Germain (name)

Germain is the French variant of the name Germanus.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Adrienne Germain (1947–2022), American women's health advocate
• André Germain (1903–1988), French cinematographer
• Anthony Germain, Canadian politician
• Bruno Germain (born 1960), French association football player
• Columbus Germain (1827–1880), American politician
• François-Thomas Germain (1726–1791), French silversmith
• George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1775–1782), British Secretary of State during the American Revolutionary War
• Ivor Germain (1923–1982), Barbadian boxer of the 1940s and 1950s
• Jean-Claude Germain (1939–2025), Canadian playwright, author, journalist and historian
• Louis Germain (1878–1942), French malacologist
• Paul Germain (born 1959), American animation producer
• Ryo Germain (born 1995), Japanese association football player
• Sophie Germain (1776–1831), French mathematician
• Tabitha St. Germain, Canadian stage and voice actress
• Valère Germain (born 1990), French association football player, son of Bruno

Given name

• Germain de Brie (c. 1490–1538), French poet, writing in Latin
• Germain Ifedi (born 1994), American football player
• Germain Kambinga, Congolese politician

Pseudonym

• "Mr. KABC", pseudonym of Marc Germain (born 1967), a radio talk show host in Los Angeles, California
• "Ernest Germain", pseudonym of Ernest Mandel (1923 in – 1995), a Trotskyist politician in Belgium