Jules

Jules is a male but also female given name. It comes from the Latin name Julius .

Well-known namesake

First name

• Jules Bijl (* 1958), Dutch politician (D66) and diplomat
• Jules Cluzel (* 1988), French motorcycle racer
• Jules Dalou (1838–1902), French sculptor
• Jules Dassin (1911–2008), American film director, screenwriter and producer
• Jules Demersseman (1833–1866), French flautist and composer
• Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790–1842), French navigator and polar explorer
• Jules Ferry (1832-1893), French Prime Minister
• Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870), French writer, see Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
• Jules Goux (1885–1965), French automobile pioneer and racing driver
• Jules Grévy (1807-1891), French President
• Jules Humbert-Droz (1891–1971), Swiss pastor, journalist and communist
• Jules Jacob (singer) (1906-1969), Canadian singer (tenor)
• Jules Jacob (jazz musician) († 2008), American jazz and studio musician
• Jules Jaspar (1878–1963), Belgian consul and resistance fighter
• Jules Ladoumègue (1906–1973), French athlete
• Jules Lanclume (* 1991), French racing cyclist
• Jules Lemaître (1853–1914), French writer, playwright and theater critic
• Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (1834–1912), French painter
• Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904), French physiologist and inventor
• Jules Massenet (1842–1912), French opera composer
• Jules Mazarin (1602–1661), French diplomat and cardinal
• Jules Moriceau (1887–1977), French racing driver
• Jules Émile Planchon (1823–1888), French botanist and pharmacy professor
• Jules Pierre Rambur (1801-1870), French physician and entomologist
• Jules Rimet (1873–1956), President of the French Football Association
• Jules Romains (1885–1972), French novelist
• Jules Simon (1814–1896), French politician and philosopher
• Jules Verne (1828–1905), French writer
• Jules Voncken (1887–1975), Belgian General Staff Physician, Sanitary Service Inspector and ICMM General Secretary
• Jules Wabbes (1919–1974), Belgian industrial designer

family name

• Anton Jules (1850 – after 1902), Bohemian theater actor
• Danny John-Jules (born 1960), British actor
• Gary Jules (* 1969), American musician
• Hermine Jules (1850–1901), Bohemian stage actress
• Jean Gilbert-Jules (1903–1980), French lawyer and politician
• Justin Jules (* 1986), French cyclist
• Neville Jules (* 1927), steel pan pioneer

pseudonym

• Jules Joseph Gabriel (1792–1869), actually Jules Joseph Gabriel de Lurieu , French theater poet and librettist

See also

• Jules and Jim
• Jule (first name)
• Marsen Jules , a pseudonym of the ambient musician Martin Juhls
• Jules Motor Car , former Canadian automobile manufacturer
• Cape Jules , Cape on the Adélieland coast, Antarctica

Individual evidence

1. ↑ First name Jules - meaning and origin - Baby-Vornamen.de. In: www.baby-vornamen.de. Retrieved July 26, 2016 . 
2. ↑ First name Jules - meaning and origin - Baby-Vornamen.de. In: www.baby-vornamen.de. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .