Hilaire

Hilaire, the French form of Hilary, is a given name and surname derived from the Latin hilarius meaning happy or merry. Notable people with the name include:

People with the surname

 * Andrew Hilaire (1899–1935), American jazz drummer
 * Laurent Hilaire (born 1962), French ballet dancer and ballet master
 * Max Hilaire (born 1985), Haitian professional footballer
 * Pierre-Marie Hilaire (born 1965), French athlete
 * Ronald Hilaire (born 1984), Canadian gridiron football player and coach
 * Vince Hilaire (born 1959), British professional footballer

People with the given name

 * Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau (1859–1911), Canadian politician
 * Hilaire Babassana, Congolese politician and economist
 * Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953), Anglo-French writer
 * Hilaire de Barenton (1864–1946), French friar, linguist and historian
 * Hilaire du Berrier (1906–2002), American pilot, barnstormer, and spy
 * Hilaire de Chardonnet (1839–1924), French engineer and inventor of artificial silk
 * Hilaire Cholette (1856–1905), Canadian physician and politician
 * Hilaire Couvreur (1924–1998), Belgian cyclist
 * Hilaire Deprez (1922–1957), Belgian sprint canoer
 * Hilaire Hellebaut (1895–51), Belgian racing cyclist
 * Hilaire Hiler (1898–1966), American artist, psychologist, and color theoretician
 * Hilaire Hurteau (1837–1920), Canadian notary and political figure
 * Hilaire Kédigui (born 1982), Chadian footballer
 * Hilaire Mbakop (born 1973), Cameroonian literary scholar and writer
 * Hilaire Momi (born 1990), Central African footballer
 * Hilaire Neveu (1839–1913), Canadian politician
 * Hilaire Noulens, nom de guerre of Jakob Rudnik (1894–1963), Ukrainian-born agent for the Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy
 * Hilaire Onwanlélé-Ozimo (born 1968), Gabonese Olympic athlete
 * Hilaire Pader (1607–1677), French painter and poet
 * Hilaire Penet (born 1501?), French composer
 * Hilaire-Bernard de Longepierre (1659–1721), French playwright
 * Hilaire Bernard de La Rivière (c. 1640–1729), Canadian architect, attorney, and notary
 * Hilaire Rouelle (1718–1779), French chemist
 * Hilaire Spanoghe (1879–unknown), Belgian footballer
 * Hilaire Vanbiervliet (1890–1981), Belgian painter
 * Jean-Hilaire Aubame (1912–1989), Gabonese politician
 * Jean-Hilaire Belloc (1786–1866), French painter