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YvoirMap of Namur province, showing Dinant arrondissement (in dark grey) and Yvoir municipality (in red) Yvoir is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 July 2005 the municipality had 8,409 inhabitants (4,104 males and 4,305 females). The total area is 56.84 km², giving ..
YvoireYvoire is a village and commune on the south shore of Lake Geneva in the French département of Haute-Savoie. It is well known for its medieval buildings and beautiful flower decoration during the summer season. Being located at the tip of the Leman peninsula (presqu'île de Léman), Yvoire delimit..
YvonandYvonand is a municipality in the district of Yverdon of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ..
YvonneYvonne is a female given name. It is French in origin, and is the female form of Yvon, which is derived from the Germanic name Yves. This name means "Yew Tree", from the Germanic word Iv meaning "yew." This name first arrived in England with the Norman invasion, along with variations such as Yvett..
Yvonne ArnaudYvonne Arnaud (December 20, 1892 - September 20,1958) was a French-born pianist, singer and actress. From 1905 to 1911 she performed with leading orchestras throughout Europe and America. In 1911 she decided to try the stage instead of the concert hall and obtained the lead role in the musical Girl..
Yvonne Arnaud TheatreThis article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, Surrey is a theatre presenting in-house productions which ofte..
Yvonne AtwellYvonne Atwell (born 1943 in Nova Scotia) is a Canadian provincial politician. She spent 20 years as an administrator at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, and returned to Nova Scotia in 1984. She has been the president of the Black United Front and the African Canadian Caucus, a chair of th..
Yvonne BarrYvonne Barr (born 1932 London) was a British virologist. She assisted Michael Epstein in the discovery of the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). She graduated from the University of London in 1966 with a Ph.D. Later in her life she married an Australian and moved to his home country. Source [Whonamedi..
Yvonne BlackYvonne Black is an American model from Phoenix, Arizona. She is a natural blonde who has appeared in various men's magazines, has won several major modeling competitions, and has worked as a club dancer. Black has appeared in print as a cover girl for Access Magazine, in BPM Magazine, in 944 Magaz..
Yvonne Brathwaite BurkeYvonne Brathwaite Burke (born October 5, 1932) is a politician from Los Angeles, California, USA. As of 2005, she is the Los Angeles County Supervisor from the 2nd district, a position she has held since 1992. During this time she has served as the Chair of the Board of Supervisors from 1993–1994..
Yvonne BrewsterYvonne Brewster, O.B.E. is a Stage Director, Teacher and Writer. Born in Jamaica, Yvonne Brewster went to the UK to study drama in the mid fifties at the Rose Bruford College and the Royal Academy of Music. She returned to Jamaica to teach Drama and she also jointly founded The Barn - Jamaica's f..
Yvonne BrownYvonne R. Brown is the Mayor of Tchula, Mississippi and the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District ([map]). She is challenging incumbant Democrat Bennie Thompson in the 2006 mid-term election. External link [Yvonne Brown's official campaign..
Yvonne BrycelandYvonne Bryceland (November 18, 1925 - January 13, 1992, London, England) was a South African stage actress. She was born Yvonne Heilbuth in Cape Town in 1925. Some of her best known work was in the plays of Athol Fugard. In 1972, she and her husband founded the Space Theatre in Cape Town, which..
Yvonne ButerYvonne Buter (born March 18, 1959 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland) is a former Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. From 1985 to 1988 she played a total number of 29 international matches for Holland. Buter, a stand-in for ..
Yvonne CaplesYvonne Caples (born June 14, 1972) is a women's boxing champion. She was born in Pune, India, country where she has helped raise the sport's popularity. Caples lives in Las Vegas, where she trains under the tutelage of former men's world Heavyweight title challenger Leroy Caldwell. Caples attends..
Yvonne CatterfeldYvonne Catterfeld (born December 2 1979, in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German singer, actress and TV host. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography2.1 Alben2.2 Singles3 Filmography4 Awards4.0.1 20034.0.2 20045 External links Biography Unterwegs (2005) Cat..
Yvonne Chaka ChakaYvonne Chaka Chaka, dubbed the "Princess of Africa" has been on the forefront of South African music for over 15 years. Songs like "I'm Burning Up", "I'm in Love With a DJ", "I Cry for Freedom", "Makoti", "Motherland" and the ever-popular "Umqombothi" (also known as "African Beer") insured Yvonne's ..
Yvonne ChapmanYvonne Ann Chapman (born 1940) Queensland Member of Parliament (1983 - 1989) where she was for a time Minister for Family Services and Mayor of the Shire of Pine Rivers (1994 - present). Yvonne Chapman was the first woman to hold a Cabinet position in the Queensland Parliament, and is the first Ma..
