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. It may refer to:

Andrew Villeneuve, founder and executive director the Northwest Progressive Institute in the U.S.
Anne Villeneuve (illustrator) (born 1966), Canadian writer and illustrator
Anne Villeneuve (scientist), American geneticist
Annie Villeneuve (born 1983), singer from Quebec, Canada
Carel de Villeneuve (1897–1974), Dutch lawyer and public servant in Indonesia
Denis Villeneuve (born 1967), film director
Francine Villeneuve (born 1964), Canadian horse racing pioneer and thoroughbred jockey
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (1695–1755), French writer
Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982), former Formula One driver
- Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), 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 (1883–1947), Canadian Cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec
Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756–1794), French writer and politician
Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (1795–1866), French photographer
Justin de Villeneuve, 1960s British celebrity, boyfriend and manager of the model Twiggy
Louis Devilleneuve, French canoeist
Noble Villeneuve (born 1938–2018), Canadian politician
Pierre Devilleneuve, French canoeist
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (né Pierre-Charles-Silvestre de Villeneuve) (1763–1806), French admiral during the Napoleonic Wars
Raymond Villeneuve (born 1943), political activist in Canada

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