Painlevé

Painlevé is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Jean Painlevé (1902–1989), French film director, actor, translator, animator, son of Paul
• Paul Painlevé (1863–1933), French mathematician and politician, twice Prime Minister of France
  • Painlevé conjecture, a conjecture about singularities in the n-body problem by Paul Painlevé
  • Painlevé paradox, a paradox in rigid-body dynamics by Paul Painlevé
  • Painlevé transcendents, ordinary differential equation solutions discovered by Paul Painlevé

Other

• French aircraft carrier Painlevé, a planned ship named in honor of Paul Painlevé

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Painlevé.
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