French Famous Boy Names with Letter L

Was a French novelist, actor and playwright, and the inventor of janotism. Said to be an illegitimat

Was a French novelist, actor and playwright, and the inventor of janotism. Said to be an illegitimate son of Louis XV of France, he began his acting career under Nicolet and put on plays at the Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes, the Ambigu-Comique, Les Grands-Danseurs du Roi, Les Délassements-Comiques and Les Associés.

Was a French journalist. He had a younger brother - Louis-François Bertin de Vaux (1771–1842), tw

Was a French journalist. He had a younger brother - Louis-François Bertin de Vaux (1771–1842), two sons - Edouard François (1797–1871) and Louis-Marie François (1801–1854), and a daughter - Louise Bertin.

A French composer and violinist.In 1729 Guillemain became a violinist at the opera in Lyon and on Ma

A French composer and violinist.In 1729 Guillemain became a violinist at the opera in Lyon and on March 29, 1734 was named first violinist at the Royal Academy in Dijon. He went on to Paris where he participated in a number of musical realms, composing a wide range of sonatas while continuing to play the violin

Was a conductor and composer of French operas, operettas, ballets, and marches. Ganne is most recogn

Was a conductor and composer of French operas, operettas, ballets, and marches. Ganne is most recognized today for his popular patriotic marches, Le père la victoire and La marche Lorraine. He also composed for the ballet, including the 1902 ballet "In Japan".[1] He is less well-known outside his native France, and his many operettas are now rarely performed. His most successful light opera is the circus musical Les saltimbanques (The Acrobats), from 1899.

Was a French dancer and choreographer. He became the Suprintendant des ballets du Roi, succeeding Pi

Was a French dancer and choreographer. He became the Suprintendant des ballets du Roi, succeeding Pierre Beauchamp.

Was a French artist. From 1888 onwards he often participated in the different Salon exhibitions in F

Was a French artist. From 1888 onwards he often participated in the different Salon exhibitions in France and abroad. He became a jury member of the Société des Artistes Français, and chairman of the Association des Paysagistes Français. In his work influences from the Impressionists, the Symbolists and Barbizon movement are visible. Nevertheless Foreau created his own style, which is characterized by a strict technique, an intense form of observation and a refined, somewhat melancholic atmosphere, which is also apparent in the work of Corot.

Was a French architect working in a rational and severe Neoclassical style, who was trained in the a

Was a French architect working in a rational and severe Neoclassical style, who was trained in the atelier of Percier and Fontaine, the favoured architects of Napoleon. After Napoleon's exile he remained the assistant of Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, whose design for the sober Chapelle Expiatoire over the burial site of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette he oversaw in construction (1816-1824). He also assisted Éloi Labarre (1764—1833) in completing the Palais Brongniart (1813-1826), the seat of the Paris Bourse, named for its architect, Alexandre Brongniart.

Was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and archbishop of Toulouse 1966–1978. He was made cardinal

Was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and archbishop of Toulouse 1966–1978. He was made cardinal in 1973 by Pope Paul VI, named the cardinal-priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura[1].

Was a French comic-actor and theatre director. He headed the Montpellier company during the 1757-175

Was a French comic-actor and theatre director. He headed the Montpellier company during the 1757-1758 season, then made his début at the Comédie-Française on 5 December 1765. Effectively combining the professions of actor and rich businessman, he spent some years at the Théâtre-Français before leaving it in December 1771. Touring the provinces, he came to the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1773, before playing at Valenciennes the following year.

Was a French politician of the Revolutionary period. Gohier was Minister of Justice from March 1793

Was a French politician of the Revolutionary period. Gohier was Minister of Justice from March 1793 to April 1794, overseeing the arrest of Girondists, and, a member of the Council of Five Hundred, he succeeded Jean Baptiste Treilhard in the French Directory (June 1799), where he represented the Republican view in front of growing Royalist opposition.

Was a French pianist and composer.Diémer studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning premiers prix

Was a French pianist and composer.Diémer studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning premiers prix in piano, harmony and accompaniment, counterpoint and fugue, and solfège, and a second prix in organ. His teachers were Antoine Marmontel for piano, Ambroise Thomas for composition and François Benoist for organ.He quickly built a reputation as a virtuoso and toured with the violinist Pablo de Sarasate. At the Conservatoire he taught, among others, Édouard Risler, Alfred Cortot, Lazare Lévy, Alfredo Casella, Yves Nat, Marcel Ciampi, and Robert Casadesus.

