Eugene

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Eugene is a common (masculine) first name that comes from the Greek eugenes "well-born," from eu- "well" + -genes "born." The name shares a root with the word eugenics. Variants include Eugène (French), Eugen (German, Romanian), Eugenio (Italian, Spanish), Yevgeniy (Russian: Евгений), and Gene. The feminine variant is Eugenia.

Eugene may refer to:

In geography:

  • Eugene, Missouri, a small unincorporated town with a population of 141 according to the 1990 U.S. Census
  • Eugene, Oregon, the third largest city in the state of Oregon
  • Mount Eugene, the highest mountain of the United States Range on Ellesmere Island

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In television and film:

  • Eugene (b. 1981), Korean singer and actress
  • Eugene (b. 1975), professional wrestler
  • Eugene Levy, Jewish-Canadian actor
  • Gene Eugene, Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician
  • Gene L. Coon, American screenwriter and television producer
  • Gene Rayburn, American gameshow host and radio personality
  • Gene Roddenberry, American scriptwriter and producer
  • Gene Snitsky, professional wrestler currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand
  • Jerome Eugene Morrow, a suitably named character in Gattaca, a film on genetic discrimination

In Star Trek:

  • Thomas Eugene Paris, character in the fictional Star Trek universe who served aboard the USS Voyager as helmsman and pilot
  • Wesley Eugene Crusher, character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation

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