Chevalier 1323835 225059309 2008-07-11T18:11:15Z 12.181.145.126 /* People named "Chevalier" */ '''Chevalier''' is a [[French language|French]] word meaning, literally, "horseman", but used as a [[title of honor|title]] that is the equivalent of the English "[[knight]]". ==="Chevalier" can be:=== *The [[honorific]] used to address a person holding the rank of chevalier *A rank in the [[Légion d'honneur]]. *A Dining/Drinking society at [[University College, Oxford]] *Highest honor possible given to an active member of the [[Order of DeMolay]]. *[[Chevalier College]], an MSC school in [[Bowral]], [[Australia]]. *A member of the [[Ordre National du Mérite]] (in English: '''The National Order of Merit'''), an [[Order (decoration)|Order of Chivalry]] awarded by the [[President of the French Republic]]. *A member of the Order of [[Palmes académiques]] ,an [[Order (decoration)|Order of Chivalry]]. *Male non-professional member of the [[Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs|Chaine des Rotisseurs]]. *[[Chevalier-Montrachet]], [[grand cru]] vineyard in the [[Côte de Beaune]] *The French word for a [[signet ring]], traditionally worn by the [[French nobility]] ===People named "Chevalier"=== * [[Albert Chevalier]] (1861–1923), an English comedian and actor * [[Chevalier de Saint-Georges]] (1745-1799), An Afro-French classical composer, one of the first known composers of African descent in the Western European classical tradition * [[Dennis H Chevalier, PhD]] (1961-), a Criminal Profiler * [[Franck Chevalier]] (born 1973), a French violist * [[Godfrey Chevalier]], (1889–1922), an American naval aviator * [[Grahame Chevalier]] (born 1937), a South African cricketer * [[Haakon Chevalier]] (1901-1985), an author * [[Howard L Chevalier]] (1932-2006), a Texas A&M Engineer/author * [[Jules Chevalier]] (1824-1907), a French Roman Catholic priest * [[Marcel Chevalier]] (born 1921), a French executioner * [[Maurice Chevalier]] (1888-1972), a Belgian-French actor, singer, and popular entertainer * [[Michael Chevalier]] (1933-), a German synchronis speaker and actor * [[Mike Chevalier]] (1943-2006), an American cinematographer * [[Morgan Chevalier]], a fictional character * [[Nicholas Chevalier]] (1828-1902), Australian artist * [[Pierre Chevalier]] (1905 – 2001), a French caver and mountaineer * [[Sivaji Ganesan|Sivaji Ganesan Chevalier]] (1927 - 2001), an Indian actor and politician * [[Tracy Chevalier]] (born 1962), a historical novelist * [[Ulysse Chevalier]] (1841–1923), a French bibliographer and historian ==="Chevalier" in Arts and Literature=== *[[Hotel Chevalier]], the short film that precedes [[The Darjeeling Limited]] *[[Le Chevalier D'Eon]], a 2006 anime. *Title given to the [[Chiroptera (anime)|chiropteran]] characters who accompany and protect the ''Queens'' in the anime TV series ''[[Blood+]]''. *Title given to the male [[Gallivespian]] characters who accompany the ''Ladys'' in the ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' book trilogy by [[Philip Pullman]]. {{Disambig}} [[br:Marc'heg (digejañ)]] [[de:Chevalier]] [[es:Chevalier]] [[fr:Chevalier]] [[it:Chevalier]] [[ja:シュヴァリエ]] [[ru:Шевалье]]