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Maurice Vidal Portman Maurice Vidal Portman (21 March 1860 – 14 February 1935) was a British naval officer, who is best known for documenting several Andamanese tribes between 1879 and 1901 when he was posted as a superintendent of the Andaman Island Penal Colony. ...

(1850–1935), a British doctor *

Aleix Vidal Aleix Vidal Parreu (born 21 August 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol. Mainly a right winger and a player of great speed, he can also operate as a right-back. Having spent his early career at a string of lower ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer *

Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (born 20 May 1945 in Barcelona) is a Spanish politician and radiation physicist who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2014 and served as First Vice President of the European Parliament from 200 ...

(born 1945), Spanish politician *

Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal (1792 – 5 February 1863) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He became an accomplished surveyor, and reached the rank of vice-admiral. Early life Vidal was born in 1792, the youngest of four children of Emeric Vidal ...

(1792–1863), British admiral and surveyor *

Alexander Vidal Alexander Vidal (August 4, 1819 – December 18, 1906) was an Ontario land surveyor, banker, and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Sarnia division from 1873 to 1906. He was born in Bracknell, Berks ...

(1819–1906), Canadian politician * André Vidal (1908–1984), French engineer and politician *

Arturo Vidal Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Chile national team. His displays during his time at Juventus led him to be n ...

(born 1987), Chilean footballer *

Ava Vidal Ava Beverley Vidal (; born 1976 in Lambeth, London) is an English comedian. She has taken part in E4 (channel), E4's ''Kings of Comedy (British TV series), Kings of Comedy''. Her career in comedy began on the BBC's ''Urban Sketch Show''. Life an ...

(born 1976), British comedian *

Bill Vidal Guillermo "Bill" Vidal (born July 19, 1951) is a Cuban American author and career civil servant who served as the 44th mayor of Denver, Colorado. Vidal served as deputy mayor under John Hickenlooper until Hickenlooper resigned his position as ...

(born 1951), American politician and civil servant *

Borja Vidal Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández (born 25 December 1981) is a Spanish-Qatari handball player for Al-Qiyada and the Qatari national team. He formerly played professionally basketball in Spain until 2005, when he changed to handball. In 2013 ...

(born 1981), Qatari handball player *

Carmen Vidal Carmen Vidal (28 June 1915 - 10 February 2003) was a Spanish cosmetologist and business person. She was the founder of the firm Germaine de Capuccini, a prestigious cosmetics company. Biography Carmen Vidal was born in Réghaïa, a town which ...

(1915–2003), Spanish businesswoman *

Cheche Vidal Juan Jose "Cheche" Vidal Noya is a retired Venezuelan association football defender who was a member of the Venezuelan Olympic soccer team at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was the 1979 Venezuela Footballer of the Year and was the World Cup USA Vi ...

(born 1959), Venezuelan footballer *

Christina Vidal Christina Vidal is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in films such as '' Life with Mikey'', ''Brink!'', ''Freaky Friday'', '' See No Evil'' and for her role in Nickelodeon sitcom '' Taina'', in which she played the ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Clément Vidal Clément Vidal (born 18 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Ajaccio. Club career Vidal played youth football for SC Orange. In November 2017, he signed a professional contract with Montpellier. He ...

(born 2000), French footballer *

Corey Vidal Corey Vidal (born December 7, 1986) is a Canadian YouTube content creator and entrepreneur. His YouTube videos have been seen over 100 million times and he has over 200,000 subscribers. In December 2007, Corey was one of the first Canadians to join ...

(born 1986), Canadian dancer and video maker * Daniel Heredia Vidal (born 1993), Spanish singer *

David Vidal David Vidal Tomé (born 2 August 1950) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Football career Vidal was born in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. After an unassuming career (the central defender never pl ...

(born 1950), Spanish football manager *

Dominique Vidal Dominique Vidal is a partner at Index Ventures, a global venture capital firm with offices in London, Geneva and San Francisco. He was formerly managing director of Yahoo! Europe. Early life and education Vidal was born in Narbonne, in southern F ...

