French Famous Boy Names with Letter L

Was a French Jesuit and preacher. On the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes he was sent to Languedoc

Was a French Jesuit and preacher. On the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes he was sent to Languedoc to confirm the new converts in the Catholic faith, and he had much success in this delicate mission. Catholics and Protestants were unanimous in praising his fiery eloquence in the Lent sermons which he preached at Montpellier in 1686.

Was a polymath and correspondent of Leibniz who wrote on archaeology, geology, philosophy, Biblical

Was a polymath and correspondent of Leibniz who wrote on archaeology, geology, philosophy, Biblical scholarship and mathematics.[1] Bourguet entered the College of Zurich in 1688. He became Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Neuchâtel in 1731. He tried to integrate Leibnizian philosophy with issues in natural philosophy.

Was a French astronomer.He worked at the Algiers Observatory and discovered a number of asteroids.Th

Was a French astronomer.He worked at the Algiers Observatory and discovered a number of asteroids.The asteroid 1215 Boyer is named after him.

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 21st in the two-man event at the

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 21st in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Was the inventor of braille[1], a world-wide system used by blind and visually impaired people for r

Was the inventor of braille[1], a world-wide system used by blind and visually impaired people for reading and writing. Braille is read by passing the fingers over characters made up of an arrangement of one to six embossed points. It has been adapted to almost every known language.Louis Braille became blind at the age of 4, when he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with an awl, one of his father's workshop tools. Braille's other eye went blind because of sympathetic ophthalmia an infection.

Was a French actor and playwright. He was a member of the prestigious Académie des Arcades de Rome.

Was a French actor and playwright. He was a member of the prestigious Académie des Arcades de Rome. He débuted at the Comédie-Française on 16 February 1761, in the rôle of Zamore in Voltaire's Alzire. The Mercure de France for March wrote "This new débutant is an agreeable figure, and of an advantageous size. The organ of his voice is naturally beautiful. He shows much fire." Reading this, he left the Théâtre-Français shortly afterwards to enter the company of Mademoiselle Montansier, holder of the theatre concession for Britanny and Normandy. Bursay thus spent 8 years as a theatre director, playing with the company in Amiens, Rouen and Nantes.

Was a French Protestant churchman and scholar. As a Hebrew scholar he made a special study of the hi

Was a French Protestant churchman and scholar. As a Hebrew scholar he made a special study of the history of the Hebrew text, which led him to the conclusion that the vowel points and accents are not an original part of the Hebrew language, but had been inserted by the Massorete Jews of Tiberias, no earlier than the 5th century; he also concluded that the primitive Hebrew characters are those now known as the Samaritan, while the square characters are Aramaic and were substituted for the more ancient at the time of the captivity.

Was a French professional racing cyclist and then team manager. He won Paris-Tours in 1948[2], and t

Was a French professional racing cyclist and then team manager. He won Paris-Tours in 1948[2], and two stages of the Tour de France. He was national champion in 1946.The French businessman, Jean de Gribaldy, took over sponsorship the following year with F

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Was a French dramatist, painter, architect, set designer and author, and designer of one of the earl

Was a French dramatist, painter, architect, set designer and author, and designer of one of the earliest examples of the French landscape garden, Parc Monceau in Paris. He also invented the transparent, an early ancestor of the magic lantern and motion picture, for viewing moving bands of landscape paintings.

Is a cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, Uni

Is a cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the tandem event where he finished in first place and in the individual sprint event where she finished in second place.

Was a French aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers. In 1902, Louis marri

Was a French aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers. In 1902, Louis married the daughter of painter Girardet, Nelly Henriette Julia Girardet, who owned a villa in Houlgate. Together they had five children and the couple later bought the villa Le Clos de Royan which Louis renamed Villa Bréguet. There he entertained people of the world of aviation.

Was a Luxembourgian politician for the Communist Party of Luxembourg. He was a physician by professi

Was a Luxembourgian politician for the Communist Party of Luxembourg. He was a physician by profession, and fought for the French Resistance during the Second World War.

