French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French former football midfielder who was a member of the French squad at the 1952 Summer Olymp

Is a French former football midfielder who was a member of the French squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

French scholar and diplomatist, was born at Orléans, and was brought up in the reformed faith. He o

French scholar and diplomatist, was born at Orléans, and was brought up in the reformed faith. He obtained his early education at Marburg and Jena, and returning to France continued his studies at Orléans and Bourges. After spending some time in Rome he visited eastern Europe, and subsequently made the acquaintance of Sgur Pardaillan, a representative of Henry, king of Navarre, afterwards Henry IV of France. He entered the service of Pardaillan, and in 1587 was sent on a mission to many of the princes of northern Europe

Was a French politician.

Was a French politician.

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur he won Bordeaux-Saintes in 1973. H

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur he won Bordeaux-Saintes in 1973. He was professional from 1976 to 1985 and won 7 victories. He wore the maillot jaune for one day in the 1978 Tour de France. His victories include 1976 and

Is a French photographer, specializing in nude photography of teenage girls. He started as a fashion

Is a French photographer, specializing in nude photography of teenage girls. He started as a fashion photographer, but switched to nude photography in the mid seventies. The summit of his career was in the late seventies and early eighties.

Is a philosopher who has written on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus

Is a philosopher who has written on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of mathematics and analytical philosophy. As a result of his attacks on Michel Foucault, Lyotard, Derrida, and others, he has often managed to raise the analytical stakes in French academic circles, where analytical philosophy is not well understood.

Was a French Baroque composer and organist. Boyvin published two collections of organ works, in 1689

Was a French Baroque composer and organist. Boyvin published two collections of organ works, in 1689 and in 1700, both featuring pieces spanning through all church modes. The books contain 16 suites, no less than 120 individual pieces total. The second book contains the Traité abrégé de l'accompagnement, a treatise on accompaniment. The pieces are liturgical in nature and exhibit a brilliant style which makes use of forms and discoveries by Nicolas Lebègue and Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers.

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.Bridou also competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics i

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.Bridou also competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing ninth in the four-man and 14th in the two-man events.

Was born in Lyon, France and entered the Jesuits as a novice in 1651. Bruyas came to the Canadian mi

Was born in Lyon, France and entered the Jesuits as a novice in 1651. Bruyas came to the Canadian mission in 1666, arriving at Quebec from where he was soon re-assigned by Bishop Laval to the newly re-opened Iroquois missions. He proceeded to the Oneidas in present day upstate New York. For the most of the time, he had serious problems with the Iroquois and his own health and safety.

Was a French-born Jesuit who became a missionary in Canada. Buteux came to Canada in 1634 and was as

Was a French-born Jesuit who became a missionary in Canada. Buteux came to Canada in 1634 and was assigned to Trois-Rivières, where he ministered until his death in 1652. His death took place during a mission journey. His party was attacked by a troop of Iroquois lying in ambush. He was shot and tomahawked. Father Buteux had left letters and many documents in the parish registers giving historians a good profile of his time in Canada.

Was a French sculptor, the most famous member of a family distinguished in works of sculpture, worki

Was a French sculptor, the most famous member of a family distinguished in works of sculpture, working for the most part in bronze. Jacques Caffiéri was the fifth son of Philippe Caffieri (1634-1716), the founder of this artistic dynasty. Jacques was received a maître fondeur-ciseleur by 1715, the date of his first known work, a design for a pall for the Corporation des Fondeurs-Ciseleurs, one of two Parisian guilds that oversaw works cast in metal, from full-scale sculptures to gilt-bronze furniture mounts, wall-lights and candlesticks. As fondeurs-ciseleurs, "casters and finishers", the renown of the Caffieri family has centred on Jacques, though later it is not easy to distinguish between Jacques' work and that of Jacques' son, the younger Philippe (1714–1777).

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]