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Companies

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Avions Voisin Avions Voisin was a French luxury automobile brand established by Gabriel Voisin in 1919 which traded until 1939. History Gabriel B. Voisin was an aviation pioneer and manufacturer who in 1919 started producing cars using Knight-type sl ...
, the French automobile company :*
Voisin Laboratoire The Voisin Laboratoire was a racing car designed by Gabriel Voisin, who made airplanes before the First World War. Voisin Laboratoire is highlighted in various magazines and news outlets including French magazines '' Causeur'' and '' Challenges'' ...
, a car manufactured by Avions Voisin *
Voisin (aircraft) Aéroplanes Voisin was a French aircraft manufacturing company established in 1905 by Gabriel Voisin and his brother Charles, and was continued by Gabriel after Charles died in an automobile accident in 1912; the full official company name then ...
, the French aircraft manufacturer * Voisin, a Lyon-based chocolatier, owned by the Boucaud family, which manufactures
Coussin de Lyon The coussin de Lyon is a sweet specialty of Lyon, France, composed of chocolate and marzipan and created by Voisin, a French chocolatier. This tidbit is a piece of pale green marzipan, with dark green stripe, filled with a chocolate ganache fl ...


Buildings

* Château de Voisins (Louveciennes), French palace


People

* André Voisin (1903-1964), French biochemist, farmer and author * André Voisin, French chess player *
Adrien Voisin Adrien Alexandre Voisin (1890–1979), was an American sculptor. He was known for his bronze work, and had been one of the lead architectural sculptors at Hearst Castle. Early life and education Adrien Alexandre Voisin was born on May 8, 1979 i ...
(1890–1979), American sculptor *
Benjamin Voisin Benjamin Voisin (born December 24, 1996) is a French actor. For his role as David Gorman in the dramatic film '' Summer of 85'', he was nominated for the César Award Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Cà ...
, (born 1996), French actor *
Catherine Monvoisin Catherine Monvoisin, or Montvoisin, née ''Deshayes'', known as "La Voisin" (c. 1640 – 22 February 1680), was a French fortune teller, commissioned poisoner, and professional provider of alleged sorcery. She was the head of a network of fo ...
, known as "La Voisin" (1640–1680), French sorceress during the reign of Louis XIV *
Charles-Henri-Joseph Voisin Charles-Henri-Joseph Voisin (29 October 1887 – 20 November 1942) was a Belgian lawyer and colonial administrator. He served as attorney general of the Belgian Congo, then as governor of the mandated territories of Ruanda-Urundi. He deposed the ...
(1887–1942), Belgian lawyer and colonial administrator. *
Claire Voisin Claire Voisin (born 4 March 1962) is a French mathematician known for her work in algebraic geometry. She is a member of the French Academy of Sciences and holds the chair of Algebraic Geometry at the Collège de France. Work She is noted for ...
mathematician, algebraic geometer, and authority on the
Hodge conjecture In mathematics, the Hodge conjecture is a major unsolved problem in algebraic geometry and complex geometry that relates the algebraic topology of a non-singular complex algebraic variety to its subvarieties. In simple terms, the Hodge conjectu ...
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Daisy Voisin Daisy Voisin (23 September 1924 – 7 August 1991) was a Parang singer and composer. Life and career Voisin was born and grew up in Carapal Erin, Trinidad and Tobago. She began her singing career in the Village Council and other local groups. A ...
(1924–1991), born Alexandra Voisin, Parang singer and composer from Trinidad and Tobago * Félix Voisin (1794–1872), French psychiatrist *
Gabriel Voisin Gabriel Voisin (5 February 1880 – 25 December 1973) was a French aviation pioneer and the creator of Europe's first manned, engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft capable of a sustained (1 km), circular, controlled flight, which was made ...
(1880–1973), French aviation pioneer *Mac Voisin, founder of M&M Meat Shops of Canada * Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins (1804–1884), Swedish ballet dancer * Pierre Voisin (1910–1987), French journalist *
René Voisin René Louis Gabriel Voisin (19 November 1893 - 16 January 1952) was a French trumpeter. Born in Angers, Voisin was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section for 24 years, between 1928 and his death in 1952; he was also father and ...
(1893–1952), French trumpeter *
Roch Voisine Joseph Armand Roch Voisine, (born 26 March 1963) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and television host who lives in Montreal and Paris. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male V ...
(born 1963), Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and radio and TV host * Roger Voisin (1918–2008), American classical trumpeter {{disambiguation, surname