Famous People with Name Sylvain

Sylvain Saudan            Origin/Culture/Country: Swiss

Sylvain Saudan: is an extreme skier, dubbed "skier of the impossible." He is noted for skiing down large and steep mountains, including those in the Himalayas. In 2007 he survived a helicopter crash in Kashmir. Saudan’s crowning achievement came in 1982 when, at age 46,

Éric Sylvain            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Éric Sylvain: a Canadian curler from Lévis. He currently plays second for Jean-Michel Ménard.Sylvain joined up with Ménard in 2003, and qualified for his first Brier in 2005 as a member of Team Quebec. The lost in the 3-4 game to Nova Scotia (Shawn Adams, skip).In 2006

George Sylvain            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Sylvain: was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Rimouski in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member. He was mayor of Bic from 1855 to 1874 and from 1875 to 1876. He also served as Vice-Consul in the region for Norway and Sweden. In 1861, Sylvain was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Rimouski; he was reelected in 1863 and again after Confederation. In 1887, he was named Crown Lands agent and served in that post until his death at Rimouski in 1891.

John Sylvain            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Sylvain: is a Montreal insurance executive who was named to the Canadian Senate by Brian Mulroney in 1990. Sylvain was one of several Senators named by Mulroney in 1990 with the purpose of creating a Progressive Conservative majority in the upper house in order to pass the enactment of the Goods and Services Tax which had been delayed by the Senate's Liberal majority. He served as deputy chair of the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.