(born 1964), French businessman *

Don José Vidal Don José Vidal (March 12, 1763, in A Coruña, Spain – August 22, 1823, in New Orleans, Louisiana) was a Spanish grandee who served in many different roles during the last decade of Louisiana's colonial period. Biography Early life Don José ...

(1763–1823), Spanish colonial administrator *

Doriane Vidal Doriane Vidal (born 16 April 1976) is a French snowboarder and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal in ''halfpipe'' at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.Eileen Vidal Eileen Vidal BEM (died October, 2003) was a kelper telephone and radio operator who maintained radio service and relayed military intelligence to the British Navy during the Falklands War, receiving the British Empire Medal for her service. Se ...

, (died 2003),

kelper Falkland Islanders, also called FalklandersChater, Tony. ''The Falklands''. St. Albans: The Penna Press, 1996. p. 137. and nicknamed Kelpers, are the people of the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. Identity The Islande ...

telephone and radio operator *

Elena Maria Vidal Elena Maria Vidal (born 1962), the pen name of Mary-Eileen Russell, is a historical novelist and noted blogger living in Easton, Maryland. She was born in Florence, Oregon and grew up in Frederick, Maryland. She is known for her defense of Loui ...

(born 1962), American writer *

Emeric Essex Vidal Emeric Essex Vidal (29 March 1791 – 7 May 1861) was an English watercolourist and naval officer. His opportunities for travel, his curiosity about local customs and human types, and his eye for the picturesque, led him to make paintings whi ...

(1791–1861), English watercolourist *

Eugene Luther Vidal Eugene Luther "Gene" Vidal (; April 13, 1895 – February 20, 1969) was an American commercial aviation pioneer, New Deal official, inventor, and athlete. He was the father of author Gore Vidal. For eight years, from 1929 to 1937, he worked ...

(1895–1969), American athlete and aviation pioneer * Francisco Vidal (1837–1907), Chilean navy officer and hydrographer *

Francisco Vidal Salinas Francisco Javier Vidal Salinas (born 20 September 1953) is a Chilean politician and scholar. In 1971, he began his political career at the rightist National Party. He was Chile's Minister of National Defense from March 2009 to March 2010. Bef ...

(born 1953), Chilean politician *

François Vidal François Vidal (14 July 1832 – 25 May 1911) was a French Provençal poet and activist. Early life François Vidal was born on 14 July 1832. Career François Vidal was one of the first Provençal activists to join the Félibrige. He had a dee ...

(1832–1911), French Provençal poet *

Frédérique Vidal Frédérique Vidal (born 9 May 1964) is a Monegasque-born French-based biochemist, academic administrator, and politician who served as Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation in the government of Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe a ...

(born 1964), Monegasque biochemist and academic administrator *

George William Vidal George William Vidal (23 September 1845 – 13 October 1907) was a British lawyer who worked in the Indian Civil Services in the Bombay Presidency and contributed to natural history studies from the Konkan region, and was involved in popularizing t ...

(1845–1907), British civil servant in India *

Gilles Vidal Gilles Vidal (born ca. 1972) is a French car designer, appointed Director of Style by Peugeot at the start of 2010. He was responsible for the design direction of the 2010's at Peugeot. He is currently the design director at Renault, having joine ...

(born 1972), French car designer *

Gore Vidal Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (; born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner. Vidal was bisexual, and in his novels and ...

(1925–2012), American writer *

Gustave Prosper Vidal Gustave Prosper Vidal (1835 – 21 September 1905, Plascassier) was a French botanist. His botanical specimens were collected entirely in France. Vidal was employed as a French civil servant collecting taxes for the ''Administration des Contributio ...

(1835–1905), French botanist *

Héctor Manuel Vidal Héctor Manuel Vidal (26 August 1943 – 12 January 2014) was a Uruguayan theater director. Biography Héctor Manuel Vidal's training in stage arts began at the school of the group Club de Teatro, in which he performed in over 40 plays. He made h ...

