French Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a French footballer retired Defender.

Is a French footballer retired Defender.

Is a French sprinter. Together with Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, and Lueyi Dovy, he won a gold me

Is a French sprinter. Together with Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, and Lueyi Dovy, he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He finished 6th in the 200m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.

Was an Algerian born songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 100 songs, including works for É

Was an Algerian born songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 100 songs, including works for Édith Piaf and Céline Dion. He also wrote the title song for Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York.

Is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes

Is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires (The Black Socks), taking his name from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine (later the star of Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville). The band performed at the Parisian nightclub Le Golf Drouot before signing to Barclay Records and finding almost instant success; in 1961 it sold two million records.

Is a French race walker.

Is a French race walker.

Is a French former professional road racing cyclist. He won the Champs-Élysées stage in 1994 Tour

Is a French former professional road racing cyclist. He won the Champs-Élysées stage in 1994 Tour de France. He is a four-time French national time trial champion and he also won the French road race championship in 1995.

Is a French footballer who plays for Amiens SC in the French third division, as a defender.

Is a French footballer who plays for Amiens SC in the French third division, as a defender.

Was a French sculptor. He was born in Lille and won the prestigious Rome prize in 1887 having been r

Was a French sculptor. He was born in Lille and won the prestigious Rome prize in 1887 having been runner up in 1885. In Lille one can see four of Boutry’s works: The monument aux morts which stands in front of the Palais Rihour, the monument remembering the victims of the explosion at the “18 ponts” munition depot, and the statues of Léon Trulin and Jeanne Maillotte. There is also a statue of Maréchal Foch by Boutry in the square Foch in Lille. Boutry also worked on the equestrian statue of Foch in Cassel.

Was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regar

Was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist.[1] A superb draughtsman, he is especially identified with the subject of the dance, and over half his works depict dancers.

Was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist. During the German occupation of World W

Was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist. During the German occupation of World War II, he joined the French Resistance in the Maquis, and in 1942 fled to Charles de Gaulle's headquarters in Algiers, where he was made head of the Provisional Government of the Republic's legislative department. At the end of the war he served as French counsel for the prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials.

Is an Ivory Coast footballer currently playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis as a midfielder.He s

Is an Ivory Coast footballer currently playing for Espérance Sportive de Tunis as a midfielder.He started his career in homeland club Africa Sports, before moving to Algeria to play MO Constantine in the second division. Then he went to Morocco, to firstly play for Mouloudia Oujda and then Raja Casablanca.

Is a French philosopher and sociologist under the original name Edgar Nahoum. He is of Judeo-Spanish

Is a French philosopher and sociologist under the original name Edgar Nahoum. He is of Judeo-Spanish (Sefardi) origin. He is known for the transdisciplinarity of his works, in that he covers a wide range of interests and dismisses the conventional boundar

Was a French historian and intellectual. His first publication, the Tablettes du juif errant ("Table

Was a French historian and intellectual. His first publication, the Tablettes du juif errant ("Tablets of the Wandering Jew") ,which appeared in 1823, symbolized the progress of humanity [3] . He became impressed with German intellectual writing and undertook translating Johann Gottfried Herder's Ideen zur Philosophie der Geschichte der Menschheit ("Outlines of Philosophy of the History of Man") learnt German for the purpose, and published his work in 1827, and obtained through it considerable credit.

Was a French ironworker, prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm an

Was a French ironworker, prolific weapons designer and head of a company that designed 60mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars that were very widely copied throughout and subsequent to World War II. He also invented discarding-sabot artillery shells[1], and contributed substantially through his development of HEAT rifle grenades to the development of effective HEAT-warhead weapons for infantry anti-tank use.

Was an innovative French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States

Was an innovative French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. After he arrived in the U.S.A. he commonly used the form 'Edgar' for his first name but reverted to 'Edgard', not entirely consistently, from the 1940s.[1] Varèse's music features an emphasis on timbre and rhythm. He was the inventor of the term "organized sound", a phrase meaning that certain timbres and rhythms can be grouped together, sublimating into a whole new definition of sound. His use of new instruments and electronic resources led to his being known as the "Father of Electronic Music" while Henry Miller described him as "The stratospheric Colossus of Sound".

Is a French actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in Eyes Without

Is a French actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in Eyes Without a Face. Edith Scob has had several roles in European film and television and is married to Georges Aperghis.

Was a French physician[1] and is thought to have been the first person to use morphine to commit mur

Was a French physician[1] and is thought to have been the first person to use morphine to commit murder[2]. Castaing was taken to Paris, where an investigation commenced that lasted 5 months. For the first three days Castaing feigned insanity but soon gave it up. He was then moved to Versailles prison.[3]

Was a French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist. He edited the "Description de L'Egypte" and

Was a French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist. He edited the "Description de L'Egypte" and was a member of the Institute d'Egypt established by Napoleon. He supervised the educational and cultural mission sent to France from Egypt by Mohammed Ali.

Was a French sculptor. He began by studying drawing with Francois Devosge at the school in Dijon, th

Was a French sculptor. He began by studying drawing with Francois Devosge at the school in Dijon, then going to follow Jean Guillaume Moitte's course at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He won the second prize for sculpture in 1791 with Pericles coming to visit Anaxagoras, and the first prize for sculpture (Prix de Rome) in 1803 for Ulysses recognising his nurse Eurycleia

Was a French economist and businessman. He developed an early system of employee profit-sharing. Lec

Was a French economist and businessman. He developed an early system of employee profit-sharing. Leclaire was born the son of a poor village shoemaker, in Aisy-sur-Armançon, a small village in the district of Tonnerre, department of Yonne in France. He was a successful contractor glazier-painter, employing from 60 to 80 workers. The Society of Providence and Mutual Aid of the workers and employees of the Leclaire Company, which he founded, was authorized by the French Minister of the Interior on September 28, 1838. Leclaire subsequently served as Mayor of the town of Herblay, a commune in the north-western suburbs of Paris, France.[2]

Was a French Jesuit. Later he was in Lyons, during a pestilence, devoting himself to the plague-stri

Was a French Jesuit. Later he was in Lyons, during a pestilence, devoting himself to the plague-stricken. When the pest had ceased, in consequence of a vow he made, the authorities, in gratitude, established a college of the Society to which Auger asked much to their astonishment, that the children of the Calvinists might be admitted. His whole life was one of constant activity, preaching and administering the responsible offices of Provincial, Rector etc., that were entrusted to him.

Is a French former football striker and manager.

Is a French former football striker and manager.

Is a French writer. She is the daughter of Francois Charles-Roux, Ambassador of France, member of th

Is a French writer. She is the daughter of Francois Charles-Roux, Ambassador of France, member of the Institute of France, and last president of the Suez Canal Company.

Was a French writer, critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. He was born E

Was a French writer, critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. He was born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt in Nancy.