Gabriel (name)
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For other uses, see Gabriel (disambiguation).
Gabriel (Hebrew: גַבְרִיאֵל )is a given name or surname derived from the Hebrew word "gavri'el" meaning "strong man of God." It was popularized by the association with the Biblical archangel Gabriel, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
People named Gabriel:
- Peter Gabriel, English musician and singer
- Sigmar Gabriel, German Minister for Environment
- Gabriel Prosser, leader of a slave rebellion
- Vulcan aka Gabriel Summers, a Marvel villain
- Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, an Italian saint
- Gabriel Byrne, an Irish actor
- Gabriel Morrissette, a Canadian illustrator
- Gabriel Batistuta, a former Argentine football (soccer) player.
- Gabriel Iglesias, a Mexican American comedian
- Gabriel Chevallier, a French writer and novelist
- Gabriel Bunch, the eponymous hero of Hanif Kureishi's 2001 novel, Gabriel's Gift
- Gabriel Van Helsing, a fictional monster slayer created by Stephen Sommers.
- The nom de plume of cartoonist Jimmy Freill
- Gabriel García Márquez, a Colombian novelist
- Gabriel Reis, Brazilian water polo player
- Gabriel Kaplan, an American comedian and poker player
- Richard P. Gabriel, American computer programmer
- Gabriel Logan, fictional character
- Prince Gabriel of Belgium, grandson of King Albert II
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