French Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a French retired professional football striker

Is a French retired professional football striker

Is a former football striker from France, who earned 34 caps and scored 2 goals for the France natio

Is a former football striker from France, who earned 34 caps and scored 2 goals for the France national football team from 1981 to 1988. One of the goals was in the final of the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, where France defeated Spain 2-0 in the final to win the title. He was also in France's 1982 and 1986 World Cup teams.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, h

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.

Is a former French football player and is the current manager of the French women's national team ha

Is a former French football player and is the current manager of the French women's national team having managed the team since February 2007.

Is a French fencer who took part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Boscherie was trained by Ernes

Is a French fencer who took part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Boscherie was trained by Ernest Revenu in Melun, alongside with teammates Daniel Revenu, Bernard Talvard, Hugues Leseur, Daniel Provost, Jacky Courtillat and Frédéric Pietruszka.

Is a retired male judoka from France, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympic

Is a retired male judoka from France, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Is a French football player. He currently plays for Montpellier.

Is a French football player. He currently plays for Montpellier.

Is a professional football player for Rennes of the Ligue 1.After success with Lille OSC, where he s

Is a professional football player for Rennes of the Ligue 1.After success with Lille OSC, where he scored against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League, Cheyrou attracted interest from a number of clubs around Europe, most notably Liverpool.

He is mainly known as the owner and manager of the music hall Paris Olympia. He was instrumental in

He is mainly known as the owner and manager of the music hall Paris Olympia. He was instrumental in recognizing and exposing the talent of up-and-coming performers and brought international stars to Parisian audiences.

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer.

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer.

Is a French actor who spent a great part of his career on stage but also had successful performances

Is a French actor who spent a great part of his career on stage but also had successful performances for the cinema and the television. He was widely known in France and the French speaking world for his interpretation of the famous detective Maigret in a television series that started in 1991. In 2005, he acted in his 54th adaptation of a Maigret story. (See also [1]) (In the Washington, DC area, they can frequently be seen on the MHz cable network.)

Is a French football player who last played for TuRU Düsseldorf from the Verbandsliga Niederrhein s

Is a French football player who last played for TuRU Düsseldorf from the Verbandsliga Niederrhein since October 2009.[1][2] He also played for Fortuna Düsseldorf until 2009[3] and for SpVgg Unterhaching and Sportfreunde Siegen previously.[4][1]

Was born in Paris in March 1965 of Portuguese origins. He lives between New York City and Lisbon sin

Was born in Paris in March 1965 of Portuguese origins. He lives between New York City and Lisbon since 1985. In 1993 his first film THE DEBT won the award for best short at the Cannes Film Festival Critic's Week and had a long run playing in 85 film festivals and winning 8 awards. It was consequentely released theatrically before features and broadcast in several countries.

Is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewher

Is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of Dumont's films have won the Grand Prix award: both L'Humanité [1] and Flandres (2006).[2] The only other director who has twice won the Cannes Grand Prix is Andrei Tarkovsky. Dumont's Hadewijch won the 2009 Prize of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Special Presentation at the Toronto Film Festival, and will be distributed in France in 2009, and by IFC in the U.S. in 2010.

Is a French born Australian painter, known especially for his public mural of 'Oucha' a woman with c

Is a French born Australian painter, known especially for his public mural of 'Oucha' a woman with cat in Edgecliff, Sydney. Dutot emigrated to Australia in 1987[2] and promptly began infusing Sydney with French style by painting walls in various locations.

Is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Ol

Is a former football player. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris SG, being capped once for France.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Bouches-du-Rhône dep

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Was a French boxer at super middleweight and light heavyweight.The light-hitting Girard turned pro i

Was a French boxer at super middleweight and light heavyweight.The light-hitting Girard turned pro in 1991 and challenged Byron Mitchell for WBA Super Middleweight Title in 1999, in his first US fight. The fight was a draw, and in the rematch in 2000 Gira

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for Stade Brestois 29.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for Stade Brestois 29.

Is a retired butterfly swimmer from France, who represented his native country at two consecutive Su

Is a retired butterfly swimmer from France, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.

Is the chairman of the UNEF, the main student union in France. He studies public law at the Universi

Is the chairman of the UNEF, the main student union in France. He studies public law at the University of Lyon. Julliard joined UNEF in 1999. He became the student vice-president of the University of Lyon and chairman of the university's student union in 2001. In 2003, he entered the UNEF National Board. From 2004 to 2006, he was elected to the National Council for Higher Education and Research (Conseil National de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche), an advisory body to the French Ministry of Education.

Is a French anthropologist[1] and an influential theorist in the field of Science and Technology Stu

Is a French anthropologist[1] and an influential theorist in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS)[2]. After teaching at the École des Mines de Paris (Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation) from 1982 to 2006, he is now Professor and vice-president for research at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (2007)[3], where he is associated with the Centre de sociologie des organisations (CSO).

Is the French Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing. From 2007 to 2008, he was a member of the N

Is the French Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing. From 2007 to 2008, he was a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Eure department. From December 2008 to 2009, he served as Secretary of State in charge of European Affairs in

Is a retired French long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country runnin

Is a retired French long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. He was born in Le Havre, but represented the club Montpellier PSC.[1] He competed at the 1987 World Championships,[2] the 1988 Olympic Games[1] and the 1991 World Championships without reaching the final.[3] On the regional level he won the silver medal at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie,[4] he finished eighth at the 1990 European Championships[5] and eighteenth—in the marathon—at the 1994 European Championships.[6] His personal best time was 8.15.28 minutes, achieved in July 1991 in Nice.[7]

Is a French composer. He has been awarded first prizes from the Paris Conservatory which he joined i

Is a French composer. He has been awarded first prizes from the Paris Conservatory which he joined in 1993. His work has been commissioned by the French government as well as other organizations.