Eugene
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Eugene is a given name. It may also refer to:
In geography:
- Eugene, Oregon, a large US city, home of the University of Oregon
- Mount Eugene, the highest mountain of the United States Range on Ellesmere Island
- Eugene, Indiana, a small unincorporated town in Vermillion County, Indiana
- Eugene, Missouri, a small unincorporated town in Cole County, Missouri
In Christianity:
- Pope Eugene I, pope from 655 to 657
- Pope Eugene II, pope from 824 to 827
- Pope Eugene III, pope from 1145 to 1153
- Pope Eugene IV, pope from 1431 to 1447
- St. Eugene, one of the deacons of Saint Zenobius
- Saint Eugenios of Trebizond was the patron saint of the Empire of Trebizond
In military:
- German cruiser Prinz Eugen, warship which served in the German Navy from 1940 until Germany surrendered during World War II
- Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial, the only child of Emperor Napoleon III of France and his Empress consort Eugénie de Montijo
- Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), noted general and Austrian Field Marshal
- SMS Prinz Eugen was an Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship built in 1912
- USS Eugene (PF-40), Tacoma-class frigate
- USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711), Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy
- Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863 - 1954), the last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923
In television and film:
- Gene Eugene, Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician
- DCI Gene Hunt, a character from the British television series Life on Mars
In music:
- Eugene (entertainer), a Korean singer of the group S.E.S.
- "Careful with That Axe, Eugene", a single by rock group Pink Floyd
In literature:
- Eugene Onegin, novel in verse written by Aleksandr Pushkin
- Eugene Onegin (opera), an opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Eugene Trilogy, a collection of plays by Neil Simon consisting of Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and Broadway Bound
In sports:
- Bruce Eugene (born 1982), American football player and starting quarterback for the Grambling State University Tigers
- Eugene, the ring name of America professional wrestler Nick Dinsmore who worked for World Wrestling Entertainment
In business:
- Eugene Group, a Korean chaebol
- Eugen Systems, a gaming company located in France, makers of Act of War: Direct Action
In other fields:
- Hurricane Eugene, five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
- European Green Electricity Network
- Eugene Green Energy Standard