Yvonne Claire RudellatYvonne Claire Rudellat (January 1897-April 1945) was a member of the French Resistance during the German occupation of France during World War II. Early life Rudellat was born in January of 1897, the youngest of ten children, most of whom died in infancy. She was the daughter of a horse dealer fo..
Yvonne CraigYvonne Joyce Craig (born May 16, 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois) is an American actress best known as Batgirl from the 1960s TV series Batman. Yvonne Craig originally trained to be a ballet dancer but gradually moved into acting. She has appeared in several films including roles with Elvis Presley..
Yvonne CrynsYvonne Cryns (b. 1948) was a midwife in Illinois from 1987 to 2002. She has seven children, six of whom were born at home. After a baby died of natural causes during a birth she was attending in 2002, the Illinois Attorney General's office charged her with involuntary manslaughter. The detective ..
Yvonne De CarloYvonne De Carlo Yvonne De Carlo (born September 1, 1922) is a Canadian-born American film and television actress. Born Margaret Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver, British Columbia, but known from childhood as Peggy, the daughter of an ambitious but unsuccessful aspiring actress, De Carlo sang i..
Yvonne de GaulleYvonne de Gaulle (22 May 1900-8 November 1979) born as Yvonne Charlotte Anne Marie Vendroux was the wife of Charles de Gaulle. They were married on April 7, 1921. She was sometimes known as "Tante Yvonne." She is known for the quote, "The presidency is temporary--but the family is permanent." She an..
Yvonne EllimanYvonne Elliman album cover photo c. 1978 Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 29, 1951) is an American singer. Elliman's singing career began in the early 1970s in London where she performed as a vocalist at various bars and clubs. This led to a recording contract and a cl..
Yvonne FletcherWPC Yvonne Fletcher WPC Yvonne Fletcher (1959–17 April 1984) was a British policewoman who was shot and killed in London's St James's Square during a protest outside the Libyan embassy. The shooting resulted in a police siege of the embassy which lasted for eleven days, and the breakdown ..
Yvonne FoongYvonne Foong is a Malaysian freelance writer who currently campaigns to raise awareness and generate support for her battle with a rare and complicating illness called Neurofibromatosis Type 2. She has campaigned to raise awareness regarding Neurofibromatosis, and has been acclaimed as an inspiratio..
Yvonne GeorgiYvonne Georgi (October 29, 1903 - January 25, 1975) was a German dancer, choreographer and ballet mistress. Georgi was born in Leipzig. Along with Gret Palucca and Hanya Holm, she was one of the best-known students of Mary Wigman; in her roles as dancer, choreographer and ballet mistress she exerci..
Yvonne HubertYvonne Hubert, Pianist, teacher, born in Mouscron, Belgium, on 28 May 1895, died in Montreal, Canada, on 8 June 1988. Premier Prix piano (Lille Conservatoire) 1906, Premier Prix piano (Paris Conservatoire) 1911, Honorary LLD (Concordia University) 1981. Yvonne Hubert started her musical studies at ..
Yvonne John LewisYvonne John Lewis is a female singer from England who provides the lead vocals for Basement Jaxx and Zero 7 on their albums. She is well known as the featured singer on Narcotic Thrust's number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit from 2002, "Safe From Harm." See also List of number-one dan..
Yvonne KaugerYvonne Kauger (born August 3, 1937), She is currently a Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and was appointed to the Court's District 4 seat by Governor George Nigh in 1984, and served as Chief Justice from 1997 to 1998. She was born in Cordell, Oklahoma, and grew up in Colony, Oklahoma, and is a..
Yvonne KennyYvonne Kenny AM (born 25 November, 1950, Sydney, New South Wales), is an Australian opera singer, particularly associated with the works of Handel. She has a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Sydney, but chose singing as her professional career. She provided the voice for the title r..
Yvonne LefébureYvonne Lefébure (June 29, 1898 - January 23, 1986) was a French pianist. Born in Ermont, she studied with Alfred Cortot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in piano and numerous other subjects. She soon appeared with the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux and the Orchestre des Concert..
Yvonne LoriodYvonne Loriod (born 20 January 1924) is a French pianist who became the second wife of composer Olivier Messiaen. ..
Yvonne MintonYvonne Minton CBE (born December 4, 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian opera singer. She is variously billed as a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. She studied voice on a scholarship at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She won the National Eisteddfod in Canberra, as..
Yvonne MitchellYvonne Mitchell (born July 7 1925 in London, England, UK; died March 24 1979 in London, England, UK) was a British stage, television and film actress, probably best remembered for her role as Julia in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Already an exper..
Yvonne MurrayYvonne Murray MBE (born October 4, 1964 in Musselburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former middle distance track and road running athlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games for the 3,000m that were held in her hometown of Edinburgh. She then went on to win the bronze medal at th..
