title: Yann
text: # Yann
  
  Yann is a French male given name, specifically, the Breton form of "Jean" (French for "John").
  
  Notable persons with the name Yann include:
  
  ## In arts and entertainment
  
  * Yann Martel (born 1963), Canadian author
  * Yann Moix (born 1968), French author, film director and television presenter
  * Yann Peifer (born 1974), German disc-jockey
  * Yann Queffélec (born 1949), French author
  * Yann Tiersen (born 1970), French musician
  * Yann Tomita (born 1952), Japanese musician
  
  ## In politics and activism
  
  * Yann Fouéré (1910–2011), French activist, Breton nationalist
  * Yann Goulet (1914–1999), French activist, Breton nationalist
  * Yann Wehrling (born 1971), French politician
  
  ## In sports
  
  * Yann Bodiger (born 1995), French footballer
  * Yann Boé-Kane (born 1991), French footballer
  * Yann Clairay (born 1983), French racing driver
  * Yann Cucherat (born 1979), French gymnast
  * Yann Danis (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
  * Yann David (born 1988), French rugby union player
  * Yann Delaigue (born 1973), French rugby union player
  * Yann Ekra (born 1990), French-Ivorian footballer
  * Yann Jouffre (born 1984), French footballer
  * Yann Kermorgant (born 1981), French footballer
  * Yann Lachuer (born 1972), French footballer
  * Yann Lesgourgues (born 1991), French rugby union player
  * Yann M'Vila (born 1990), French footballer
  * Yann Marti (born 1998), Swiss tennis player
  * Yann Rolim (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
  * Yann Sommer (born 1988), Swiss footballer
  * Yann Songo'o (born 1991), Cameroonian footballer
  
  ## In other fields
  
  * Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born 1946), French photographer
  * Yann LeCun (born 1960), French-American computer scientist
  