French Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Malian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for SM Caen. Thiam is said to have a good

Is a Malian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for SM Caen. Thiam is said to have a good midfield partnership with Stoke City F.C.'s Mamady Sidibe and Real Madrid C.F.'s Mahamadou Diarra when playing internationally. He joined Stade de Reims i

Was a French-born theatre, film, and television director. Planning to become an actor, Windust co-fo

Was a French-born theatre, film, and television director. Planning to become an actor, Windust co-founded with Charles Leatherbee the University Players in 1928 on Cape Cod in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The company lasted five years and included later luminaries Joshua Logan, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Mildred Natwick, Eleanor Phelps, Barbara O'Neil, Myron McCormick, Kent Smith, and Aleta Freel.[1] Windust directed more often than acted.

Is a French figure skater. He is the 2007 World Champion, a three-time European champion (2004, 2007

Is a French figure skater. He is the 2007 World Champion, a three-time European champion (2004, 2007 & 2009), a six-time French National champion, and the 2006 Grand Prix champion.

Is a South Africa-born French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at centre, where he play

Is a South Africa-born French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at centre, where he plays for the Top 14 club, Stade Français, as well as the national team. He was a part of Stade Français' championship victory of 2004, as well as the runner-up of the French championship and Heineken Cup in 2005. He was also a part of France's Six Nations victory in 2004, as well as playing for them during the 2003 World Cup.

Is a french composer and cellist, mostly active in Switzerland. Brice Catherin studied the cello at

Is a french composer and cellist, mostly active in Switzerland. Brice Catherin studied the cello at the conservatory of Lausanne (Switzerland) with professor Marc Jaermann (cellist of the sine nomine quartet) where he successfully completed his diploma in 2004. At the same time, he was studying composition at the conservatory of Geneva (Switzerland) with professors Michael Jarrell, Luis Naon and Eric Daubresse. He received his diploma in 2005. The following year he studied at the conservatory of Basel with professor Roland Moser.

Is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel. He is the younger brother of Romain Feillu,

Is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel. He is the younger brother of Romain Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist. Feillu achieved his greatest success to date with a stage victory on Stage 7 (from Barcelona to Arcalis, Andorra) of th

Is a foil fencer from France.

Is a foil fencer from France.

Is a French football striker who currently plays for FC Bleid in Belgium.

Is a French football striker who currently plays for FC Bleid in Belgium.

A French actress, former fashion model, singer and animal welfare/rights activist. In 2007 she was n

A French actress, former fashion model, singer and animal welfare/rights activist. In 2007 she was named among Empire's 100 Sexiest Film Stars.[3]In her early life Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and after appea

Is a French actress, former fashion model, singer, Animal welfare/rights activist, and considered th

Is a French actress, former fashion model, singer, Animal welfare/rights activist, and considered the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s sex kitten[citation needed]. In 2007 she was named among Empire's 100 Sexiest Film Stars.[3]

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Pas-de-Calais department. She is a member of t

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Pas-de-Calais department. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

A singer of avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual mus

A singer of avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry and world rhythms. She has collaborated with such celebrated musicians as S

The daughter of a schoolteacher, she was only five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey's performance of an innocent child orphaned by World War II was widely praised by critics and audiences alike. The film won numerous awards world-wide including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Fossey was hired by American actor/director Gene Kelly for his 1957 film, The Happy Road. She was just ten years old when filming finished and her parents decided to take her out of the film business so she could receive proper schooling and live a normal childhood.

Is a French university lecturer and former government minister, a member of the Nouveau Centre and o

Is a French university lecturer and former government minister, a member of the Nouveau Centre and of Société en mouvement ("Society on the move"[1] ("Society on the Move") She is a lecturer in law at the University of Picardie Jules Verne. Daughter of a farmer, she studied law at Amiens and Paris. An activist for the UNI and then the CNI, she was elected regional councillor in 1986 and conseillère municipale ("Municipal Councillor") in 1989. With Gilles de Robien she had responsibility for education and youth work. She joined the Parti républicain ("Republican Party") in 1992, within the Union for French Democracy. She became Mayor of Amiens in 1992 and was appointed a minister in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's first government.

Is a French-born poet and author who now lives in the United States. She has published two books of

Is a French-born poet and author who now lives in the United States. She has published two books of poetry, Fence Above the Sea and The Dazzling Land. Her third, Song of a Living Room, is scheduled for publication September 1, 2009.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Hauts-de-Seine department. She is a member of

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Hauts-de-Seine department. She is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group.

Is a French slalom canoer.

Is a French slalom canoer.

Is a French film director and actress. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a sh

Is a French film director and actress. Rouan became a director in her own right when she helmed a short film titled Grosse. It won a César Award in 1986. She would become a feature film director with Overseas (1990), which won the Critics' Week award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred in the film with Marianne Basler and Nicole Garcia to portray sisters in colonial North Africa during the 1950s.

Is a retired French high jumper. She finished fifth at the 1985 European Indoor Championships.[1] Sh

Is a retired French high jumper. She finished fifth at the 1985 European Indoor Championships.[1] She became French champion in 1981 and 1986.[2] Her personal best jump was 1.92 metres, achieved in May 1984 in Haguenau.[3]

Is a French mathematician and computer scientist. She entered the École Normale Supérieure de Jeun

Is a French mathematician and computer scientist. She entered the École Normale Supérieure de Jeunes Filles in 1970, and received her PhD in 1986 at the University of Caen (Lattice reduction algorithms in small dimensions). She is Directrice de Recherche at the French CNRS, at Université de Caen[1], since 2001 and specialized in computational number theory[2] and analysis of algorithms. Amongst the algorithms she had studied, are the celebrated LLL algorithm used for basis reductions in Euclidean lattice and the different Euclidean algorithms to determine GCD. The main tool used to achieve her results is the so called dynamical analysis. Loosely speaking, it is a mix between analysis of algorithms and dynamical systems. Brigitte Vallée greatly contributed to develop this method.

(born on May 1, 1940, died October 12, 2007, ) was a French golfer.

(born on May 1, 1940, died October 12, 2007, ) was a French golfer.

Is a French-Congolese football player who is currently playing for Clermont Foot.

Is a French-Congolese football player who is currently playing for Clermont Foot.

Is a retired French footballer who played for Montpellier HSC, SC Bastia, Deportivo Alavés, Neuchâ

Is a retired French footballer who played for Montpellier HSC, SC Bastia, Deportivo Alavés, Neuchâtel Xamax, Naval 1º de Maio and Stade Lavallois. His younger brother is Hervé Alicarte.

Is a former professional footballer.

Is a former professional footballer.

Is a director, a photographer and a multimedia artist. Aveillan first made his name with awards-winn

Is a director, a photographer and a multimedia artist. Aveillan first made his name with awards-winning spots for Perrier "La Foule" and Paco Rabanne's "XS". He was also directing alongside Martin Scorsese, Wong Kar-Wai and Oliver Stone on the high-profile Orange spots for Euro RSCG BETC, Paris [1].