Chrétien is a given name and surname. In the French language, ''Chrétien'' is the masculine form of "Christian", as noun, adjective or adverb. Notable people with the name include:
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Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes (; ; 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on King Arthur, Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's chivalric romances, including ''Erec and Enide'' ...
, 12th-century French poet
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Chrétien Le Clercq, 17th-century Roman Catholic missionary
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Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes (1759–1845), French merchant-trader, diplomat and scholar
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Chrétien Urhan (1790–1845), French musician and composer
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Gilles-Louis Chrétien (1754–1811), inventor of the
physionotrace
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Henri Chrétien
Henri Jacques Chrétien (; 1 February 1879, Paris – 6 February 1956, Washington, D.C.) was a French astronomer and an inventor.
Born in Paris, France, his most famous inventions are:
* the anamorphic widescreen process, using an anamorphic ...
(1879–1956), French astronomer and inventor
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Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a retired Canadian politician, statesman, and lawyer who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. He served as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, leader of t ...
(born 1934), 20th prime minister of Canada (serving 1993–2003), and former leader of the
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''. and generally sits at the Centrism, ...
(serving 1990–2003) also:
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Aline Chrétien (1936–2020), his wife
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Michel Chrétien (born 1936), his brother
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Raymond Chrétien (born 1942), former Canadian ambassador to the United States, his nephew
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Jean-Guy Chrétien (born 1946), Canadian politician
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Jean-Louis Chrétien (1952–2019), French philosopher
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Jean-Loup Chrétien (born 1938), French astronaut
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Michaël Chrétien Basser
Basser Chrétien (Michaël Chrétien: ; ; born 10 July 1984) is a former Association football, footballer who played as a right-sided Fullback (association football), fullback. Born in France, he represented Morocco national football team, Moroc ...
(born 1984), French-Moroccan footballer
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Paul Chrétien, (1862–1948), French general
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Pierre Chrétien (1846–1934), French entomologist
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Suzanne Chretien, American politician
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Todd Chretien (born 1969), contemporary U.S. activist
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Chrétien (crater), on the Moon
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