Picard (name)

PicardPronunciation| pic-CARD

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Language(s)| French
Origin
Meaning| Person from Picardy
Region of origin| France
Other names
Variant form(s)|

* Piccard
* Pickard
* Piccardo

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Look up Picard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Picard is a surname meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France.

## People

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* Alexandre R. Picard (1985–), French Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman
* Alexandre Picard (ice hockey) (1985–), French Canadian professional ice hockey wing
* Alfred Christopher Picard (1824–1855), New Zealand politician
* Andrew Comrie-Picard (1971–), Canadian race car driver and actor
* Auguste Piccard (1884–1962), Swiss physicist and balloonist
* Barbara Leonie Picard (1917–2011), British author
* Bob Picard (1949–), American professional football player
* Catherine Picard (1952–), French politician
* Colette Picard (1913–1999), French archaeologist
* Émile Picard (1856–1941), French mathematician
* Ernest Picard (1821–1877), French politician
* François Picard (disambiguation)
* Gilbert Charles-Picard (1913–1998), French historian and archaeologist, husband of Colette Picard
* Henry Picard (1906–1997), American golfer
* Irving Picard (born 1941), American lawyer known for his recovery of funds in the Madoff investment scandal
* Jean Picard, French bookbinder (active to 1547) commissioned by patrons such as Jean Grolier
* Jean Picard (1620–1682), French astronomer
* Jean Piccard (1884–1963), Swiss-American professor and balloonist
* Jean-Michel Picard (Antwerp, c. 1600 – Paris, 24 November 1682), a Flemish still life painter and art dealer
* Laurent Picard (1927–2012), French Canadian businessman
* Liza Picard (1927–2022), English historian
* Louis-Benoît Picard (1769–1828), French playwright
* Luc Picard (1961–), French Canadian actor and comedian
* Marc Picard (1955–), Canadian politician
* Marcelline Picard-Kanapé (1941–), Canadian educator and politician
* Michel Picard (1969–), French Canadian professional ice hockey wing
* Olivier Picard (1940–2023), French Hellenist, son of Colette and Gilbert (see above)
* Pauline Picard (1947–2009), French Canadian politician
* Pauline Picard (1919/1920 - 1922), Breton child who was found dead
* Robert G. Picard (1951–), American writer and scholar
* Robert Picard (1957–), French Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman
* Rosalind Picard (1962–), American electrical engineer and professor
* Thierry Picard (1956–2025), French international rugby union player
* Timothée Picard (1975–), French music critic

## Fictional characters

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* Picard family, a fictional family in Star Trek, introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation, see List of Star Trek characters (N–S)
* Jean-Luc Picard, a Starfleet captain in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series and films, portrayed by Patrick Stewart

## See also

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* Piccardo
* Piccard
* Pickard
* Pycard

## References

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1. ^ "1990 Census Name Files". U.S. Census. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07.

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