So did captain Picard steal his name from this writer?

[YesterdaysChild]

Just a few letters changed make Jean Luc Picard into
— JEAN-LUC GODARD - Jean-Luc Godard (born December 3, 1930, Paris, France—died September 13, 2022, Rolle, Switzerland) French Swiss film director who came to prominence with the New Wave group in France during the late 1950s and the ’60s.

[RebelinSteel]

he was either named after two ballooning scientist twins or a French Astronomer

Auguste Piccard and Jean Felix Piccard, 20th-century Swiss scientists.

Jean Picard who, in 1680, was the first to detect the aberration of starlight.

[YesterdaysChild]

So in other words he had a lot of people to choose from for Capitan Picard's characters' name.

[RebelinSteel]

Yep, it is believed the twins were the real option.

[TonyMetal___86]

I don't know, maybe yes and maybe no but sometimes the names can be similar without stealing it from someone...
Jean luc picard is a star trek legendary actor not any less than william shatner, i actually think that the peak was in star trek the next generation which was led by jean luc picard character...

My favorite era of star trek episodes...

[Daniela1982]

You know a lot of stealing goes on in music and the entertainment industry. Taylor Swift songs were mostly done by other people first.

[Dargil]

He shopped in the same name store as Englebert Humperdink.

[YesterdaysChild]

That name always made me cringe. But he was hot in his time.
https://youtu.be/S2ujotDMluo?si=8Ytvy7uxezLQ_46X

[Drewtate]

Picardy. A French man with a British accent that drinks Earl grey

[YesterdaysChild]

I might also point out that they had a Robert Picardo who played the holographic doctor on Star Trek Voyager. A coincidence, or did they just like the name Picard?

[Drewtate]

Journeyman actor given a Sci fi role. You remember him in innerspace

[Fireguy17]

I don't think the actors get to pick their character's name, the writes usually do that.

[YesterdaysChild]

You know what I meant. 🙄

[InspireGlow678]

Hmm, sounds fishy