Gaston is a masculine
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 f ...
of French origin and a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. The name "Gaston" may refer to:
People
First name
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Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315)
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Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343)
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Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391)
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Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422–1472)
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Gaston I, Viscount of Béarn (died circa 980)
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Gaston II, Viscount of Béarn (circa 951 – 1012)
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Gaston III, Viscount of Béarn (died on or before 1045)
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Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn (died 1131)
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Gaston V, Viscount of Béarn (died 1170)
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Gaston VI, Viscount of Béarn (1173–1214)
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Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn (1225–1290)
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Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana (1444–1470)
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Gaston, Count of Marsan (1721–1743)
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Gaston, Duke of Orléans
''Monsieur'' Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a . He later acquired the title ...
(1608–1660), French nobleman
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Gastón Acurio
Gastón Acurio Jaramillo (born October 30, 1967) is a Peruvian chef and ambassador of Peruvian cuisine. He owns several restaurants in various countries, and is the author of several books. In Peru, he is the host of a television program and ...
(born 1967), Peruvian chef
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Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), French philosopher
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Gaston Balande (1880–1971), French painter and illustrator
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Gaston Borch (1871–1926), French composer, arranger, conductor, cellist and author.
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Gaston Browne (born 1967), Antiguan politician and Prime Minister
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Gaston Bussière (1862–1928 or 1929), French painter and illustrator
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Gaston Caperton (born 1940), American politician
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Gaston Chevrolet (1892–1920), French racecar driver and automobile manufacturer
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Gaston Cornereau (1888–1944), French fencer
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Gaston Couté (1880–1911), French poet and singer
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Gaston d'Orléans (1842–1922), French prince and military commander
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Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale (1448–1500), French nobleman
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Gastón de Peralta (1510–1587), Spanish nobleman
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Gaston Defferre
Gaston Defferre (14 September 1910 – 7 May 1986) was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956 ...
(1910–1986), French politician
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Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937), French politician and President
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Gaston Alonzo Edwards (1875–1943), American architect, educator
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Gastón Etlis (born 1974), Argentine tennis player
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Gaston Eyskens (1905–1988), Belgian politician and Prime Minister
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Gaston Flosse (born 1931), French Polynesian politician and President
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Gaston Gallimard
Gaston Gallimard (; 18 January 1881 – 25 December 1975) was a French publisher.
He founded ''La Nouvelle Revue Française'' in 1908, together with André Gide and Jean Schlumberger (writer), Jean Schlumberger.
In 1911 the trio established La ...
(1881–1975), French publisher
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Gaston Gambor (1948-2019), Central African basketball player, military officer, and politician
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Gastón Gaudio (born 1978), Argentine tennis player
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Gaston Glock (1929–2023), Austrian engineer
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Gaston Gradis (1889–1968), French businessman and explorer
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Gaston Julia (1893–1978), French mathematician
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Gaston Leroux (1868–1927), French writer
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Gaston Monnerville (1897–1991), French politician
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Gaston Michel (1856–1921), French actor
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Gaston Nguérékata (born 1953), Central African mathematician
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Gaston Palewski (1901–1984), French politician
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Gaston Paris
Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (; 9 August 1839 – 5 March 1903) was a French literary historian, philologist, and scholar specialized in Romance studies and medieval French literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, ...
(1839–1903), French writer
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Gastón Ramírez (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer
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Gaston Rébuffat
Gaston Rébuffat (; 7 May 1921, Marseille – 31 May 1985, Paris) was a French Mountaineering, alpinist, mountain guide, and author. He is well known as a member of the first expedition to summit Annapurna Massif, Annapurna 1 in 1950 and the f ...
(1921–1985), French alpinist
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Gaston Salmon (1878–1917), Belgian Olympic champion fencer
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Gastón Solnicki (born 1978), Argentine film director
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Gaston Tarry (1843–1913), French mathematician
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Gaston Thorn
Gaston Egmond Thorn (3 September 192826 August 2007) was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. He most prominently served as prime minister of Luxembourg (1974–19 ...
(1928–2007), Luxembourg politician and Prime Minister
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Gaston Tong Sang (born 1949), French Polynesian politician and President
Surname
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A. G. Gaston (1892–1996), American businessman
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Bill Gaston (born 1953), Canadian writer
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Cito Gaston (born 1944), American baseball player and manager
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Donald Gaston (1934-2013), American professional wrestler
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Fannie Gaston-Johansson (1938–2023), American professor of nursing
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Hugo Gaston (born 2000), French tennis player
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Iñaki Gastón
Iñaki Gastón Crespo (born 25 May 1963, in Bilbao) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.
Career
During Gastón's first race as a professional the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana he won stage 2b taking his first professional vict ...
(born 1963), Spanish cyclist
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Isis Gaston (born 2000), American rapper known as Ice Spice
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Joe Gaston (1926–2018), British politician
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Joseph P. Gaston (1833–1913), American railroad executive
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Justin Gaston (born 1988), American singer-songwriter and actor
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Lloyd Gaston (1929–2006), Canadian theologian and professor
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Mack C. Gaston (born 1940), Admiral United States Navy, First Black Admiral NTC Great Lakes, member of the
Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History
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Marilyn Gaston (born 1939), American physician
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Michael Gaston
Michael Gaston is an American film and television actor. He played agent List of Prison Break minor characters#Quinn, Quinn on the show ''Prison Break'', List of Jericho characters#Gray Anderson, Gray Anderson on the CBS drama series ''Jericho (20 ...
(born 1962), American actor
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Nicola Gaston (born 1980), New Zealand scientist
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Victor Gaston (born 1943), American politician
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William Gaston (1778–1844), American politician and jurist
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William Gaston (Massachusetts politician) (1820–1894), American politician
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William H. Gaston (1840–1927), American landowner
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Yves Gaston (1806–1863), French-Filipino businessman
Fictional
*Gaston Lagaffe, fictional character in the
''Gaston'' comics by André Franquin
*Gaston, fictional character in Colette's 1944 novella ''
Gigi''
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Gaston, the main antagonist in the 1991 film ''
Beauty and the Beast
"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales'').
Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'' and its
2017 remake
*Gaston the Ladybird, a fictional character in
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
*Gaston, one of the main characters from the ''
Alphonse and Gaston'' comic strip
*Gaston, a rabbit villager in the video game series ''
Animal Crossing''
See also
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Gaston (disambiguation)
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Masculine given names
French masculine given names