Yves ( ) is a common French male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the

Gaulish Gaulish was an ancient Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium ...

name ''Ivo'' (''Iuo'') and compound names ''Ivorix'' (''Iuo-rigi'' or ''Iue-ricci'') and ''Ivomagus'' (''Iuo-magi''), all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, ''iuos'' or ''īuos'', or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic ''*īwaz'', ''*īhwaz'' (compare Icelandic ''ýr''), masculine variant of ''*īwō'' (compare Dutch ''ijf'', German ''Eibe''), from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₁eyHweh₂'', meaning yew. Related names include Erwan[n] (though another etymology has been suggested), Evette,

Ives Ives is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alice Emma Ives (1876–1930), American dramatist, journalist * Burl Ives (1909–1995), American singer, author and actor * Charles Ives (1874–1954), Amer ...

, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette,

Ivo Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated So ...

, Iwo,

Yve Yve is a masculine or French feminine given name of Germanic origin, which is related to Yvonne and Yves, and may be used as a shortened form of Yvain or Yvette. It is also an uncommon surname. Yve may refer to: *Yve-Alain Bois (born 1952), Fre ...

Yvette Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' ...

(the feminine form of Yves), Yvo, Yvon,

Yvonne Yvonne is a female given name. It is the feminine form of Yvon, which is derived from the French name Yves and Yvette. It is from the French word ''iv'', meaning "yew" (or tree). Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupati ...

, and many other diminutives (mainly from

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

People with the given name

Actors

Yves Afonso Yves Afonso (13 February 1944 – 21 January 2018) was a French actor. He was born in Saulieu in the Côte-d'Or ''département''. Since his uncredited debut in the movie '' Masculin, féminin'' in 1966, he had many roles, both in movies and o ...

(1944–2018), French actor *

Yves Barsacq Yves Barsacq (17 June 1931 – 4 October 2015) was a French film actor, who appeared in more than 150 films. He is the son of the French-Russian production designer Léon Barsacq and the nephew of the French theatre director André Barsacq. ...

(1931–2015), French film actor *

Yves Beneyton Yves Beneyton (born 3 August 1946) is a French actor. Filmography External links * French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors French male voice actors 1946 births Living people {{France- ...

(born 1946), French actor *

Yves Brainville Yves Brainville (8 March 1914 – 16 November 1993) was a French film and television actor.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * ''Entrée des artistes'' (1938) - Sylvestre * ''Accord final'' (1938) - Chenal - l'ami de Georges * ''Eduardo VII'' ...

(1914–1993), French film and television actor *

Yves Jacques Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.Yves Jacques ...

(born 1956), Canadian film, television and stage actor *

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held strong ...

(1921–1991), Italian-French singer and actor *

Yves Pignot Yves Pignot (born 31 March 1946) is a French actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1969. Filmography References External links * 1946 births Living people French male film actors {{France-actor-stub ...

(born 1946), French actor *

Yves Verhoeven Yves Verhoeven (born 27 October 1961) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1989. Selected filmography References External links * 1961 births Living people French male film actors People from Seine-Mar ...

(born 1961), French actor *

Yves Vincent Yves Vincent (5 August 1921 – 6 January 2016) was a French film and television actor. Selected filmography * ''Devil and the Angel'' (1946) - Robert * ''La taverne du poisson couronné'' (1947) - Pierre Astor * '' The Sharks of Gibraltar'' ...

(1921–2016), French film and television actor

Artists

Yves Béhar Yves Béhar (born 1967) is a Swiss-born American designer, entrepreneur, and educator. He is the founder and principal designer of Fuseproject, an industrial design and brand development firm. Béhar is also co-founder and Chief Creative Off ...

(born 1967), Swiss designer, entrepreneur and an educator *

Pierre-Yves Pelletier Pierre-Yves Pelletier is a graphic designer, who has designed 110 stamps for Canada Post. Pierre-Yves Pelletier is half French Canadian. He lives in Belœil, Quebec Beloeil (; ) is city in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal, on the So ...

, Canadian graphic designer *

Yves Chaland Yves Chaland (; 3 April 1957 – 18 July 1990) was a French cartoonist. During the 1980s, together with Luc Cornillon, Serge Clerc and Floc'h, he launched the ''Atomic style'', a stylish remake of the Marcinelle School in Franco-Belgian co ...