Yvonne NavarroYvonne Navarro is an American author who has published a number of books. Buffyverse Some of these include related to the fictional 'Buffyverse': Wicked WillowPaleoTempted Champions She has contributed short stories to: Tales of the SlayerHow I Survived My Summer VacationThe Longest Night Other wor..
Yvonne NevéjeanYvonne Feyerick Nevéjean (? - 1987) was one of the leaders of an organisation that helped hide Jewish children in Nazi-occupied Belgium during World War II. She was instrumental in hiding about 4000 children, many with Catholic families and institutions. After the war she was honoured inside and ..
Yvonne O'NeillYvonne O'Neill (born June 9, 1936 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995. O'Neill was educated at the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Education. She worked as a secondary school teac..
Yvonne PerryYvonne Perry (born October 23, 1966 in Voorheesville, New York, USA) is an American actress. After years doing commercials, and nearly a year as part of the improv team tricking people for Candid Camera, her big break came in 1992 when she landed the role of Rosanna Cabot on the CBS soap opera As th..
Yvonne PrintempsYvonne Printemps (Ermont, France, July 25, 1895 – January 19, 1977 in Paris, France) was a French singer and actress. Born Yvonne Wignolle, she was dancing in revues at the Folies Bergère in Paris at age 13. Nicknamed Printemps (springtime) by her fellow chorus members because of her sunny ..
Yvonne RainerYvonne Rainer (born 1934) is an American choreographer and filmmaker. American avant-garde choreographer and filmmaker whose work in both disciplines often featured the medium's most fundamental elements rather than meeting conventional expectations. Rainer moved to New York City in 1957 to study..
Yvonne RidleyYvonne Ridley (born 1959?, Stanley, County Durham, England) is a British journalist and Respect Party politician best known for her capture by the Taliban and subsequent conversion to Islam. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Marriage and children1.2 Capture by the Taliban1.3 Subsequent ..
Yvonne RüeggYvonne Rüegg (born 2 August 1938) is former alpine skier. At the 1960 Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in Giant Slalom. ..
Yvonne RydingYvonne Ryding (born December 14, 1962) from Eskilstuna, Sweden, was the Miss Universe titleholder for the year 1984 (crowned on July 9, 1984). She was the third Swede to win the pageant. Prior to competing in the Miss Universe pageant, Miss Ryding was a Swedish National Lucia Bride. She is divorce..
Yvonne S. WilsonYvonne S. Wilson (March 22, 1929 - ) is a Democratic politician from Missouri. She was born in Kansas City. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lincoln University in elementary education in 1950, and a Master of Arts degree in sociology from University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1971. She ..
Yvonne SchaloskeYvonne Schaloske (born August 23, 1951) is a Swedish actress. She was born in Borås. Yvonne Schaloske has starred in many Swedish movies and in TV-shows, most notably the soap opera Rederiet. ..
Yvonne SciòYvonne Sciò (born 1969) is a model and actress. External link [Yvonne Sciò at IMDB] ..
Yvonne ShermanYvonne C. Sherman Tutt (born May 3, 1930; died February 2, 2005 in Colorado Springs, CO) was an American figure skater. She won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice as a singles skater and once as a pairs skater with Robert Swenning. Sherman competed in both disciplines in..
Yvonne ThompsonYvonne Thompson is a member of the board of the London Development Agency. ..
Yvonne TrevinoYvonne Trevino (born January 18, 1967) is a former female boxer and fashion model from Peoria, Arizona. Trevino was very popular among boxing fans during the 1990s, especially in the Southwestern United States and in her home state of Arizona. Her popularity led her to receive show business opport..
Yvonne van GennipYvonne Maria van Gennip (born May 1, 1964 in Haarlem) was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals. After she had injured her foot, and had surgery less than two m..
Yvonne VeraYvonne Vera (September 19, 1964 - April 7, 2005) was an award-winning author from Zimbabwe. Yvonne was raised in Zimbabwe, she left in 1987 to attend York University, Toronto. She wrote a number of books, Why Don't You Carve Other Animals (1992), Nehanda (1993), Without a Name (1994), Under the T..
Yvonne WanrowYvonne Wanrow, now known as Yvonne L. Swan (born 1943), is a Native American woman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation whose 1972 trial for the shooting death of a man who was attempting to molest her son became a cause célèbre of the feminist and American Indian movements. Her ..
Yvonne Yung HungAlso known as Ewong Yung Hung or Wen Hong (Mandarin). Yvonne is a Hong Kong actress born on 17 September 1968 in Hong Kong. She started as a model and dancer, and became Miss Asia Pageant (Hong Kong) in 1989. She is also a runner up for Miss Asia Pacific in 1989, and Hong Kong delegate for Miss W..
Yvonne ZimaYvonne Zima (born January 16, 1989 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey) is an American actress best known for her long-term portrayal of "Rachel Greene" in ER, having first appeared in the 1994 pilot episode. In films, her breakthrough came when she appeared as Geena Davis' daughter "Caitlin" in the film T..
