Famous People with Name Odilon

Odilon Duarte Braga            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Odilon Duarte Braga: was a Brazilian lawyer and politician.Braga served as Minister of Agriculture under Getúlio Vargas between July 24, 1935 and November 10, 1937.

Odilon Polleunis            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Odilon Polleunis: nicknamed Lon, was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1968 while at Sint-Truiden. He played 22 matches and scored 10 goals for the national team between 1968 and 1975, starting in a 1-2 friendly win against the Netherlands on April 7, 1968. Polleunis scoring on his debut and the first of his 7 goals in his first 5 Internationals , including a hat-trick against Finland and two against Yugoslavia in World Cup qualifiers in October 1968. At the Mexico World Cup in 1970 Polleunis came on as sub in Belgium's win against El Salvador and started against Mexico in the third game replacing Raoul Lambert.In the mid 1970s, "Lon" moved to RWDM.

Odilon Goyette            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Odilon Goyette: was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented La Prairie in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1887 to 1890 as a member of the Parti national. He was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1887 by-election held following the death of Léon-Benoît-Alfred Charlebois. His election was overturned by the Quebec Superior Court in 1889 but he won the subsequent by-election held later that year. Goyette died in Saint-Constant at the age of 78.

Odilon Desmarais            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Odilon Desmarais: was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Saint-Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1890 to 1892 and St. James in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1901 as a Liberal. Desmarais served on the municipal council for Saint-Hyacinthe from 1888 to 1890, when he was elected to the Quebec assembly. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892, losing to Antoine-Paul Cartier. He was elected to the House of Commons in the federal elections held in 1896 and 1900. In 1899, he was named Queen's Counsel. Desmarais resigned his seat in the House of Commons after he was named judge for Trois-Rivières district in 1901.