Chevallier
Sign in to saveChevallier is a French surname. The word originated during the Middle Ages when it denoted a knight. There are multiple variations of this name, including Chevalier. Notable people with the surname include:
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Chevallier is a French surname. The word originated during the Middle Ages when it denoted a knight. There are multiple variations of this name, including Chevalier. Notable people with the surname include: Alain Chevallier (c. 1948–2016), French motorcycle designer and brother of Olivier Chevallier Claire Chevallier (born 1969), Franco-Belgian classical pianist Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969), French novelist Jean-Baptiste-Alphonse Chevallier (1793–1879), French pharmacist-chemist Jean-Jacques Chevallier (1900–1983), French historian Jérôme Chevallier (1974–2025), French cyclist Olivier Chevallier (1949–1980), French Grand Prix motorcycle racer Philippe Chevallier (actor) (born 1956), French actor and comedian Philippe Chevallier (cyclist) (born 1961), French professional road bicycle racer Temple Chevallier (1794–1873), British professor of mathematics and astronomy Chevalliers of Aspall Hall, a family resident at Aspall, Suffolk, producers of Aspall Cyder
==See also== Chevallier (crater), Moon crater named after Temple Chevallier Chevallier family tree
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