Famous People with Name Valois

Achille-Joseph-Étienne Valois            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Achille-Joseph-Étienne Valois: was a French designer and sculptor who studied for a time in the atelier of Jacques-Louis David and whose sculptural works may be seen in Paris.[1] Among his early works is the Fontaine de Léda (1806-08) in Fontainebleau style re-sited in the Jardin du Luxembourg. At the restoration of the Bourbons he hastened to execute a bust of Louis XVIII.[2] In 1816 he sculpted a portrait of Madame Royale the duchesse d'Angoulême

Georges Valois            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Georges Valois: was a French journalist and politician. After having written his first book, L'Homme qui vient, he met the nationalist and monarchist writer Charles Maurras and became a member of his Action Française (AF) league, where he continued to follow the workers' movement. As his employment would have been compromised by an involvement in the far-right monarchist league, he took the pseudonym of Georges Valois [1].

Michel-François Valois            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michel-François Valois: was a physician and political figure in Canada East. In 1851, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Montreal county as a member of the parti rouge. In 1854, Valois was elected again in Jacques-Cartier (formerly Montreal county).

Jonathan Valois            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jonathan Valois: is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the former Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Joliette. He was elected in the Quebec general election, 2003 but declined to run for re-election in 2007. He was a former participant in the Quebec student's parliament and leader of the youth organization of the Parti Québécois.