Villeneuve (surname)
Villeneuve is a French surname based on a toponym that means New City or New Town. Variations include: de Villeneuve or Devilleneuve, which means from New City / from New Town.
People
Persons with this surname include:- Andrew Villeneuve, founder and executive director the Northwest Progressive Institute in the U.S.
- Anne Villeneuve (illustrator), Canadian writer and illustrator
- Anne Villeneuve (scientist), American geneticist
- Annie Villeneuve, singer from Quebec, Canada
- Arnaud de Ville-Neuve, also known as Arnaldus de Villa Nova, a physician and religious reformer
- Carel de Villeneuve, Dutch lawyer and public servant in Indonesia
- Denis Villeneuve, film director
- Francine Villeneuve, Canadian horse racing pioneer and thoroughbred jockey
- Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, French writer
- Gilles Villeneuve, former Formula One driver
- Jacques Villeneuve, racing driver, son of Gilles
- Jacques Villeneuve (racing driver, born 1953), racing driver and world champion snowmobile racer, brother of Gilles
- Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian Cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec
- Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, French writer and politician
- Julien Vallou de Villeneuve, French photographer
- Justin de Villeneuve, 1960s British celebrity, boyfriend and manager of the model Twiggy
- Louis Villeneuve, Canadian politician
- Louis Devilleneuve, French canoeist
- Noble Villeneuve, Canadian politician
- Pierre Devilleneuve, French canoeist
- Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral during the Napoleonic Wars
- Raymond Villeneuve, political activist in Canada