French Famous Boy Names with Letter J

Was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independent state on the North

Was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independent state on the North-Eastern border with France). He is an important figure in the development of the old master print. He made over 1,400 brilliantly detailed etchings that chronicled the life of his period, featuring soldiers, clowns, drunkards, Gypsies, beggars, as well as court life.

Is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for a France in t

Is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for a France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gilles Bertould, Daniel Velasques, and Francis Kerbiriou.

Was a French architect and designer, working mostly in Art Deco style, active in France, Canada, and

Was a French architect and designer, working mostly in Art Deco style, active in France, Canada, and in the United States.

Was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France.[1][2][3][4] He was

Was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France.[1][2][3][4] He was the first European to describe and map[5] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).

Was a French-Italian astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.Cass

Was a French-Italian astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.Cassini was born at the Paris Observatory. Admitted at the age of seventeen to membership of the French Academy of Sciences, he was elected in 1696 a fellow of the Royal Society of London, and became maître des comptes in 1706. Having succeeded to his father's position at the observatory in 1712, he measured in 1713 the arc of the meridian from Dunkirk to Perpignan, and published the results in a volume entitled Traité de la grandeur et de la figure de la terre (1720). He also wrote Eléments d'astronomie (1740), and died at Thury, near Clermont.

Is a French composer. He studied at Lycée Buffon. He gained his baccalaureat in elementary mathemat

Is a French composer. He studied at Lycée Buffon. He gained his baccalaureat in elementary mathematics, before he entered Paris National Conservatory of Music in 1944 and began studying piano under Armand Ferté, composition under Tony Aubin, analysis under Olivier Messiaen. While at the conservatory, between 1948 and 1953 he obtained 5 first prizes (in piano, chamber music, analysis, composition, and harmony classes). He also won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1953 with his cantata La boîte de Pandore (Pandora's Box). The following year, he went to Rome where he stayed until 1958,

Was a French harpsichordist in the Early Baroque era.Jacques Champion de Chambonnières was report

Was a French harpsichordist in the Early Baroque era.Jacques Champion de Chambonnières was reported to have "excelled every performer in the softness and roundness of his touch." He is considered the founder of the French harpsichord school -- in part, because he published two collections of his works in 1670 -- although he probably inherited a rich and long tradition. The French harpsichord school flourished during the 17th and 18th centuries and led to François Couperin (1668-1733) and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764).

Was a French actor and film director. Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and th

Was a French actor and film director. Charon directed the 1968 feature film A Flea in Her Ear and the 1973 television movie Monsieur Pompadour.

Was a French dancer and socialite. He joins Opéra de Paris in 1947. In 1956, he joins Opéra-Comiqu

Was a French dancer and socialite. He joins Opéra de Paris in 1947. In 1956, he joins Opéra-Comique. The same year, he writes Les Carnets de Marie-Chantal, thus creating a character who is the archetype of the snobbish socialite[1].

A French businessman and politician, was the former chief executive officer of the United States ope

A French businessman and politician, was the former chief executive officer of the United States operation of L'Oréal (COSMAIR), the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty products. He was the adoptive son of Eugène Deloncle.

Was a French architect, whose work was marked by the movement of architecture, sculpture. Jacques Co

Was a French architect, whose work was marked by the movement of architecture, sculpture. Jacques Couëlle is a self-taught architect. Uncategorized, he remains on the margins of major movements in architecture and in particular the Modern Movement. In 1946 he founded the Research Center of natural structures which are made "studies and applications to human habitat natural phenomena and architecture of instinct, the architecture of plants and organic bodies. Nicknamed "the architect of billionaires," he has made exceptional homes.

