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Villeneuve (surname)


Villeneuve (surname)


Villeneuve is a French surname based on a toponym that means New City or New Town. Variations include: de Villeneuve or Devilleneuve, which means from New City / from New Town. It may refer to:

  • Andrew Villeneuve, founder and executive director the Northwest Progressive Institute in the U.S.
  • Anne Villeneuve (illustrator) (born 1966), Canadian writer and illustrator
  • Anne Villeneuve (scientist), American geneticist
  • Annie Villeneuve (born 1983), singer from Quebec, Canada
  • Carel de Villeneuve (1897–1974), Dutch lawyer and public servant in Indonesia
  • Denis Villeneuve (born 1967), film director
  • Francine Villeneuve (born 1964), Canadian horse racing pioneer and thoroughbred jockey
  • Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (1695–1755), French writer
  • Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982), former Formula One driver
    • Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), racing driver, son of Gilles
  • Jacques Villeneuve (racing driver, born 1953), racing driver and world champion snowmobile racer, brother of Gilles
  • Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve (1883–1947), Canadian Cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec
  • Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756–1794), French writer and politician
  • Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (1795–1866), French photographer
  • Justin de Villeneuve, 1960s British celebrity, boyfriend and manager of the model Twiggy
  • Louis Devilleneuve, French canoeist
  • Noble Villeneuve (born 1938–2018), Canadian politician
  • Pierre Devilleneuve, French canoeist
  • Pierre-Charles Villeneuve ( Pierre-Charles-Silvestre de Villeneuve) (1763–1806), French admiral during the Napoleonic Wars
  • Raymond Villeneuve (born 1943), political activist in Canada

See also

  • Christian de Villeneuve-Esclapon (1852–1931), French politician
  • Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon (1771–1829), French public official

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