Family name Charest (Charest 
, 沙雷 
, شاريه 
) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The surname Charest is characteristic of Canada, where it is quite a common surname, New Zealand, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United States, where it is a rare surname. Much less frequently, Charest is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Charest | Canada, United States, New Zealand, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
| 沙雷 | China |
| شاريه | Palestinian Territory, Yemen |
| zéphirin charest Catholic priest (1813-1876), CA (b. 1813) |
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| elzéar charest architect and civil servant, CA (b. 1850) |
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| rosaire charest Canadian Catholic priest (1880-1967), CA (b. 1880) |
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jean charest 29th Premier of Quebec (2003–2012), CA (b. 1958) |
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nancy charest Canadian lawyer and politician (1959-2014), CA (b. 1959) |
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benoît charest Canadian musician, CA (b. 1964) |
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travis charest Canadian comic book writer, CA (b. 1969) |
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| paul charest anthropologist and professor at Université Laval, CA (b. 1940) |
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| solange charest Canadian politician, CA (b. 1950) |
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| danielle charest Canadian writer, CA (b. 1951) |
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| pierre-mathieu charest researcher and professor at Université Laval, CA (b. 1953) |
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| micheline charest television producer, GB (b. 1953) |
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| francine charest university professor, CA (b. 1954) |
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| emmanuel charest Canadian actor, CA (b. 1967) |
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| richard charest French singer, FR (b. 1970) |
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