Vidal Explained

Vidal (pronounced as /an/, pronounced as /ca/, pronounced as /oc/, pronounced as /es/) is a Catalan, Aragonese, and possibly also Romansh surname,^{[1] [2]} which also appears in French, Italian, Portuguese and English, and as a given name.

Vidal may refer to:

Surname

• Aleix Vidal (born 1989), Spanish footballer
• Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (born 1945), Spanish politician
• Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal (1792–1863), British admiral and surveyor
• Alexander Vidal (1819–1906), Canadian politician
• André Vidal (1908–1984), French engineer and politician
• Arturo Vidal (born 1987), Chilean footballer
• Ava Vidal (born 1976), British comedian
• Bill Vidal (born 1951), American politician and civil servant
• Borja Vidal (born 1981), Qatari handball player
• Carmen Vidal (1915–2003), Spanish businesswoman
• Cheche Vidal (born 1959), Venezuelan footballer
• Christina Vidal (born 1981), American actress
• Clément Vidal (born 2000), French footballer
• Corey Vidal (born 1986), Canadian dancer and video maker
• Daniel Heredia Vidal (born 1993), Spanish singer
• David Vidal (born 1950), Spanish football manager
• Dominique Vidal (born 1964), French businessman
• Don José Vidal (1763–1823), Spanish colonial administrator
• Doriane Vidal (born 1976), French snowboarder
• Eileen Vidal, (died 2003), kelper telephone and radio operator
• Elena Maria Vidal (born 1962), American writer
• Emeric Essex Vidal (1791–1861), English watercolourist
• Eugene Luther Vidal (1895–1969), American athlete and aviation pioneer
• Francisco Vidal (1837–1907), Chilean navy officer and hydrographer
• Francisco Vidal Salinas (born 1953), Chilean politician
• François Vidal (1832–1911), French Provençal poet
• Frédérique Vidal (born 1964), Monegasque biochemist and academic administrator
• George William Vidal (1845–1907), British civil servant in India
• Gilles Vidal (born 1972), French car designer
• Gore Vidal (1925–2012), American writer
• Gustave Prosper Vidal (1835–1905), French botanist
• Héctor Manuel Vidal (1943–2014), Uruguayan theater director
• Henri Vidal (1919–1959), French actor
• Hernane Vidal de Souza (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
• Janice Vidal (born 1982), Hong Kong singer
• Javan Vidal (born 1989), British footballer
• Jean Baptiste Emile Vidal (1825–1893), French dermatologist
• Jean-Pierre Vidal (born 1977), French alpine skier
• Jill Vidal (born 1982), Hong Kong singer
• José Vidal (baseball) (1940–2011), Dominican baseball player
• José Vidal (Uruguayan footballer) (1896–1974), Uruguayan footballer
• José María Vidal (1935–1986), Spanish footballer
• Josefina Vidal (born 1961), Cuban diplomat
• Joseph Vidal (1933–2020), French politician
• Josette Vidal (born 1991), Venezuelan actress
• Juan Carlos Vidal (born 1954), Spanish footballer
• Kimani Vidal (born 2001), American football player
• Laurent Vidal (born 1984), French triathlete
• Leona Vidal Roberts (born 1972), Falkland Islands politician.
• Leoncio Vidal (1864–1896), Cuban revolutionary
• Lisa Vidal (born 1965), American actress
• Lucas Vidal (born 1984), Spanish composer
• Lluïsa Vidal (1876–1918), Spanish painter
• Maïa Vidal (born 1988), American musician
• Marcos Vidal (born 1971), German-Spanish singer-songwriter
• Maria Vidal (born 1956), American singer
• María-Esther Vidal, Venezuelan scientist
• María Eugenia Vidal (born 1973), Argentine politician
• Marquinhos Carioca (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
• Mary Theresa Vidal (1815–1873), Australian writer
• Mey Vidal (born 1984), Cuban musician
• Nacho Vidal (born 1973), Spanish porn actor and producer
• Owen Vidal (1819–1854), Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone
• Paul Vidal (1863–1931), French musician
• Paul Vidal de la Blache (1845–1918), French geographer
• Rafael Vidal (1964–2005), Venezuelan swimmer and sports commentator
• René Vidal (politician) (1931–2012), Bolivian politician
• René Vidal (born 1974), Chilean computer scientist
• Ricardo Vidal (1931–2017), Filipino cardinal-priest and archbishop
• Rocío Vidal (born 1989), Spanish cartoonist and illustrator
• Walpole Vidal (1853–1914), English footballer
• Silvino Vidal (1850–1937), Portuguese writer
• Vanessa Lima Vidal (born 1984), Brazilian model, beach volleyball player and beauty pageant contestant
• Vanessa Vidal (born 1974), French alpine skier
• Vincent Vidal (1811–1887), French painter

Given name

• Vidal of Tolosa, Spanish rabbi in 14th century
• Vidal Benveniste, Spanish rabbi in 15th century
• Vidal Cantu (born 1968), Mexican film producer
• Vidal Fernandez (born 1958), American soccer player
• Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz (born 1958), Mexican admiral
• Vidal Hazelton (born 1988), American football player
• Vidal López (1918–1971), Venezuelan baseball player and manager
• Vidal Marín del Campo (1653–1709), Spanish bishop and Grand Inquisitor of Spain
• Vidal Medina (born 1976), Mexican playwright and theatre director
• Vidal Nuño (born 1987), American baseball player
• Vidal Sanabria (born 1966), Paraguayan football player
• Vidal Sancho (born 1977), Spanish actor
• Vidal Santiago Díaz (1910–1982), Puerto Rican politician
• Vidal Sassoon (1928–2012), British hairdresser and businessman
• Vidal Vega (1964–2012), Paraguayan politician

See also

• Vidal (disambiguation)
• Georges-Fernand Widal
• Vitale

References

1. Web site: Re: Vidal as a Sephardic Surna - Genealogy.com. 24 April 2017.
2. Web site: Apellido Vidal. Carlos. Domínguez. 24 April 2017.

External links

• http://genforum.genealogy.com/vidal/messages/143.html
• http://www.portuguesaebrasileira.com/genealogia.html
• http://www.heraldicapellido.com/v6/Vidal.htm