Hercule may refer to:

Fictional characters

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the ...

, in Roman mythology *

Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays ('' Black Coffee'' and ''Alibi''), and more ...

, a detective created by Agatha Christie * Hercule Flambeau, in the Father Brown mysteries by G. K. Chesterton * Hercule (''Dragon Ball'') or Mr. Satan, in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * Hercule, from the comic book '' Pif et Hercule''

People

Hercule, Duke of Montbazon Hercule de Rohan (27 August 1568 – 16 October 1654) was a member of the princely House of Rohan. The second Duke of Montbazon, he is an ancestor of the present Princes of Guéméné. His daughter was the famous Frondeur the '' duchesse de C ...

(1568–1654), French peer *

Hercule Audiffret Hercule Audiffret (15 May 1603 – 6 or 16 April 1659), known as "le Père Hercule", was a French orator, religious writer and Superior General of the Congrégation des Doctrinaires. He was the maternal uncle of Esprit Fléchier. Life Hercule Au ...

(1603-1659), French orator and religious writer * Hercule Corbineau (1780–1823), French soldier * Hercule Dupré (1844–1927), Canadian farmer, lumber merchant, and political figure *

Hercule Mériadec, Duke of Rohan-Rohan Hercule Mériadec de Rohan (8 May 1669 – 26 January 1749), styled Duke of Rohan-Rohan (from 1717), was a member of the princely House of Rohan. He married twice and was the grandfather of the Maréchal de Soubise. His first wife was the d ...

(1669–1749) *

Hercule Mériadec, Prince of Guéméné Hercule Mériadec de Rohan (13 November 1688 – 21 December 1757) was a ''prince étranger'' and the sixth Duke of Montbazon in France, "Prince de Guéméne" being the title he bore prior to inheriting the dukedom. Lineage Born to Charles de ...

(1688–1757) *

Hercule Nicolet Hercule Nicolet (18 January 1801 Neuchâtel – 16 September 1872) born Louis-Ami-Hercule Nicolet, was a Swiss lithographer, natural history illustrator, librarian at '' École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort'' from 1861 to 1870, and entomologi ...

(1801–1872), Swiss lithographer, natural history illustrator, librarian, and entomologist *

Hercule de Serre Pierre François Hercule de Serre (12 March 1776 – 21 July 1824) was a French soldier, lawyer and politician. He was a deputy from 1815 to 1824, and was Minister of Justice in three successive cabinets from 1818 to 1821. He sat on the center-rig ...

(1776–1824), French soldier, lawyer, and politician *

Hercule-Louis Turinetti, marquis of Prié Ercole Giuseppe Lodovico Turinetti, marchese di Priero e di Pancalieri also marchese di Priè (in Italian) or Hercule-Louis Turinetti, marquis de Prié (in French) (Turin, 27 November 1658 – Vienna, 12 January 1726), was interim Governor of the ...

(1658–1726), Dutch noble

Other uses

* ''Hercule'' (film), a 1938 French comedy film * French ship ''Hercule'', nineteen ships of the French Navy ** ''Hercule''-class ship of the line, led by the ''Hercule'' of 1836 * ''Hercule'' (hydrogen balloon), a 1795 observation balloon, companion to ''

L'Intrépide ''L'Intrépide'' ("The Intrepid") was a hydrogen balloon of the ''Compagnie d'Aérostiers'' (French Aerostatic Corps) and is the oldest preserved manned aircraft in Europe.Information plaque displayed in the ''Heeresgeschichtliches Museum'': ...

'', used by the Compagnie d'Aérostiers (French Aerostatic Corps)

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People

Other uses

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