Was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon. Maurin was ordained to the priesthood on 8 Apr

Was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Lyon. Maurin was ordained to the priesthood on 8 April 1882 in Rome. He did pastoral work in the diocese of Marseille from 1882 until 1911. On 1 September 1911 Pope Pius X appointed him Bishop of Grenoble, being consecrated by Pierre Andrieu in October of that year.

Was a French academic architect and the head of an important atelier at the École des Beaux-Arts. H

Was a French academic architect and the head of an important atelier at the École des Beaux-Arts. His best-known work is probably the Museum of Natural History (now the Gallery of Evolution) in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, a transitional work combining classical rhythms and ornamental details with cast-iron structure and a glass roof.

Was a French sculptor from Jura. He won the Prix de Rome in 1837. One of his sculptures is in the ci

Was a French sculptor from Jura. He won the Prix de Rome in 1837. One of his sculptures is in the city hall of Saint-Amour.[1]

Was a French journalist and politician. He was the French Minister of Finance during World War I. Lo

Was a French journalist and politician. He was the French Minister of Finance during World War I. Louis-Lucien Klotz was born in Paris to Alsatian Jewish parents, He was the nephew of Victor Klotz (1836-1906), a wealthy silk dealer. After completing his legal education, he enrolled as an advocate at the Cour d'Appel in Paris. In 1888, at the age of twenty, he founded Vie Franco-Russe, an illustrated paper intended to increase popular support for the Franco-Russian Alliance.

Was a French journalist. A librarian in Lyon, then in Paris, Prudhomme settled in Meaux, as a bookbi

Was a French journalist. A librarian in Lyon, then in Paris, Prudhomme settled in Meaux, as a bookbinder. He returned in Paris, and was stopped several times for his writings: between 1787 and 1789, he is thought to have written about 1,500 lampoons. Among them, ''Résumé général, ou Extrait des cahiers de pouvoirs, instructions,

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He was the pupil and son-in-law of the sculpt

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He was the pupil and son-in-law of the sculptor Pierre Cartellier.

Was a French musician

Was a French musician

Is one of the most celebrated[1] medallists of the Art Nouveau period. Born in Paris, he first studi

Is one of the most celebrated[1] medallists of the Art Nouveau period. Born in Paris, he first studied painting and sculpture, working under Lecoq de Boisboudran, Dumont and Ponscarme. His mentor François-Joseph-Hubert Ponscarme (1827-1903) was largely responsible for the renewal of medallic art at the end of the nineteenth century.

Was a French architect, and engraver, born in Paris. He was originally a landscape painter, but in h

Was a French architect, and engraver, born in Paris. He was originally a landscape painter, but in his travels through Italy was struck with the beauty of the Italian buildings, and changed his profession, devoting himself to architecture.

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He is known above all for his portrait busts

Was a French sculptor, who was born and died in Paris. He is known above all for his portrait busts and imaginary portraits. At the Salon of 1789, he showed a portrait head of Belisarius.[1]

Was a French doctor who later in life became an economist who wrote about social issues. He wrote tw

Was a French doctor who later in life became an economist who wrote about social issues. He wrote two important memoirs on the mortality among prisoners and sexual promiscuity in gaols (1820, 1829) and established the Annales d'hygiène (1829). His works on vital statistics were regarded by some as a refutation of Thomas Doubleday's True Law of Population. His chief renown came from his Tableau de l'état physique et moral des ouvriers employés dans les manufactures de coton, de laine et de soie (Study of the Physical Condition of Cotton,

Was a French journalist, literary critic and playwright.

Was a French journalist, literary critic and playwright.

Was a French sculptor whose models for biscuit figures for Sèvres porcelain are better-known than h

Was a French sculptor whose models for biscuit figures for Sèvres porcelain are better-known than his large-scale sculptures. Boizot was the son of Antoine Boizot, a designer at the Gobelins manufacture of tapestry. At sixteen, he became a student at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and worked in the atelier of the sculptor René-Michel Slodtz (1705-1764), with whom Houdon also trained. Boizot took the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1762, for a sojourn at the French Academy in Rome (1765-70).

Is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

Is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.