French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a French painter and architect. He studied under the painter Antoine Rivalz and designed the façade of the Capitole de Toulouse, built between 1750 and 1759. He was one of the founders of Académie royale de peinture de Toulouse, where he taught. His son François-Lambert Cammas designed the transept of the église Saint-Pierre des Chartreux de Toulouse.

Is a French actor and film director. Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving

Is a French actor and film director. Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like Joyeux Noël, Love Me If You Dare and The Beach. In 2006, he turned to writing and directing with Tell No One and won a César Award for Best Director.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur f

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for US Orléans.

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was the court organist to Charles IX of France and famo

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was the court organist to Charles IX of France and famous for his numerous chansons, which were representative of the late development of the form; his work in this regard was part of the early development of the style known as musique mesurée. He was also one of very few 16th century French composers of music for keyboard. In addition, he was a founding member of the Académie de Poésie et de Musique along with poet Jean-Antoine de Baïf, and he was one of the earliest composers to experiment with microtonal composition.

Was a French painter and etcher, the brother of the Jesuit painter Jacques Courtois. His working car

Was a French painter and etcher, the brother of the Jesuit painter Jacques Courtois. His working career was spent in Rome. He is also known as Guglielmo Cortese.

Was a French sculptor. The son of Guillaume Coustou the Elder and nephew of Nicolas Coustou, he trai

Was a French sculptor. The son of Guillaume Coustou the Elder and nephew of Nicolas Coustou, he trained in the family atelier and studied at the French Academy in Rome, 1736-39, as winner of the Prix de Rome (1735). He returned to Paris, where he completed the famous "Horse Tamers" (Chevaux de Marly) commissioned from his father in 1739 for Marly, when the elder Coustou was too infirm to actively carry out the commissions. They were completed and installed in 1745.

Was a citizen of New France. During his life he was a lay missonary with the Jesuits, a survivor of

Was a citizen of New France. During his life he was a lay missonary with the Jesuits, a survivor of torture, a member of a Mohawk council, a translator, a diplomat, a militia captain, and a lay leader among the colonists of the Pointe-Levy (actually named (Lévis) City) in the Seigneury of Lauzon. A district of New France located on the South Side of Quebec City.

Was a French ecclesiastic. He was bishop of Angers, then bishop of Digne, archbishop of Rouen, prior

Was a French ecclesiastic. He was bishop of Angers, then bishop of Digne, archbishop of Rouen, prior of Saint Martin des Champs, abbot of Mont St Michel, of St Ouen at Rouen, and of Montebourg. He was made a Cardinal in the consistory of 18 December 1439 by Pope Eugene IV, and later became Cardinal Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (1454), then Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1461) and Dean of the College of Cardinals (November 1472); he was a cardinal elector during the conclaves that elected Pope Nicholas V, Pope Paul II, and Pope Sixtus IV,

Is a Côte d'Ivoire footballer, currently playing for Changchun Yatai.His former clubs include Afric

Is a Côte d'Ivoire footballer, currently playing for Changchun Yatai.His former clubs include Africa Sports, FC Satellite Abidjan, USM Annaba, Wydad Casablanca, EOGK Tunisie and CSKA Sofia.

Is a French journalist and writer who specialises in matters of intelligence and terrorism. Dasquié

Is a French journalist and writer who specialises in matters of intelligence and terrorism. Dasquié graduated in Law in Paris in 1990. The next year he obtained a masters in political science in Paris-I, and later worked for Canal + and BFM.

Was a French physician who was a native of Paris. He studied at the University of Paris, where he wa

Was a French physician who was a native of Paris. He studied at the University of Paris, where he was a pupil of Jean Fernel (1497–1558). He attained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1568, and his medical doctorate in 1570. He was an instructor in Paris for 46 years, and eventually became dean of the Faculty of Medicine. For a period of time he was personal physician to Henry IV (1553–1610).

Was a French Cardinal. He was a son of Theobald the Great, count of Blois and count of Champagne, an

Was a French Cardinal. He was a son of Theobald the Great, count of Blois and count of Champagne, and Matilda of Carinthia. Pope Alexander III created him Cardinal Priest of Santa Sabina in March 1179; as such, he signed the papal bulls between 8 April 1179 and 23 December 1201. He died on 7 Sep 1202.

Was a French philosopher and theologian. His only printed works are a fragment on the Eucharist[2],

Was a French philosopher and theologian. His only printed works are a fragment on the Eucharist[2], and the Moralia A brevi ala and De Origine Animae[3]. In the last of these he maintains that children who die unbaptized must be lost, the pure soul being defiled by the grossness of the body, and declares that God's will is not to be questioned. He upholds the theory of Creationism (i.e., that a soul is specially created for each human being). Ravaisson-Mollien has discovered a number of fragments by him, among which the most important is the De Essentia Dei et de Substantia Dei; a Liber Sententiarum, consisting of discussions on ethics and scriptural interpretation, is also ascribed to Champeaux.

