French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a French football player who currently plays for Budapest Honvéd FC.

Is a French football player who currently plays for Budapest Honvéd FC.

Is an Argentinian-born French filmmaker. Three of his films feature the character of a nameless butc

Is an Argentinian-born French filmmaker. Three of his films feature the character of a nameless butcher played by Philippe Nahon; Carne, I Stand Alone and (in a cameo) Irréversible. Carne was the recipient of the Critic's Award at the 5th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1994.[1]

Was a French architect, best known as the designer of the Theater of the Place des Célestins, the F

Was a French architect, best known as the designer of the Theater of the Place des Célestins, the Fountain of the Place des Jacobins and the Grand Temple de Lyon in Lyon, the city hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine[1] and the Palace of Rumine in Lausanne.

Was a French entomologist.Passionnate about insects from a young age and through the intervention of

Was a French entomologist.Passionnate about insects from a young age and through the intervention of Georges Cuvier, he participated in the Morea expedition organised by Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1829.

Was a French composer and organist. He was born around 1671, probably in Rouen where he was organist

Was a French composer and organist. He was born around 1671, probably in Rouen where he was organist for the church of St-Herbland. In approximately 1720 he moved to Paris. The exact date of his death is not known. His son, Michel Corrette, also was a musician, composer, violinist, harpsichordist and organist.

Was a French painter.The adoptive son of Nicolas Poussin, he was actually the brother of Poussin's w

Was a French painter.The adoptive son of Nicolas Poussin, he was actually the brother of Poussin's wife. He devoted himself to landscape painting and rendered admirably the severer beauties of the Roman Campagna; a noteworthy series of works in tempera representing various sites near Rome is to be seen in the Colonna Palace; but one of his finest easel-pictures, the Sacrifice of Abraham, formerly the property of the Colonna, is now, with other works by the same painter, in the National Gallery, London.

Was a French physician. He studied medicine under Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755–1821), and was a co

Was a French physician. He studied medicine under Jean-Nicolas Corvisart (1755–1821), and was a colleague to René Laënnec (1781–1826). Beginning in 1805 he practiced medicine at the Charité in Paris. He was an uncle to physician Antoine Laurent Bayle (1799–1859).

Was a French harpsichordist active in Paris at the beginning of the 18th century. Little is known of

Was a French harpsichordist active in Paris at the beginning of the 18th century. Little is known of his life; only by one quotation in a list of professors considered in Paris, and a single collection of suites for one and two harpsichords which appeared in 1705: it is one of the pinnacles of music for this instrument. His work falls under the French tradition between those of d'Anglebert and Couperin.

Is a French actor and musician. He is best-remembered for starring as Julien in the film Au revoir,

Is a French actor and musician. He is best-remembered for starring as Julien in the film Au revoir, les enfants (1987). He acted in and composed the music for the film Comme il vient. Gaspard is a composer and musician - he tours throughout the heart of France playing the trumpet with a group called "Surnatural Orchestra" from the Ile-de-France.

Was a French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry. An opportunity, however, presented

Was a French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry. An opportunity, however, presented itself: being required to work out from data supplied to him the defilading of a proposed fortress (an operation then only performed by a long arithmetical process), Monge, substituting for this a geometrical method, obtained the result so quickly that the commandant at first refused to receive it - the time necessary for the work had not been taken; but upon examination the value of the discovery was recognized

He began appearing in made-for-television films during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and has since

He began appearing in made-for-television films during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and has since become known as a film actor in France, as well as starring in the title role in the movie thriller Hannibal Rising.Since then, he has starred in a number of television productions, including La Bascule, Juliette, Julien L'apprenti and Le Refuge. Ulliel's first film was Alias, in 1999. Since then, he has become increasingly popular including his small role in "Brotherhood of the Wolf", and was nominated for a César Award (Best Young Male) in 2003 for Embrassez qui vous voudrez, and in 2004 for his role in Les égarés (Strayed) as the rebellious lover to a refugee during the World War. He later won the award in 2005 for his role in Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement), in which he played Manech, Audrey Tautou's character's love interest.

Was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition. He received a gold medal in épée i

Was a French fencer and olympic champion in épée competition. He received a gold medal in épée individual and a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1] Eight years before, Alibert already participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris placing seventh in the epée individual event.[2]

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won two silver medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won two silver medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the

Was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

Was a French philosopher. His most important work is on poetics and on the philosophy of science. To

Was a French philosopher. His most important work is on poetics and on the philosophy of science. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break (obstacle épistémologique et rupture épistémologique). He rose

Was a French football player and coach.

Was a French football player and coach.

Was a French futurist but also an industrialist, a philosopher and a state manager. He is mainly kno

Was a French futurist but also an industrialist, a philosopher and a state manager. He is mainly known for his remarkably lucid analysis of Edmund Husserl's Phenomenology and for his studies on the character structure.

Was a French journalist. In January 1914 Calmette, who had been editor of the newspaper Le Figaro si

Was a French journalist. In January 1914 Calmette, who had been editor of the newspaper Le Figaro since 1902, launched a campaign against Minister of Finance Joseph Caillaux, who had introduced progressive taxation and was known for his pacifist stance towards Germany during the Second Moroccan Crisis, in 1911. During this campaign

Is a French-Uruguayan professional football (soccer) player. He is a striker for AS Nancy.Gaston Cur

Is a French-Uruguayan professional football (soccer) player. He is a striker for AS Nancy.Gaston Curbelo was born in Nancy and is the son of 1970s AS Nancy player Carlos Curbelo. His family relocated to Nice where Gaston signed for OGC Nice as a youngster. The family moved again, back to Uruguay, where he signed for Huracan Buceo.

Was a French animalier sculptor who specialised in horses. His bronze statuettes are very realistic.

Was a French animalier sculptor who specialised in horses. His bronze statuettes are very realistic. Gaston d'Illiers devoted all his life to his two passions: horses and sculpture. He was a very fine rider and showed a deep knowledge of horses. He decided to become a sculptor and took to modelling horses.

Is a French boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Four year

Is a French boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Four years later he was again eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Walter Siegfried.

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Born in Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle he co

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Born in Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle he competed for France in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Georges André, Maurice Delvart and Jean Delvaux in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay event.

Is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election f

Is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the South-East France constituency. Franco represented Alpes Maritimes' 5th constituency in the National Assembly as a member of the Rally for the Republic between 1993 and 1997. In addition, he is Mayor of Saint-Martin-Vésubie since 1989 and represented the Canton of Saint-Martin-Vésubie in the General Council until he resigned in 2008 to join the cabinet of the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi.

Was a French organist and composer. Considered one of the 20th century masters of the French organ[1

Was a French organist and composer. Considered one of the 20th century masters of the French organ[1], he toured, recorded, worked at churches, and taught students in and around Paris. Blind from infancy, he studied and taught for most of his life at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute for the Blind).

Was a French rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the bronze medal with hi

Was a French rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the bronze medal with his partner Alfred Plé in the double sculls event.