Athanase is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard (1768–1825), French physician born in the village of Sompuis, département Marne Athanase Coquerel (disambiguation) Athanase David (1882–1953), Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman Prix Athanase-David, annual literary award, part of the Prix du Québec Athanase Gaudet (1848–1888), farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec Athanase Josué Coquerel (1820–1875), French Protestant theologian, son of Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel (1795–1868), French Protestant theologian, born in Paris Athanase Seromba (born 1963), Rwandan priest found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the Rwandan genocide Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la Contrie (1832–1911), French royalist military commander Charles Athanase Walckenaer (1771–1852), French civil servant and scientist Jean Charles Athanase Peltier (1785–1845), French physicist Jean-Athanase Sicard (1872–1929), French neurologist and radiologist Panayis Athanase Vagliano (1814–1902), merchant and shipowner, acclaimed as the father of modern Greek