(1957–1990), French cartoonist and writer *

Yves Klein Yves Klein (; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein w ...

(1928–1962), French artist *

Yves Netzhammer Yves Netzhammer (born 1970) is a Swiss artist who lives and works in Zurich. Born in Schaffhausen, he studied architecture there and later obtained a diploma at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich, department of visual design. He has ...

(born 1970), Swiss artist *

Yves Rodier Yves Rodier (born June 5, 1967) is a Québécois comic strip creator known for his many pastiches of '' The Adventures of Tintin''.Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer *

Yves Tanguy Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (January 5, 1900 – January 15, 1955), known as just Yves Tanguy (, ), was a French surrealist painter. Biography Tanguy, the son of a retired navy captain, was born January 5, 1900, at the Ministry of Naval Affa ...

(1900–1955), French surrealist painter *

Yves Trudeau (artist) Yves Trudeau (December 3, 1930 – December 18, 2017) was a Canadian sculptor and a prominent figure in 20th-century art in Quebec, especially public art. Life and career Yves Trudeau studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and began ...

(1930–2017), Canadian sculptor and artist *

Yves / Ha Soo-young (singer) Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fre ...

(born 1997), South Korean singer, member of LOONA

Athletes

Pierre-Yves André Pierre-Yves André (born 14 May 1974 in Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career playing for Bastia, and retired after the club suffered relegation to the French thi ...

(born 1974), French soccer-player *

Yves Allegro Yves Allegro (born 24 August 1978) is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. He is a doubles specialist and is well known as compatriot Roger Federer's doubles partner and friend. Allegro and Federer teamed up in doubles at the Australian Op ...

(born 1978), Swiss tennis player * Yves Archambault (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player * Yves Beaudoin (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Bélanger (ice hockey) Yves Bélanger (born September 30, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Early life Belanger was born in Baie-Comeau. He played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Sherbrooke Castors. Care ...

(born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Bissouma Yves Bissouma (born 30 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Tottenham Hotspur. Born in the Ivory Coast, he represents the Mali national team. Club career Early career Born in Issia, Ivory Coast, Bissou ...

(born 1996), Malian soccer-player * Yves Colleu (born 1961), French soccer-player * Yves Deroff (born 1978), French soccer-player *

Yves Dignadice Yves Arones Dignadice (born December 18, 1964) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who spent fourteen seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association, mostly with the San Miguel Beermen. Early life and career Yves was born an ...

, Filipino basketball player *

Yves Dreyfus Yves Dreyfus (17 May 1931 – 16 December 2021) was a French epee fencer who held two medals as part of the French Olympic épée team. Life and career Dreyfus was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and was Jewish. He survived the Nazi occupati ...

(born 1931), French Olympic medalist épée fencer *

Yves du Manoir Yves Frantz Loys Marie Le Pelley du Manoir, known as Yves du Manoir (August 11, 1904 - January 2, 1928) was a French rugby player. Du Manoir was born at Vaucresson, into an aristocratic family; his father and mother were Viscount and Viscountes ...

(born 1904), French rugby player *

Yves Edwards Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the promotion. A professional competitor since 1997, he also com ...

(born 1976), Bahamian mixed martial arts fighter *

Yves Giraud-Cabantous Marius Aristide Yves Giraud-Cabantous (8 October 1904 – 30 March 1973) was a racing driver from France. He drove in Formula One from to , participating in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, plus numerous non-Championship Formula One and Formu ...

(1904–1973), French racing driver *

Yves Herbet Yves Herbet (born 17 August 1945) is a French former football player and manager, who played as a midfielder. He was part of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It ...

(born 1945), French soccer-player and manager *

Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert (born 10 April 1991) is a Belgian road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Lampaert practiced judo from the age of six, earned a black belt, but at the age of 17 started training in cycling. He rode at the 2014 ...

(born 1991), Belgian cyclist * Yves Ma-Kalambay (born 1986), Belgian soccer-player *

Yves Mankel Yves Mankel (born 12 November 1970 in Gotha, Thuringia) is a German luger who competed in the early 1990s. Together with Thomas Rudolph, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville ...

(born 1970), German luger *

Yves Parlier Yves Parlier (born 14 November 1960) is a French sailor. He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he waFrance's top sports personality in 2002. Nicknamed "The extra-terrestrial" for his amazing exploit ...

(born 1960), French sailor *

Yves Racine Yves Racine (born February 7, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Biography As a youth, Racine played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments ...

