Chauvin

Chauvin is a common French name and may refer to:

People
  • Ingrid Chauvin, French actress;
  • Louis Chauvin, American ragtime composer;
  • Nicolas Chauvin, a mythical patriot said to have served during Napoleon Bonaparte's reign; origin of the term chauvinism;
  • Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit (1575-1603), a French naval and military captain and a lieutenant of New Franc;
  • Pierre-Athanase Chauvin, a French painter active in Italy;
  • Remy Chauvin (1913–2009), a French biologist;
  • Yves Chauvin, a Nobel prize-winning French chemist.


Places
  • Chauvin, Louisiana, United States, a town in the Bayou Chauvin;
  • Chauvin, Alberta, Canada, a village