Cartier
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Cartier is a surname, and may refer to:
- Edd Cartier (1914 – ), publisher
- George-Étienne Cartier (1814 – 1873), Canadian Father of Confederation
- Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 – 2004), French photographer
- Jacques Cartier (1491 – 1557), French explorer
- Jacques-Theodule Cartier (1885 – 1942), French jeweler who ran the London branch of Cartier, brother of Louis and Pierre
- Louis Cartier, inventor of the wristwatch, brother of Pierre and Jacques
- Pierre Cartier (b. 1932), French mathematician
- Pierre Cartier, French jeweler, one-time owner of the Hope Diamond, brother of Louis and Jacques
- Rudolph Cartier (1904 – 1994), television director
- Walter Cartier
[edit] Places
- Cartier Island, an island north-west of Australia that is part of Australia's Northern Territory.
- Cartier, Manitoba rural municipality in Canada
- Cartier (electoral district)
[edit] Other
- Cartier SA, a jeweler and watch manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA
- Cartier is a subway station in the Montreal area
- HMCS Cartier
- Cartier (typeface)
[edit] See also
- Chartier
- Carter