(born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player *

Yves Saint-Martin Yves Saint-Martin (born 8 September 1941 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history. Saint-Martin won his fir ...

(born 1941), French jockey *

Yves Sarault Yves Victor Sarault (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 106 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Atlanta ...

(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player * Yves Triantafyllos, French-Greek soccer-player *

Yves Vanderhaeghe Yves Vanderhaeghe (; born 30 January 1970) is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. In February 2022 he became the manager of K.V. Oostende for a second time. Known for his tackling, hard-working ap ...

(born 1970), Belgian soccer-player

Business people

(born 1967), Swiss designer, entrepreneur, and educator * Yves Fortier (born 1935), Canadian lawyer, diplomat, and businessman * Yves Guillemot, co-founder and CEO of

Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', ''Far Cry'', '' ...

Yves Lamoureux Clickteam is a French software development company based in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Founded by Francis Poulain, François Lionet and Yves Lamoureux, Clickteam is best known for the creation of Clickteam Fusion, a script-free p ...

, software entrepreneur *

Yves Rocher Yves Rocher (7 April 1930 – 26 December 2009) was a French businessman and founder of the cosmetics company that bears his name. He was a pioneer of the modern use of natural ingredients in cosmetics.. Early life Yves Rocher was born in the ...

(1930–2009), French cosmetics entrepreneur

Directors

Yves Allégret Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his broth ...

(1907–1987), French film director * Yves Caumon (born 1964), French film director *

Yves Ciampi Yves Ciampi (; 9 February 1921 – 5 November 1982) was a French film director. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975. His 1965 film '' Heaven on One's Head'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Fest ...

(1921–1982), French film director *

Yves Lavandier Yves Lavandier (born April 2, 1959) is a French film writer and director. Biography Yves Lavandier was born on April 2, 1959. After receiving a degree in civil engineering, he studied film at Columbia University, New York, between 1983 and 1985 ...

(born 1959), French film director * Yves Pelletier (born 1961), Canadian director, actor, and comedian *

Yves Robert Yves Robert (19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Life and career Robert was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. In his teens, he went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with ...

(1920–2002), French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer *

Yves Simoneau Yves Simoneau (; born October 28, 1955) is a Canadian film and television director. Simoneau was born in Quebec City, Quebec. Recognition His acclaimed 1986 crime drama '' Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime)'' garnered multiple Genie Awards nominat ...

(born 1955), Canadian television director

Economists

Yves Balasko Yves Balasko is a French economist working in England. He was born in Paris on 9 August 1945 to a Hungarian father and a French mother. After studying mathematics at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris he became interested in economics. He s ...

(born 1945), French economist *

Yves Guyot Yves Guyot (6 September 184322 February 1928) was a French politician and economist. Biography He was born at Dinan. Educated at Rennes, he took up the profession of journalism, coming to Paris in 1867. He was for a short period editor-in-chief of ...

(1843–1928), French economist and politician

Lawyers

*St. Yves or Ivo of Chartres (1040–1114), French canon lawyer *St. Yves or

Ivo of Kermartin Ivo of Kermartin, T.O.S.F. (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known Yvo, Yves, or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves Hélory (also ''Helori'' or ''Heloury'') in French), was a p ...

(1253–1303), Breton lawyer and priest, patron saint of lawyers *

Yves Bot Yves Bot (August 22, 1947 – June 9, 2019) was a French magistrate who served until his death as Advocate General at the European Court of Justice. Biography In 1995, Yves Bot was nominated by Jacques Toubon, then Minister of Justice, as pr ...

(born 1947), French magistrate * Yves Lainé (born 1937), French lawyer and politician *

Yves Pratte Yves Pratte (7 March 1925 – 26 June 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist who served briefly as a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Early life Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he was the son of Garon Pratte and G. Rivard. He ...

(1925–1988), Canadian lawyer and jurist

Musicians

*Yves (born 1997), stage name of Ha Soo-young, of the South Korean girl group

Loona Loona (commonly stylized in all caps or as LOOΠΔ; ; ja, 今月の少女, Kongetsu no Shōjo, Girl of the Month) is a South Korean girl group formed by Blockberry Creative. The group was introduced to the public through a pre-debut project t ...

Yves Daoust Yves Daoust (born 10 April 1946) is a Canadian composer who is particularly known for his works of electroacoustic music. He currently resides in Montréal. Life Born in Longueuil, Quebec, Daoust began his musical studies at the age of seven ...

