Jean-Jacques Explained

Jean-Jacques is a French name, equivalent to "John James" in English. Since the second half of 18th century, Jean Jacques Rousseau was widely known as Jean Jacques. Notable people bearing this name include:

Given name

• Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1943), French film director, screenwriter and producer
• John James Audubon, born Jean-Jacques Rabin (1785–1851), American ornithologist and painter of Breton origin
• Jean-Jacques Bertrand (1916–1973), Premier of Quebec, Canada
• Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 1952), Franco-English musician, bassist
• Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel (1811–1893), member of the Swiss Federal Council
• Jean-Jacques Colin (1784-1865), French chemist^[1]
• Jean-Jacques Conceição (born 1964), Angolan basketball player
• Jean-Jacques von Dardel (1918–1989), Swedish diplomat
• Jean-Jacques De Gucht (born 1983), Flemish politician and member of Open VLD
• Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758–1806), a leader of the Haïtian Revolution
• Jean-Jacques Domoraud (born 1981), Côte d'Ivoire footballer
• Jean-Jacques Goldman (born 1951), French singer-songwriter
• Jean-Jacques Honorat (1931-2023), 3rd Prime Minister of Haiti
• Jean-Jacques Kieffer (1857–1925), French naturalist and entomologist
• Jean-Jacques Lafon (born 1955), French singer-songwriter
• Jean-Jacques Lefranc, Marquis de Pompignan (1709–1784), French poet
• Jean-Jacques Manget (1652–1742), Swiss physician and writer
• Jean-Jacques Olier (1608–1657), French priest and the founder of the Sulpicians
• Jean-Jacques Perrey (1929–2016), French electronic music producer
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Genevan/French philosopher, widely known as Jean Jacques
• Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (1924–2006), French journalist and politician
• Jean-Jacques Susini (1933-2017), French political figure and co-founder of the Organisation armée secrète
• Jean-Jacques Winders (1849–1936), Belgian architect

Surname

• Jamil Jean-Jacques (born 1975), a Haitian football player
• Martin Jean-Jacques (born 1960), a Dominican cricketer

See also

• 1461 Jean-Jacques, a main belt asteroid
• Jean (male given name)
• Jacques, name list
• Dikembe Mutumbo, former Basketball player whose middle name is Jean-Jacques

Notes and References

1. Guthrie . Frederick . 1863-01-01 . XXVIII.—On the iodide of iodammonium . Journal of the Chemical Society . en . 16 . 239–244 . 10.1039/JS8631600239 . 0368-1769.