Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard dialect of

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Le Quesnel Le Quesnel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the D161 and D41 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city ...

, a commune the Somme department in France *

Quesnel, British Columbia Quesnel (Kee-nel in French) is a city located in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located nearly evenly between the cities of Prince George and Williams Lake, it is on the main route to northern British Columbia and th ...

, a city in British Columbia, Canada * Quesnel Forks, British Columbia, a ghost town in British Columbia, Canada *

Quesnell Heights, Edmonton Quesnell Heights is a neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded by the Rio Terrace neighbourhood across 149 Street to the west, Whitemud Drive to the north and east, the North Saskatchewan River valley to the south, Quesnell ...

, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Quesnel Lake Quesnel Lake is a glacial lake or fjord in British Columbia, Canada, and is the major tributary of the Fraser River. With a maximum depth of , it is claimed to be the deepest fjord lake in the world, the deepest lake in BC, and the third-deepest ...

Quesnel River The Quesnel River is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia. It begins at the outflow of Quesnel Lake, at the town of Likely, British Columbia, Likely and flows for about northwest to its conflu ...

Quesnel Highland The Quesnel Highland is a geographic area in the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. As defined by BC government geographer in ''Landforms of British Columbia'', an account and analysis of British Columbia geography tha ...

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Adam Quesnell Adam Quesnell is an American stand-up comedian and screenwriter from Fargo, North Dakota now living in Los Angeles. Quesnell has released two comedy albums on Stand Up! Records, 2014's ''Can We Afford This Much Despair?'' and 2018's ''Despair 2: ...

, stand-up comedian *

Chantal Quesnel Chantal Quesnel (sometimes credited as Chantal Quesnelle, born 1971) is a Canadian actress. She currently is a voice actress for the TV animated series ''Zeroman'', shown in Canada on Teletoon. She also appeared in Don Mancini's film '' Curse of Ch ...

, Canadian actress * Désiré Quesnel (1843–1915), French wood-engraver *

François Quesnel François Quesnel (c. 1543–1619) was a French painter of Scottish extraction. Biography The son of the French painter Pierre Quesnel and his Scottish wife Madeleine Digby, born in Edinburgh while his father worked for Mary of Guise, Quesnel f ...

, 16th-century French artist *

François Jean Baptiste Quesnel François Jean Baptiste Quesnel du Torpt (18 January 1765 – 8 April 1819) became a division commander under the First French Empire of Napoleon. By the time the French Revolutionary Wars began, he had been a non-commissioned officer in the Fr ...

(1768–1819), French general under Napoleon *

Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel Frédéric-Auguste Quesnel, (February 4, 1785 – July 28, 1866), was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. He held a number of public offices and in politics he was a moderate who represented Chambly in the Legislative Assembly o ...

, Canadian lawyer and politician *

Joseph Quesnel Joseph Quesnel (15 November 1746 – 2 or 3 July 1809) was a French Canadian composer, poet, playwright and slave-trader. Among his works were two operas, ''Colas et Colinette'' and ''Lucas et Cécile''; the former is considered to be the first ...

, Canadian operatic composer/playwright *

Jules-Maurice Quesnel Jules-Maurice Quesnel (October 25, 1786 – May 20, 1842) was a fur trader, member of the Beaver Club, businessman and political figure in Canada East. He was born Julien-Maurice Quesnel in Montreal in 1786, the son of Joseph Quesnel, and stud ...

, Canadian fur-trader and politician *

Pasquier Quesnel Pasquier Quesnel, CO (14 July 1634 – 2 December 1719) was a French Jansenist theologian. Life Quesnel was born in Paris, and, after graduating from the Sorbonne with distinction in 1653, he joined the French Oratory in 1657. There he soon be ...

(1634–1719), French Jansenist theologian *

Peter Quesnel Peter Quesnel (or Quesuel) (d. 1299?) was an English Franciscan friar who became the warden of the Franciscan house at Norwich, England. Quesnel held a high reputation as a "theologian and doctor of the canon law", and was the author An aut ...

(or Quesuel) (d. 1299?), Franciscan *

Pierre Quesnel Pierre Quesnel () was a 16th-century French artist who worked in Scotland. Pierre worked in Scotland for Mary of Guise and James V. He is listed as an Usher in Guise's household and is identified as the "queen's painter" in the Scottish ''Treas ...

, 16th-century French artist, worked in Scotland *

Pooky Quesnel Joanna Gabrielle "Pooky" Quesnel (born 30 April 1966) is an English actress, screenwriter and singer. Early life Quesnel was born and raised in Eccles, Greater Manchester, Eccles, Lancashire, along with her five siblings. Her father was born in ...

, born Joanna Gabrielle Quesnell, English actress *

Yannick Quesnel Yannick Daniel Quesnel (born 24 October 1973) is a French retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Most of his professional career was spent in Portugal, notably playing in two Primeira Liga seasons with Alverca. He also represented Benfi ...

, French football goalkeeper

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Quesnel (sternwheeler) ''Quesnel'' was a sternwheeler first launched in May 1909 at Quesnel, British Columbia to serve the Soda Creek to Fort George route of the upper Fraser River. Career Originally named ''City of Quesnel'', she was truly a home town product: owned ...

Quesnell Bridge The Quesnell Bridge is a girder bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of Edmonton's southern freeway, Whitemud Drive. An average of 120,000 cars pass over the bridge every day. Construction In ...

, in Edmonton AB, Canada, over North Saskatchewan River

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