French Famous Boy Names with Letter J

Ften referred to simply as Josquin, was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He is also kno

Ften referred to simply as Josquin, was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He is also known as Josquin Desprez, a French rendering of Dutch "Josken Van De Velde", diminutive of "Joseph Van De Velde" ("of the fields"), and Latinized as Josquinus Pratensis, alternatively Jodocus Pratensis. He was the most famous European composer between Guillaume Dufay and Palestrina, and is usually considered to be the central figure of the Franco-Flemish School. Josquin is widely considered by music scholars to be the first master of the high Renaissance style of polyphonic vocal music that was emerging during his lifetime.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Morbihan department. He is a member of the Uni

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Morbihan department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He was president of the Union for a Popular Movement group in the Senate until 2008. He is the Duke of Rohan and member of the House of Rohan.

Is a French tennis player. While a junior, he reached the final of the 2004 Australian Open. On Octo

Is a French tennis player. While a junior, he reached the final of the 2004 Australian Open. On October 20, 2008, he beat #46 Ivan Ljubicic in the first round of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon as a wild-card entry ranked #182. He then beat #83 Nicolás L

Is a French football player of Guinean descent who currently plays for French club Saint-Étienne in

Is a French football player of Guinean descent who currently plays for French club Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1.[1] He is a French youth international and has represented his nation at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where the team reached the semi-finals. Guilavogui plays as a defensive midfielder and joined Saint-Étienne from his hometown club Sporting Toulon in 2005.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 13th in the K-2 10000 m event

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 13th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a French actor, scriptwriter, director and chief cameraman. He is the second child in a family of

Is a French actor, scriptwriter, director and chief cameraman. He is the second child in a family of five, the son of Franco-Algerian actress and journalist of Kabyl and Turco-Mongol descent, Catherine Belkhodja. His Breton father is of Vietnamese descent. He has worked on many occasions with his brother and sisters, with whom he collaborates on a regular basis as chief cameraman. He has video captured the live theatre performance of Pois chiche by Maïwenn Le Besco, one of his sisters, also an actress and director, twice nominated for a César Award in 2007 for her first film Pardonnez-moi.

Was a French–Spanish sculptor, who also worked as a painter and architect.[1] Juan de Juni was bor

Was a French–Spanish sculptor, who also worked as a painter and architect.[1] Juan de Juni was born in France but began working in Spain in 1533, where he was first employed in León and Salamanca before moving to Valladolid in 1540. He was best known as a religious sculptor who incorporated great emotion into his figures.[2]

Was a French composer best known for his operas. His compositions were very popular in the late 19th

Was a French composer best known for his operas. His compositions were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, his style fell out of favor not long after his death; and, except Manon, his works were rarely performed. Since the mid-1970s, many of his operas have seen periodic revivals.

Was a French architect who designed no fewer than nine buildings still standing in the 7th arrondiss

Was a French architect who designed no fewer than nine buildings still standing in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, or in immediately surrounding arrondissements. His flamboyantly presented work won him acclaim among his contemporaries, and won him the Concours de Façades de la Ville de Paris on at least two occasions: for the building at 29 Avenue Rapp (1901), and for the Ceramic Hotel, 34 Avenue de Wagram (1904).

Was the strongest French chess player from the late 1850s through the late 1870s. He is best known t

Was the strongest French chess player from the late 1850s through the late 1870s. He is best known today for playing many games with Paul Morphy when the American champion visited Paris in 1858 and 1863.

Was an illustrious French violinist, conductor and composer of the 19th century. He became solo viol

Was an illustrious French violinist, conductor and composer of the 19th century. He became solo violinist, then third conductor in 1871 and finally chief conductor in 1885. His long and successful teaching career at the Conservatoire de Paris began in 1875. Among his notable students were Henri Marteau (1874-1934) who was a child prodigy and Jules Boucherit (1877-1962). Garcin’s association with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire began in 1860, again as orchestral and then as solo violinist. [1]

Was a French flautist and composer. Demersseman wrote numerous works for his instrument, the flute.