Is a French singer-songwriter of Lebanese origin.Chedid was a fan of the jazz guitarist Django Reinh

Is a French singer-songwriter of Lebanese origin.Chedid was a fan of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and decided that he would set forth into a career in the world of music as soon as he left school. After his first album "Balbutiements" (Mumblings - 1973) attracted little attention, his talent was first recognised after the release of titles like "La Belle" and "T'as beau pas être beau sortis" in 1977.

Was an eminent French historian with interests in geography, demography and sociology. Much of his w

Was an eminent French historian with interests in geography, demography and sociology. Much of his work was devoted to the history of French culture and Paris. Louis Chevalier was born in the Vendée and educated mainly in Paris. He attended the lycée Henri IV, where he was a pupil of the famous teacher of philosophy known as Alain. He entered the Ecole Normale Supérieure in 1932, where a fellow student and close friend was the future president Georges Pompidou. After the war, he taught at the Sciences Po. Among his students was the future French prime minister Edouard Balladur. He was elected to the Collège de France in 1952.

Was a French actor and singer. He is notable as the co-director of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Br

Was a French actor and singer. He is notable as the co-director of the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels from 1772 to 1776, where he had made his debut in 1757. He also acted at Marseille (1759), Bordeaux (1760), La Haye (1768), Metz (1778), Toulouse (1779), Nîmes (1786) and Nantes (1790).

Was a French Baroque composer who made significant contributions to the development of Baroque keybo

Was a French Baroque composer who made significant contributions to the development of Baroque keyboard music. A skillful harpsichordist, organist, and gambist, he was one of the founders of the French harpsichord school and invented the genre of unmeasured prelude for harpsichord. He and his nephew, François le Grand, were the most renowned members of the Couperin family.

Was a French logician, mathematician, philosopher, and linguist. He was the French advocate of the s

Was a French logician, mathematician, philosopher, and linguist. He was the French advocate of the symbolic logic that emerged in the years before World War I, thanks to the writings of Charles Sanders Peirce, Giuseppe Peano and his school, and especially to the Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Couturat's friend and correspondent, Bertrand Russell.

Was a French physician and physiologist. He worked at the Laboratory of Experimental Physiology at t

Was a French physician and physiologist. He worked at the Laboratory of Experimental Physiology at the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, the first of its kind in Brazil. He was a collaborator of João Baptista de Lacerda (1846-1915), a Brazilian physiologist who was the lab's founder.

Was a French Cardinal. He was a son of Charles II of Albret, Count of Dreux.[1] He was bishop of Air

Was a French Cardinal. He was a son of Charles II of Albret, Count of Dreux.[1] He was bishop of Aire in 1445, bishop of Cahors in 1460. He was created Cardinal in 1461. In 1465 he was Bishop of Tarbes and Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.[2]

Was a French film director and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared i

Was a French film director and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979.

Was a French lawyer, civil servant, linguist and reformer in the 16th century. He desired to free Fr

Was a French lawyer, civil servant, linguist and reformer in the 16th century. He desired to free France from the power of the pope. He accused the divinity professors of Sorbonne of heresy and was burned at the stake[1] on April 16, 1529[2]. All his original works are lost, only a few of his Erasmus translations remain[1].

Was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France a

Was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He was the Duke of Vendôme from 1665 at the death of his father.

French physicist and a Nobel laureate. He also served as Perpetual Secretary of the Académie des sc

French physicist and a Nobel laureate. He also served as Perpetual Secretary of the Académie des sciences, France.

Was a composer of chamber music.Caix's tuneful, graceful music is firmly in the French tradition of

Was a composer of chamber music.Caix's tuneful, graceful music is firmly in the French tradition of character pieces in dance suites. It is among the most idiomatic music written for the viol, its apparent simplicity deepening when interpreted in the light of the traditions of French viol performance practice. The French musicologist Philippe Beaussant wrote of Caix's music and anonymity: