Sébastien
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Sébastien is a common French masculine given name
. It is a French form of the Latin name Sebastianus meaning "from Sebaste." Sebaste is the name of the town in Asia Minor, which was derived from the Greek
word σεβαστος, or sebastos, meaning "venerable." Sébastien may refer to:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is a French form of the Latin name Sebastianus meaning "from Sebaste." Sebaste is the name of the town in Asia Minor, which was derived from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
word σεβαστος, or sebastos, meaning "venerable." Sébastien may refer to:
- Sébastien AgiusSébastien AgiusSébastien Agius or just Sébastien or Seva is a French singer and songwriter, and winner of the first ever French X Factor series in 2009.-Career:...
(born 1983), French singer and winner of first ever French X Factor - Sébastien BourdaisSébastien BourdaisSébastien Olivier Bourdais is a French race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Champ Car World Series, having won four successive championships from 2004 to 2007....
(born 1979), French 4-time ChampCar champion and Superleague race car driver - Sébastien BourdonSébastien BourdonSébastien Bourdon was a French painter and engraver. His chef d'œuvre is The Crucifixion of St. Peter made for the cathedral of Notre Dame....
(1616–1671), French painter and engraver - Sébastien BuemiSébastien BuemiSébastien Olivier Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One.-Formula BMW:...
(born 1988), Swiss Formula One race car driver - Sébastien ChabalSebastien ChabalSébastien Chabal, born 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, is a French rugby union rugby player. He has played number eight and lock professionally for the French team Bourgoin ; the English team Sale Sharks ; the French team Racing Métro 92 Paris ; and the French national side. He earned his first...
(born 1977), French rugby union player - Sébastien DemersSebastien DemersSébastien Demers is a Canadian professional boxer, known as "Double Trouble", who fights in the super middleweight division....
(born 1979), Canadian professional boxer - Sébastien EnjolrasSébastien EnjolrasSébastien Enjolras was a French racing driver. Considered to be one of the most promising French drivers of his generation, he was killed in a practice crash for the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans race.-Career:...
(1976–1997), French racing driver - Sébastien LefebvreSébastien LefebvreLefebvre has also released songs on his Myspace page. These include a cover of Weezer's song Can't Stop Partying and a cover of Tik Tok from Kesha...
(born 1981), Canadian musician - Sébastien LégerSébastien LégerSébastien Léger is a French house DJ and producer. Currently ranked 138 on The DJ List, his singles "Hit Girl", "Hypnotized" and "Aqualight" have become hit dance singles played in clubs across Europe.-Style and history:...
(born 1969), French house DJ and producer - Sébastien LoebSébastien LoebSébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
(born 1974), French rally car driver - Sébastien Marcovici (living), New York City Ballet principal dancer
- Sébastien RouaultSébastien RouaultSébastien Rouault is a male freestyle swimmer from France, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.- References :*...
(born 1986), French freestyle swimmer - Sébastien TellierSébastien TellierSébastien Tellier is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is currently signed to Record Makers, a French independent record label. He sings in English, French and Italian.-Biography:...
(born 1975), French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - Sébastien VaillantSébastien VaillantSébastien Vaillant was a French botanist.Vaillant was born at Vigny, Val d'Oise. He studied medicine at Pontoise, and then moved to Paris to practice as a surgeon, where he studied botany at the Jardin des Plantes under Joseph Pitton de Tournefort.Vaillant was appointed to the staff of the Jardin...
(1669–1722), French botanist