Was a French flautist and composer. Demersseman wrote numerous works for his instrument, the flute. Probably the best known of his works today is his Solo de Concert Nr. 6 op. 82. This work, also titled the "Italian Concert", uses a Neapolitan folk melody in the middle movement and closes with a saltarello. In addition, he was one of the first French composers who wrote music for the newly-developed saxophone.

Was a French socialist journalist and politician. Guesde was the inspiration for a famous quotation

Was a French socialist journalist and politician. Guesde was the inspiration for a famous quotation by Karl Marx. Shortly before Marx died in 1883, he wrote a letter to Guesde and Paul Lafargue, both of whom already claimed to represent "Marxist" principles. Marx accused them of "revolutionary phrase-mongering" and of denying the value of reformist struggles

French painter, was born in the village of Damvillers, Meuse and spent his childhood there.

French painter, was born in the village of Damvillers, Meuse and spent his childhood there.

Was a French neurologist who made important contributions to the fields of neuroanatomy and neuropsy

Was a French neurologist who made important contributions to the fields of neuroanatomy and neuropsychiatry. In recognition of Luys discovery Auguste Forel (1848–1931) gave the subthalamic nucleus the name corpus Luysii (Luys' body), a name still sometimes used today.

Was a French football player. He played club football most notbaly with Lille ; he was then manager

Was a French football player. He played club football most notbaly with Lille ; he was then manager in France and Belgium.

Was a French sculptor. He was a student of François Jouffroy. Blanchard is perhaps best known for h

Was a French sculptor. He was a student of François Jouffroy. Blanchard is perhaps best known for his renovation of the Fontaine du Palmier in the Place du Châtelet, Paris.

Was a French linguist who studied Indian languages, and was also interested in languages in their cu

Was a French linguist who studied Indian languages, and was also interested in languages in their cultural and social contexts.

Is a former football Striker.He was Ligue 1's top goalscorer in 1985-86.

Is a former football Striker.He was Ligue 1's top goalscorer in 1985-86.

Was a French naturalist.Bourcier was an expert on hummingbirds, and named a number of new species, e

Was a French naturalist.Bourcier was an expert on hummingbirds, and named a number of new species, either alone or with other ornithologists such as Adolphe Delattre and Martial Etienne Mulsant.Bourcier was the French consul to Ecuador from 1849 to 1850 and died in Paris in 1873.

Was a French painter and lithographer who became a master of Belle Époque poster art. Often called

Was a French painter and lithographer who became a master of Belle Époque poster art. Often called the father of the modern poster.

Are French filmmakers. The brothers, residents of the United States since 1989, were in New York Cit

Are French filmmakers. The brothers, residents of the United States since 1989, were in New York City at the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Jules captured footage of American Airlines Flight 11 hitting the North tower of the World Trade Center. Jules is married to Jacqueline Longa, with two children. [1]

Was a French ecclesiastic and Abbot of Saint-Taurin d’Évreux. He was the son of Marshal of France

Was a French ecclesiastic and Abbot of Saint-Taurin d’Évreux. He was the son of Marshal of France Philippe de Clérambault de La Palluau, and brother of Philippe, who in 1704 as lieutenant general, was responsible for the defense of the village of Blindheim in the Battle of Blenheim and was killed (drowned) during the battle.

Was a French philosopher and essayist. He was a contributor to Mercure de France and one of the chie

Was a French philosopher and essayist. He was a contributor to Mercure de France and one of the chief advocates of "nietzscheism" in vogue in the literary circles of the day. He was known especially for his theory of "bovarysme" (the name taken from Flaubert's novel), by which he meant the continual need of humans to invent themselves, to lie to themselves. His books include De Kant à Nietzsche (1900) and Le Bovarysme, essai sur le pouvoir d'imaginer (1902).[1]

Was a French selenographer.

Was a French selenographer.