French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is Vice President Chief Test Pilot of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus. He has performed the maiden

Is Vice President Chief Test Pilot of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus. He has performed the maiden flights of several Airbus airliners, including the A318, A340-500, and A380 Superjumbo. He was born in 1949 in Valréas, France.

Was a Polish-French writer and polyglot. Rossi was best known for his books on the gulag. As Jacques

Was a Polish-French writer and polyglot. Rossi was best known for his books on the gulag. As Jacques Rossi he wrote about his experiences of the gulag - The Gulag handbook which was originally written in Russian and was translated into French (1997), English (1987), Japanese (1996), Czech (1999), Italian (2006).

Is a French poet and mathematician. Jacques Roubaud is a professor of poetry at the European Graduat

Is a French poet and mathematician. Jacques Roubaud is a professor of poetry at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[1], and he was a professor of Mathematics at University of Paris X. He is a retired Poetry professor from EHESS and a member of the Oulipo group, he has also published poetry, plays, novels, and translated English poetry and books into French such as Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark.

Is a French film director and screenwriter.

Is a French film director and screenwriter.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a French painter. A member of a Huguenot family, Rousseau was born at Paris. He was noted as a p

Was a French painter. A member of a Huguenot family, Rousseau was born at Paris. He was noted as a painter of trompe l'œil, decorative landscapes and classic ruins, somewhat in the style of Canaletto, but without his delicacy of touch; he appears also to have been influenced by Nicolas Poussin. While young Rousseau went to Rome, where he spent some years in painting the ancient ruins, together with the surrounding landscapes. He thus formed his style, which was artificial and conventionally decorative. His colouring for the most part is unpleasing, partly owing to his violent treatment of skies with crude blues and orange

Is a French businessman and the president of French football club AS Nancy having served in this rol

Is a French businessman and the president of French football club AS Nancy having served in this role since 1994. He was the chief executive officer of E. Leclerc Voyages an online travel agency, before leaving the position to devote his time more to football.[1] Rousselot is also a vice-president of the French Football Federation and serves on the federation's Federal Council.[2]

A French pianist. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Hubeau, Vlado Perlemuter, and Pierr

A French pianist. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Hubeau, Vlado Perlemuter, and Pierre Sancan. He took two Premiers Prix (first prizes): in piano performance (1965) and in chamber music (1967).Rouvier was remarkably successful at piano competitions in his youth. He took first prize at both the Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli and the Barcelona Competition in 1967. He then took third prize at the Marguerite Long International Competition (ex-aequo with Vladimir Viardo) in Paris in 1971, securing an international career. Shortly after his competition successes, he took time out from his career to re-study certain aspects of his technique with Jean Fassina.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] In 1978, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Was a French economist and adviser to the French Government. He advised General de Gaulle after de G

Was a French economist and adviser to the French Government. He advised General de Gaulle after de Gaulle became French President in 1958. The 1958 Rueff Plan (also known as the Rueff-Pinay Plan) balanced the budget and secured the convertibility of the franc, which had been endangered by the strains of decolonization.

Was a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, d

Was a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry and partial differential equations.

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

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

Is a politician from Luxembourg.He was finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and Prim

Is a politician from Luxembourg.He was finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989, and Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995, as a member of the Christian Social People's Party, which has been the leading party in the Luxembourg government since 1979

Is a former football player and manager. He played for AS Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reach

Is a former football player and manager. He played for AS Saint-Étienne during the 1970s, and reached the European Cup final with them in 1976. He has managed Toulouse FC, Lille OSC, AS Saint-Étienne, FC Sochaux, Olympique Lyonnais, France, Tottenham Hotspur and AJ Auxerre.

Was a French economics writer of the 17th century, who wrote The Compleat Merchant (first published

Was a French economics writer of the 17th century, who wrote The Compleat Merchant (first published in 1675).[1] Savary came from a family of merchants, and made fortune by 1658.[1] Through his relations with Fouquet he was put in charge of collecting revenues for Crown lands.[1

Was the French financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, who created the Schneider Trophy. He w

Was the French financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, who created the Schneider Trophy. He was the son of an armament manufacturer. For a long time, with 10,081 m he held the high altitude record in ballooning. His interest in engine powered heavier-than-air flights started when he saw Wilbur Wright performing a flight demonstration in Le Mans in August 1908. After he had to abandon flying due to a severe accident, he became the constant supporter of various flight contests. On September 5, 1912 at the Aéroclub de France

Is a New York based jazz saxophonist. His mother is the Guadeloupean novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, a

Is a New York based jazz saxophonist. His mother is the Guadeloupean novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, author of The Bridge of Beyond. His father was French Jewish author Andre Schwarz-Bart. The two published a joint novel, Un plat de porc aux bananes vertes, in 1967. The family traveled widely, living in Senegal, Switzerland, and Goyave, Guadeloupe. Jacques Schwarz-Bart is dubbed "Brother Jacques" and his music has incorporated rhythm and blues as well as hip hop influences.[1]

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1928 and 1962. His film Ch

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1928 and 1962. His film Children of the Sun was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

Is a French former football midfielder.He was part of France national football team at the FIFA Worl

Is a French former football midfielder.He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Was a French scholar and Jesuit. Simond was born at Riom, Auvergne. He was educated at the Jesuit Co

Was a French scholar and Jesuit. Simond was born at Riom, Auvergne. He was educated at the Jesuit College of Billom; having been a novice at Verdun and then at Pont-Mousson, he entered into the order on the 26 July 1576. After having taught rhetoric at Paris he resided for a long time in Rome as secretary to Claudio Acquaviva (1590–1608). In 1637 he was confessor to Louis XIII.

Is a French actor. After having taken courses at the Conservatoire, he made his film debut in 1972,

Is a French actor. After having taken courses at the Conservatoire, he made his film debut in 1972, in Nina Companeez's Faustine et le bel été Nina Companeez with Muriel Catala.

Was a noted French comedic filmmaker. He was born Jacques Tatischeff, the son of Russian father Geor

Was a noted French comedic filmmaker. He was born Jacques Tatischeff, the son of Russian father Georges-Emmanuel Tatischeff and Dutch mother Marcelle Claire Van Hoof, in Le Pecq, Yvelines, and died in Paris.

Was a French sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a French sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a Belgian and French mathematician who received his doctorate in mathematics at the age of 20. He

Is a Belgian and French mathematician who received his doctorate in mathematics at the age of 20. He has written or cowritten many papers on a number of subjects, principally group theory.

Was a French-American film director.Born in Paris, France, he was the son of noted director Maurice

Was a French-American film director.Born in Paris, France, he was the son of noted director Maurice Tourneur. As a young man, Jacques went to live in New York City and proceeded to Hollywood with his father. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1919. He is famous for directing three atmospheric "horror" movies (in fact, film noir–influenced films of understated terror) with producer Val Lewton at RKO Radio Pictures in the 1940s: Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man. His 1957 film Night of the Demon also enjoys a high reputation and is considered one of the best horror/supernatural films in movie history. Tourneur also directed one of the classics of film noir, Out of the Past, in 1947. He also made the notable horror spoof The Comedy of Terrors in 1964. The next year. he directed his last film, the Jules Verne -inspired adventure yarn War Gods of the Deep.