Famous People with Name Sylvain

Sylvain Calzati            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Sylvain Calzati: is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Agritubel. He turned professional during the year 2003 with Team Barloworld. His biggest success is winning the 8th Stage in the 2006 Tour de France. He currently lives in Genay with his

Sylvain Chavanel Albira            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Sylvain Chavanel Albira: is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist. Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003. He is currently riding f

Sylvain Gagnon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sylvain Gagnon: is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Sylvain Brébart            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Sylvain Brébart: was a Belgian international footballer who played as a striker for Daring Club de Bruxelles and Anderlecht. Brébart also scored 8 goals in 12 appearances for the Belgian national side.

Sylvain White            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Sylvain White: is a film director. After attending La Sorbonne University for law, he earned a scholarship to Pomona College in California, where he graduated with honors in Media Studies. While still in school, Sylvain wrote for and worked with directors such as Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze at Propaganda Films. Upon graduation a series of award-winning short films catapulted him to the forefront of the international market.

Éric Sylvain            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Éric Sylvain: a Canadian curler from Lévis. He currently plays second for Jean-Michel Ménard.Sylvain joined up with Ménard in 2003, and qualified for his first Brier in 2005 as a member of Team Quebec. The lost in the 3-4 game to Nova Scotia (Shawn Adams, skip).In 2006

George Sylvain            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Sylvain: was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rimouski in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member. He was mayor of Bic from 1855 to 1874 and from 1875 to 1876. He also served as Vice-Consul in the region for Norway and Sweden. In 1861, Sylvain was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rimouski; he was reelected in 1863 and again after Confederation. In 1887, he was named Crown Lands agent and served in that post until his death at Rimouski in 1891.

John Sylvain            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Sylvain: is a Montreal insurance executive who was named to the Canadian Senate by Brian Mulroney in 1990. Sylvain was one of several Senators named by Mulroney in 1990 with the purpose of creating a Progressive Conservative majority in the upper house in order to pass the enactment of the Goods and Services Tax which had been delayed by the Senate's Liberal majority. He served as deputy chair of the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.