Famous People with Name Regis

Régis Labeaume            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Régis Labeaume: is a Canadian businessman, writer and politician, currently serving as mayor of Quebec City. Labeaume was elected on December 2, 2007 in a special election following the death of Andrée Boucher. He was elected with over 59 per cent of the popular vote, defeating candidate Ann Bourget who was the front-runner throughout most of the campaign until the final few days. She eventually ended second with 32% of the votes, followed by former Quebec Liberal Party Minister of Justice and lawyer Marc Bellemare. In 2005, he made an attempt to be elected leader of the municipal political party Renouveau municipal de Québec but lost to 2007 candidate Claude Larose. He was previously the political adviser of former Communications Minister and former Parti Québécois MNA of the riding of Vanier, Jean-François Bertrand from 1980 to 1983. He also collaborated to two books on the Quebec mining industry and on small and medium enterprises.

Hazel-Ann Regis            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Hazel-Ann Regis: is a Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004, without reaching the final.

Johannes Regis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Johannes Regis: was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was a well-known composer at the close of the 15th century, was a principal contributor to the Chigi Codex, and was secretary to Guillaume Dufay.Two masses, seven motets, and two secular songs, both rondeaux, by Regis have survived; some other music is mentioned by Tinctoris and other writers but is lost. One of his lost works is a Missa L'homme armé; dating from the 1450s,[1] it is one of the earliest known masses based on this most popular of all tunes for mass composition. In addition to this lost mass

Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis: is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004. She is a member of ABS-CBN homegrown talent, Star Magic.

John Francis Regis            Origin/Culture/Country: French

John Francis Regis: was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.[1] John Francis Regis (Jean-François Régis) was born in Fontcouverte, (Aude) in the Languedoc region of southern France. His father, Jean Régis, had recently been ennobled as a result of service rendered during the Wars of the League. His mother, Marguerite de Cugunhan, was of a noble family.

Pierre Sylvain Régis            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Pierre Sylvain Régis: was a French Cartesian philosopher and a prominent critic of Spinoza.[1]