French Famous Boy Names with Letter L

Was a French merchant, explorer, and seigneur in New France. Involved in maritime trade and both bor

Was a French merchant, explorer, and seigneur in New France. Involved in maritime trade and both born and married into prominent Quebec families, Louis Fornel was among the partners Louis Bazil convinced to invest in his ill-fated Labrador sealing station.

Was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.He was the son of a silk manuf

Was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.He was the son of a silk manufacturer at Lyon, where he was born, originally intended to follow his father's business; but having in 1792 served as volunteer in the cavalry of the national guard at Lyons, he manifested military abilities which secured his rapid promotion.

Is a French former footballer.

Is a French former footballer.

Was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent the majority of his career in Sweden, were he

Was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent the majority of his career in Sweden, were he was to have a great importance for the development of the ballet in Sweden as the ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bert

Is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.[1][2] He regularly appears in films by French director Christophe Honoré, including Ma mère, Dans Paris, Les Chansons d'amour, La belle personne and Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser.[3]

Was a French lawyer, translator and writer. He was born and died in Paris.

Was a French lawyer, translator and writer. He was born and died in Paris.

Was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He worked in Peru, Spain, Port

Was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He worked in Peru, Spain, Portugal and France. He was graduated at the College of Louis le Grand, and studied astronomy under Joseph-Nicolas Delisle. His astronomical tables (1724) gave him reputation, and the French Academy of Sciences elected him a pensionary member. He was commissioned to write a continuation of the history of the academy, left uncompleted by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, and was also authorized to submit to the minister, Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury, the best means of discovering the truth in regard to the figure of the earth, and proposed sending expeditions to the equator and the polar sea. The minister approved the plan and appropriated the necessary means, the academy designating Charles Marie de La Condamine, Pierre Bouguer, and Godin to go to Peru in 1734.

Is a retired Senegalese football player. Most notably he played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Nurember

Is a retired Senegalese football player. Most notably he played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Nuremberg.

Was a French composer and music publisher. His family was of Maltese origin. He is the author of ope

Was a French composer and music publisher. His family was of Maltese origin. He is the author of operettas, ballets, numerous popular songs, and over one hundred and fifty pianoforte pieces for two, four, and six hands.

Was a Catalan musician of Italian extraction who wrote under the nom de plume Louiguy. He wrote the

Was a Catalan musician of Italian extraction who wrote under the nom de plume Louiguy. He wrote the melody for Édith Piaf's lyrics of "La Vie en Rose" and the Latin jazz composition made famous in English as "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)", which was recast as a resounding mambo hit for Pérez Prado.

Was a French officer and explorer who claimed the Côte d'Ivoire for France. In 1892 he returned to

Was a French officer and explorer who claimed the Côte d'Ivoire for France. In 1892 he returned to the Guinea Coast to superintend the forming of the boundaries between the British and French colonies. In 1893 Binger was appointed governor of the Côte d'Ivoire.

Was the founder of Mouchel, one of the United Kingdom's largest engineering consultancies. In 1875 h

Was the founder of Mouchel, one of the United Kingdom's largest engineering consultancies. In 1875 he moved to Briton Ferry in Wales and formed the Cardiff Washed Coal & Fuel Company.[1] He became the agent for a system of reinforced concrete developed by François Hennebique which he referred to as ferroconcrete.[1]

Was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande Mes

Was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande Messe des morts (Requiem). Berlioz made great contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation and by utilizing huge orchestral forces for his works, sometimes calling for over 1,000 performers.[1] At the other extreme, he also composed around 50 songs for voice and piano.

Was a prominent French financial lawyer, politician, and member of the Académie française. Barboux

Was a prominent French financial lawyer, politician, and member of the Académie française. Barboux was the lawyer for Sarah Bernhardt in her 1880 breach-of-contract suit against the Comédie-Française, and famously represented canal developer Ferdinand de Lesseps in the court trials of the financial Panama scandals beginning in 1892.

Was a French football defender and manager. He notably played for Real Madrid.

Was a French football defender and manager. He notably played for Real Madrid.

Was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in L

Was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and again at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Was a French Army general, the first Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925 and from 1921 Mar

Was a French Army general, the first Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925 and from 1921 Marshal of France.He graduated from the French military academy of Saint-Cyr in 1873. He made his career by serving in the colonies and not in the more presti

Was a French sailor and explorer. Duperrey joined the navy in 1800, and served as marine hydrologist

Was a French sailor and explorer. Duperrey joined the navy in 1800, and served as marine hydrologist to Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet aboard the Uranie (1817–1895). He commanded La Coquille on its circumnavigation of the earth (1822–1825) with Jules Dumont d'Urville as third.

Was a French film director. Gasnier's career declined with the advent of sound, and he was later con

Was a French film director. Gasnier's career declined with the advent of sound, and he was later confined to making low-budget B movies. Arguably his most famous film, although not for artistic reasons, is the anti-marijuana opus Reefer Madness, made in 1936. The film's over-preachy, over-the-top propaganda message has earned it a dedicated cult following, which remains strong to the present day.

Was a French aviator and industrialist, born at Châteauroux (Indre) in 1868 who was the second husb

Was a French aviator and industrialist, born at Châteauroux (Indre) in 1868 who was the second husband of society beauty Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough. He married her immediately after her divorce from the 9th Duke of Marlborough in 1921.

Is a Senegalese politician, and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election. He was t

Is a Senegalese politician, and was a candidate in the February 2007 presidential election. He was the candidate of the Senegalese People's Liberal Movement (MLPS). Senghor is the grandson of the first Senegalese president, Leopold Sedar Senghor.

Was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office. He serve

Was a French lawyer and politician, and chief of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré's office. He served as High Commissioner for the Navy in the provisional governments at Algiers and Paris, Minister of State for Muslim Affairs (1945), Minister of Marine (Navy)) (1947), Minister of Veterans and War Victims (1949), Minister of Overseas France (1951-52 and 1953-54).

Was a French organist and composer.Lefébure-Wély played a major role in the development of the

Was a French organist and composer.Lefébure-Wély played a major role in the development of the French symphonic organ style and was a close friend of the organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, inaugurating many new Cavaillé-Coll organs. He was organist at the Parisian churches of Saint-Roch (1841-1846), the Église de la Madeleine (1846-1858), and Saint-Sulpice (1863-1869). He is the dedicatee of the 12 studies for organ pedals alone by Charles-Valentin Alkan; it has been suggested that this was a sly mockery on Alkan's part[citation needed].

Was a French painter and architect who worked in Sweden during the last twenty years of his life. De

Was a French painter and architect who worked in Sweden during the last twenty years of his life. Desprez, who was born in Auxerre in Bourgogne, studied architecture and was awarded the Great Prize of the Académie d'architecture in 1770. He traveled frequently to Italy and was associated with Piranesi in Rome, when he came to the attention of Swedish King Gustavus III,