Was an important Medieval French poet and composer. He is one of the earliest composers for whom sig

Was an important Medieval French poet and composer. He is one of the earliest composers for whom significant biographical information is available.Guilllaume de Machaut was "the last great poet who was also a composer," in the words of the scholar Daniel Leech-Wilkinson. Well into the 15th century, Machaut's poetry was greatly admired and imitated by other poets including the likes of Geoffrey Chaucer.

Is a French actor, He was made famous in 1991 as school-boy and Claude Jade's son Jules in Tableau d

Is a French actor, He was made famous in 1991 as school-boy and Claude Jade's son Jules in Tableau d'honneur, followed by his Serge along with Juliette Binoche in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors: Blue and Claude Zidi's Deux starring Gérard Depardieu..

Was a French cartographer who lived in Paris.Guillaume Delisle's first works were "The Map of the Wo

Was a French cartographer who lived in Paris.Guillaume Delisle's first works were "The Map of the World" and "The Map of the Continents", both published in 1700. These and the terrestrial maps produced subsequently, which surpassed all similar publication

Is a French actor. Guillaume Delorme was one of the main actors in the series The Life In Front Of U

Is a French actor. Guillaume Delorme was one of the main actors in the series The Life In Front Of Us (French title La Vie Devant Nous) aired on TF6. It is through this series he made his first steps as an actor. He played the role of Bartholomew, the rebel of the group: more interested in the world by night than school, a DJ in a club. He left home and was living alone above the nightclub where he works. He's best friend was Stanislas, played by Gianni Giardinelli.

Was a French politician infused with liberal ideals of the Enlightenment, who from 1759 was the mini

Was a French politician infused with liberal ideals of the Enlightenment, who from 1759 was the minister of the Duchy of Parma under Philip, Duke of Parma and his wife Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France. At a time when both Bourbon France and Bourbon Spain thought of Parma as a strategic point of interest, Tillot favoured French policies abroad and wide-ranging reforms within the Duchy of Parma. He was made marchese di Felino.

Was a French author and lawyer. he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, f

Was a French author and lawyer. he exercised only legal functions for most of his career. However, from 1617 till his death he was Bishop of Lisieux. His reputation is that of a lawyer, a statesman and a man of letters. In 1584, he became counsellor of the parlement of Paris, and as deputy for Paris to the Estates of the League he pronounced his most famous politico-legal discourse, an argument nominally for the Salic law,

Was a French cardinal and statesman. Dubois gained the favour of Louis XIV by bringing about the mar

Was a French cardinal and statesman. Dubois gained the favour of Louis XIV by bringing about the marriage of his pupil with Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, Mlle de Blois, a natural but legitimized daughter of the king and Mme de Montespan; and for this service he was rewarded with the gift of the abbey of St. Just in Picardy. He was present with his pupil at the Battle of Steenkerque, and "faced fire," says Marshal Luxembourg, "like a grenadier." Sent to join the French embassy in London, he made himself so active that he was recalled by the request of the ambassador, who feared his intrigues. This, however,

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Ligue 2 side US Boulogne. Ducatel began

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Ligue 2 side US Boulogne. Ducatel began his career as part of the youth academy at French club RC Lens. He left the club in 2000, to join Championnat de France Amateurs side ES Wasquehal. Later that year, he joined French second tier club US Boulogne.

Was a Franco-Flemish composer and music theorist of the early Renaissance. As the central figure in

Was a Franco-Flemish composer and music theorist of the early Renaissance. As the central figure in the Burgundian School, he was the most famous and influential composer in Europe in the mid-15th century.

Was a French anatomist and military surgeon. Although he gained much esteem for treating Napoleon Bo

Was a French anatomist and military surgeon. Although he gained much esteem for treating Napoleon Bonaparte's hemorrhoids, he is best known today for Dupuytren's contracture which is named after him and which he described in 1831.

Was a French canonist and liturgical writer, and Bishop of Mende. Durandus' principal work is the Sp

Was a French canonist and liturgical writer, and Bishop of Mende. Durandus' principal work is the Speculum iudiciale, which was compiled in 1271, and revised in 1286 and 1291. It is a general explanation of civil, criminal and canonical procedure, and also includes a survey of the subject of contracts. It is a remarkable encyclopedical synthesis of Roman and ecclesiastical law,

Was a French composer. Very little is known of his life, however a significant representation of his

Was a French composer. Very little is known of his life, however a significant representation of his work survives in the form of five mass settings (a large surviving repertoire for a composer of the time).[1] Faugues holds an important place in the history of the Parody mass because of his use of the technique, particularly in Missa Le serviteur.[1]