Yann is a
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
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" (French for "
John").
Notable persons with the name Yann include:
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In arts and entertainment
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Yann Martel (born 1963), Canadian author
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Yann Moix (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 Engerer ...
(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 c ...
(born 1970), French musician
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Yann Tomita (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 (1914–1999), French activist, Breton nationalist
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Yann Wehrling
Yann Wehrling (born 3 July 1971) is a French illustrator and politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem). He previously was a member and former leader of the political party The Greens.
Education and early activism
In 1988 Wehrling joined the ...
(born 1971), French politician
In sports
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Yann Bodiger
Yann Yves Laurent Bodiger (born 9 February 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Granada CF.
Club career
Bodiger is a youth exponent from Toulouse. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 9 August 2014 against ...
(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 (born 1983), French racing driver
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Yann Cucherat (born 1979), French gymnast
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Yann Danis (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
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Yann David (born 1988), French rugby union player
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Yann Delaigue (born 1973), French rugby union player
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Yann Ekra (born 1990), French-Ivorian footballer
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Yann Jouffre (born 1984), French footballer
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Yann Kermorgant (born 1981), French footballer
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Yann Lachuer (born 1972), French footballer
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Yann Lesgourgues (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 "excell ...
(born 1990), French footballer
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Yann Marti (born 1998), Swiss tennis player
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Yann Rolim (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
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Yann Sommer (born 1988), Swiss footballer
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Yann Songo'o (born 1991), Cameroonian footballer
In other fields
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Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born 1946), French photographer
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Yann LeCun (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