French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a Professor of Mathematics at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and a Distinguished Professor

Is a Professor of Mathematics at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and a Distinguished Professor and A.G. and M.E. Owen Chair of Mathematics at the Texas A&M University.[1][2] He is known for his contribution to the several fields of mathematics, including functional analysis, probability theory, harmonic analysis, operator theory.[3] He has also made fundamental contribution to C*-algebra.[4] Gilles is the younger brother of French actress Marie-France Pisier.

Was a French Baroque composer and organist. He is credited with bringing the style of French organ m

Was a French Baroque composer and organist. He is credited with bringing the style of French organ music then current in Paris to Chartres.[1]

Is a French scholar and analyst of the Islamic and the Arab world. He has written works on Radical I

Is a French scholar and analyst of the Islamic and the Arab world. He has written works on Radical Islam including Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam . He is currently the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs for 2009-10 at LSE IDEAS (Centre for Diplomacy & Strategy)[1], at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Is a French philosopher, writer and sociologist, professor at the University of Grenoble.

Is a French philosopher, writer and sociologist, professor at the University of Grenoble.

Is a French former professional road racing cyclist.

Is a French former professional road racing cyclist.

Is a French songwriter and singer who reached the height of his career during the 1970s.Marchal also

Is a French songwriter and singer who reached the height of his career during the 1970s.Marchal also sang "Je suis né sous une étoile filante" (a Lerner and Loewe song translated to French by Mr. Vidalin) and "Buddy River" (a Lee Hazlewood song translated by Vline Buggy and Yves Dessca)

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed five films since 1987. His film Qui a tu

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed five films since 1987. His film Qui a tué Bambi? was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a French actor. Marini began his career as a model in his early twenties. One of his first jobs w

Is a French actor. Marini began his career as a model in his early twenties. One of his first jobs was a television commercial for Bud Light beer. He made his acting debut at the age of 29, in the 2005 horror flick "Screech of the Decapitated".[2]

Is a French film director. To date, his only directorial credit is the feature film L'Appartement (1

Is a French film director. To date, his only directorial credit is the feature film L'Appartement (1996) - a tense romantic thriller starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Romane Bohringer, although he acted as executive producer for its U.S remake Wicker Park (2004).

Is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while play

Is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 55 in 1984. Since 2001, he has been presiden

Is a Luxembourgian professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is one of the al

Is a Luxembourgian professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is one of the all time most successful players of his small country. He was born and raised and currently resides in Schifflange.

Was a French composer and singer of the Renaissance. He was active in central France, mainly Chartre

Was a French composer and singer of the Renaissance. He was active in central France, mainly Chartres, and was one of the composers listed by Eloy d'Amerval in his long 1508 poem Le livre de la deablerie as one of the great composers of the age, resident in Paradise – even though he was still alive. While he probably wrote a substantial number of works, only four secular compositions survive.

Is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the Ge

Is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team. which made hime elegible for the German national team, Pagnon has played in France throughout his career, at RC Carqueiranne-Hyères and RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and at Stade Montois in the Pro D2.[4]

Is a left-wing French writer and journalist. He attended the Collège Stanislas de Paris and then st

Is a left-wing French writer and journalist. He attended the Collège Stanislas de Paris and then studied at the Institut d'études politiques, eventually becoming a lawyer, a profession he worked in for five years. After the success of his essay 'Les Parachutistes', inspired by his military service in Algeria, he became a journalist and wrote articles about Nehru's India, the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the problems of African Americans in the United States. He then investigated less known aspects of the Second World War.

Is a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, assistant cameraman French. He is a member of société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD), of société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) and of l'association française des cinémas d'art et d'essai (AFCAE).

Is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1987 World Championships in R

Is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1987 World Championships in Rome he won the silver medal in a time of 20.16, which still stands as a French record.[1] At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma and Max Morinière.

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player. He is a historic player of FC Nantes.

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player. He is a historic player of FC Nantes.

Is an Olympic and European Champion swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, an

Is an Olympic and European Champion swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, and won the 2006 European Championships in the 25 km open water event.[2] He has also swum the English Channel on September 9, 2004 in a time of 7 h 54 mins.[3]

Is a French former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. Rousset started his career w

Is a French former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. Rousset started his career with Sochaux in 1982, where he spent eight seasons, playing more than 100 times for the Montbéliard side before he was transferred to Olympique Lyonnais in 1990. He quickly established himself as the first choice goalkeeper at the Stade de Gerland, playing 98 matches over the next 3 seasons.

Is a French economist at the Toulouse 1 University Social Sciences. He also is a scientific advisor

Is a French economist at the Toulouse 1 University Social Sciences. He also is a scientific advisor to the Economic Studies Directorate at the French Ministry of the Environment. His main interests include the political economy of unemployment and how information technology affects wage inequality.

Is a French professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 9 and is the French No. 2 b

Is a French professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 9 and is the French No. 2 behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. After turning pro in 2002, it took him five years to claim his first ATP Tour title, the 2007 Marseille Open. To date, he has won five ATP tournaments.

Is a French professional footballer of Togolese descent who plays for Arsenal as a striker. Sunu beg

Is a French professional footballer of Togolese descent who plays for Arsenal as a striker. Sunu began his career at the LB Châteauroux academy, but moved to Arsenal in July 2007 on a four-year contract for a fee between £700,000 and £1 million.[1]

Is a French artist, author, and creator of the imaginary city of "Urville". His book, also titled Ur

Is a French artist, author, and creator of the imaginary city of "Urville". His book, also titled Urville, is based on his writings of the fictional city's history, geography, culture, and economy, and includes over 300 drawings of different districts of Urville, all done by Trehin.

Is a Québécois poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovere

Is a Québécois poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist.A poet deeply rooted in his native Quebec, Vigneault has become an icon at home and Quebec ambassador abroad. He was one of the principal figures of

Was a celebrated French designer at the Bâtiments du Roi, the French royal works, and one of the in

Was a celebrated French designer at the Bâtiments du Roi, the French royal works, and one of the initiators of the Rococo, nicknamed "the French Borromini". As a boy Oppenord was sent in 1692 to study as a royal pensioner in Rome for eight years, where he largely ignored the remains of Classical Antiquity and spent his time instead sketching the Baroque sculptural ornaments of the preceding generations, principally under Bernini and Borromini, and in northern Italy the ornament of Mannerist architects like Pirro Ligorio. Three notebooks of his youthful drawings survive.[1]