Poulain is the French word for

foal A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until the horse is three or four. When the foal i ...

and is a common French surname. It may refer to:

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Amélie Poulain ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...

, central character of romantic comedy film ''Amélie'' *

Jean-Paul Poulain Jean-Paul P. Poulain (March 18, 1945 – April 24, 2007) was a famous Maine Franco-American Cabaret recording artist A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "mus ...

, a French cabaret singer *

Raphaël Poulain Raphaël Poulain (born 16 August 1980, Amiens, Somme) is a former French rugby union player. He played on the wing. His first club was the Beauvais club, until 1998 when he signed for Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a Fr ...

(b. 1980), French rugby player *

Gabriel Poulain Gabriel Poulain was a French champion cyclist. He made several attempts to achieve human-powered flight and in July 1921 won a prize of 10,000 francs awarded by Peugeot for a flight of ten metres at a height of one metre, on a bicycle with two win ...

, French cyclist (active early 20th century) *

Benoît Poulain Benoît Guy Jean Poulain (born 27 July 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Nîmes. Career On 14 July 2022, Poulain returned to Nîmes on a one-season deal. Career statistics Honours Club Brugge * ...

(b. 1987), French footballer *

Michel-Marie Poulain Michel-Marie Poulain (born 5 December 1906, Nogent-sur-Marne, died 9 February 1991, Mandelieu-la-Napoule) was a French transgender performer and painter whose style and technique were compared to those of Bernard Buffet and Marc Chagall. Life ...

(1906–1991), French painter

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* Chocolat Poulain, a French chocolate brand * A twelfth century term designating Latin Christian settlers in the

Crusader States The Crusader States, also known as Outremer, were four Catholic realms in the Middle East that lasted from 1098 to 1291. These feudal polities were created by the Latin Catholic leaders of the First Crusade through conquest and political in ...

of the Middle East. Poulains in this context were the Frankish descendants of those original crusaders who had remained in Palestine after the capture of Jerusalem in 1099.

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