Gervais (,) Gervaise, Gervase or Gervas is a name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Middle Ages

Gervase Alard Admiral Sir Gervase Alard, Bart. (1270–1340), was an English knight and naval commander who was appointed Admiral of the Cinque Ports Fleet and Admiral of the Western Fleet of the English Navy who served under King's Edward I, Edward II and ...

(1270–1340), Admiral of the Cinque Ports Fleet and Admiral of the Western Fleet of the English Navy * Gervase of Bazoches (died 1108), crusader and Prince of Galilee * Gervase of Besançon (died 685), saint and a

bishop of Besançon A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

* Gervase of Blois (died c. 1157), Abbot of Westminster in England *

Gervase of Canterbury Gervase of Canterbury (; Latin: Gervasus Cantuariensis or Gervasius Dorobornensis) (c. 1141 – c. 1210) was an English chronicler. Life If Gervase's brother Thomas, who like himself was a monk of Christ Church, Canterbury, was Thomas of M ...

(c. 1141–c. 1210), English chronicler *

Gervais de Château-du-Loir Gervais de Château-du-Loir (1007–1067) was a French nobleman, bishop, and a powerful figure of his time in Northern France. He was Bishop of Le Mans from 1036 and Archbishop of Reims The Archdiocese of Reims or Rheims (; French languag ...

(1007–1067), French nobleman and bishop *

Gervase de Cornhill Gervase de Cornhill (sometimes Gervase of Cornhill; 1110 – c. 1183) was an Anglo-Norman royal official and sheriff. Beginning his royal service as a justice in London in 1147, he continued to serve both King Stephen of England and Henry II u ...

(c. 1110–c. 1183), Anglo-Norman royal official and sheriff * Gervase of Ebstorf (fl. 1234-1240), author of the Ebstorf Map created c. 1234; possibly the same man as Gervase of Tilbury *

Gervase of Melkley Gervase of Melkley or Gervase of Melkeley (born c. 1185, ''fl.'' 1200–1219) was an Anglo-Norman scholar and poet.Glendinning 1992, p.905, fn. 39 Biography Gervais was born in England c. 1185. Around 1200, he studied in France, probably in Rouen, ...

(born c. 1185, fl. 1200–1219), French scholar and poet *

Gervais, Count of Rethel Gervais, Count of Rethel (fl. 11th century) was a French archbishop and nobleman. He was the son of Count Hugh I and his wife Melisende of Crécy. He succeeded his father as Count of Rethel. Biography Gervais served as an archdeacon of Rheims ...

(fl. 11th century), French archbishop and nobleman *

Gervase of Tilbury Gervase of Tilbury (; 1150–1220) was an English canon lawyer, statesman and cleric. He enjoyed the favour of Henry II of England and later of Henry's grandson, Emperor Otto IV, for whom he wrote his best known work, the '' Otia Imperialia''. ...

(c. 1150–c. 1228), English chronicler

Early modern era

* Gervase Babington (1549/1550–1610), Bishop of Llandaff, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Worcester *

Gervais Baudouin Gervais Baudouin (c. 1645 – 1700) was a surgeon born in France who came to New France about 1677. Baudouin's practice in Quebec consisted of being the doctor to the local Ursulines as well as the seminary of Quebec. In 1695, he was appointed s ...

(c. 1645–1700), French physician * Sir Gervase Elwes, 1st Baronet (1628–1706), English Member of Parliament * Gervase Elwes, junior (c. 1657–c. 1687), English Member of Parliament, son of the 1st baronet *

Gervase Holles Gervase Holles (9 March 1607 – 10 February 1675) was an English lawyer, antiquarian and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Holles was the son of Frescheville ...

(1607–1675), English lawyer, antiquarian and Member of Parliament * Gervais de La Rue (1751–1835), French historian *

Gervase Markham Gervase (or Jervis) Markham (ca. 1568 – 3 February 1637) was an English poet and writer. He was best known for his work ''The English Huswife, The English Huswife, Containing the Inward and Outward Virtues Which Ought to Be in a Complete Woma ...

(1568?–1637), English poet and writer *

Gervais Parker General Gervais Parker (also spelt Gervase; 1695 – 19 June 1750) was a British Army officer. For the final decade of his life, he served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Irish Army during the reign of George II of ...

(1695–1750), British Army officer

Late modern era

Gervais Batota Gervais Batota (born 10 March 1982 in Brazzaville) is a former French- Congolese footballer. He previously played for FUS de Rabat Fath Union Sport (), commonly known as FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat an ...