(born 1946), Canadian composer and pianist *

Yves Deruyter Yves Deruyter (born May 4, 1970) is a Belgian DJ and artist famous for his work on Bonzai Records. Career Yves Deruyter started his DJ career in 1985 and has played in Belgian clubs such as Globe, Barocci, Cherrymoon, Extreme, Carat, BBC, and L ...

, Belgian DJ and artist *

Yves Duteil Yves Duteil (born 24 July 1949, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French singer-songwriter. He is the third child to be born in the family. Duteil is a noted proponent of the French language, the rights of children and the respect of ...

(born 1949), singer, songwriter, and politician *

Yves Nat Yves Philippe Avit Nat (29 December 1890 – 31 August 1956) was a French pianist and composer. Biography Nat was born in Béziers and showed an early aptitude for both piano and composition. By the age of seven he was allowed to improvise eac ...

(1890–1956), French composer and pianist * Yves Prin (born 1933), French composer, conductor, and pianist *

Yves V Yves Van Geertsom, known professionally as Yves V () or Eefee, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. In 2019, he was voted in at number 56 in the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100. Career Yves V has performed at festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Sensation ...

(born Yves Van Geertsom in 1981), Belgian DJ and artist *

DJ Whoo Kid Yves Mondesir (born October 12, 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Whoo Kid, is an American hip hop DJ. He is currently signed to G-Unit Records and its subsidiary label, Shadyville Entertainment. He is the host of ''The Whoolywood Shu ...

(born Yves Mondesir in 1957), American DJ *

Yves Tumor Sean Bowie, best known by the recording alias Yves Tumor, is an American musician and producer of experimental music, born in Miami, Florida and currently based in Turin, Italy. To date, they have released four studio albums: ''When Man Fails Y ...

(born Sean Bowie), American music producer

Politicians

José Yves Limantour José Yves Limantour Marquet (; 26 December 1854 – 26 August 1935) was a Mexican financier who served as Secretary of the Finance of Mexico from 1893 until the fall of the Porfirio Díaz regime in 1911. Limantour established the gold standa ...

(1854–1935), Mexican politician, former Mexican Secretary of Finance *

Yves-Marie Adeline Yves-Marie Adeline Soret de Boisbrunet (born March 24, 1960 in Poitiers, France) better known as Yves-Marie Adeline, is a French Catholic writer. He also was the founder and leader of the French political party, Alliance Royale. Life He is the f ...

(born 1960), French politician * Yves Bouthillier (1901–1977), French politician, former French Minister of Finance *

Yves Cochet Yves Cochet (; born 15 February 1946) is a French politician, member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin. On 6 December 2011, he was elected member of the European Parliament (MEP). He studied M ...

, French politician * Yves Ducharme (born 1958), Canadian politician and mayor * Yves Fauqueur (born 1948), prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon *

Yves Guérin-Sérac Yves Guérin-Sérac, born Yves Guillou (also known as Jean-Robert de Guernadec or Ralf; 2 December 1926 – 9 March 2022) was a French anti-Communist Roman Catholic activist, former officer of the French army and veteran of the First Indochina Wa ...

, French politician and activist *

Yves Lacoste Yves Lacoste (born 7 September 1929) is a French geographer and geopolitician. He was born in Fes, Morocco. Life In 1976 he established the French geopolitical journal ''Hérodote'' and published a work that shook the French academy, ''La Gé ...

(born 1929), French geographer and geopolitician *

Yves Lessard Yves Lessard (born January 2, 1943) is a Canadian politician. From 2001 to 2004, Lessard served as a city councillor in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec. In the 2004 Canadian federal election he was elected into the House of Commons of Canada as ...

(born 1943), Canadian politician * Yves Leterme (born 1960), Belgian politician *

Yves Michaud (politician) Yves Michaud (born February 13, 1930 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada) is a prominent Quebec public figure, a sovereigntist and ''pur et dur'' supporter of the Parti Québécois. Background In 1959, Michaud received a Canada Council grant t ...

(born 1930), Canadian politician in Quebec * Yves Prévost (1908–1997), Canadian politician and lawyer *

Yves Rocheleau Yves Rocheleau (born 31 October 1944) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. He is a consultant by career, including government work. Born in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Rocheleau was elected in the Trois-Rivièr ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician *

Yves Séguin Yves Séguin (born March 30, 1951 in Val-d'Or, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician in Quebec. He was first elected as the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) member for Montmorency in 1985. He was the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Reve ...

