French Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a former French Alpine skier. Merle, who was a specialist in Giant Slalom and Super-G, won by the

Is a former French Alpine skier. Merle, who was a specialist in Giant Slalom and Super-G, won by the pass of her career 22 World cup races, including 9 in giant slalom and 13 in Super-G. From 1989 to 1992 she won the Super G World Cup four times in a row, in addition to the Giant Slalom World Cup in 1992 and 1993. At the 1989 World Championships in Vail she won a silver medal in the Giant Slalom,

Is a French alpine skier.Her victory in the downhill ski event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt L

Is a French alpine skier.Her victory in the downhill ski event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City was her first major triumph. It was also the first gold medal won by a Frenchwoman in Alpine Skiing since Marielle Goitschel's triumph in the wome

Is a female competition rower from France. A silver medal winner at the 2005 Mediterranean Games she

Is a female competition rower from France. A silver medal winner at the 2005 Mediterranean Games she represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Is a French film director and screenwriter.[1] She is the sister of French actress Isabelle Huppert

Is a French film director and screenwriter.[1] She is the sister of French actress Isabelle Huppert and has directed 20 films since 1977.

French singer, primarily known for her 1989 hit "J'aurais voulu te dire".She was recruited by the Fr

French singer, primarily known for her 1989 hit "J'aurais voulu te dire".She was recruited by the French singer François Feldman after being the first winner of the 'Tremplin de la chanson française' that the Parisian nightclub L'Orange Bleue organized[1]

Is a French football player currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. P

Is a French football player currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Pizzala plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team.

Was a French socialist, journalist, and feminist best known under the pen name Séverine.Around 1880

Was a French socialist, journalist, and feminist best known under the pen name Séverine.Around 1880 Caroline Rémy became involved with Jules Vallès' socialist publication, Cri du Peuple. Vallès eventually gave her control over the newspaper due to his poo

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was famous during his lifetime, and was especially nota

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was famous during his lifetime, and was especially notable for his settings of the Lamentations which remained in the repertory of the Papal Choir throughout the 16th century. In addition, he was probably the most prominent Avignon musician since the time of the ars subtilior at the end of the 14th century.

Was a French physician known for his work in the field of microbiology. He was a native of Saint-Ama

Was a French physician known for his work in the field of microbiology. He was a native of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, department of Nord. In 1850, Davaine along with French dermatologist Pierre François Olive Rayer (1793-1867) discovered a certain microorganism in the blood of diseased and dying sheep.[1] In the diseased blood, Rayer and Davaine observed the bacillus which is known as Bacillus anthracis, the causative bacterium of anthrax. Soon afterwards, Rayer published an essay on anthrax, which contained the first description of Bacillus anthracis.

Was a French amateur astronomer and selenographer. Gaudibert produced a map of the Moon in 1887. Und

Was a French amateur astronomer and selenographer. Gaudibert produced a map of the Moon in 1887. Under the direction of Camille Flammarion, Emile Bertaux subsequently produced a globe of the moon based on Gaudibert's lunar map.

Is an Italian-born French archaeologist and anthropologist, who specialises in the study of pre-Colu

Is an Italian-born French archaeologist and anthropologist, who specialises in the study of pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica, and in particular the iconography, art and mythology and religion of the Olmec civilization. From 2001 Magni has held a Maître de conférences position in Mesoamerican archaeology at the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne, Paris.

A French actress. She is the daughter of Simone Signoret and Yves Allégret.In 2004, she published a

A French actress. She is the daughter of Simone Signoret and Yves Allégret.In 2004, she published a book in which she contended that she had been sexually abused by her stepfather Yves Montand since the age of 5.In 2007, she portrayed Édith Piaf's grandmother Louise Gassion, in Olivier Dahan's take at the famous chanteuse's biopic La Vie En Rose (La Môme in French)

Is a French journalist and unschooling essayist. She has also more recently written against the whol

Is a French journalist and unschooling essayist. She has also more recently written against the whole prison system, arguing for a complete abolition. Some of her books have been re-edited recently and their full text is freely available online.

Is a French artist, actress and film director.She graduated in philosophy and began earning her livi

Is a French artist, actress and film director.She graduated in philosophy and began earning her living as a teacher, then read architecture, specialising in bioclimatics and working in the town planning department of the Paris Prefecture. She later took aesthetics with Olivier Revault d'Allones at the Sorbonne University, prior to leaving for Belgium to further her studies in solar architecture, then for Egypt to work with Hassan Fathy on earth architecture.

Was a French poet, playwright, and novelist. She composed three historical novels, two verse tragedi

Was a French poet, playwright, and novelist. She composed three historical novels, two verse tragedies, several poems, and was awarded several poetry prizes by the Académie française. Bernard established the fundamental aesthetic principle of the French literary conte de fées popular in the salons of the late seventeenth century with the dictum: "the [adventures] should always be implausible and the emotions always natural".[1] Her works are appreciated today for their psychological nuance.

Is a French filmmaker and novelist. She started her career after studying acting at Yves Furet "Stud

Is a French filmmaker and novelist. She started her career after studying acting at Yves Furet "Studio d'Entraînement de l'Acteur" in Paris together with her sister, actress Marie-Hélène Breillat (born 2 June 1947) in 1967.

Is a prominent French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic. She received a degree in

Is a prominent French philosopher, novelist, feminist, and literary critic. She received a degree in philosophy from the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, and studied under such luminaries as Claude Lévi-Strauss and Jacques Lacan, working in the fields of anthropology and psychoanalysis. A member of the school of French feminism, she has published books with Hélène Cixous and Julia Kristeva.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed 15 films since 1982. Her film La répé

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed 15 films since 1982. Her film La répétition was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a French contemporary jazz clarinet player and composer, best known as a leader of Y'en a qui man

Is a French contemporary jazz clarinet player and composer, best known as a leader of Y'en a qui manquent pas d'air. She is also a member of the French Laurent Dehors's big band "Tous Dehors".

Is a French Olympic fencer. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a French Olympic fencer. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a French actress. Her debut role was Zazie in Zazie in the Metro (1960), followed by only a few m

Is a French actress. Her debut role was Zazie in Zazie in the Metro (1960), followed by only a few more films. According to an interview with Vincent Malle (film producer, and brother of Louis Malle) for the UK DVD release of Zazie (2006, Optimum Releasing), Catherine Demongeot never made another film and later went on to become an historian.

Is a two time Cesar Award winning, BAFTA Award, and Academy Award-nominated French actress. She has

Is a two time Cesar Award winning, BAFTA Award, and Academy Award-nominated French actress. She has made her reputation playing a series of beautiful ice maidens for various directors, including Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents Paris and is a member of

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents Paris and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

A French singer.In 1976, at the Eurovision Song Contest, Catherine Ferry represented France with the

A French singer.In 1976, at the Eurovision Song Contest, Catherine Ferry represented France with the song "1,2,3 " (Tony Rallo/ Jean Paul Cara). She ranked second in the contest. Among the backing vocals, Daniel Balavoine who wrote the B side "Petit Jean"

Is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweig

Is a French judoka, world champion and olympic champion. She won a gold medal in the half middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.