French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 1

Is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 128 on September, 2010, and World Number 250 for doubles on July 17, 2006. Minella has not won a Women's Tennis Association title in singles or doubles, but

Is a French footballer who plays for Football League Two side Stockport County. A centre-back who ca

Is a French footballer who plays for Football League Two side Stockport County. A centre-back who can also play at right full-back, he is 6 feet 2 inches tall. His parents originate from the Comoros.

Is a Senegalese football player, currently under contract at FC Timisoara.He is a pacey striker, wit

Is a Senegalese football player, currently under contract at FC Timisoara.He is a pacey striker, with good heading skills. After a short spell at the "B" team of Servette FC, the young Senegalese arrived in Timisoara before the start of the "Divizia A" 20

Is a French-born singer and political activist of Spanish (Galician-Basque) origin. He sings mainly

Is a French-born singer and political activist of Spanish (Galician-Basque) origin. He sings mainly in Spanish, French and English and occasionally in a number of other languages. Chao began his musical career with Hot Pants, a French band that combined several musical styles and languages. The musician then founded the band Mano Negra with several friends in 1987, becoming a solo artist after it disbanded.

Is a French musician of Ivorian origin, born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27, 1958. He is a

Is a French musician of Ivorian origin, born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27, 1958. He is a drummer and songwriter. He was sky-rocketed to stardom in the music world in the mid-1980s mostly thanks to the huge success of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So and his subsequent work with Sting on the albums …Nothing Like the Sun and The Soul Cages. Since then he has been prominently featured in the pop

Was a French-Spanish football defender who played for Lens, Clermont and Saint-Étienne.

Was a French-Spanish football defender who played for Lens, Clermont and Saint-Étienne.

Is a retired football defender from France. He was capped 82 times (one goal) for the France nationa

Is a retired football defender from France. He was capped 82 times (one goal) for the France national football team, and played in the Euro Cup finals of 1984 and 1992, and the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.

Is a French chess grandmaster.He won the French Chess Championship in 1992 at a category 7 event in

Is a French chess grandmaster.He won the French Chess Championship in 1992 at a category 7 event in Strasbourg[1]. He won the French Team Championship six times, 1986 playing for Caissa, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1999 for Clichy. The French Team Cup he could win five times (1992, 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2006).[2] In the British 4NCL he played for Hilsmark Kingfisher.

Is a retired Luxembourgian football player,he is currently assaistant manager of US Rumelange in the

Is a retired Luxembourgian football player,he is currently assaistant manager of US Rumelange in the second tier of Luxembourg football, the Luxembourg Division of Honour.Cardoni made his debut for Luxembourg in a May 1993 World Cup qualification match against Iceland and went on to earn 68 caps, scoring 5 goals. He played in 22 World Cup qualification matches.

Is a French football player. He was Portuguese national champion with Benfica in 2004-05. He will pl

Is a French football player. He was Portuguese national champion with Benfica in 2004-05. He will play the 2007-08 season with French club RC Strasbourg.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1984. His film Western wo

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1984. His film Western won the Jury Prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.[1] Reynaert represented

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.[1] Reynaert represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Martial Mbandjock, Yannick Lesourd and Samuel Coco-Viloin. In their qualification heat they placed sixth in a time of 39.53 seconds and they were eliminated.[1]

Was a French composer and conductor. He was born out of wedlock, to Anna Devorsosky, a Russian woman

Was a French composer and conductor. He was born out of wedlock, to Anna Devorsosky, a Russian woman, and to a French father. His surname was his stepfather's surname. Rosenthal began violin studies at age 6. After his stepfather's death in 1918, Rosenthal played the violin to support his mother and his sister, working in cafés and cinemas.

Is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved in July 20

Is a female hammer thrower from France. Her personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Zagreb.

Is a Senegalese footballer currently under contract for French side Tours FC.

Is a Senegalese footballer currently under contract for French side Tours FC.

Is a Franco-Central African professional football player currently playing for Montpellier in Ligue

Is a Franco-Central African professional football player currently playing for Montpellier in Ligue 1. He primarily plays as a right back, but can play along the entire back line. Yanga-M'Biwa is a naturalized citizen in France, which makes him eligible to represent France on international level. He is currently a member of the France under-21 team.

Is a Tahitian-French football forward, currently playing for French Ligue 1 team AS Nancy. Vahirua s

Is a Tahitian-French football forward, currently playing for French Ligue 1 team AS Nancy. Vahirua started his career at the famed youth academy of FC Nantes. He then went to OGC Nice in August 2004, where he enjoyed two spectacular seasons, being reconverted to attacking midfielder in the process.

Is a retired judoka from France, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympi

Is a retired judoka from France, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988). He was born in Paris.

Was a French screenwriter and film director. Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hire

Was a French screenwriter and film director. Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hired by Gide's mother to tutor her son in light of his weak grades in school, after which he and his charge became fast friends. In 1895 Elie was best man at Gide's wedding.

Is a French rugby union player. Andreu, who is a wing, plays his club rugby for Castres Olympique.[1

Is a French rugby union player. Andreu, who is a wing, plays his club rugby for Castres Olympique.[1] He made his debut for France against Wales on 26 February 2010.[2] He scored his first international try against Italy in a Six Nations Championship match on 14 March 2010.[3]

A French humanist who was among the revivers of a Ciceronian Latin style and is among the usual cand

A French humanist who was among the revivers of a Ciceronian Latin style and is among the usual candidates for the best Latin prose stylist of the Renaissance. He afterwards taught Latin at Villeneuve, and then at the College of Guienne, Bordeaux, where his Latin tragedy Julius Caesar was presented. Some time before 1552 he delivered a course of lectures in the college of Cardinal Lemoine at Paris

Was a French sculptor. He trained the painter Antoine Rivalz. He produced busts for a galerie des Il

Was a French sculptor. He trained the painter Antoine Rivalz. He produced busts for a galerie des Illustres in Toulouse between 1674 and 1677. In Paris, he took part in the interior decoration of the église de la Sorbonne and produced works for Versailles. After 1690, he based himself solely in Toulouse, decorating several chapels and the churches of aint-Sernin and Saint-Etienne there.

Was a French far right writer and politician. Augier's earliest direct political involvement began i

Was a French far right writer and politician. Augier's earliest direct political involvement began in the Republican-Socialist Party, although the main focus of his youthful energies was the Centre laïc des auberges, a non-political group central to the development of youth hostels in France.[1] Although its leader Jean Giono was not a fascist it was Augier's fascination with Giono's primitivism that eventually led to the young Augier adopting that ideology.[1]

Is a former French football striker, who earned sixteen caps (five goals) for the French national te

Is a former French football striker, who earned sixteen caps (five goals) for the French national team.During his career he played for Angers SCO, 1. FC Saarbrücken and Olympique de Marseille, Angers SCO again, Amiens SC, US Orléans and L'Hopital.

Is a French football midfielder who played for Montpellier, Lens, Toulon and Avignon. He most notabl

Is a French football midfielder who played for Montpellier, Lens, Toulon and Avignon. He most notably won the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the France national under-21 football team. He also coached Avignon, Marseille, Sète and Alès.[1]