French Famous Boy Names with Letter J

Was a French amateur footballer, who played for both club and country on the right wing. He was extr

Was a French amateur footballer, who played for both club and country on the right wing. He was extremely short (1.69m) and renowned for his small moustache. By profession he was a technical draughtsman, but he became one of the most successful French players during the 1920s

French painter, was one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. If Corot

French painter, was one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. If Corot stands for the lyric and Rousseau for the epic aspect of the poetry of nature, Dupré is the exponent of her tragic and dramatic aspects.

Was a French civil engineer and economist.He was born in Fossano, Italy then under the rule of Napol

Was a French civil engineer and economist.He was born in Fossano, Italy then under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. At the age of ten he emigrated to France with his family where he studied in Versailles — winning a Physics prize at graduation. He then studied in the Ecole_polytechnique as a civil engineer. He gradually took on more responsibility in various regional posts. He received a Légion d'honneur in 1843 for his work on the French road system, and shortly after moved to Paris. He also studied flood management in 1848 and supervised the construction of the Paris sewer system. He died in Paris.

Was a French architect, the son of Jean-Camille Formigé. He was involved in the restoration of the

Was a French architect, the son of Jean-Camille Formigé. He was involved in the restoration of the Trophy of Augustus, Arènes de Lutèce, and the Chartreuse du Val-de-Bénédiction at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon.[1]

Was a French malacologist who discovered several species found in the mollusc order.

Was a French malacologist who discovered several species found in the mollusc order.

Was a French writer and critic. Janin's father was a lawyer, and he was educated first at St. Étien

Was a French writer and critic. Janin's father was a lawyer, and he was educated first at St. Étienne, and then at the lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris. He involved himself in journalism from an early date, and worked on the Figaro and the Quotidienne, among others, until in 1830 he became dramatic critic of the Journal des Débats.

Was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A

Was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Center of the Earth (written in 1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), and Around the

Was a French composer, born in Paris, France. He composed the Easter song "Hosanna" recorded by the

Was a French composer, born in Paris, France. He composed the Easter song "Hosanna" recorded by the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. The song Hosanna describes a prayer to God, and is a hymn of praise.

Was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque architect

Was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque architecture, representing the power and grandeur of Louis XIV. Mansart, as he is generally known, was one of the most important European architects of the seventee

Was a French mathematician and theoretical physicist, and a philosopher of science. Poincaré is oft

Was a French mathematician and theoretical physicist, and a philosopher of science. Poincaré is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as The Last Universalist, since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime.As a mathematician and physicist, he made many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and celestial mechanics. He was responsible for formulating the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most famous problems in mathematics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first person to discover a chaotic deterministic system which laid the foundations of modern chaos theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of the field of topology.

Was a French journalist, best known for his interviews with writers. he started work aged 15 at the

Was a French journalist, best known for his interviews with writers. he started work aged 15 at the secretariat of the mayor's office at Boulogne, to support his widowed mother. In 1881 he founded a small literary review and four years later came to Paris, finding work there as an editor of scholarly books on the Rive Gauche. Entering in 1886 L'Événement of Edmond Magnier, he remained in its employ for 6 months, then worked for several other daily newspapers.

Was a French water polo player, who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a French water polo player, who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a French middle-distance runner. He became a running star as the sport enjoyed a huge resurgence

Was a French middle-distance runner. He became a running star as the sport enjoyed a huge resurgence at the start of the Great Depression, fueled in large part by newsreel coverage. But his career was abruptly cut short when he was banned for life from track for payments he received for several races.

Was an innovative French poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have

Was an innovative French poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have also pointed to Impressionism as a direct influence and his poetry has been called "part-symbolist, part-impressionist".

Was a French philosopher from Brittany. He wrote in favour of dynamic divine omniscience, wherein Go

Was a French philosopher from Brittany. He wrote in favour of dynamic divine omniscience, wherein God's knowledge of the future is one of possibilities rather than actualities. Omniscience, under this view, is the knowledge of necessary facts as necessary, and contingent facts as contingent. Since the future does not yet exist as anything more than a realm of abstract possibilities

Was a French writer. He began his career as a journalist in 1859. He was arrested for his socialist

Was a French writer. He began his career as a journalist in 1859. He was arrested for his socialist political opinions, and received Victor Hugo's support. He published a number of Edgar Allan Poe-inspired collections, Histoires Incroyables [Incredible Tales] (1885), Nouvelles Histoires Incroyables [New Incredible Tales] (1888) and a short novel, L'Élixir de Vie [The Elixir Of Life] (1890) (translated by Brian Stableford and included in Panic in Paris). Le Secret des Zippelius [The Secret Of The Zippelius] (1893) featured the controlled disintegration of water. His two-volume La Bataille de Strasbourg [The Battle Of Strasbourg] (1895) was one of the first novels on the theme of the yellow peril.

Is a French canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 13th in the K-1 100

Is a French canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 13th in the K-1 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was a popular French preacher. He was born in Marseille as the son of a barrister at Aix-en-Provence

Was a popular French preacher. He was born in Marseille as the son of a barrister at Aix-en-Provence. He entered the French Oratory early and became reputed as a preacher. Paris confirmed the judgment of the provinces; in 1666 he was asked to preach before the court and became a favourite of Louis XIV, who said that his eloquence was one of the few things that never grew old.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Merviel won a stage in the 1930 Tour de France. In the

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Merviel won a stage in the 1930 Tour de France. In the 1935 Tour de France, he hit the back of a truck and did not race for two years.

Was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions.His father was a m

Was a French historian. He was born in Paris to a family with Huguenot traditions.His father was a master printer, not very prosperous, and Jules assisted him in the actual work of the press. A place was offered him in the imperial printing office, but hi

Was a French composer. Jules Mouquet studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Théodore Dubois and

Was a French composer. Jules Mouquet studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Théodore Dubois and Xavier Leroux. In 1896, he won the prestigious Rome Prize with his cantata Mélusine. He went on to win another two composition prizes, the Prix Trémont (1905) and the Prix Chartier (1907). Mouquet became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1913. One of his notable students was Léo-Pol Morin.

Was a French banker and naturalist. He was born at Lyon, the son of Étienne Delessert (1735-1816),

Was a French banker and naturalist. He was born at Lyon, the son of Étienne Delessert (1735-1816), the founder of the first fire insurance company and the first discount bank in France. Young Delessert was travelling in England when the French Revolution

Was a French entomologist.Rambur was born in Chinon. He studied the insect fauna of Corsica and Anda

Was a French entomologist.Rambur was born in Chinon. He studied the insect fauna of Corsica and Andalusia. He was the author of Histoire naturelle des insectes (1842). He died in Geneva.

Was a French botanist, ornithologist and professional collector of, and trader in, natural history s

Was a French botanist, ornithologist and professional collector of, and trader in, natural history specimens. He was the brother of Edouard Verreaux and nephew of Pierre Antoine Delalande.Verreaux worked for his family business, Maison Verreaux, established in 1800 by his father, Jacques Philippe Verreaux, at 6 Boulevard Montmartre in Paris.[1] Maison Verreaux was an emporium and dealership in natural history specimens which had, as a frequent client, the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle to add to its collections.Verreaux travelled to Australia in 1842 to collect plants. He returned to France in 1851 with a natural history collection reported to contain 15,000 items. In 1864 he took over from Florent Prévost as assistant naturalist at the Paris Museum.

Is a French intellectual, journalist, government official and professor. He is known for his theoriz

Is a French intellectual, journalist, government official and professor. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the long-term transmission of cultural meaning in human society; and for having fought in 1967 with Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara in Bolivia.