Famous People with Name Laurent

Laurent Roussey            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Laurent Roussey: is a French former football striker and manager.

Laurent Viaud            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Laurent Viaud: is a former French footballer, who played as a midfielder. After starting out professionally with Angers SCO in level two, Viaud moved to AS Monaco FC, making his Ligue 1 debut on July 23, 1993, in a 0–1 loss at FC Nantes. Gradually imposing himself in the starting XI, he contributed with 24 matches in 1996–97, as the club won the national title after nine years.

Laurent Delahousse            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Laurent Delahousse: is a French journalist. He holds a master's degree in business and labour law, as well as a DEA in private sector law (the North-American equivalent of which would be an LL.M.). In 1994, he began his career at RTL, Luxembourg's state-run broadcaster, as a political correspondent. In 1996, he joined LCI, TF1's all-news channel. In 1999, he joined M6 as its chief editor and presenter of the newsmagazine De quel droit? (By what right?), followed by Jour J (D-Day).

Laurent Béteille            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Laurent Béteille: is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Essonne department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Laurent Barré            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurent Barré: was a Quebec author, politician and Cabinet Minister for 16 years.He was first elected in Rouville in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1931 as a member of the Quebec Conservative Party after a first unsuccessful attempt in the 1927 elections. He remained as MLA until 1939 as a member of the Union Nationale starting in 1935. He returned to office in 1944 and was re-elected for five more terms, although shortly after his re-election in 1960 and the lost of the Union Nationale to the Quebec Liberal Party, he resigned from his seat. He served as Maurice Duplessis' Minister of Agriculture from 1944 to 1960.

Jean Laurent            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean Laurent: was a French international footballer. He played as a defender. He was the elder brother of Lucien Laurent, who was also an international footballer, and scored the first goal in the history of the Football World Cup.

Louis Stephen St. Laurent            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Louis Stephen St. Laurent: was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from 15 November 1948, to 21 June 1957.