Silvestre
Encyclopedia
Silvestre is a Spanish
and Portuguese
given name
or surname
, or a French
surname
.
It may refer to:
Part of combined surname
Fictional
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
or surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, or a French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
.
It may refer to:
Surname
- Franck SilvestreFranck SilvestreFranck Silvestre is a retired French footballer who played as a central defender.During his career, spent in two countries and with six different clubs, he played in more than 700 official games...
- Israel SilvestreIsrael SilvestreIsrael Silvestre , called the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman, etcher and print dealer who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings...
- Louis de SilvestreLouis de SilvestreLouis de Silvestre was a French portrait and history painter. He was court painter to King Augustus II of Poland, and director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Dresden.-Life and work:...
- Manuel SilvestreManuel SilvestreManuel Silvestre Sánchez is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:...
- Matías Silvestre Argentine football (soccer) player
- Mikaël SilvestreMikael SilvestreMikaël Samy Silvestre is a French international footballer. He plays as defender and is currently signed with Werder Bremen of the Bundesliga. He has also played for the French national team...
French football (soccer) player - Silvestre de SacySilvestre de SacyAntoine Isaac, Baron Silvestre de Sacy , was a French linguist and orientalist. His son, Ustazade Silvestre de Sacy, became a journalist.-Early life:...
- Paul Armand SilvestrePaul Armand SilvestrePaul-Armand Silvestre , French poet and conteur, was born in Paris.He studied at the École polytechnique with the intention of entering the army, but in 1870 he entered the department of finance. He had a successful official career, was decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1886, and in 1892 was...
Part of combined surname
- Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do NascimentoPaulo Sérgio Silvestre do NascimentoPaulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento , commonly known as Paulo Sérgio is a former Brazilian footballer. Whilst at Bayern Munich he won the Champions League in 2001, despite missing his penalty in the final shootout.-Club career:...
- Manuel Fernández SilvestreManuel Fernández SilvestreManuel Fernández Silvestre y Patinga and Pantiga was a Spanish military general.He was the son of the lieutenant colonel of artillery Victor Fernandez and of Doña Eleuteria Silvestre...
Fictional
- José SilvestreJosé SilvestreJosé Silvestre is the name of two fictional characters in H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel King Solomon's Mines. The elder of the two is an 16th century Portuguese nobleman who first reached the Kakuana kingdom and the lost mines before dying. The second, who lives in the 19th century time period...
Given name
- Silvestre S. HerreraSilvestre S. HerreraSilvestre Santana Herrera was a member of the United States Army of Hispanic heritage who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II in Mertzwiller, France. His one-man charge on an enemy stronghold resulted in his single-handed capture of eight enemy soldiers...
- Silvestre IgoaSilvestre IgoaSilvestre Igoa Garciandia was a Spanish footballer. He played for Spain in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal. He played for Valencia CF from 1941 to 1950.-International goals:-Honours:Valencia CF...
- Silvestre SelvaSilvestre SelvaSilvestre Selva Sacasa was the dissident acting 17th President of Nicaragua from 16 December 1844 until 20 January 1845. He was a maternal relative of Roberto Sacasa Sarria, 44th and 46th President of Nicaragua....
- Silvestre RasukSilvestre RasukSilvestre Rasuk is an American actor.Rasuk was born in Harlem, New York to Dominican parents. He has one brother, Victor, with whom he co-starred in the 2002 film Raising Victor Vargas....
- Silvestre ReyesSilvestre ReyesSilvestre "Silver" Reyes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997, and the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the primary Committee in the U.S...
- Silvestre DangondSilvestre DangondSilvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales aka Silvestrong is a Colombian Vallenato singer, composer and Timbales player. Dangond is considered one of the mainstream representatives of the "new wave" of vallenato musicians.-Early years:Silvestre F...
- Silvestre Vélez de Escalante
- Silvestre Siale BilekaSilvestre Siale BilekaSilvestre Siale Bileka is an Equato-Guinean politician. Bileka served as Prime Minister from 4 March 1992 to 1 April 1996. He is a member of the Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial . Bileka also served as President of the Supreme Court, tendering his resignation to President Teodoro Obiang...
- Silvestre VarelaSilvestre VarelaSilvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a winger.-Club career:...