Deschanel
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The common French surname Deschanel (meaning "from the channels" or "from the little jugs" depending on patronymists : des chanel(s); it is supposed to be from the Ain region) can refer to:
- A family of French politicians :
- Émile Deschanel (1819 - † 1904), French author and politician, and his son:
- Paul Deschanel (1855 - † 1922), 11th President of the French Republic
- A family of French American artists :
- Caleb Deschanel (1944 - ), American cinematographer, and his daughters:
- Emily Deschanel (1976 - ), actress
- Zooey Deschanel (1980 - ), actress
- Pseudonymous or fictional characters :
- The character Cole Deschanel on the American soap opera Sunset Beach played by Eddie Cibrian.
- Mangano Deschanel, the pseudonym under which the Hungarian-Jewish political theorist and industrialist who was born as Mangano Soloman Elijah Deshnalavski (1930 - ) is most known.