Bignon

Article summary

Bignon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfredo Bignon (1843–1908), French-Peruvian pharmacist and chemist *Armand-Jérôme Bignon (1711–1772), French lawyer, royal librarian and conseiller d'État *Jean-Paul Bignon, (1662–1743), French ecclesiastic, statesman, writer, preacher, and librarian to Louis XIV of France *Jérôme Bignon (1589–1656), French lawyer born in Paris *Jérôme Bignon (politician) (born 1949), member of the National Assembly of France *Louis Bignon (1816–1906), famous French chef whose Café Riche became the most fashionable in Paris *Louis Pierre Édouard, Baron Bignon (1771–1841), French diplomat and historian *Michel Bignon (1891–1926), French equestrian *Roger Bignon (born 1935), French field hockey player *Víctor Bignon (1925–2007), Chilean boxer

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1. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355888804