Papineau (surname) explained

Papineau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Joseph Papineau, 19th-century Quebec politician
• Louis-Joseph Papineau, son of Joseph Papineau, also a 19th-century Quebec politician; headed the 1837 rebellions against the British government in Canada
• Amédée Papineau, son of Louis Joseph Papineau
• Denis-Benjamin Papineau, son of Joseph Papineau, was a Joint Premier of the Province of Canada
• Talbot Mercer Papineau, Rhodes scholar and soldier, died in the Great War
• David Papineau, British philosopher of mind and science
• Justin Papineau, Canadian ice hockey player