Honoré is a name of French origin and may refer to several people or places:
Given name
Sovereigns of Monaco
Lords of Monaco
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Honoré I of Monaco
Princes of Monaco
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Honoré II of Monaco
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Honoré III of Monaco
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Honoré IV of Monaco
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Honoré V of Monaco
Other people
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Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly ; ; born Honoré Balzac; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence ''La Comédie humaine'', which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is ...
, (1799–1850) French novelist and playwright
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Honoré Beaugrand
Honoré Beaugrand (24 March 1848 – 7 October 1906) was a French Canadian journalist, politician, author and folklorist, born in Berthier County, Quebec.
As a young graduate from military school Beaugrand joined the French military forces und ...
, (1848–1906) Canadian journalist and politician
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Honoré Daumier
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (; February 26, 1808 – February 10 or 11, 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the July Revolution, Revolution of 1830 ...
, (1808–1879) French artist
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (; 5 April 1732
(birth/baptism certificate)
– 22 August 1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific art ...
, (1732–1806) French painter
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Honoré Willsie Morrow (1880-1940), American author, magazine editor
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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (; 9 March 17492 April 1791) was a French writer, orator, statesman and a prominent figure of the early stages of the French Revolution.
A member of the nobility, Mirabeau had been involved in numerous ...
, (1749–1791) French writer and statesman
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Honoré d'Urfé
Honoré d'Urfé, marquis de Valromey, comte de Châteauneuf (11 February 15681 June 1625) was a French novelist and miscellaneous writer.
Life
He was born at Marseille, the grandson of Claude d'Urfé, and was educated at the Collège de T ...
, (1568–1625) French novelist
Surname
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Carl Honoré
Carl Honoré (born 29 December 1967 in Scotland) is a Canadian journalist who wrote the internationally best-selling book '' In Praise of Slow'' (2004) about the Slow Movement.
In 2008, he came out with a new book, ''Under Pressure: Rescuing O ...
, Canadian journalist
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Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré (; born 10 April 1970) is a French writer and film and theatre director.
Career
Honoré was born in Carhaix, Finistère. After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in . He started writing soon after. His 1996 book ''Tout ...
, (b. 1970) French writer and director
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Hector Honoré
Hector Victor Honoré Jr. (September 9, 1905 in Pittsburg, Kansas – March 3, 1983 in Pana, Illinois), was an American racecar driver, mechanic and owner.
Personal history
He was born the son of a Belgian father a French mother from in Pitts ...
, (1905–1983) American auto racer
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Henry Honoré
Henry Hamilton Honoré (February 19, 1824 – August 16, 1916) was an American businessman.
Early life
Honoré was born on February 19, 1824, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the son of Francis Honoré (1792–1851) and Matilda D. (née Lockw ...
, (Henry Hamilton Honoré, c. 1824–1916) American businessman
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Philippe Honoré (cartoonist)
Philippe Paul-Louis Juste Honoré (; 25 November 1941 – 7 January 2015), known by the pen-name Honoré, was a French cartoonist , killed in the
Charlie Hebdo shooting
On 7 January 2015, at about 11:30 a.m. in Paris, Paris, France, the employees of the French satirical weekly magazine ''Charlie Hebdo'' were targeted in a terrorist shooting attack by two French-born Islam in Algeria, Algerian Muslim bro ...
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Philippe Honoré (violinist)
Philippe Honoré (born 21 March 1967) is a French violinist who has been a regular recitalist in France and the United Kingdom. He was appointed Violin Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London in September 2012. He has performed widely ...
, French-born violinist
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Russel L. Honoré, (b. 1947) U.S. Army General
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Tony Honoré
Anthony Maurice Honoré (30 March 1921 – 26 February 2019) was a British lawyer and jurist known for his work on ownership, causation and Roman law.John Gardne''Tony Honoré as Teacher and Mentor: A Personal Memoir''; read 1 April 2014.
Biogr ...
(A. M. (Tony) Honoré), (1921–2019) British lawyer and jurist
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Jean Marcel Honoré
Jean may refer to:
People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
Fictional characters
* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* Jea ...
, (1920–2013) French Catholic cardinal
Places
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Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré () is a street located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Relatively narrow and nondescript, especially in comparison to the nearby Champs-Élysées, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, it is cited as being on ...
, a street in Paris, France
*Honoré, the main town on the fictional island of Saint Marie in the television show ''
Death in Paradise
''Death in Paradise'' is a crime drama, crime television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (Series 1–3), Kris Marshall (Series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (Series 6–9), Ralf Little (Series 9–13) and Don Gilet (2024 Speci ...
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See also
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Honorius (disambiguation)
Honorius may refer to:
People
* Honorius (Flavius Honorius Augustus, 384–423), western Roman emperor 395–423
* Honorius of Canterbury (Saint Honorius, died 653), archbishop of Canterbury 627–653
* Honoratus of Amiens (Saint Honorius of A ...
References
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Masculine given names
French masculine given names