French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a French Cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer. After graduating as doctor juris utriusqu

Was a French Cardinal, canonist, humanist, and geographer. After graduating as doctor juris utriusque, Fillastre taught jurisprudence at Reims, and in 1392 was appointed dean of its metropolitan chapter. During the Western Schism he showed at first much sympathy for Benedict XIII (Peter de Luna). In 1409, however, he took part in the attempt to reconcile the factions at the Council of Pisa. Antipope John XXIII conferred on him and his friend Pierre d'Ailly the dignity of cardinal (1411), and in 1413 he was made Archbishop of Aix. Fillastre took a very important part in the Council of Constance, where he and Cardinal d'Ailly were the first to agitate the question of the abdication of the rival claimants (February, 1415).

Is a French sailor and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a French sailor and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a French mathematician. His name is firmly associated with l'Hôpital's rule for calculating lim

Was a French mathematician. His name is firmly associated with l'Hôpital's rule for calculating limits involving indeterminate forms 0/0 and 8/8. Although the rule did not originate with l'Hôpital, it appeared in print for the first time in his treatise on the infinitesimal calculus, entitled Analyse des Infiniment Petits pour l'Intelligence des Lignes Courbes.[2] This book was a first systematic exposition of differential calculus. Several editions and translations to other languages were published and it became a model for subsequent treatments of calculus.

Was a French chemist and apothecary. In 1754 he introduced the concept of a base into chemistry, as

Was a French chemist and apothecary. In 1754 he introduced the concept of a base into chemistry, as a substance which reacts with an acid to give it solid form (as a salt).He is known as l'Aîné (the elder) to distinguish him from his younger brother, Hilaire Rouelle, who was also a chemist and known as the discoverer of urea.He started a public course in his laboratory in 1738 where he taught many students among whom were Denis Diderot, Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, Joseph Proust and Antoine-Augustin Parmentier.

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. He is the brother of Matthieu Franke, who has also played for Germany.[1]

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Mayenne department, and is a membe

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Mayenne department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Vannes OC.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Vannes OC.

Handball player, winner of the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. His brother is Bertrand Gille

Handball player, winner of the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. His brother is Bertrand Gille, and they play together in HSV Hamburg, Germany. Gille is married to Karine, and they have three daughters: Noemie, Maia and Nine.

Was a French geographer , ethnologist , zoologist who studied the island of Madagascar.He was the so

Was a French geographer , ethnologist , zoologist who studied the island of Madagascar.He was the son of the wealthy industrialist Alfred Grandidier also a zoologist and expert on Madagascar. Guillaume Grandidier was Secretary of the Geographical Society of Paris and a prolific author.He wrote Atlas des Colonies Françaises, Protectorats et Territoires sous Mandat de la France. Société D´Éditions Geographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales. Paris. (1934) , with Petit, G. Zoologie de Madagascar. Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, Paris 2 ((1932) and edited with his father Collection des Ouvrages Anciens Concernant Madagascar 9 vols. Paris: Comité de Madagascar (1903–1920) and many other works on Madagascar. The best known is the monumental Madagascar L'Histoire politique, physique et naturelle de Madagascar. This work was undertaken in cooperation with his father and others such as Alphonse Milne-Edwards and Leon Vaillant. This work ran to 40 volumes

Is a French footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain. He started his playing days at JS Saint-Pier

Is a French footballer playing for Paris Saint-Germain. He started his playing days at JS Saint-Pierroise in Réunion before moving to France and playing for Le Havre, then Gueugnon, before moving back to Le Havre. He has represented Réunion in matches as well.

Is a French team handball player. He played on the France national handball team which won gold meda

Is a French team handball player. He played on the France national handball team which won gold medals at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.

Has served as the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire since April 4, 2007. Prior to his service as Prim

Has served as the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire since April 4, 2007. Prior to his service as Prime Minister, Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire and later the New Forces rebel group as its Secretary-General.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for RC Strasbourg.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for RC Strasbourg.

Was a French physician best known for his sympathies with Epicurean philosophy, and for his influenc

Was a French physician best known for his sympathies with Epicurean philosophy, and for his influence on materialists such as La Mettrie. Lamy was doctor at the Medical Faculty of Paris and attracted both criticism and praise from fellow physicians for his attempts to take medicine in new directions based on Epicurean philosophy.[1] In 1682 he published Traité de l'antimoine.

Is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Bbox Bouygues Telecom.

Is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Bbox Bouygues Telecom.

Was a 16th century French corsair, explorer and navigator during the Elizabethan age. He was a succe

Was a 16th century French corsair, explorer and navigator during the Elizabethan age. He was a successful privateer during the early years of the French Wars of Religion. In 1573 he and Sir Francis Drake attacked a Spanish mule train escorting gold and silver to Nombre de Dios on the Atlantic coast of Panama, and he was subsequently killed following his capture by the Spanish.

A Quebec actor and film producer. He is more notable for recent major roles in Quebec movies Nitro a

A Quebec actor and film producer. He is more notable for recent major roles in Quebec movies Nitro and Les 3 p'tit cochons in 2007.However, it was in the mid-2000s where he started to play major roles in Nitro as well as in the 3 L'il pigs, two of the biggest box-office Quebec hits in the year 2007. Another notable role played by Thivierge was in Lance et Compte: Le Revanche in 2006 where he played a paraplegic lawyer defending one of the fictional National de Quebec hockey who was charge for second degree murder and later for involuntary homicide following an on-ice incident in which a player died from its injuries following a check from the accused player. During his lengthy acting career, he participated in a total of 30 movie and television shows including Le NTgociateur, Casino,

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 AS Marck.

Is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Saur-Sojasun.

Is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Saur-Sojasun.

Is a French midfielder currently playing for Le Mans UC72.

Is a French midfielder currently playing for Le Mans UC72.

Is a French footballer currently playing for FC Lorient.

Is a French footballer currently playing for FC Lorient.

Is one of the bestselling authors in France today. After finishing high school in France, Guillaume

Is one of the bestselling authors in France today. After finishing high school in France, Guillaume Musso left for the United States at the age of 19. He spent several months in New York City[2] , living with other young foreigners and earning his money by selling ice-cream. He came home to France with his head filled with ideas for novels. The readers can easily see the influence his time in the United States has had on him, as the action in his books partly takes place overseas.

Is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team Le Havre.

Is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team Le Havre.

Is a French footballer, who is currently playing for Olympiacos F.C.. [1] [2] Guillaume Panuel was t

Is a French footballer, who is currently playing for Olympiacos F.C.. [1] [2] Guillaume Panuel was tested last summer with the Olympiacos Under 21 team by head-coach Alekos Alexandris in the international friendly tournament in Turin. The young French player of his last appearances has left a positive impression and Olympiacos took the decision to sign a three year professional contract with the talented player. Guillaume Panouel struggling to position right midfielder and wears the jersey with his favorite number "7".

Was a French Dominican theologian, and Cardinal[1]. He gave money for church construction[3]. He is

Was a French Dominican theologian, and Cardinal[1]. He gave money for church construction[3]. He is represented in a fresco at the Couvent des Jacobins at Saint-Sever[4] His coat of arms figures in the vaults of the church of Saint Dominique at Toulouse[5]; and did in the vaults of Bayonne Cathedral until the 19th century[6]