Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.
Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin gens Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves, one of saint Fathers of Kyiv, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and has been the name of four popes. It has given rise to numerous variants, present today mainly in the Romance and Slavic languages. It is not common in English, although the Anglo-French name Sergeant is possibly related to it.
Valenciennes Football Club is a French professional football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1914 and currently play in Championnat National, the third tier of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently built Stade du Hainaut located within the city.
Laurent Dufresne is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the former team captain of Valenciennes FC. Over his entire career, which started in 1992, he scored over 100 goals in over 300 appearances.
Nicolas Penneteau is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Edwige Lawson, also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French former professional women's basketball player.
Serge Baguet was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.
Serge Pauwels is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2020, for Topsport Vlaanderen, the Cervélo TestTeam, Team Sky, Omega Pharma–Quick-Step, Team Dimension Data and the CCC Team.
Serge Gakpé is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger. Born in France, he played for France national teams at youth level before switching to the Togo national team.
Serge Jonás Ibaka Ngobila is a professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 24th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. Ibaka is a three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and has twice led the league in blocks. Although born in the Republic of the Congo, he is also a Spanish citizen and has played for the Spain national team. In 2019, Ibaka won an NBA championship as a key member of the Toronto Raptors.
Magno Macedo Novaes is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Nicolas Pallois is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes. He has previously played for Caen, Quevilly, Valenciennes, Laval, Chamois Niortais, and Bordeaux.
Kenny Lala is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Brest.
Opa Nguette is a professional footballer who plays for the Senegal national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and striker. Nguette was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 to under-20 level, before switching allegiance to Senegal.
Florian Martin is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Mehdi Jean Tahrat is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Troyes. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Medhy Guezoui is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Victor Lobry is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Issouf Macalou is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Sochaux.
Jawad Kalai is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club SAS Épinal.
