Niel

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Niel is a French surname most prominently associated with Xavier Niel, a billionaire entrepreneur and telecoms magnate.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Niel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Army officer
French-language surname
billionaire
businessperson
entrepreneur
human
human
politician
surname
telecommunications magnate
associatedWithCountry France
associatedWithIndustry telecommunications
countryOfCitizenship France
familyName Niel self-linksurface differs
fieldOfWork internet services
technology industry
telecommunications industry
givenName Xavier
hasGenderForm masculine surname
hasNotableBearer Adolphe Niel
General Louis Jules Trochu
surface form: Louis-Jules Trochu de Niel

Xavier Niel
hasVariantSpelling Niel (without diacritics)
knownFor developing low-cost telecom offerings in France
founding Iliad S.A.
languageOfOrigin French
nationality French
notableFor disrupting the French telecommunications market
usedAs family name
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xavier Niel familyName Niel
Rupel flowsPast Niel
Niel familyName Niel self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Xavier Niel