French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for RC Lens in the French Ligue 1.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for RC Lens in the French Ligue 1.

Is a French Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Montpellier HSC.

Is a French Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Montpellier HSC.

Was a French Benedictine monk, writer and cardinal. During all his lifetime he showed a great attach

Was a French Benedictine monk, writer and cardinal. During all his lifetime he showed a great attachment to the Holy See. Thus, in 1094, he went to Rome in order to help Pope Urban II (1088-99) to take possession of the Lateran, still held by the faction of the antipope Clement III (1080-1100); the money which he offered to the custodian brought about the surrender.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for FC Sochaux-Montbél

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Team RadioShack. His best win so fa

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Team RadioShack. His best win so far is the 2008 Tour of Britain.

Is a French rugby union footballer, born on May 29, 1982 in La Tronche, Isère. [1] He currently pla

Is a French rugby union footballer, born on May 29, 1982 in La Tronche, Isère. [1] He currently plays the center position. Messina started his career with FC Grenoble in 2001, and stayed with them for 2 years. In the end of 2002 he changed teams to play for ASM Clermont, until 2005. Since then he has played for Stade Français Paris. Messina earned the titles of Champion de France 2007, and Vice World Champion 1999. Messina also models on the side. He has appeared in the popular Dieux du Stade calendar since 2005. [2]

Was a French humanist and an engraver, best known for adding written letters in French. Tory studied

Was a French humanist and an engraver, best known for adding written letters in French. Tory studied in Bourges, then in Rome and in Bologne, until he returned to Paris 1505. He became the dean of several schools at the University of Paris, where he taught grammar and philosophy. He also worked as a spelling-checker and as an engraver.

Was a French poet, songwriter, graphic designer, type designer, and Art Nouveau artist. He worked in

Was a French poet, songwriter, graphic designer, type designer, and Art Nouveau artist. He worked in many media and created illustrations for the covers of magazines, books, and sheet music, as well as other types of work such as monograms and trademarks.

Was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. Born in Nantes, France on Octobe

Was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. Born in Nantes, France on October 10, 1882, Barbier was 29 years old when he mounted his first exhibition in 1911 and was subsequently swept to the forefront of his profession with commis

Was a French Jesuit theologian. He entered the Society of Jesus, 1 June 1618. After teaching the hum

Was a French Jesuit theologian. He entered the Society of Jesus, 1 June 1618. After teaching the humanities he was professor of sacred sciences at Fribourg, Switzerland (1631–41), and of moral theology at the Jesuit college in Halle, Belgium (1641–44). He then was at Munich (1644–47), rector at Halle (1647–51), and professor of moral theology at Ratisbon (1651–54). He was rector at Fribourg (1654–56), and professor of moral theology at Constance (1656–60), where he was also penitentiary of the cathedral, a post he retained until his death.

Was a French mathematician. He did his studies at École Polytechnique (X 1862). He was known for hi

Was a French mathematician. He did his studies at École Polytechnique (X 1862). He was known for his work in geometry, particularly in enumerative geometry and the singularity theory of algebraic curves, in algebraic geometry. He also worked on invariant theory and projective differential geometry.

Was mayor of Franconville-la-Garenne from 1908 to 1919, deputy (representative of parliament) from 1

Was mayor of Franconville-la-Garenne from 1908 to 1919, deputy (representative of parliament) from 1914 to 1927 then senator until 1936. He was Minister for Health after having been a Secretary of State of the Liberated Regions during a few months from February 20, 1920.

Was a French composer of classical music. Hüe returned to the stage with his first full-length oper

Was a French composer of classical music. Hüe returned to the stage with his first full-length opera, Le roi de Paris, a formulatic historical drama with a subplot about unrequited love. His follow-up opera was Titania. Stimulated by fantasy and Shakespeare, this work is noteworthy for its impressionisitic woodland scenes for chorus and orchestra. In 1910, the Opéra produced Le miracle, a grand five-act work combining the mythological story of Pygmalion with a religious miracle.

Was a French architect. Closson's father, François Closson (1831 – 1874) was a contract metal wor

Was a French architect. Closson's father, François Closson (1831 – 1874) was a contract metal worker, while his mother, Marie-Emilie Denis (1837 – 1921) was an architect. Closson married Marie-Geneviève Dissard (1868 – 1949) in Paris. Their children were Jean-Emile (1896 – 1940), an architect, and Paul-Charles (1900 – 1973), a chemical engineer.

Was a French journalist and resistance fighter. During the second world war he was involved in the F

Was a French journalist and resistance fighter. During the second world war he was involved in the Franc-Tireur organisation. Post-war, he was involved in setting up the left-wing party Rassemblement démocratique révolutionnaire.

Was a composer. He was very interested in Brittany and Breton music (he owned a house in Brignogan).

Was a composer. He was very interested in Brittany and Breton music (he owned a house in Brignogan). In the 1920s, he was involved with the Breton cultural movements (cercle celtique in Paris, K.A.V., Bleun Brug) and joined the Breton artistic movement Seiz Breur in 1939.

Was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French c

Was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods. He is a near-legendary figure among chefs and gourmets, and was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cuisi

Was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. He was a child p

Was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. He was a child prodigy and at age 15 he had his first compositions published. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and under the composer Vincent D'Indy at the Schola Cantorum. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions

Is an Ivory Coast born football striker currently playing for French side AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2.Ba h

Is an Ivory Coast born football striker currently playing for French side AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2.Ba has played for a number of clubs in France and also for Israel's Maccabi Netanya. He travelled to England in early 2008 for a trial with Leeds United,but was not signed by the club and on March 29, 2008 instead joined another League One side, Gillingham, on a deal set to run until the end of the 2007–08 season.

Is a French poet and painter working in the small city of Céret in the South of France.

Is a French poet and painter working in the small city of Céret in the South of France.

Was a French physician who is known for first describing a rare genetic disease. In his graduation t

Was a French physician who is known for first describing a rare genetic disease. In his graduation thesis at the University of Paris in 1920, Bardet wrote about a medical condition characterized by obesity, retinitis pigmentosa, polydactyly and hypogonadism. Two years later, Hungarian physician Arthur Biedl described the same symptoms in two sisters, separate from Bardet's findings. This condition has since become known as the Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

Was a French flautist.[1] Gabriel Barrère, and Marie Périne Courtet, an illiterate farmer's daught

Was a French flautist.[1] Gabriel Barrère, and Marie Périne Courtet, an illiterate farmer's daughter from Guilligomarc'h. They married in 1874. They had previously had a son Étienne, out of wedlock, in 1872. George did not regard his parents as musical although his father wished he had been a tenor instead of a carpenter.

Was a French writer. Although subsequent philosophers have been significantly influenced by his thou

Was a French writer. Although subsequent philosophers have been significantly influenced by his thought, Bataille tended not to refer to himself as a philosopher.

Was a French football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football wi

Was a French football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football with Lille and Lens; he was also the manager of Lens between 1941 and 1942.