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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 l ...

(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 (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's '' Kings of Comedy''. Her career in comedy began on the BBC's ''Urban Sketch Show''. Life and career In 1996, Vidal began working as a priso ...

(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 (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 Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club AC Ajaccio, Ajaccio. Club career Vidal played youth football for SC Orange. In November 2017, he signed a professi ...

(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 play ...

(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 wh ...

(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 (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 ...

(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 (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 e ...

(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 Contributi ...

(1835–1905), French botanist * Héctor Manuel Vidal (1943–2014), Uruguayan theater director * Héctor Vidal Martínez (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 footballer who plays for Brasiliense FC as a striker. Career Born in Bom Jesus da Lapa, Hernane began his career in SC Atibaia's youth categories, but later ...

(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 (born 1989), British footballer * Jean Baptiste Emile Vidal (1825–1893), French dermatologist * Jean-Pierre Vidal (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. Her twin sister, Janice Vidal, is also a singer in Hong Kong. Care ...

(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) (1896–1974), Uruguayan footballer *

José María Vidal José María Vidal Bravo (6 May 1935 – 1 August 1986) was a Spanish 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 Madrid, but he was loan ...

(1935–1986), Spanish footballer * Josefina Vidal (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 (born 1991), Venezuelan actress * Juan Carlos Vidal (born 1954), Spanish footballer * Laurent Vidal (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 (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 sho ...

(born 1965), American actress *

Lucas Vidal Lucas Vidal (born 1984) is a two time Goya Award winning Spanish composer, 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 orchestra, a ...

(born 1984), Spanish composer * Lluïsa Vidal (1876–1918), Spanish painter * Maïa Vidal (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, 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 (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 (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 Catalo ...

(born 1973), Spanish porn actor and producer * Owen Vidal (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 *

Paul Vidal de la Blache #REDIRECT Paul Vidal de La Blache {{redirect category shell, {{R from move{{R from other capitalisation ...

(1845–1918), French geographer * Rafael Vidal (1964–2005), Venezuelan swimmer and sports commentator * Rene Vidal (born 1974), American engineer *

Ricardo Vidal Ricardo Tito Jamin Vidal ( la, Ricardus Titus Vidal; es, Ricardo Tito Vidal y Jamín; (February 6, 1931 - October 18, 2017) was a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. Made a cardinal in 1985, he was Archbishop of Cebu from 1982 to 2010. ...

(1931–2017), Filipino cardinal-priest and archbishop *

Walpole Vidal Robert Walpole Sealy Vidal, who from 1892 was Robert Walpole Sealy (3 September 1853 – 5 November 1914) was a prominent 19th century footballer who featured in the first three FA Cup Finals for two different clubs. In March 1870 he played in t ...

(1853–1914), English footballer *

Silvino Vidal Silvino Vidal (Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal, March 21, 1850-Pelotas, Brazil, August 9, 1937) was a Portuguese-Brazilian writer. After his mother's death, he moved to Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city ...

(1850–1937), Portuguese writer *

Tanya Vidal Tanya Vidal-Dublin (born 1971) is an American actress, screenwriter, film director and producer of Puerto Rican descent. Early years Vidal is the daughter of Josie, a secretary, and Manny Vidal, a tax consultant and businessman. Her parents ...

(born 1965), American actress and director * Vanessa Lima Vidal (born 1984), Brazilian model, beach volleyball player and beauty pageant contestant * Vanessa Vidal (born 1974), French alpine skier * Vincent Vidal (1811–1887), French painter

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Vidal of Tolosa Vidal of Tolosa, alternate spelling Vidal de Toulouse (Hebrew: וידאל די טולושא), was a Spanish rabbi and scholar of the late 14th century, and is often referred to by the sobriquet, ''Harav Ha-Maggid'', or the ''Maggid Mishneh'', name ...

, Spanish rabbi in 14th century * Vidal Benveniste, Spanish rabbi in 15th century *

Vidal Cantu Vidal Cantu (born March 1, 1968) is a Mexican film producer and entrepreneur based in Miami. He is the CEO and cofounder of Kenio Films a Production Company and Film distributor focused on inspirational content. Kenio Films Cantu cofounded "Keni ...

(born 1968), Mexican film producer * Vidal Fernandez (born 1958), American soccer player *

Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz Admiral Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz (born May 17, 1953) is a Mexican Navy officer who served as the Secretary of the Navy. Early life Admiral Soberón Sanz finished his primary and secondary studies in Mexico City and then in 1970 studied at ...

(born 1958), Mexican admiral *

Vidal Hazelton Vidal Hazelton (born January 29, 1988) is a former Gridiron football wide receiver. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Cincinnati Bearcats football, Cincinnati. He formerly pl ...

(born 1988), American football player * Vidal López (1918–1971), Venezuelan baseball player and manager *

Vidal Marín del Campo Vidal (, , , ) is a Catalan, Aragonese, and possibly also Romansh surname, which also appears in French, Italian, Portuguese and English, and as a given name. Vidal may refer to: Surname * Maurice Vidal Portman (1850–1935), a British docto ...

(1653–1709), Spanish bishop and Grand Inquisitor of Spain * Vidal Medina (born 1976), Mexican playwright and theatre director * Vidal Nuño (born 1987), American baseball player * Vidal Sanabria (born 1966), Paraguayan football player * Vidal Sancho (born 1977), Spanish actor * Vidal Santiago Díaz (1910–1982), Puerto Rican politician *

Vidal Sassoon Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist, businessman, and philanthropist. He was noted for repopularising a simple, close-cut geometric hairstyle called the bob cut, worn by famous fashion designers including Ma ...

(1928–2012), British hairdresser and businessman *

Vidal Vega Vidal Vega (1964 – 1 December 2012) was a Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bord ...

(1964–2012), Paraguayan politician

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