French Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former French football defender.He also participated at the Olympic Games in 1984 with France,

Is a former French football defender.He also participated at the Olympic Games in 1984 with France, winning the gold medal. He was capped 20 times for his country.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom.

Also known as "W Williams", was a Grand Prix motor racing driver and special agent who worked for th

Also known as "W Williams", was a Grand Prix motor racing driver and special agent who worked for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) inside France. He organized and coordinated the Chestnut network. He was captured and killed by the Nazis.

Is a French football defender who currently plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Is a French football defender who currently plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Dauphiné in south-eastern France, was a French evangelist, and a founder of the Reformed Church in

Dauphiné in south-eastern France, was a French evangelist, and a founder of the Reformed Church in the cantons of Neuchâtel, Berne, Geneva, and Vaud in Switzerland. He is most often remembered for having persuaded John Calvin to remain in Geneva in 1536, and for persuading him to return there in 1541

Is a French international footballer of Guadeloupian descent who currently plays for and captains Ar

Is a French international footballer of Guadeloupian descent who currently plays for and captains Arsenal in the English Premier League. He plays as a Centre Back.

Was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bo

Was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bobsleigh and skeleton in the late 1940s.

Was a French statesman who was Prime Minister of France in 1879. Returning to France, he devoted him

Was a French statesman who was Prime Minister of France in 1879. Returning to France, he devoted himself for some years to archaeological research. He travelled in Asia Minor, Greece and Syria, and his experiences and discoveries were recorded in two Mémoires, recognised by the French Institute, and in his Mélanges de numismatique et de philologie ("Numismatic and Philological Miscellanies", 1861).

Is a French film director and author. He is known for his historical and political documentaries. Af

Is a French film director and author. He is known for his historical and political documentaries. After studying in Paris, Karel emigrated to Israel where he lived for about 10 years in a kibbutz. Returning to France in 1981, he turned to photography and worked for more than ten years as a photo-reporter for several agencies like Gamma (1972-1976) and Sygma (1976-1983). Then he started to direct movies.

Was a French tennis player of the early 20th Century, born in Paris, died in 1922.

Was a French tennis player of the early 20th Century, born in Paris, died in 1922.

Is a journalist television producer and host, best known for the French breakfast television news sh

Is a journalist television producer and host, best known for the French breakfast television news show Télématin, broadcast on public broadcaster France 2.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for FC Rou

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for FC Rouen. He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for Angers SCO, Grenoble Foot 38 and Stade Reims.

Is a French-born American businessman. With his family's net worth estimated at $2.9 billion by Forb

Is a French-born American businessman. With his family's net worth estimated at $2.9 billion by Forbes, he is one of the richest men in the world.[1] He is the chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services and the great grandson of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, founder of Louis Dreyfus Group.[2] He is the father of Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Is a French footballer who plays for Pau FC. Mocquet, who has been capped for the French Under-21 si

Is a French footballer who plays for Pau FC. Mocquet, who has been capped for the French Under-21 side, is a midfielder.Mocquet left Le Havre and signed for Sunderland on August 22, 2006 for an undisclosed fee, in a two-year deal. However, he found himself on the sidelines and was loaned to League Two sides Rochdale and Bury

Is a retired French decathlete. His personal best of 8164 points were achieved at the Summer Olympic

Is a retired French decathlete. His personal best of 8164 points were achieved at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona 1992.

Was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a

Was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Reginald Baker in the semi-finals. He served in the British Army with the Royal Fusiliers

Was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his and all time.Primros

Was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his and all time.Primrose was born in Glasgow and studied violin there and, later, at the then Guildhall School of Music in London. From there he moved to Belgium to study under Eugène Ysaÿe who encouraged him to take up the viola instead. In 1930, he joined Warwick Evans, John Pennington, and Thomas Petre as the violist in the London String Quartet. The group dissolved in 1935. In 1937, he began playing in the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini. When it was rumored that Toscanini would leave the Symphony in 1941, Primrose resigned. His career as a soloist took off when he started touring with Richard Crooks. He later signed with Arthur Judson, an influential concert manager. In 1946, he was the soloist in the first recording of Berlioz's Harold in Italy.

Is a French former footballer, who played in the centre back position.Prunier was a product of a fam

Is a French former footballer, who played in the centre back position.Prunier was a product of a famous AJ Auxerre youth team which also included Eric Cantona, Basile Boli, Pascal Vahirua and Daniel Dutuel, all under the tutelage of Guy Roux. After spending many years at Auxerre, he later moved on to Olympique Marseille and FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

Is a French football player who currently plays for Championnat National club US Créteil-Lusitanos

Is a French football player who currently plays for Championnat National club US Créteil-Lusitanos on loan from first division club RC Lens. He plays as a central defender and is a French youth international having starred for the under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams.

Is a French international rugby union footballer, who plays at hooker for Toulouse in the French Top

Is a French international rugby union footballer, who plays at hooker for Toulouse in the French Top 14. He played for Mazères-Cassagne until 1998, when he was signed by Toulouse. In his first season at Toulouse, Servat helped the club to their fifth Top 14 title in six years. He has since been involved with just one more Top 14 title victory (in 2001), but he has helped the club to two Heineken Cup titles in 2002-03 and 2004-05.

Is a french classical composer and singer. He left school at 16 to study composition with teacher Yv

Is a french classical composer and singer. He left school at 16 to study composition with teacher Yves Margat (himself a student of Gabriel Fauré) and later harmony, fugue and counterpoint at the Paris conservatoire. He turned to pop music after hearing the Beatles. Since then, he has had a successful career both as a classical composer and as a pop singer. His works often mix both genres. For example, some of his songs include carefully crafted orchestral passages (the Baroque introduction to Le nouveau monde) as well as instruments that are seldom found in pop music (such as a horn in Les miroirs dans la boue and a clarinet in Fier et fou de vous).

Is a footballer who plays for AFC Compiègne. Stanger joined Rangers in May 2006. He was signed by f

Is a footballer who plays for AFC Compiègne. Stanger joined Rangers in May 2006. He was signed by fellow countryman Paul Le Guen from Stade Rennais FC, along with Rennes youth team-mate Antoine Ponroy.[3]

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a wing. He spent his career at Stade Bordela

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a wing. He spent his career at Stade Bordelais. He had 3 caps for France, twice at the Five Nations in 1994, and one at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals. Téchoueyres played at the 54-18 win over Côte d'Ivoire, scoring a try.

Is a French footballer. He plays in the position of central midfielder and currently for FC Nantes.

Is a French footballer. He plays in the position of central midfielder and currently for FC Nantes. Vainqueur began his carer with FC Nantes who was 2006 promoted to the Ligue 2 team, on 30 September 2009 the midfielder has renewed his contract until June 2013[1].