Messier
Messier is the family name of the following people:
- Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer
- Éric Messier (* 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
- George Messier (1896–1933), French industrialist
- Jean-Marie Messier , French businessman
- Mark Messier (* 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
- Paul Messier (* 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
- Pierre le Messier (1592–1670), French actor, see Bellerose (actor)
Messier is the name of the following company:
- Messier Automobiles , former French automobile manufacturer
The following are named after the French astronomer Charles Messier :
- the Messier catalog compiled by him (as well as the objects from it labeled with the catalog number, e.g. Messier 66 )
- a moon crater, see Messier (moon crater)
- a main belt asteroid, see (7359) Messier
- various comets, including C / 1769 P1 (Messier)
- Messier Canal , strait in southern Chile between Wellington Island and the mainland
