French Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a French journalist and politician, unrelated to his contemporary Captain Alfred Dreyfus.[1] Aft

Was a French journalist and politician, unrelated to his contemporary Captain Alfred Dreyfus.[1] After a classical and commercial education he prepared himself for the École Polytechnique, but on the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War left his studies to serve as a volunteer. In 1873 he became editor of L'Avenir de la Sarthe and served five months in prison for opposing the dictatorship of MacMahon.

Was a French physician, pathologist and dermatologist called the "father of modern dermatology in Fr

Was a French physician, pathologist and dermatologist called the "father of modern dermatology in France".[2] Darier discovered several diseases, most notably Darier's disease, a peculiar figurate erythema, which he identified in 1889 as psorodermose folliculaire végétante. The other diseases were a follicular keratosis (Darier-White syndrome), acanthosis nigricans, dermatofibrosarcoma (Darier-Ferrand disease), erythema annularis, subcutaneous sarcoidosis (Darier-Roussy sarcoid), and a sign, Darier's sign observed in mastocytosis.

Was an architect of French ancestry born in Germany to the architect Jean Delamonce. He worked with

Was an architect of French ancestry born in Germany to the architect Jean Delamonce. He worked with his father until the latter's death in 1708 and then worked alone in Italy (1715-28) before arriving in Lyon in 1731. There he headed works on the Carthusian monastery in the city (1733-37).

Was a Hungarian-born French journalist and political scientist, specializing in Eastern Europe. He s

Was a Hungarian-born French journalist and political scientist, specializing in Eastern Europe. He studied literature at Pécs and Budapest universities, alongside Slavic, German and Italian students. In 1932, he was condemned to a year in prison for organizing a Marxist study group. In 1934, he enrolled in the Social Democratic Party, where he contributed to the Népszava daily and to the Szocializmus journal.

Was a Hungarian-born French journalist and political scientist, specializing in Eastern Europe.He wa

Was a Hungarian-born French journalist and political scientist, specializing in Eastern Europe.He was born in Nagykanizsa to a well-off Jewish Hungarian family of booksellers and publishers. Following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, several members of his family became Yugoslavian, Italian, Czechoslovak and Romanian citizens.

Also referred to as Jacques Koczur or Ferry, is a retired French-Hungarian footballer and manager wh

Also referred to as Jacques Koczur or Ferry, is a retired French-Hungarian footballer and manager who represented the France national football team.

Is a retired French-Hungarian footballer, the younger brother of István Nyers. He played club footb

Is a retired French-Hungarian footballer, the younger brother of István Nyers. He played club football with Strasbourg, Lazio, Hungaria FbC Roma, Atlético Junior and Saint-Étienne.

Is an Italian-French former road bicycle racer who became a naturalized French citizen in October 8,

Is an Italian-French former road bicycle racer who became a naturalized French citizen in October 8, 1948. He won the Paris-Nice in 1946 and the Flèche Wallonne in 1948, as well as two stages at the 1947 Tour de France. He also wore the maglia rosa during

Was a French weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a French weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a successful early twentieth century French road racing cyclist. Augereau, who was born in Naint

Was a successful early twentieth century French road racing cyclist. Augereau, who was born in Naintré, participated in the 1903 Tour de France, where he finished third, and won Bordeaux-Paris in 1904. He was professional from 1902 to 1911.

Is a former boxer from Luxembourg.Backes was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1952 Su

Is a former boxer from Luxembourg.Backes was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. After a bye in the first round of the light-welterweight division, he was eliminated in the second round by Belgian Jean-Louis Paternotte.

Was a French astronomer. He worked with Count Aymar de la Baume Pluvinel observing Mars from the new

Was a French astronomer. He worked with Count Aymar de la Baume Pluvinel observing Mars from the newly built observatory on Pic du Midi in 1909. The resulting photographs were so sharp, that they were able to disprove Percival Lowell's claim of geometrical canals on the planet's surface.

Is a politician from Luxembourg. He was a minister in the government of Luxembourg from 1979 to 2009

Is a politician from Luxembourg. He was a minister in the government of Luxembourg from 1979 to 2009.He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg from the Eastern Constituency as a member of the Christian Social People's Party in 1978; he was re-elected in 1979. He joined the government in 1979 as Minister of National Education and Youth and Minister of Tourism, holding those portfolios until 1989. In the latter year he was moved to the posts of Minister for Family and Solidarity and Minister of the Middle Classes and Tourism, and in 1994 he became Minister for the Civil Service. He served in the latter position until 26 January 1995, when he became Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development and Minister for the Middle Classes, Tourism, and Housing.

Was the foremost French historian of the postwar era, and a leader of the Annales School. He organiz

Was the foremost French historian of the postwar era, and a leader of the Annales School. He organized his scholarship around three great projects, each worth several decades of intense study: "The Mediterranean" (1923-49, then 1949-66), "Civilization and

Was a French football (soccer) player.He was French Champion also in 1899, 1900 and 1918. He won als

Was a French football (soccer) player.He was French Champion also in 1899, 1900 and 1918. He won also six French Cups (1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903).

Was a former French rugby union international and national coach. Cazenave played six times for Fran

Was a former French rugby union international and national coach. Cazenave played six times for France as a winger in the 1950s. He made his debut against England in 1950 and scored his only Test try as France won 6-3. His last match, was also against England, in 1954 which France again won 11-3, in Paris.

Was a boxer from Luxembourg.Ciatti was member of the Luxembourg Olympic team at the 1936 Summer Olym

Was a boxer from Luxembourg.Ciatti was member of the Luxembourg Olympic team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He got eliminated in the first round of the flyweight division on points by Danish Kaj Frederiksen.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1933, he won a stage in the Tour de France and in t

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1933, he won a stage in the Tour de France and in the Giro d'Italia.

Is a retired Malian professional football striker who played for several clubs in Europe and the Mal

Is a retired Malian professional football striker who played for several clubs in Europe and the Mali national football team.Coulibaly played for Adana Demirspor, Gaziantepspor, Ankaragücü and Denizlispor in the Turkish Süper Lig.[1] He also played for St

Was a French lawyer and journalist who was one of the architects of collaboration with the Nazis dur

Was a French lawyer and journalist who was one of the architects of collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. He claimed to have had five private talks with Adolf Hitler between 1933 - 1937.[1]

Born near Paris, France he was a photographer known for his 'beauty photography' in the early 1940s,

Born near Paris, France he was a photographer known for his 'beauty photography' in the early 1940s, and as the first husband of the model Lisa Fonssagrives.Fonssagrives married Lisa, his first wife, in 1935 and both became dancers. He said that he gave up dancing after he was injured while dancing. As a gift for recuperation Lisa gave Fernand a Rolliflex camera. In the process of learning He became a world class photographer and Lisa became a world famous model. He turned to photography and was a popular fashion photographer in the 1940s and 1950s when he took pictures for Town and Country and Harper's Bazaar magazines. The Fonssagrives divorced in 1950.

Was a French athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He competed for a France in the 1906 Sum

Was a French athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He competed for a France in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the pole vault where he won the gold medal. At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, he finished fifteenth.

Was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who have appeared in silent films produ

Was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who have appeared in silent films produced by pioneer "Belge Cinéma Film" (a subsidiary of Pathé). He had made four silent films in 1913 and 1914, but his first film of any importance was L'Amour Chante in 1930. In 1933, he made his first English language film, Bitter Sweet, which would become more famous in its 1940 incarnation with Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.

Was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French ba

Was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French basketball team, which won the silver medal.

Was a French Jewish composer. Fernand Halphen was the son of Georges Halphen, a diamond merchant, an

Was a French Jewish composer. Fernand Halphen was the son of Georges Halphen, a diamond merchant, and of Henriette Antonia Stern (died in 1905), who was from a family of bankers. From the age of ten, he studied under the direction of Gabriel Fauré before entering the Paris Conservatory where he took a composition course taught by Ernest Guiraud, who also taught Paul Dukas