(1943–2014), Uruguayan theater director *

Héctor Vidal Martínez Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Troy, Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek language ...

(born 1967), Paraguayan footballer *

Henri Vidal Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 – 10 December 1959) was a French film actor. Film career Henri Lucien Raymond VidalSource Les Gens du cinéma/ref> was first noticed after he won the "Apollo of 1939" contest in Paris. He was spotted by Éd ...

(1919–1959), French actor *

Hernane Vidal de Souza Hernane Vidal de Souza (born 4 August 1986), simply known as Hernane, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays for Brasiliense Futebol Clube, Brasiliense FC as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Career Born in Bo ...

(born 1986), Brazilian footballer *

Janice Vidal Janice M. Vidal (born 13 April 1982) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer of mixed Filipino and Korean descent. Vidal was first discovered by music producer Mark Lui and initially began her career as a back-up singer for Leon Lai. She debuted as a s ...

(born 1982), Hong Kong singer *

Javan Vidal Javan Noel Vidal (born 10 May 1989) is an English retired professional Association football, footballer who last played as a defender (association football), defender or as a midfielder, for Kettering Town F.C., Kettering Town. A former England ...

(born 1989), British footballer *

Jean Baptiste Emile Vidal 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 ...

(1825–1893), French dermatologist *

Jean-Pierre Vidal Jean-Pierre Vidal (born 24 February 1977 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie) is a French alpine skiing, alpine skier. As a young skier, he focused mainly on downhill. After hurting his knee, however, he decided to go for slalom. ...

(born 1977), French alpine skier *

Jill Vidal Jill Vidal () often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, is a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Korean and Filipino ethnicity with British nationality British nationality law prescribes the conditions under which a ...

(born 1982), Hong Kong singer *

José Vidal (baseball) José Vidal Nicolás (April 3, 1940 – January 7, 2011), nicknamed "Papito", was a Dominican Major League Baseball outfielder. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1958 season. He played for the Clevelan ...

(1940–2011), Dominican baseball player *

José Vidal (footballer) José Vidal may refer to: * José Vidal (Uruguayan footballer) (1896–1974), Uruguayan football player, 1924 Olympic champion * José Vidal (Venezuelan footballer) * José Vidal (baseball) (1940–2011), Dominican baseball player * José María Vi ...

(1896–1974), Uruguayan footballer *

José María Vidal José María Vidal Bravo (6 May 1935 – 1 August 1986) was a Spanish Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder in the mid 20th century. Club career Born in Madrid, Vidal spent nine years of his senior career linked to Real Ma ...

(1935–1986), Spanish footballer *

Josefina Vidal Josefina de la Caridad Vidal Ferreiro (born 18 February 1961) is a Cuban diplomat, and has been the Cuban Ambassador to Canada since March 28, 2018 (http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/cuba/7923-josefina-vidal-presents-diplomatic-credentials-to-ottawa). P ...

(born 1961), Cuban diplomat *

Joseph Vidal Joseph Vidal (5 March 1933 – 9 July 2020) was a French politician. In 2002, he became a Knight of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order ...

(1933–2020), French politician *

Josette Vidal Josette Vidal (born 25 March 1993) is a Venezuelan television actress. She is most recognized for her portrayal of Melibea Fuentes Cordero, on the Televen drama telenovela ''Nacer contigo''. Filmography Awards and nominations References ...

(born 1991), Venezuelan actress *

Juan Carlos Vidal Juan Carlos Vidal Cruz (born 25 September 1954) is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Club Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Vidal played ...

(born 1954), Spanish footballer *

Laurent Vidal Laurent Vidal (18 February 1984 – 10 November 2015) was a French professional triathlete, three time French Champion (2009, 2011 and 2012) and two time Olympian. In Beijing 2008 he placed 36th while he took the 5th place in London 2012. Vid ...

(born 1984), French triathlete *

Leona Vidal Roberts Leona Lucila Vidal Roberts (born 1972) is a Falkland Islands curator, radio broadcaster and politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency since the 2017 general election. She previously served as ...

(born 1972), Falkland Islands politician. *

Leoncio Vidal Leoncio Vidal y Caro (September 12, 1864 – March 23, 1896) was a Cuban revolutionary that fought in the Cuban War of Independence. A colonel, he fell in battle in Santa Clara, Cuba. He is considered a hero in Cuba and the Parque Vidal in Santa Cla ...

(1864–1896), Cuban revolutionary *

Lisa Vidal Lisa Vidal (born June 13, 1965) is an American actress of Puerto Rican heritage. She starred in the Lifetime crime drama series ''The Division'' (2001–2004) and BET drama series ''Being Mary Jane'' (2013–2019). Vidal also starred in the shor ...

(born 1965), American actress *

Lucas Vidal Lucas Vidal (born 1984) is a two time Goya Award winning Spanish composer, conducting, conductor, and record producer. Vidal became the youngest Berklee College of Music student ever to compose and record the score to a feature film with a full o ...

(born 1984), Spanish composer *

Lluïsa Vidal Lluïsa Vidal i Puig (Barcelona, 2 April 1876 – 22 October 1918) was a painter. Raised in a well-off family closely related to Catalan modernist circles, she is known as the only professional women painter of Catalan modernism, and one of the ...

(1876–1918), Spanish painter *

Maïa Vidal Maïa Vidal (born February 20, 1988) is an American-born composer, songwriter, musician, and visual artist. Currently based in Europe (primarily Barcelona and Paris), she has toured in Europe, Canada, Japan, and the United States. Biography ...

(born 1988), American musician *

Maria Vidal Maria Elena Vidal (born August 1, 1960) is an American singer songwriter. She is known for her hit single "Body Rock", which reached No. 8 on the US Dance Charts, No. 48 on the Hot 100, No. 5 on the Springbok Charts in South Africa, and No. 11 i ...

(born 1956), American singer *

María-Esther Vidal María-Esther Vidal Serodio is a Venezuelan professor at the Computer Science Department of the Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela), Simón Bolívar University since 2005 and dean assistant for research and development in applied science and ...

, Venezuelan scientist *

María Eugenia Vidal María Eugenia Vidal (born 8 September 1973) is an Argentine politician who served as Governor of the Buenos Aires Province, being the first woman in the office, and the first non- Peronist since 1987. A member of Republican Proposal (PRO), she ...

(born 1973), Argentine politician *

Marquinhos Carioca Marcus Vinícius Vidal Cunha (born 28 May 1992), commonly known as Marquinhos Carioca or simply Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger. Career In February 201 ...

(born 1992), Brazilian footballer *

Mary Theresa Vidal Mary Theresa Vidal (née Johnson) (23 June 1815 – 19 November 1873) was a British–Australian writer described as Australia's first female novelist. Life Mary was born in Devon, England, the daughter of Britton William Johnson and his wife, M ...

(1815–1873), Australian writer *

Mey Vidal Mey Vidal (born October 10, 1984) is a Cuban reggae en Español, Dance hall, and reggaeton singer and composer. Born in Palma Soriano, a city in Santiago de Cuba Province, is one of the first to represent the female genre in the reggaeton ...

(born 1984), Cuban musician *

Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González (born 30 December 1973), better known as Nacho Vidal, is a Spanish pornographic performer, director, producer, writer, and camera operator. Early life Ignacio Jordà González was born in Mataró (Barcelona) in Catalon ...

(born 1973), Spanish porn actor and producer *

Owen Vidal Owen Emeric Vidal was the Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone from 1852 until his death three years later. Life He was the son of Emeric Essex Vidal and his wife Anna Jane Capper, daughter of the Rev. James Capper, born at Easthampstead. He was educat ...

(1819–1854), Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone *

Paul Vidal Paul Antonin Vidal (16 June 1863 – 9 April 1931) was a French composer, conductor and music teacher mainly active in Paris.Charlton D. Paul Vidal. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Life and caree ...

(1863–1931), French musician *

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