(born 1951), Canadian politician *

Yves-François Blanchet Yves-François Blanchet (; born April 16, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as leader of the Bloc Québécois (BQ) since 2019. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beloeil—Chambly since the 2019 election. Before federal ...

(born 1965), Canadian politician

Scientists

Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful Aqua-Lung, open-circuit SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). Th ...

(1910–1997), French explorer, scientist and researcher *

Yves Aubry Yves Aubry is a Canadian ornithologist. He graduated from Université Laval. He is co-editor of the ornithology reference, ''"L'Atlas des oiseaux nicheurs du Québec méridional"'', published in 1995. He is a member of Centre d'Étude de la For ...

, Canadian ornithologist *

Yves Chauvin Yves Chauvin (; 10 October 1930 – 27 January 2015) was a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at the ''Institut français du pétrole'' and a member of the French Academy of Science. He was known for his work ...

(born 1930), French chemist *

Yves Colin de Verdière Yves Colin de Verdière is a French mathematician. Life He studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris in the late 1960s, obtained his Ph.D. in 1973, and then spent the bulk of his working life as faculty at Joseph Fourier University in ...

, French mathematician and physicist *

Yves Coppens Yves Coppens (9 August 1934 – 22 June 2022) was a French anthropologist. A graduate from the University of Rennes and Sorbonne, he studied ancient hominids and had multiple published works on this topic, and also produced a film. In October ...

(born 1934), French anthropologist *

Yves Delage Yves Delage (13 May 1854 – 7 October 1920) was a French zoologist known for his work into invertebrate physiology and anatomy. He also discovered the function of the semicircular canals in the inner ear. He is also famous for noting and prep ...

(1854–1920), French zoologist *

Yves Fortier (geologist) Yves Oscar Fortier, OC, FRSC (August 17, 1914 – August 19, 2014) was a Canadian geologist. He was the director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1964 to 1973. He led expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in the 1950s and 1960s which iden ...

(born 1914), Canadian geologist *

Yves Hemedinger Yves Hemedinger (born 23 October 1965) is a French Republican politician was elected Member of Parliament for Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency in a 2020 by-election. In the 2022 French legislative election Legislative elections in France were he ...

(born 1965), French politician *

Yves Laszlo Yves Laszlo () is a French mathematician working in the University of Paris-Sud. He specializes in algebraic geometry. Laszlo obtained his Ph.D. in 1988 from the University of Paris-Sud under the supervision of Arnaud Beauville Arnaud Beauv ...

, French mathematician *

Yves Marie André Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist. André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to Gallicani ...

(1675–1764), French mathematician and essayist *

Yves Meyer Yves F. Meyer (; born 19 July 1939) is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017. Biography Born in Paris to a Jewish family, Yves Meyer ...

(born 1939), French mathematician and scientist * Yves Morin (born 1929), Canadian cardiologist, physician, scientist, and former Senator * Yves Rocard (1903–1992), French physicist

Writers

* Frédéric-Yves Jeannet (born 1959), French novelist, critic, and interviewer *

Yves Beauchemin Yves Beauchemin (born 26 June 1941) is a Quebec novelist. Born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Beauchemin received his degree in French literature and art history at the Université de Montréal in 1965. He taught literature at the Collège Garneau a ...

(born 1941), Canadian novelist *

Yves Bonnefoy Yves Jean Bonnefoy (24 June 1923, Tours – 1 July 2016 Paris) was a French poet and art historian. He also published a number of translations, most notably the plays of William Shakespeare which are considered among the best in French. He was pr ...

(1923–2016), French poet and essayist *

Yves Engler Yves Engler (born 1979) is a Canadian Montreal-based writer and political activist. In addition to twelve published books, Engler's writings have appeared in alternative press and in mainstream publications such as ''The Globe and Mail'', ''Tor ...

, Canadian writer and political activist * Yves Frémion (born 1940), French science fiction writer * Yves Meynard (born 1964), Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer *

Yves Thériault Yves Thériault, OC (November 27, 1915 – October 20, 1983) was a Canadian author. He was born in Quebec City to Alcide and Aurore (Nadeau) Thériault. On April 21, 1942, he married Germaine Blanchet, with whom he had two children, Marie-José ...

