Yann is a
French male given name, specifically, the
Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
**Ga ...
form of "
Jean
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
* Jea ...
" (French for "
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
").
Notable persons with the name Yann include:
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In arts and entertainment
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Yann Martel
Yann Martel, (born 25 June 1963) is a Canadian author who wrote the Man Booker Prize–winning novel ''Life of Pi'', an international bestseller published in more than 50 territories. It has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and spent ...
(born 1963), Canadian author
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Yann Moix
Yann Moix (, ; born 31 March 1968) is a French author, film director and television presenter. He is the author of ten novels and the recipient of several literary prizes. He has directed three films. He was a columnist on '' On n'est pas couch ...
(born 1968), French author, film director and television presenter
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Yann Peifer
Yann Peifer (born 6 March 1974), known professionally as Yanou, is a German trance and Eurodance musician and producer. He is most famous for collaborating on DJ Sammy's hit "Heaven (DJ Sammy song), Heaven" with vocalist Do (singer), Do and for ...
(born 1974), German disc-jockey
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Yann Queffélec
Yann Queffélec (born 4 September 1949 in Paris) is a French author who won the Prix Goncourt in 1985 for his novel '' Les Noces barbares'', translated into English as '' The Wedding''. He is the former husband of the late pianist Brigitte Engere ...
(born 1949), French author
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Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen (born 23 June 1970) is a French Breton musician and composer. His musical career is split between studio recordings, music collaborations and film soundtracks songwriting. His music incorporates a large variety of classical and co ...
(born 1970), French musician
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Yann Tomita
is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer, writer, and steelpan player based in Tokyo. In Japan during the 1980s and 1990s, he pioneered various music genres, including hip hop, dub, acid jazz, exotica, and electronic music. He is th ...
(born 1952), Japanese musician
In politics and activism
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Yann Fouéré
Yann Fouéré (26 July 1910 – 20 October 2011), also known as Seàn Mauger was a Breton nationalist and a European federalist. His French birth certificate names him as ''Jean Adolphe Fouéré'', a French name, as the Third French Republi ...
(1910–2011), French activist, Breton nationalist
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Yann Goulet
Yann is a French male given name, specifically, the Breton form of " Jean" (French for "John").
Notable persons with the name Yann include:
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In arts and entertainment
*Yann Martel (born 1963), Canadian author
* Yann Moix (born 1968), F ...
(1914–1999), French activist, Breton nationalist
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Yann Wehrling (born 1971), French politician
In sports
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Yann Bodiger (born 1995), French footballer
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Yann Boé-Kane
Yann Boé-Kane (born 5 April 1991) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for US Quevilly-Rouen, Quevilly-Rouen.
Career
After making his debut in the French semi-professional leagues with Vannes OC, ...
(born 1991), French footballer
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Yann Clairay
Yann Clairay (born 2 December 1983 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Three Euroseries. Clairay won the GT1 class of the 2009 Le Mans Series along with Patri ...
(born 1983), French racing driver
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Yann Cucherat
Yann Cucherat (born 2 October 1979) is a French gymnast. He won a bronze medal in parallel bars at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics ...
(born 1979), French gymnast
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Yann Danis
Yann Joseph Richard Danis (born June 21, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, and New Jersey Devils. He playe ...
(born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
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Yann David
Yann David (born 15 April 1988 in Lyon, France) is a French professional rugby union rugby union/centre, centre and rugby union/wing, winger currently playing for Castres Olympique in the Top 14. He played two seasons for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, Bour ...
(born 1988), French rugby union player
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Yann Delaigue
Yann Delaigue (born April 5, 1973 in Vienne, Isère) is a retired French international rugby union player.
A highly talented player, nicknamed « Little Mozart », he played the first two matches of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. In 2001 he was part ...
(born 1973), French rugby union player
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Yann Ekra
Yann Ekra (born 10 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship. Born in Ivory Coast, he is a former France youth international.
Club career
Lyon
Ekra began his youth c ...
(born 1990), French-Ivorian footballer
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Yann Jouffre
Yann Jouffre (; born 23 July 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Nîmes, Guingamp, Lorient and FC Metz.
Club career
Born in Montélimar, Drôme, Jouffre made his professional debut for Nîmes Olympi ...
(born 1984), French footballer
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Yann Kermorgant
Yann Alain Kermorgant (born 8 November 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Early career
Born in Vannes, Brittany, Kermorgant began his career with the Stade Rennais Youth Academy, but aged 14 h ...
(born 1981), French footballer
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Yann Lachuer
Yann Lachuer (born 5 August 1972) is a French football coach and former professional player who coaches SO Romorantin.
Playing career
Lachuer began his career in the 1992–93 season with US Créteil-Lusitanos in Ligue 2 the second tier of Fr ...
(born 1972), French footballer
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Yann Lesgourgues
Yann Lesgourgues (born 17 January 1991) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays for Bordeaux Bègles.
He is a member of a young talented generation with Jean-Pascal Barraque and Jean-Marc Doussain. His usual position is scrum-half, alth ...
(born 1991), French rugby union player
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Yann M'Vila
Yann Gérard M'Vila (born 29 June 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays for Super League Greece club Olympiacos. He operates primarily as a defensive midfielder, and is described by his former club as a player who possesses "excel ...
(born 1990), French footballer
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Yann Marti
Yann Marti (born 7 June 1988) is a Swiss tennis player. His highest ranking is World No. 200, which was achieved on 18 August 2014.
In September 2014, Yann Marti was called as fifth player and sparring partner for the Davis Cup semifinal Switzer ...
(born 1998), Swiss tennis player
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Yann Rolim
Yann del Pino Rolim (born 15 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ame ...
(born 1995), Brazilian footballer
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Yann Sommer
Yann Sommer (born 17 December 1988) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.
Sommer completed his apprenticeship at Basel, where he won the Swi ...
(born 1988), Swiss footballer
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Yann Songo'o
Yann Songo'o (born 19 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City. Born in France, he has represented Cameroon at youth level.
Club career Early years
Songo'o began his career in Spain, playing in Depor ...
(born 1991), Cameroonian footballer
In other fields
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Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born 13 March 1946) is a French environmentalist, activist, journalist and photographer. He has also directed films about the impact of humans on the planet. He is especially well known for his book ''Earth from Above'' (19 ...
(born 1946), French photographer
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Yann LeCun
Yann André LeCun ( , ; originally spelled Le Cun; born 8 July 1960) is a French computer scientist working primarily in the fields of machine learning, computer vision, mobile robotics and computational neuroscience. He is the Silver Professor ...
(born 1960), French-American computer scientist
See also
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Idle Days on the Yann
"Idle Days on the Yann" is a short story by the Irish writer Lord Dunsany. It takes place in the Lands of Dream and follows an Irishman's voyage down a river flanked by fantastical cities. It was published in the short story collections ''A Drea ...
, a short story by Lord Dunsany
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Tri Yann
Tri Yann () is a French band from Nantes who play folk rock music drawing on traditional Breton folk ballads.
The band was founded in 1969 by Jean Chocun, Jean-Paul Corbineau and Jean-Louis Jossic – all of whom remained members – hence th ...
, a French band
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Jan (name)
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page’s infobox for more variants.)
The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Devon dialect, Dut ...
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Breton masculine given names
French masculine given names