic

Fictional characters

* Picard family, a fictional family in ''Star Trek'', introduced in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', see

List of Star Trek characters (N–S) This is a list of characters from the ''Star Trek'' franchise and the media in which they appear. It lists both major and minor fictional characters including those not originally created for ''Star Trek'' but featured in it, alongside real-life ...

Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, most often seen as the captain of the Federation starship . Played by Patrick Stewart, Picard has appeared in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (''T ...

, fictional French captain in the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' TV series and films, portrayed by

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actor ...

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People with the surname Picard

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