French Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a French former track cyclist. Ermenault was twice world champion in individual pursuit and Olymp

Is a French former track cyclist. Ermenault was twice world champion in individual pursuit and Olympic champion as part of the France team in the team pursuit.

Was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver who joined the new Formula One circuit at its inception.

Was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver who joined the new Formula One circuit at its inception.

Is a French former football striker.

Is a French former football striker.

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Tarn department, is a member of th

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Tarn department, is a member of the Centrist Alliance and caucuses with the New Centre.

Is a French author and professor of literature. He has been awarded the First Novel Prix Femina (199

Is a French author and professor of literature. He has been awarded the First Novel Prix Femina (1997) and the Prix Décembre (2004), and his works have been translated into English, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. He has taught at several Universities, including Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Saint-Andrews, and the University of Nantes.

Is a retired French football (soccer) defender.

Is a retired French football (soccer) defender.

Is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Is a former French rugby union footballer and coach. He played as a prop. He currently works as an a

Is a former French rugby union footballer and coach. He played as a prop. He currently works as an architect. Gallart played all his career at AS Béziers. He won 3 French Championships, in 1980/81, 1981/82 and 1983/83, and the Cup of France, in 1985/86. He left competition in 2000.

Is a French handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was a member of the

Is a French handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was a member of the French handball team which won the bronze medal. He played six matches and scored 16 goals.

Is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him aw

Is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. He had a ten-year relationship with German singer and actress Nico between 1969 and 1979, with the actress appearing in seven of his films between 1972 and 1979. He is the father of actor Louis Garrel from a relationship with the actress Brigitte Sy.

Was a French musician who was a distinguished performer on the flute, a respected conductor, and a c

Was a French musician who was a distinguished performer on the flute, a respected conductor, and a composer, primarily for the flute. As a composer, Gaubert was by no means an innovator, but his work benefited from the examples of Franck, Ravel and Debussy. Naïla, his opera in three acts, premiered at the Paris Opéra on 7 April 1927. Three of his ballets had their first performances there, as well.

Is a former French professional road racing cyclist. He is notorious for having confessed to extensi

Is a former French professional road racing cyclist. He is notorious for having confessed to extensive doping and explaining a lot of the tricks of the trade.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Is a French skier. He won a silver medal in speed skiing, a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter O

Is a French skier. He won a silver medal in speed skiing, a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He is the nephew of champion skiers of the 1960s, Christine and Marielle Goitschel, sisters of his mother Patricia.

Is a French former football striker.He played for France during FIFA World Cup 1966 in England.

Is a French former football striker.He played for France during FIFA World Cup 1966 in England.

Was a French sculptor. It was a pupil of Landolin Ohmacht and Baron François Joseph Bosio. From 182

Was a French sculptor. It was a pupil of Landolin Ohmacht and Baron François Joseph Bosio. From 1820 to 1823, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. After his come back to Alsace, he was appointed sculptor of the Fondation de l'l’Œuvre Notre-Dame in Strasbourg. In 1865, he became a knight of the Legion of Honor. He made the portrait of his friend Émile Souvestre on his tomb at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.

Was an Ivorian politician and one time president of the National Assembly.A teacher by training, Yac

Was an Ivorian politician and one time president of the National Assembly.A teacher by training, Yacé was among the founders of a trade union for instructors; he also served as the secretary general of the country's lone political party, the PDCI, for 15 years before the post was abolished. He was president of the Legislative Assembly and of the National Assembly, and from 1980 headed the High Court. He then served as the president of the economic and social council up until his death in 1998.

Was a French astronomer. He was the younger son of Louis Gustave le Doulcet, Comte de Pontécoulant

Was a French astronomer. He was the younger son of Louis Gustave le Doulcet, Comte de Pontécoulant and was the brother of Louis-Adolphe Pontécoulant. After 1811 he served in the army until 1849. Following his retirement he dedicated himself to the study of mathematics and astronomy.

Is a French film director, writer and composer. He sometimes is also actor, as in Comme un poisson h

Is a French film director, writer and composer. He sometimes is also actor, as in Comme un poisson hors de l'eau (1999).

Is a French film director, actor and screenwriter

Is a French film director, actor and screenwriter

Was a French politician. Moving to the far right after beginnings in Roman Catholic conservatism in

Was a French politician. Moving to the far right after beginnings in Roman Catholic conservatism in the Republican Federation, Henriot was elected to the Third Republic's Chamber of Deputies for the Gironde département in 1932 and 1936. His speeches showed him to be an Anti-communist, Anti-Semite, Anti-Freemasonry, and Anti-parliamentarianist. Initially, these were combined with strong Anti-German sentiment, but Henriot became an active supporter of Nazi Germany in 1941, when it invaded the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa).

Was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor. Philippe Hériat won the 1931 Prix Renau

Was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor. Philippe Hériat won the 1931 Prix Renaudot for his book "L'innocent." In 1939 he won the Prix Goncourt for "Les enfants gâtés," and the 1947 Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française for "Famille Boussardel." In 1949 he was made a member of the Académie Goncourt, a position he held until his death in 1971. Philippe Hériat is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

Is a retired French football player who played with FC Metz.After retiring as a player Hinsberger ha

Is a retired French football player who played with FC Metz.After retiring as a player Hinsberger has managed CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Chamois Niortais and Le Havre; he has been manager of Laval since 2007.

Was a French nobleman and politician. He was counsellor to the parlement de Paris, maître des requêtes (1562), and assisted at the battles of Jarnac and Moncontour. Henri III made him garde des sceaux in 1578 and lieutenant general of the Orléanais and the pays Chartrain in 1582.

A French businessman, is the chairman of Stade Lavallois. A major part of Jan's business career was

A French businessman, is the chairman of Stade Lavallois. A major part of Jan's business career was the founding and building of the Bleu Blanc Group.