Famous People with Name Regnier

Regnier De Graaf            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Regnier De Graaf: was a Dutch physician and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology. His first name is often spelled Reinier or Reynier.De Graaf was born in Schoonhoven. He studied medicine in Utrecht and Leiden. There his co-students were Jan Swammerdam, Niels Stensen and Frederik Ruysch, one of their professors was Franciscus Sylvius. (All of them were interested in the organs of procreation). He submitted his doctoral thesis on the pancreas, and went to France where he obtained his medical degree from the University of Angers.

Thomas Régnier            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Thomas Régnier: is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for Stade Reims. He played on the professional level in Ligue 1 for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and in Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot.

Laurier Arthur Régnier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Laurier Arthur Régnier: was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-François-Xavier, Manitoba and became a barrister and farmer by career. After unsuccessful attempts to win a House of Commons seat at Selkirk in the 1949 election, and at St. Boniface in 1957, Régnier won St. Boniface in the 1958 election. He served one term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, until his defeat there in the 1962 federal election.