Urbain is a name of French origin which may refer to:
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Achille Urbain Achille Joseph Urbain (9 May 1884 – 5 December 1957) was a French biologist born in Le Havre.
Biography
In 1906 he obtained his degree from the national veterinary school at Lyon, afterwards attaining a bachelor's degree in natural sciences ...
(1884–1957), French biologist
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Georges Urbain Georges Urbain (12 April 1872 – 5 November 1938) was a French chemist, a professor of the Sorbonne, a member of the Institut de France, and director of the Institute of Chemistry in Paris. Much of his work focused on the rare earths, isolating a ...
(1872–1938), French chemist
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Ismael Urbain
Ismael Urbain, also Ismayl Urbain (born Thomas Urbain, 31 December 1812 – 28 January 1884) was a French journalist and interpreter.
Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, Urbain was the illegitimate son of a merchant from Marseille named Urbain Brue ...
(1812–1884), French journalist and interpreter
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Jacques Urbain, Belgian scientist
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Jean-Didier Urbain (born 1951), French sociologist
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Walter M. Urbain (1910–2002), American food scientist
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Urbain Audibert (1789–1846), French nurseryman
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Urbain Boiret (1731–1774), Canadian priest
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Urbain Bouriant
Urbain Bouriant (11 April 1849 – 19 June 1903) was a French Egyptologist, who discovered the Gospel of Peter in a tomb at Akhmim. He is best known from his translation of Al-Maqrizi, published as ''Description topographique et historique de l'Eg ...
(1849–1903), French egyptologist
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Urbain Braems (born 1933), Belgian soccer player
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Urbain Cancelier
Urbain Cancelier (born 2 August 1959) is a French comedian and actor, primarily known for his collaborations with French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and for playing Collignon in '' Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''.
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(fl. 1988–2012), French comedian and actor
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Urbain de Maillé-Brézé
Urbain de Maillé-Brézé () (1597 – 13 February 1650), was a 17th-century French soldier and diplomat, who was a Marshal of France, Ambassador to Sweden in 1632, and Viceroy of Catalonia 1641 to 1642.
His marriage to the younger sister ...
(1597–1650), French military officer and diplomat
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Urbain Dubois
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Urbain François Dubois (26 May 1818 – 14 March 1901) was a French chef who is best known as the author of a series of recipe books that became classics of French Cuisine, and as the creator of Veal Orloff, a popular dish in Russian c ...
(1818–1901), French chef
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Urbain Gohier (1862–1951), French lawyer and journalist
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Urbain Grandier
Urbain Grandier (1590 – 18 August 1634) was a French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft, following the events of the so-called "Loudun possessions". Most modern commentators have concluded that Gra ...
(1590–1634), French priest
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Urbain Johnson (1824 –1917), farmer and politician
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Urbain de Florit de La Tour de Clamouze (1794–1868), French lay brother
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Urbain Le Verrier
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier FRS (FOR) H FRSE (; 11 March 1811 – 23 September 1877) was a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune usin ...
(1811–1877), French mathematician
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Urbain Lippé (1831–1896), Canadian notary and politician
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Urbain Mbenga, Guinean and Congolese religious leader
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Urbain Olivier (1810–1888), Swiss writer
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Urbain Ozanne (1835–1903), French-born American political activist, sheriff, businessman
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Métal Urbain, French punk music group
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Urbain Cote Round Barn, ND, USA
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Saint-Urbain (disambiguation)
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Urban (name) Urban as a given name or surname may refer to:
Given name
* Pope Urban (disambiguation)
*Urban of Langres, 4th-century French saint and bishop
* Urban (bishop of Llandaff) (1076–1134), Welsh bishop
*Urban of Macedonia, 1st-century bishop, martyr ...
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