(born 1982), Congolese footballer *

Gervase Beckett Sir William Gervase Beckett, 1st Baronet (born William Gervase Beckett-Denison; 14 January 1866 – 24 August 1937) was a British banker and Conservative politician. Business career Beckett was the son of William Beckett-Denison MP. He was ed ...

(1866–1937), British banker and Member of Parliament *

Gervaise Cooke Rear Admiral John Gervaise Beresford Cooke CB DSC (19 October 1911 – 30 January 1976) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary. Naval career Cooke was the son of Justice John Fitzpatrick Cooke and Eleanora Caroline Lucia Macky. ...

(1911–1976), British Royal Navy officer and Naval Secretary *

Gervais Djondo Koffi Gbondjidè Gervais Djondo (born 1934) is a Togolese entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and former chairman of Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with bankin ...

(born c. 1934), Togolese entrepreneur *

Gervase Elwes Gervase Henry Cary-Elwes, DL (15 November 1866 – 12 January 1921), better known as Gervase Elwes, was an English tenor of great distinction, who exercised a powerful influence over the development of English music from the early 1900s up u ...

(1866–1921), English tenor *

Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse Gervais Emmanuel Ducasse (1903–1988) was a Haitian painter. Born in Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200, ...

(1903–1988), Haitian painter *

Gervais Gindre Gervais Clovis Gindre (3 August 1927 – 17 June 1990) was a French cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 29th in the 50 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populo ...

(born 1927), French cross country skier and Olympic competitor *

Gervais Henrie Gervais Henrie (born 12 January 1972) is a Seychelles politician and journalist. He is a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. He is a member of the Seychelles National Party, and was first elected to the Assembly in 2007. Since 2020, he ...

(born 1972), Seychellois politician * Gervas Huxley (1894–1971), British soldier and author *

Gervase Jackson-Stops Gervase Frank Ashworth Jackson-Stops (26 April 1947 – 2 July 1995, in London) was an architectural historian and journalist. Education He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow and later won an exhibition (scholarship), exhibition to Christ Ch ...

(1947–1995), English architectural historian *

Gervais Martel Gervais Martel (born 20 November 1954 in Oignies) is a French businessman who served as the president of French football club Lens from 1988 to 2012 and 2013 to 2017. Under his leadership, Lens won their first ever Division 1 title in the 1997� ...

(born 1954), French businessman and football club president *

Gervais Nolan Gervais Nolan (June 19, 1796 – January 27, 1857) was a 19th-century French Canadian fur trapper, businessman and real estate magnate prominent in the American Southwest. Born Gervais Nolin near the turn of the 19th century in St-Charles-de-Belle ...

(1796–1857), Canadian fur trapper * Gervase Peterson (born 1969), American contestant on the show ''Survivor'' *

Gervase de Peyer Gervase Alan de Peyer (11 April 1926 – 4 February 2017) was an English clarinettist and conductor. Professional career Gervase Alan de Peyer was born in London, the eldest of three children of Everard Esmé Vivian de Peyer, and his wife, Edith ...

(born 1926), English clarinettist and conductor *

Gervase Phinn Gervase Phinn (born 27 December 1946) is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside. He graduated from Leeds Trinity Univ ...

(born 1946), English author and educator *

Gervas Pierrepont, 6th Earl Manvers Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont, 6th Earl Manvers, MC, JP (15 April 1881 – 13 February 1955), known as Gervas Pierrepont until 1940, was a British hereditary peer, soldier, landowner and member of the House of Lords. Early life and education The el ...

(1881–1955), British nobleman, soldier and landowner * Gervais Randrianarisoa (born 1984), Malagasy footballer * Gervais Rentoul (1884–1946), British politician * Gervas Rozario (born 1951), Bangladeshi bishop *

Gervais Rufyikiri Gervais Rufyikiri (born 12 April 1965) is a Burundian politician who was Second Vice President of Burundi from 2010 to 2015. Born in Gitega Province, Rufyikiri holds a doctorate (PhD) in Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering S ...

(born 1965), Burundian politician * G. D. Spradlin Gervase Duan Spradlin (1920–2011), American actor *

Gervais Tennyson d'Eyncourt Gervais may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gervais (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Places * Gervais, Oregon * Gervais Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Gervais Township, Minnesota * Gervais R ...

(1902–1971), English baronet * Gervais Waye-Hive (born 1988), Seychellois soccer player *

Gervinho Gervais Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward. Gervinho began his career at ASEC Abidjan and Toumodi, before moving to Belgium in 2004 to play for Beveren. Between 2007 ...

