Hilaire, the French form of Hilary, is a given name and surname derived from the Latin hilarius meaning happy or merry. Notable people with the name include:
People with the surname
People with the given name
- Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau (1859âÂÂ1911), Canadian politician
- Hilaire Babassana, Congolese politician and economist
- Hilaire Belloc (1870âÂÂ1953), Anglo-French writer
- Hilaire de Barenton (1864âÂÂ1946), French friar, linguist and historian
- Hilaire du Berrier (1906âÂÂ2002), American pilot, barnstormer, and spy
- Hilaire de Chardonnet (1839âÂÂ1924), French engineer and inventor of artificial silk
- Hilaire Cholette (1856âÂÂ1905), Canadian physician and politician
- Hilaire Couvreur (1924âÂÂ1998), Belgian cyclist
- Hilaire Deprez (1922âÂÂ1957), Belgian sprint canoer
- Hilaire Hellebaut (1895âÂÂ51), Belgian racing cyclist
- Hilaire Hiler (1898âÂÂ1966), American artist, psychologist, and color theoretician
- Hilaire Hurteau (1837âÂÂ1920), Canadian notary and political figure
- Hilaire Kédigui (born 1982), Chadian footballer
- Hilaire Mbakop (born 1973), Cameroonian literary scholar and writer
- Hilaire Momi (born 1990), Central African footballer
- Hilaire Neveu (1839âÂÂ1913), Canadian politician
- Hilaire Noulens, nom de guerre of Jakob Rudnik (1894âÂÂ1963), Ukrainian-born agent for the Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy
- Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo (born 1968), Gabonese Olympic athlete
- Hilaire Pader (1607âÂÂ1677), French painter and poet
- Hilaire Penet (born 1501?), French composer
- Hilaire-Bernard de Longepierre (1659âÂÂ1721), French playwright
- Hilaire Bernard de La Rivière (c. 1640âÂÂ1729), Canadian architect, attorney, and notary
- Hilaire Rouelle (1718âÂÂ1779), French chemist
- Hilaire Spanoghe (1879âÂÂunknown), Belgian footballer
- Hilaire Vanbiervliet (1890âÂÂ1981), Belgian painter
- Jean-Hilaire Aubame (1912âÂÂ1989), Gabonese politician
- Jean-Hilaire Belloc (1786âÂÂ1866), French painter
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