Jules
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Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar). It may refer to:
- Didacus JulesDidacus JulesDidacus Jules is a St. Lucian radical educator. He was influenced by the work of Paulo Freire and his early work included pioneering literacy work in the Prisons in St. Lucia . He was a principal actor in the National Literacy Campaign in Grenada during the revolution of 1979...
, a St. Lucian educator - Gary JulesGary JulesGary Jules is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his cover of Tears for Fears' third single "Mad World", which he recorded together with friend Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko. It became the UK Christmas Number One single of 2003...
(b. 1969), an American singer-songwriter - Jules Breton (1827–1906), French Realist painter
- Jules BrunetJules BrunetJules Brunet was a French officer who played an active role in Mexico and Japan, and later became a General and Chief of Staff of the French Minister of War in 1898...
, a French General - Julian CasablancasJulian CasablancasJulian Fernando Casablancas is an American singer-songwriter and musician of The Strokes. Casablancas pursued a solo career during The Strokes' hiatus, releasing the album Phrazes for the Young on November 3, 2009....
, musician and lead singer for The StrokesThe StrokesThe Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti .... - Jules FeifferJules FeifferJules Ralph Feiffer is an American syndicated cartoonist, most notable for his long-run comic strip titled Feiffer. He has created more than 35 books, plays and screenplays...
, an American cartoonist - Jules Gervais-CourtellemontJules Gervais-CourtellemontJules Gervais-Courtellemont was a French photographer who was famous for taking color autochromes during World War I. He was born in the province of Seine-et-Marne, near Paris, but grew up in Algeria, where he developed a passion for the pre-colonial Orient and devoted most of his professional...
, French war photographer from World War I - Jules MaenenJules MaenenJulius Hermanus Maenen was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland....
, a Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist - Jules RimetJules RimetJules Rimet was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He was FIFA's longest serving president, having served for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1946...
, former FIFA president, after whom the Jules Rimet Trophy was named - Jules Vedrines (1881-1919) French aviator
- Jules VerneJules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
, a French author - Jules Winnfield, a fictional character in the film Pulp Fiction
- JULESJULESJULES is a land-surface parameterisation model scheme describing soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions. JULES is a community lead project which is based on MOSES the Met Office Surface Exchange Scheme.-External links:*...
, Joint UK Land Environment Simulator - Jules, a robot by Hanson Robotics
- Jules Cobb, the main character of the US television series Cougar TownCougar TownCougar Town is an American television sitcom that premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009. The series focuses on a recently divorced woman in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter, along with her son, ex-husband, and friends who together make...