Yves (given name)

Yves, , is a common French male given name that is derived from the Indo-European root "iwa" which gave "uvos" in Gaulish (it is found also in the Welsh "ywen" , Irish "ēo" and in Old English iw , all of these meaning yew). Related names include Erwan, Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yvette (the feminine form of Yves), Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne and many other diminutives (mainly from Brittany) .

Actors

• Jean-Yves Berteloot (b. 1958), French actor
• Yves Amyot (b. 1969), Canadian actor
• Yves Michel-Beneche (b. 1993), a.k.a. Yves Beneche, American actor
• Yves Montand (1921–1991), French/Italian singer and actor

Artists

• Yves Behar, Swiss designer
• Jean-Yves Couliou (1916–1995), French painter
• Pierre-Yves Pelletier, Canadian graphic designer
• Yves Chaland (1957–1990), French cartoonist and writer
• Yves Klein (1928–1962), French artist
• Yves Netzhammer (b. 1970), Swiss artist
• Yves Rodier, Canadian cartoonist
• Yves Tanguy (1900–1955), French surrealist painter

Athletes

• Jean-Yves Adam, French race car driver
• Jean-Yves Cuendet (b. 1970), Swiss Olympic nordic combined skier
• Jean-Yves Leroux (b. 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jean-Yves Roy (ice hockey) (b. 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Pierre-Yves André (b. 1974), French footballer
• Yves Allegro (b. 1978), Swiss tennis player
• Yves Archambault (b. 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
• Yves Beaudoin (b. 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Yves Belanger (b. 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
• Yves Colleu, French footballer
• Yves Deroff (b. 1978), French footballer
• Yves Dreyfus (b. 1931), French Olympic épée fencer
• Yves du Manoir (b. 1904), French rugby player
• Yves Edwards (b. 1976), Bahamian mixed martial arts fighter
• Yves Giraud-Cabantous (1904–1973), French Formula One driver
• Yves Herbet (b. 1945), French footballer and manager
• Yves Makabu-Makalambay (b. 1986), Belgian footballer
• Yves Mankel (b. 1970), German Olympic luger
• Yves Parlier (b. 1960), French sailor
• Yves Racine (b. 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Yves Saint-Martin (b. 1941), French jockey
• Yves Sarault (b. 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
• Yves Triantafyllos, French/Greek footballer
• Yves Vanderhaeghe (b. 1970), Belgian footballer

Business people

• Yves Béhar (b. 1967), a Swiss-born industrial designer, founder of fuseproject
• Yves Fortier (lawyer) (b. 1935), Canadian lawyer, diplomat, and businessman
• Yves Lamoureux, co-founder of Clickteam products
• Yves Rocher, entrepreneur and founder of the Yves Rocher cosmetic product line
• Yves Saint-Laurent (1936–2008), French fashion designer

Diplomats

• Yves Bashonga, American diplomat
• Yves Gagnon, Canadian ambassador to Argentina and Paraguay

Directors

• Yves Allégret (1907–1987), French film director
• Yves Caumon (b. 1964), French film director
• Yves Ciampi (1921–1982), French film director
• Yves Lavandier (b. 1959), French film director
• Yves P. Pelletier (b. 1961), Canadian director, actor, and comedian
• Yves Robert (1920–2002), French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer
• Yves Simoneau (b. 1955), Canadian television director

Economists

• Yves Balasko (b. 1945), French economist
• Yves Guyot (1843–1928), French economist and politician

Fictional characters

• Yves Adele Harlow, character in The X-Files
• Yves Massarde, character in the Clive Cussler novel and film Sahara
• In the RPG In Nomine Yves is Heaven's archangel of Destiny, the only non angel Archangel and is the first being that god created.

