Picard (name)

Picard

Pronunciation	pic-CARD
Language(s)	French
Origin
Meaning	Person from Picardy
Region of origin	France
Other names
Variant form(s)	Piccard Pickard Piccardo
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Picard is a surname meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France.

People

• 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

• 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

• Piccardo
• Piccard
• Pickard
• Pycard

References

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