French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by

Was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher" (philosophe roux). He was a native of Oradea, a city in present-day Romania.

Was a French writer from the mid-19th century (born in 1868). He is best-known today for his list of

Was a French writer from the mid-19th century (born in 1868). He is best-known today for his list of thirty-six dramatic situations and for writing Art of Inventing Characters (ISBN 0-89984-388-3, originally L'art d'inventer les personnages).[1]

Was a French actor who gained international acclaim as a child for his performance in the award-winn

Was a French actor who gained international acclaim as a child for his performance in the award-winning film Forbidden Games. In the 1950s, he appeared in a number of other high-profile films, notably Les Diaboliques, And God Created Woman and Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. His later career was spent mainly in television, where he specialised in voiceover work.

Was a French painter and sculptor. The son of a sculptor, Récipon's major work is probably his work

Was a French painter and sculptor. The son of a sculptor, Récipon's major work is probably his work at the Grand Palais in Paris, two monumental and exuberant quadrigas on the building's roof.

Was a French chess master, theoretician and organizer.He won the first French Chess Championship at

Was a French chess master, theoretician and organizer.He won the first French Chess Championship at Paris 1923. He represented France in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924,[1] and in the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927.

Was a French writer and artist associated with the Dada movement. He was born in Montpellier.In addi

Was a French writer and artist associated with the Dada movement. He was born in Montpellier.In addition to numerous early paintings, Ribemont-Dessaignes wrote plays, poetry, manifestos and opera librettos. He contributed to the Dada (and later surrealist) periodical Litterature.

Was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in

Was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of the French water polo team which finished fifth in the Olympic water polo competition. He played one m

Was a sculptor and designer from Nantes. Robin was a member of the Breton nationalist art movement S

Was a sculptor and designer from Nantes. Robin was a member of the Breton nationalist art movement Seiz Breur, working at the magazine Kornog, founded by the movement's leader René-Yves Creston. He created sculptures and embroidery designs for the workshop Nadoziou (needles) based in Nantes.

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarter

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Harry Mitchell.

Was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 12 films between 1942 and 1982. H

Was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 12 films between 1942 and 1982. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1983.

Is a French photographer.Rousse's work, from the 1990s to today, generally appears at first glance t

Is a French photographer.Rousse's work, from the 1990s to today, generally appears at first glance to be photos of desolate or abandoned spaces (buildings, rooms, parking garages or streetscapes) often on their way to the wrecking ball, on which the artist has superimposed precise geometrical shapes or squiggly graffiti.

Was a French journalist and cinema writer. He is the author of l'Histoire générale du cinéma, a c

Was a French journalist and cinema writer. He is the author of l'Histoire générale du cinéma, a comprehensive work on world cinema. He also produced an important work on the filmmaker Georges Méliès.

Was a French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect, a phenomenon which is at the basis of

Was a French physicist who lent his name to the Sagnac effect, a phenomenon which is at the basis of interferometers and ring laser gyroscopes developed since the 1970s.Sagnac entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1889. While still a lab assistant at the Sorbonne, he was one of the first people in France to study X-rays, following Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. He belonged to a group of friends and scientists that notably included Pierre and Marie Curie, Paul Langevin, Jean Perrin, and the mathematician Émile Borel. Marie Curie says that she and her husband had traded ideas with Sagnac around the time of the discovery of radioactivity.

Is a retired French triple jumper. He formerly represented Martinique. His cousins Robert Sainte-Ros

Is a retired French triple jumper. He formerly represented Martinique. His cousins Robert Sainte-Rose and Lucien Sainte-Rose have won international medals in athletics as well.

Was a French violinist, conductor and composer. He was of Russian origin.[2] He was trained as a vio

Was a French violinist, conductor and composer. He was of Russian origin.[2] He was trained as a violinist at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris, winning a first prize in 1926[3], but moved to conducting in 1931 after support from Reynaldo Hahn.[2] He conducted the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra and worked for French Radiodiffusion, then for the Ballets Russes and Roland Petit’s ballet. From the mid-1920s he was musical director of Gaumont Newsreel, for which he composed a great deal of varied background music to suit all kinds of documentary moods and themes.[3] His film scores included: Le Rat des villes et le Rat des champs (1926), Coq en pâte (1951), and Les Amoureux de Marianne (1954).

Is a French politician and leader of the Citizen and Republican Movement. Sarre was an early support

Is a French politician and leader of the Citizen and Republican Movement. Sarre was an early supporter of Jean-Pierre Chevènement and François Mitterrand within the new Socialist Party (PS), which he joined at the famous Epinay Congress in 1971. He was th

Was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933 World

Was a French cyclist who won the 1933 Tour de France along with three stage wins, and the 1933 World Cycling Championship.

Is a French writer, poet and politician. He was the president of the European Parliament from 1975 t

Is a French writer, poet and politician. He was the president of the European Parliament from 1975 to 1977.

Was a French writer, essayist and journalist. Initially a pacifist, then a collaborator (he had been

Was a French writer, essayist and journalist. Initially a pacifist, then a collaborator (he had been editor of Aujourd'hui, a French newspaper controlled by the Third Reich after the resignation of the writer Henri Jeanson), he was also the biographer of Pétain and other figures of the Troisième République. He was the first journalist sentenced to death during the Épuration légale.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won medals in the épée competition at two Olympic Games. He was a

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won medals in the épée competition at two Olympic Games. He was a French Resistance officer and was executed by the Nazis.

Is a French rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew

Is a French rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the French boat in the coxed pairs event.

Was a French journalist, Bonapartist and nationalist. He and comte Dillon launched an American-style

Was a French journalist, Bonapartist and nationalist. He and comte Dillon launched an American-style press campaign in favour of général Boulanger. After his Boulangist engagement, he joined the antidreyfusard camp. Hostile to Protestantism, he founded an anti-Protestant league. He was accused of complicity in the coup d'état averted by Paul Déroulède in 1899.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Sum

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 10000 m event at Helsinki in 1952.

Was a French journalist and politician. After having written his first book, L'Homme qui vient, he m

Was a French journalist and politician. After having written his first book, L'Homme qui vient, he met the nationalist and monarchist writer Charles Maurras and became a member of his Action Française (AF) league, where he continued to follow the workers' movement. As his employment would have been compromised by an involvement in the far-right monarchist league, he took the pseudonym of Georges Valois [1].

Was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les S

Was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he served as vice-president of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique.