Placide

Placide is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Placide Adams (1929–2003), American jazz double bassist
• Placide Bossier, American Civil War victim
• Placide Cappeau (1808–1877), French poet
• Placide Louis Chapelle (1842–1905), French-born American prelate
• Placide Gaudet (1850–1930), Canadian historian, educator, genealogist and journalist
• Placide Nicod (1876–1953), Swiss orthopedic surgeon
• Placide Nyangala (born 1967), Gabonese footballer
• Placide Poulin (born 1938), Canadian businessman
• Placide Tempels (1906–1977), Belgian Franciscan missionary
• Placide Viel (1815–1877), French Roman Catholic professed religious and mother general
• Placide Vigneau (1842–1926), French Canadian author

Surname

• Alexander Placide (1750–1812), American actor and theatre manager
• Charlotte Wrighten Placide (1776–1823), American actress and opera singer
• Jane Placide (1804–1835), American actress
• Johny Placide (born 1988), French footballer
• Kenita Placide, St. Lucian activist
• Kya Placide (born 2004), Welsh bobsledder and sprinter

See also

• Saint-Placide, places with the name