(1915–1983), Canadian writer * Yves Urvoy, French historian and writer * Yves Smith, American author

Other professions

Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre Joseph Alexandre Saint-Yves, Marquis d’Alveydre (26 March 1842 – 5 February 1909) was a French occultist who adapted the works of Fabre d'Olivet (1767–1825) and, in turn, had his ideas adapted by Gérard Encausse ''alias'' Papus. His work ...

(1842–1909), French occultist * Yves Brunier (1962–1991), French landscape architect *

Yves Chaudron Yves Chaudron was a supposed French master art forger who is alleged to have copied images of Leonardo da Vinci's ''Mona Lisa'' as part of Eduardo de Valfierno's famous 1911 ''Mona Lisa'' painting theft. In reality he may be a fictional charac ...

, French art forger *

Yves Congar Yves Marie-Joseph Congar (; 13 April 1904 – 22 June 1995) was a French Dominican friar, priest, and theologian. He is perhaps best known for his influence at the Second Vatican Council and for reviving theological interest in the Holy Spiri ...

(1904–1995), French Dominican priest and theologian *

Yves Gagnon Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fren ...

, Canadian ambassador to Argentina and Paraguay *

Yves Godard Yves Godard (21 December 1911 – 3 March 1975) was a French Army officer who fought in World War II, First Indochina War and Algerian War. A graduate of Saint-Cyr and Chasseur Alpin, he served as a ski instructor in Poland during 1939, but af ...

(1911–1975), French soldier * Yves Le Prieur (1885–1963), French inventor and military man *

Yves Leopold Germain Gaston Yves Leopold Germain Gaston was the patriarch of a large family with roots in the Silay City, City of Silay, in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. Origin in France The real and legal surname of Yves Leopold was in fact Germain. He was ...

, French patriarch *

Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (13 February 1734 – 3 March 1797) was a French Navy officer. He discovered the Kerguelen Islands during his first expedition to the southern Indian Ocean. Welcomed as a hero after his voyage and first discover ...

(1734-1797), French Navy officer, namesake of

Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large ...

Yves Mourousi Yves Mourousi (20 July 1942 – 7 April 1998) was a French television and radio news presenter and journalist. He was the TF1 midday news anchor between 1975 and 1988. Information During the 1980s, Mourousi was a member of the Association ...

(1942-1998), French journalist and news presenter *

Yves Pouliquen Yves Pouliquen (17 February 1931 – 5 February 2020) was a French ophthalmologist. His work focused on the pathology of the cornea. Pouliquen was born in Mortain. In 1992, he was made a member of the Académie nationale de médecine. In 1994 ...

(born 1931), French doctor *

Yves Rossy Yves Rossy (born 27 August 1959) is a Swiss military-trained pilot and an aviation enthusiast. He is known as the inventor of a series of experimental individual jet packs, the latest using carbon-fiber wings for flight. Often referred to as " ...

(born 1959), Swiss pilot and inventor *

Yves Simon (philosopher) Yves René Marie Simon (14 March 1903 – 11 May 1961) was a French Catholic political philosopher. Life Simon studied under Jacques Maritain at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He taught at the Institut Catholique de Lille from 1930 to 1938. I ...

(1903–1961), French Catholic philosopher *

Yves Trudeau (biker) Yves Trudeau (4 February 1946 – July 2008), also known as "Apache" and "The Mad Bomber", was a Canadian outlaw biker, gangster and contract killer. A former member of the Hells Angels North chapter in Laval, Quebec, Trudeau was the club's lead ...

(1946–2008), prolific Canadian serial killer, mass murderer, and Hells Angel

Fictional characters

Yves Adele Harlow The Lone Gunmen are a trio of fictional characters, Richard "Ringo" Langly, Melvin Frohike and John Fitzgerald Byers, who appeared in recurring roles on the American television series ''The X-Files'', and who starred in the short-lived spin-of ...

, a character in ''The X-Files'' *Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film ''

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'' *Yves, a criminal cat in a recurring sketch in the latter episodes of ''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Nov ...

'' *Yves Benedict, a character in

Julia Golding Julia Golding (born 1969), pen names Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards, is a British novelist best known for her ''Cat Royal'' series and '' The Companions Quartet''. Biography Born in London, 1969, she grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She orig ...

's ''Finding Sky'' trilogy

References

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