Germain
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Germain, the French variant of the name Germanus, may refer to:
People
As a pseudonym
In sports and entertainment
In business
People
- Sophie GermainSophie GermainMarie-Sophie Germain was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by a gender-biased society, she gained education from books in her father's library and from correspondence with famous mathematicians such as...
, French mathematician - Paul GermainPaul GermainPaul Germain is an American animation screenwriter and producer. Among the shows Germain has written and/or produced for are Rugrats, All Grown Up!, The Simpsons, Recess, Even Stevens, Lloyd in Space, The Tracey Ullman Show, and Beethoven: The Animated Series...
, American animation producer - George Germain, 1st Viscount SackvilleGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount SackvilleGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville PC , known as the Hon. George Sackville to 1720, as Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770, and as Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and politician who was Secretary of State for America in Lord North's cabinet during the American...
, British Secretary of State during the American Revolutionary War - GoermansGoermansThe Goermans family were French harpsichord makers of Flemish origin.Jean Germain I was born in Geldern, the Netherlands, and is known to have been working as a harpsichord maker in Paris by 1730, where he remained for the rest of his life...
, a harpsichord-making family
As a pseudonym
- "Mr. KABC", Marc Germain, a radio talk show host in Los Angeles, California
- Ernest MandelErnest MandelErnest Ezra Mandel, also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter , was a revolutionary Marxist theorist.-Life:...
, pseudonym for a Trotskyist politician
In sports and entertainment
- Germain ArenaGermain ArenaGermain Arena is a 7,128-seat multi-purpose arena in Estero, Florida, United States.The arena was first named Everblades Arena in 1998 after the hockey team that played there. TECO Energy was the first company to obtain the naming rights to the building, changing the name to TECO Arena. In 2004,...
, an arena in Naples, Florida - Germain RacingGermain RacingGermain Racing is an American NASCAR team. It is owned by the Germain brothers, Bob, Stephen, and Richard. The Germain family owns many car dealerships across the United States...
, a NASCAR racing team - Germain AmphitheaterGermain AmphitheaterThe Germain Amphitheater—renamed from the previous Polaris Amphitheater following a sponsorship deal with the Germain Motor Company in 2003—was a 20,000-seat outdoor entertainment venue located in Columbus, Ohio....
, a concert venue in Columbus, Ohio
In business
- Germain, a pioneer Belgian carmaker
See also
- Saint-Germain (disambiguation)
- Germanus (disambiguation)
- GermaneGermaneGermane is the chemical compound with the formula GeH4, and the germanium analogue of methane. It is the simplest germanium hydride and one of the most useful compounds of germanium. Like the related compounds silane and methane, germane is tetrahedral. It burns in air to produce GeO2 and...
- Germaine (disambiguation)