Lawyers

• Yves Bot (b. 1947), French magistrate
• Yves Lainé (b. 1937), French lawyer and politician
• Yves Pratte (1925–1988), Canadian lawyer and jurist

Musicians

• Jean-Yves Bosseur (b. 1947), French composer and writer
• Jean-Yves Thibaudet (b. 1961), French pianist
• Yves Beaupré (b. 1954), Canadian electroacoustic music composer and harpsichordist
• Yves Carbonne, French jazz musician
• Yves Daoust (b. 1946), Canadian electroacoustic music composer and pianist
• Yves Deruyter, Belgian DJ and artist
• Yves Duteil (b. 1949), singer, songwriter, and politician
• Yves Nat (1890–1956), French composer and pianist
• Yves Prin (b. 1933), French composer, conductor, and pianist
• Yves Vandichel, a.k.a. DJ Yves, Belgian DJ and producer
• Yves Huts (b. 1979) Dutch bass player for the band Epica
• Yves Passarell (b.1969) Brazilian guitarist for the band Capital Inicial
• DJ Whoo Kid, Yves Mondesir, G-Unit's official DJ

Politicians

• Jean-Yves Laforest (b. 1949), Canadian politician and MP
• Jean-Yves Roy (b. 1949), Canadian politician
• José Yves Limantour (1854–1935), former Mexican Secretary of Finance
• Yves-Marie Adeline (b. 1960), French politician and founder of the political party Alliance Royale
• Yves Cochet, French politician
• Yves Ducharme (b. 1958), Canadian politician and mayor
• Yves Fauqueur (b. 1948), Prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
• Yves Guérin-Sérac, French politician and activist
• Yves Lacoste (b. 1929), French geographer and geopolitician
• Yves Lessard (b. 1943), Canadian politician and MP
• Yves Leterme (b. 1960), Belgian politician
• Yves Michaud (b. 1930), Canadian politician and the center of the controversial Michaud Affair
• Yves Prévost (1908–1997), Canadian politician and lawyer
• Yves Rocheleau (b. 1944), Canadian politician and MP
• Yves Séguin (b. 1951), former Canadian politician

Scientists

• Jean-Yves Béziau (b.1965) , Swiss professor, mathematician, and researcher
• Jean-Yves Girard, French logician
• Jean-Yves Verd'hurt, French Egyptologist
• Yves Aubry, Canadian ornithologist
• Yves Chauvin (b. 1930), French chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate
• Yves Colin de Verdière, French mathematician and physicist
• Yves Coppens (b. 1934), French anthropologist and co-discoverer of Lucy
• Yves Delage (1854–1920), French zoologist
• Yves Fortier (geologist) (b. 1914), Canadian geologist
• Yves Laszlo, French mathematician
• Yves Marie André (1675–1764), French mathematician and essayist
• Yves Meyer (b. 1939), French mathematician and scientist
• Yves Morin (b. 1929), Canadian cardiologist, physician, scientist, and former Senator
• Yves Rocard (1903–1992), French physicist

Writers

• Frédéric-Yves Jeannet (b. 1959), French novelist, criticm and interviewer
• Yves Arman (1954–1989), born Yves Fernandez, American art dealer, collector, and writer
• Yves Beauchemin (b. 1941), Canadian novelist
• Yves Bonnefoy (b. 1923), French poet and essayist
• Yves De Wolf-Clément (b. 1967), Rwandan writer
• Yves Engler, Canadian writer and political activist
• Yves Fremion (b. 1940), French science fiction writer
• Yves Meynard (b. 1964), Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer
• Yves Thériault (1915–1983), Canadian writer
• Yves Urvoy, French historian and writer

Other people

• Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre (1842–1909), French occultist
• Jean-Yves Pollock, French linguist and professor
• Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734–1797), Breton explorer
• Yves Chaudron, French art forger
• Yves Congar (1904–1995), French Dominican priest and theologian
• Yves Godard (French officer) (1911-1975), French soldier
• Yves Langlois (b. 1947), a.k.a. Pierre Seguin, Canadian terrorist as a member of the FLQ
• Yves le Prieur (1885–1963), French inventor and military man
• Yves Leopold Germain Gaston, French patriarch
• Yves Pouliquen (b. 1931), French doctor
• Yves Rossy (b. 1959), Swiss pilot and inventor
• Yves Rousseau, French aviator

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