Famous People with Name Leonce

Léonce Perret            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Léonce Perret: was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.[1] He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant-garde for his unorthodox directing methods, Léonce Perret introduced innovative camera, lighting and film scoring techniques to French cinema.Léonce Perret began his career as a relatively undistinguished stage actor. He was recruited to the film industry by the Gaumont Film Company. His numerous short films gained significant accolade in French cinematography. Until his emigration to the United States in 1917,

Léonce Gaston Quentin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Léonce Gaston Quentin: was a French archer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Léonce Vieljeux            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Léonce Vieljeux: was a colonel in the French reserve army, industrialist and mayor of La Rochelle. Gaining a diploma from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1888, he was attached to the 123e régiment d’infanterie at La Rochelle, where he married Hélène Delmas, daughter of the famous arms manufacturer from that town. He left the army to enter his father-in-law's family business "Delmas Frères", becoming its president, changing its name to "Compagnie Delmas-Vieljeux", and making it one of France's most important shipping companies. Sitting on La Rochelle's municipal council from 1912 to 1925, he became its mayor in 1930.

Léonce Alloy            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Léonce Alloy: was a French medallic sculptor and engraver. He was a student of Barrias, Chaplain, Vernon and Couteau. He was a member of the Société des artistes français and exhibited from 1902 to 1942[1].

Leonce Cormier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Leonce Cormier: is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. He was born in Dorchester, New Brunswick. He competed across Canada, in several American promotions, and wrestled internationally for both Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council (WWC) and the National Wrestling