Was a French painter. The sight of some battle-pictures revived his taste for fine art. He went to B

Was a French painter. The sight of some battle-pictures revived his taste for fine art. He went to Bologna, and studied under the friendly tutelage of Guido Reni; thence he proceeded to Rome, where he painted, in the Cistercian monastery, the "Miracle of the Loaves." Here he took a house and after a while entered upon his own characteristic style of art, that of battle-painting, in which he has been accounted to excel all other old masters; his merits were cordially recognized by the celebrated Cerquozzi, named Michelangelo delle Battaglie.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won medals in the foil competition at two Olympic Games.[1][2] He wa

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won medals in the foil competition at two Olympic Games.[1][2] He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1949 to 1952.[2]

Was a French Catholic journalist and historian. He was now in his twentieth year; he quickly obtaine

Was a French Catholic journalist and historian. He was now in his twentieth year; he quickly obtained the professorship of philosophy at the college in his native town, but soon resigned the position on account of ill-health, and went in 1823 to Rome, as companion and private secretary to the French ambassador, the Duke of Laval-Montmorency.[1]

Was a French merchant, one of the founders of the trade between France and the Levant. About 1429 he

Was a French merchant, one of the founders of the trade between France and the Levant. About 1429 he formed a commercial partnership with two brothers named Godard; and in 1432 he was at Damascus, buying and bartering, and transporting the wares of the Levant—gall-nuts, wools and silks, mohair, brocades and carpets—to the interior of France by way of Narbonne. In the same year he established himself at Montpellier,

Was a French religious dignitary and patron of medieval France. He was abbot of Jumièges then of Cl

Was a French religious dignitary and patron of medieval France. He was abbot of Jumièges then of Cluny, and bishop of Clermont. He was a member of the House of Amboise, an old noble family.

Was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He directed

Was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He directed well over 80 films between 1915 and 1948 and in the 1940s released numerous films in the United States and Italy.

Was a French Jesuit mathematician. Born in Compiègne, he subsequently entered the Society of Jesus.

Was a French Jesuit mathematician. Born in Compiègne, he subsequently entered the Society of Jesus. From 1629 to 1630, Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit College at Pontà Mousson. He was still studying theology at this time. From 1631 to 1633, Billy taught mathematics at the Jesuit college at Rheims. From 1665 to 1668 he was professor of mathematics at the Jesuit college at Dijon. One of his pupils there was Jacques Ozanam. Billy also taught in Grenoble. He also served as rector of a number of Jesuit Colleges in Châlons, Langres and in Sens.

Was a French Baroque composer of Dutch ancestry. He was acquainted with composers in Parisian music

Was a French Baroque composer of Dutch ancestry. He was acquainted with composers in Parisian music circles of the early 17th century such as Étienne Moulinié and Michel Lambert. [1

Was a Jesuit missionary and the younger brother of Jean de Lamberville, also a missionary. He came t

Was a Jesuit missionary and the younger brother of Jean de Lamberville, also a missionary. He came to New France from France at the age of 34 and became part of the Iroquois missions. There, his most famous convert was Kateri Tekakwitha.

Was a French academic who taught mainly in Argentina. During World War II, Jacques de Mahieu was a m

Was a French academic who taught mainly in Argentina. During World War II, Jacques de Mahieu was a member of the Division Charlemagne [3].. After the Liberation of France, he was one of the first to flee to Juan Perón's Argentina through the ratlines organized by Peron and the Vatican. A Naturalized Argentine [4], he became an ideologue of the Peronist movement, before becoming a mentor to a Roman Catholic nationalist youth group in the 1960s [5].

Was a French jurist, orator, translator and man of letters. The author of translations of Demosthene

Was a French jurist, orator, translator and man of letters. The author of translations of Demosthenes and essays on jurisprudence, Tourreil was elected to the Académie royale des inscriptions et médailles in 1691, the Académie française in 1692 and the Académie des Jeux floraux in 1694. Being both an orator and a contributor to the first edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

Was a theologian chronicler and cardinal from 1229 – 40. From the document issued by Gregory IX on

Was a theologian chronicler and cardinal from 1229 – 40. From the document issued by Gregory IX on May 14, 1240 appears that Jacques de Vitry shortly before his death was elected Patriarch of Jerusalem, but this election was not ratified by the Pope.

Is a former French footballer born in 1926 in Tourcoing (Nord)[1]. He played as a defender for CO Ro

Is a former French footballer born in 1926 in Tourcoing (Nord)[1]. He played as a defender for CO Roubaix-Tourcoing and Lille OSC, in the 1950s.

Was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterest

Was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world close