(born 1987), Ivorian footballer Gervais Yao Kouassi

Surname

Aaron Gervais Aaron Gervais is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music who lives in San Francisco. He studied jazz performance at Grant MacEwan College and the University of Toronto, and composition at the University of Alberta, the University of T ...

(born 1980), Canadian composer *

Aurèle Gervais Aurèle Gervais (February 1, 1933 - December 25, 2021) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Timmins—Chapleau in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative ...

(1933–2021), Canadian politician *

Bruno Gervais Bruno Gervais (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career As a youth ...

(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player *

Cedric Gervais Cédric DePasquale (, born 7 June 1979), better known by his stage name Cedric Gervais (), is a French DJ, record producer and actor residing in Miami Beach, Florida. In 2013, he produced a remix of Lana Del Rey's " Summertime Sadness", for whic ...

(born 1979), French DJ and house music producer *

Charles-Hubert Gervais Charles-Hubert Gervais (19 February 1671 – 14 January 1744) was a French composer of the Baroque era. The son of a valet to King Louis XIV's brother, Monsieur, Gervais was born at the Palais Royal in Paris and probably educated by Monsieur's mu ...

(1671–1744), French composer *

Claude Gervaise Claude Gervaise (1525–1583) ; these dates are contradicted by other sources was a French composer, editor and arranger of the Renaissance, who is remembered mainly for his association with renowned printer Pierre Attaingnant, and for his instru ...

(1525–1583), French composer, editor and arranger * Eugène Gervais (1852-1940), French Architect *

Drago Gervais Drago Gervais (April 18, 1904 – July 3, 1957) was a Croatian Istrian poet and playwright, and one of the most prominent poets writing in the Chakavian dialect of Croatian. Drago Gervais was born in 1904 in Opatija. His father Artur, a descend ...

(1904–1957), Croatian poet * François Armand Gervaise (1660–1761), French Discalced Carmelite and historian * Gaétan Gervais (1944–2018), Canadian writer, historian and flag designer *

Isaac Gervaise Gervaise wrote a prototypical examination of monetary theory in 1720 Isaac Gervaise (born ca. 1680 in Paris, died 1739) was an English merchant and economist. Gervaise was of a Huguenot family which fled to England in 1681. He was granted na ...

(c. 1680–1739), English merchant and economist *

Jean-Loup Gervais Jean-Loup Gervais (10 September 1936 – 1 February 2020) was a French theoretical physicist. Gervais studied physics and mathematics in Paris, where he graduated in 1961 and got his Ph.D. in 1965 as a student of Claude Bouchiat and Philippe Meyer ...

(1936-) French physicist * Joseph Gervais (1777–1861), Oregon pioneer * John Gervais (13th century),

Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' the offic ...

* John Lewis Gervais (1741–1798), South Carolina statesman * Leslie-Ann Gervais (born 1977), Canadian fencer * Marc Gervais (1929–2012), Canadian Jesuit and film professor *

Paul Gervais Paul Gervais (full name: François Louis Paul Gervais) (26 September 1816 – 10 February 1879) was a French palaeontologist and entomologist. Biography Gervais was born in Paris, where he obtained the diplomas of doctor of science and of medic ...

(1816–1879), French palaeontologist and entomologist *

Paul Gervais (painter) Paul-Jean-Louis Gervais (7 September 1859 – 11 March 1944) was a French painter who was fashionable around the end of the 19th century. He is known for his sensuous paintings of nude women. Life Paul-Jean-Louis Gervais was born in Toulouse, F ...

(1859–1944), French painter * Paul Gervais (writer) (born 1946), American novelist and garden-designer * Paul Mullins Gervais (1925–1997), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons *

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003) ...

(born 1961), English comedian and actor *

Tony Gervaise Tony Gervaise (born 10 May 1955, in Paisley) is a Scottish association football former player turned women's football coach. He is a former manager of Arsenal Ladies, having succeeded Vic Akers in 2009. Career Gervaise played as a left back, ...

(born 1955), Scottish association football player and coach * Virginie Gervais (born 1979), French model and porn star

Fictional characters

Gervase Fen Gervase Fen is a fictional amateur detective and Oxford Professor of English Language and Literature created by Edmund Crispin. Fen appears in nine novels and two books of short stories published between 1944 and 1979. Fen is an unconventional de ...

, a detective in novels by Edmund Crispin * Petit Gervais, a minor character in the novel ''