Sébastien
Sébastien is a common French given name. It is a French form of the Latin name Sebastianus meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word σεβαστος, or sebastos, meaning "venerable."
Notable people named Sébastien or Sebastien include:
Military
- Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age
- Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu, French engineer considered to be the first military topographer
Arts and entertainment
- Sébastien Agius, French singer, winner of the first French X Factor
- Sébastien Akchoté-Bozović, French musician, also known as Sebastian
- Sébastien Aurillon French visual artist and gallerist
- Sébastien Bourdon, French painter and engraver
- Sébastien Japrisot, French author, screenwriter and film director
- Sebastien Grainger, Canadian singer and musician
- Sébastien Izambard, French singer and musician. Member of the classical crossover quartet Il Divo
- Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian musician
- Sébastien Léger, French house DJ and producer
- Sébastien Marcovici, New York City Ballet principal dancer
- Sébastien Tellier, French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Sébastien Vaniček, French filmmaker
Sports
- Sébastien Bassong, French football defender
- Sébastien Berthelot, French judoka
- Sébastien Bourdais, French 4-time ChampCar champion and Superleague race car driver
- Sébastien Bordeleau, Canadian National Hockey League player
- Sébastien Buemi, Swiss former Formula One race car driver
- Sébastien Caron, Canadian former National Hockey League goalie
- Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union player
- Sébastien Chavanel, French road bicycle racer
- Sébastien Demers, Canadian professional boxer
- Sébastien Enjolras, French racing driver
- Sébastien Faure, French anarchist
- Sébastien Foucan, French freerunner and actor
- Sébastien Fournier-Bidoz, French alpine skier
- Sébastien Frey, French football goalkeeper
- Sébastien Grosjean, French retired tennis player
- Sébastien Hinault, French road racing cyclist
- Sébastien Lareau, Canadian retired tennis player
- Sébastien Loeb, French rally car driver
- Sébastien Ogier, French rally car driver
- Sébastien Rosseler, Belgian road racing cyclist
- Sébastien Rouault, French freestyle swimmer
- Sébastien Squillaci, French football defender
- Sébastien Vorbe, Haitian soccer player
Politics
- Sébastien Lecornu, French politician, French prime minister since 2025
- Sébastien Peytavie, French politician
- Sébastien Rome, French politician
- Sébastien Vincini, French politician
Other
- Sébastien Bottin, French statistician and politician
- Sébastien Érard, French musical instrument maker and pioneer of the modern piano
- Sebastian Gryphius or Sébastien Gryphe, German bookseller, printer and humanist
- Sebastien Manrique, Portuguese missionary and traveler to India during 1628–1643
- Sébastien Michaëlis, French inquisitor and prior in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Sébastien Rale, French Jesuit missionary and lexicographer in North America
- Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist