Famous People with Name Genet

Jean Genet            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean Genet: was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but later took to writing novels, plays, poems, and essays, including Querelle de Brest, The Thief's Journal, Our Lady of the Flowers, The Balcony, The Blacks and The Maids.

Edmond-Charles Genêt            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Edmond-Charles Genêt: was a French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution. The Citizen Genêt affair began in 1793 when he was dispatched to the United States to promote American support for France's wars with Spain and Britain.

Jean-Pierre Genet            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean-Pierre Genet: was a professional road bicycle racer from Brest, France from 1964 to 1976. During this time he stayed with one cycling team, the Mercier team of Raymond Poulidor. He rode 13 editions of the Tour de France where he won three stages, once each in 1968, 1971 and 1974. He wore the maillot jaune for one day in the 1968 Tour de France. In 1967, Genet was the Lanterne rouge (last finishing cyclist) in the Tour de France.

Arvid Genetz            Origin/Culture/Country: Finnish

Arvid Genetz: was a Finnish politician. He was a member of the Senate of Finland.