Yvon CharbonneauYvon Charbonneau, PC, L.Ped. (born July 11, 1940 in Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. Charbonneau was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the constituency of Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies from 1997 to 2004. He is a former admini..
Yvon ChouinardYvon Chouinard (born 1938) (in Maine) is a rock climber, environmentalist and outdoor industry businessman, noted for his contributions to climbing, climbing equipment and the outdoor gear business. Yosemite Rockclimber to Leading Alpinist Chouinard was one of the leading climbers of the Golden Age..
Yvon CorriveauYvon Rene Corriveau (born February 8, 1967 in Welland, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1985 NHL Draft, Corriveau also played for the Hartford Whalers and San Jose Sharks. He retired from active professional play in 2005. External Links ..
Yvon DelbosYvon Delbos (1885-1956) was a French Radical politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Popular Front governments of Léon Blum and Camille Chautemps. During the Spanish Civil War, he worked alongside his British counterpart Anthony Eden in fleshing out the policy of non-interventi..
Yvon DeschampsYvon Deschamps is a Quebec author, actor, comedian and producer best known for his monologues. His social-commentary-tinged humour propelled him to prominence in Quebec popular culture in the 1970s and 1980s. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Beginnings1.2 L'Osstidcho1.3 Glory1.4 ..
Yvon DupuisYvon Dupuis, PC born October 11th 1926 in Montreal was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Dupuis was educated at Collège de Varennes in Longeuil, Quebec, and worked as an insurance agent and as the owner of two music stores prior to running for elected office. He was first elected to the National ..
Yvon DurelleYvon Durelle, born October 14, 1929 in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick, Canada, was a British Empire champion boxer. From a family of fourteen children, Yvon Durelle grew up in a small Acadian fishing village on the Atlantic coast. Like many others of his generation, he left school at an early age to ..
Yvon GodinYvon Godin (born May 12, 1955 in Bathurst, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. Godin is currently a New Democratic Party MP in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Acadie—Bathurst since 1997. Godin is a former labour representative. He is the current Whip of the NDP ca..
Yvon KrevéYvon Krevé, also known as Von Von, is a French Canadian hip hop artist. Discography 6 June 2000: L'accent grave18 March 2003: Quand j'rap pas25 October 2005: Von Von Le vet External links [Musique Plus: Yvon Krevé][HHQC: Yvon Krevé] ..
Yvon LabreYvon Labre (born November 29, 1949 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. Labre was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but only played there a very short time (21 games) before being selected by the Washington Capitals in the Expansion Draft. Labre has..
Yvon LévesqueYvon Lévesque (born March 10, 1940) is a Quebec politician. He is the current Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou. Born in Lac-au-Saumon, Quebec, he was an electrician, foreman, labour relations consultant, labour representative, and su..
Yvon NeptuneYvon Neptune (born November 8, 1946 at Cavaillon) was the Prime Minister of Haïti from 2002 until 2004. He was appointed by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and took office on March 15, 2002. On March 2, 2004, shortly after Aristide's resignation, a mob attempted to arrest Neptune on corruption ch..
Yvon of the YukonYvon of the Yukon is a cartoon television show about a French explorer, Yvon Ducharme, who became frozen in an ice block in the Yukon. The exact date of this is unclear, although his constant cries of devotion towards King Louis indicate it was before the French Revolution. This served the purpose..
Yvon PetraYvon Petra (March 8, 1916 - September 12, 1984) was a French male tennis player. He was born in Cholon, South Vietnam. He is best remembered as the last Frenchman to win the Wimbledon championships men's singles title in 1946. He also won two French titles during World War II. ..
Yvon PinardYvon Pinard, PC (born October 10 1940) is a judge and former Canadian politician. Pinard was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1974 election. He was the Liberal Party's Deputy Government House Leader from 1977 to 1978. He was Government House Leader and President of the Privy C..
Yvon PoitrasYvon Poitras is a Canadian politician and lobbyist. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick where he served as a Progressive Conservative member. He was Minister of Municipal Affairs from after the 1982 election until 1985 under Premier Richard Hatfield. Recently, he has serve..
Yvon VillarceauAntoine-Joseph Yvon Villarceau (1813 – 1883) was a French astronomer, mathematician, and engineer. He constructed an equatorial meridian-instrument and an isochronometric regulator for the Paris Observatory. He wrote Mecanique Celeste. Expose des Methodes de Wronski et Compsantes des Forces ..
YvorneYvorne is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aigle. ..
Yvor WintersArthur Yvor Winters (October 17, 1900 - January 26, 1968) was an American literary critic and poet, noted as a critic of poetry and embroiled in controversy. His critical style — dogmatic, moralising, dismissive — was comparable to that of F. R. Leavis, and in the same way he created a..
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