Amédée is a French masculine forename. Notable people with the forename include:

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* Amédée, stage name of Philippe de Chérisey (1923-1985), French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and actor *

Amédée Artus Amedée Urbain Louis Henry Joseph Artus (28 October 1815 – 26 March 1892) was a 19th-century French conductor and composer, author of more than eight hundred incidental music pieces. Born in Perpignan, Amédée Arthur was the son of Joseph P ...

(1815-1892), French conductor and composer * Amédée Baillot de Guerville (1869–1913), French war correspondent * Amédée de Béjarry (1840-1916), French politician *

Amédée Bollée Amédée-Ernest Bollée (11 January 1844 – 20 January 1917) was a French bellfounder and inventor who specialized in steam cars. After 1867 he was known as "Amédée père" to distinguish him from his similarly named son, Amédée-Ernest- ...

(1844-1917), French bellfounder and inventor *

Amédée Borrel Amédée Marie Vincent Borrel (1 August 1867 – 14 September 1936) was a French physician and microbiologist born in Cazouls-lès-Béziers, Hérault. Biography Borrel studied natural sciences and medicine at the University of Montpellier, w ...

(1867-1936), French biologist *

Amédée Courbet Anatole-Amédée-Prosper Courbet (26 June 1827 – 11 June 1885) was a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin Campaign (1883–86) and the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885). Early year ...

(1827-1885), French army admiral *

Amédée Dechambre Amédée Dechambre (12 January 1812 in Sens – 4 January 1886 in Paris) was a French physician and medical writer. He studied medicine in Paris, where he also worked as a hospital intern. In 1844 he received his medical doctorate from the U ...

(1812-1886), French physician * Amédée Despans-Cubières (1786-1853), French army general * Amédée Domenech (1933-2003), French rugby union player and politician * Amédée Dumontpallier (1826-1899), French gynecologist * Amédée Dunois (1878-1945), French lawyer, journalist, politician * Amédée Faure (1801-1878), French painter * Amédée Fengarol (1905-1951), French politician * Amédée E. Forget (1847-1923), Canadian lawyer, civil servant, politician *

Amédée Forestier Sir Amédée Forestier (Paris 1854 – 18 November 1930 London) was an Anglo-French artist and illustrator who specialised in historical and prehistoric scenes, and landscapes. Life and work Forestier was born in Paris, France, and studied ...

(1854 – 1930), French-British artist * Amédée Fournier (1912-1992), French bicycle racer * Amédée Gaboury (1838-1912), Canadian physician and politician *

Amédée Galzin Amédée Galzin (1 May 1853, Parrinet, Aveyron – 14 February 1925, Parrinet) was a French veterinarian and mycologist. In 1878 he obtained his degree from the veterinary college in Toulouse. From 1879 to 1905, he served as a military veter ...

(1853-1925), French gynecologist *

Amédée Geoffrion Amédée Geoffrion (February 6, 1867 – January 25, 1935) was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. Geoffrion was born in Varennes, Canada East on February 6, 1867, to Élie Geoffrion and Marguerite Beauchamp. He studied at Collèg ...

(1867-1935), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Amédée Gibaud Amédée (Aimé) Gibaud (5 March 1885, in Rochefort-sur-Mer – 18 August 1957, in Rochefort-sur-Mer) was a French chess master. He won the French Chess Championship four times (1928, 1930, 1935, 1940) and won the French correspondence champions ...

(1885-1957), French chess player * Amédée Girod de l'Ain (1781-1847), French lawyer and politician *

Amédée Gordini Amedeo "Amédée" Gordini (23 June 1899 – 25 May 1979) was an Italian-born race car driver and sports car manufacturer in France. Biography Gordini was born in Bazzano, currently part of the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Emilia-Romagn ...

(1899-1979), Italian-born French race car driver and manufacturer * Amédée Gosselin (1863-1941), Canadian historian, Roman Catholic priest * Amédée Gratton (?-?), Léonidas Gratton's father and husband of Hélène Foisy. * Amédée Guillemin (1826-1893), French science writer and journalist *

Amédée Jacques Amédée Jacques (Paris, 4 July 1813 - Buenos Aires, 13 October 1865), often known as Amadeo, was a French- Argentine pedagogue and philosopher and one of the most prestigious educators of his time. Biography Jacques was the son of Marie Gérar ...

(1813-1865), French-Argentine pedagogue * Amédée de Jallais (1826-1909), French playwright, opera librettist * Amédée Joullin (1862–1917), French-American painter * Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe (1754-1796), French army general *

Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau (9 October 1770 – 23 August 1845), also spelled Lepeletier or Lepelletier, was a French entomologist, and specialist in the Hymenoptera. In 1833, he served as president of the Société ...

(1770-1845), French entomologist * Amédée Lynen (1852–1938), Belgian painter *

Amédée Maingard Sir Louis Pierre Rene "Amédée" Maingard de la Ville-ès-Offrans, CBE (21 October 1918 - 1981) was born in Mauritius, then a British colony. During the Second World War, he served with distinction with the British clandestine organization, the S ...

(1918 - 1981), Mauritius-born French military personnel * Amédée Mannheim (1831-1906), French mathematician *

Amédée Melanson Amédée Raymond Melanson (November 9, 1882 – May 8, 1930) was a Canadian physician and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 as a Liberal member. Early life ...

(1882-1930), Canadian politician * Amédée Méreaux (1802-1874), French musicologist, pianist, composer *

Amédée Ozenfant Amédée Ozenfant (15 April 1886 – 4 May 1966) was a French cubist Painting, painter and writer. Together with Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (later known as Le Corbusier) he founded the Purism (arts), Purist movement. Education Ozenfant wa ...

(1886-1966), French painter * Amédée de Noé (1818-1879), French caricaturist, lithographer * Amédée Papineau (1819-1903), Canadian writer * Amédée Pichot (1795-1877), French historian and translator * Amédée Pofey, 13th-century lord and knight * Amédée Wilfrid Proulx (1932-1993), American Roman Catholic bishop * Amédée Rolland (1914-2000), French racing cyclist * Amédée Ronzel (1909-?), French bobsledder *

Amédée Thierry Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry (2 August 1797, Blois, Loir-et-Cher27 March 1873, Paris), French journalist and historian, was the younger brother of Augustin. Biography Amédée Thierry began life as a journalist (after an essay, like his br ...

(1797-1873), French journalist and historian * Amédée Thubé (1884-1941), French sailor *

Amédée Tremblay Pierre-Joseph Amédée Tremblay (14 April 1876 – 14 July 1949) was a Canadian organist, composer, and music educator. A largely self-taught composer, his output includes several motets, two masses, a few patriotic songs, works for solo orga ...

(1876-1949), Canadian organist, composer * Amédée Trichard, French long-distance runner * Amédée Turner (born 1929), British barrister * Jean-Amédée Gibert (1869–1945), French painter, architect, and curator

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