French Famous Names Starting with Letter L

French actress, whose real name was Clair Josèphe Hippolyte Leris, was born at Condé-sur-l'Escaut,

French actress, whose real name was Clair Josèphe Hippolyte Leris, was born at Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Hainaut, the daughter of an army sergeant. In 1736 she made her first stage appearance at the Comédie Italienne, a small part in Pierre de Marivaux's L'Île des esclaves . After several years in the provinces she returned to Paris. Her life, meanwhile, had been decidedly irregular, even if not to the degree indicated by the libellous pamphlet Histoire de la demoiselle Cronel', dite Frétillon

Was a French actor and a member of the troupe of Molière. Charles Varlet was the son of Hector Varl

Was a French actor and a member of the troupe of Molière. Charles Varlet was the son of Hector Varlet and Marie de La Grange. The couple apparently married in Paris in 1634 and moved to Montpelier in 1636, where they had a son, Achille Varlet (born 17 December 1636) and a daughter, Justine-Françoise (born 14 May 1638). After the birth of their daughter they left Montpelier. The birth date of Charles is not well established

Is an Ivorian footballer playing for CFR Cluj in Romania.Traoré began his career with Jean-Marc Gui

Is an Ivorian footballer playing for CFR Cluj in Romania.Traoré began his career with Jean-Marc Guillou´s football school Académie de Sol Beni, before 2006 joined to Stade d'Abidjan. In Abidjan has played between January 2008 than joined to CFR Cluj.

Is a Ivory Coast footballer. He plays for Thailand Premier League clubside Mueang-Thong Utd.

Is a Ivory Coast footballer. He plays for Thailand Premier League clubside Mueang-Thong Utd.

Is a French-Spanish football coach and retired player. He is currently Head Coach of Al-Saliya Sport

Is a French-Spanish football coach and retired player. He is currently Head Coach of Al-Saliya Sport Club in the Qatari League.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Eure department. He is a member of the Union f

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Eure department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Is a French athlete of Malian and Senegalese descent. He was a football player and decathlete before

Is a French athlete of Malian and Senegalese descent. He was a football player and decathlete before specializing in hurdling. He competed in the 110 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and finished eighth in the final with a result of 13.76 s (he fell just before the finish line). Doucouré won the gold medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, beating Liu Xiang and veteran Allen Johnson. He (together with Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine and Lueyi Dovy) won another gold medal (in the 4×100 metres relay).

Is a Senegalese football player who plays as a striker for the Cypriot team AEP Paphos.

Is a Senegalese football player who plays as a striker for the Cypriot team AEP Paphos.

Is a French figure skater.She is a contemporary of French teammate Surya Bonaly.Hubert's improvement

Is a French figure skater.She is a contemporary of French teammate Surya Bonaly.Hubert's improvement showed during the next season (1991-1992), where she won the World Junior title and later placed 2nd (to Surya Bonaly) in the French National Championship

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films since 1991. Her film À vendr

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films since 1991. Her film À vendre was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a retired judoka from France, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in B

Is a retired judoka from France, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

A French singer.Popularized with songs like Tu m'oublieras, Je survivrai, sung by Régine in the 80'

A French singer.Popularized with songs like Tu m'oublieras, Je survivrai, sung by Régine in the 80's, and French adaptation of I will survive by Gloria Gaynor.

Is a Ivorian football striker currently playing for Numancia.Lago, who was born in the Ivory Coast b

Is a Ivorian football striker currently playing for Numancia.Lago, who was born in the Ivory Coast began his career 2004 in the Centro de Formación Joël Tiéhi a football school who was founded from Ivorian star Joël Tiéhi. Than joined in Winter 2007 to Issia Wazi, he scored 17 goals in 29 matches for Issia Wazi last season.

A singer who was born in Paris in 1968.Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, a

A singer who was born in Paris in 1968.Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, and Diane Reeves are her inspirations.Laïka came into the public eye with Claude Bolling’s orchestra. She featured on several artists’ albums,Fatien release

Is a French football player of Algerian origin who is currently playing as a forward for Besançon R

Is a French football player of Algerian origin who is currently playing as a forward for Besançon RC in the Championnat de France amateur.[1][2] Boussaha started his career in the junior ranks of US Annecy Le Vieux. At the start of the 2008–2009 season, he joined the US Boulogne reserve team, scoring 15 league goals and adding 7 more in the cup. He was promoted to the first team at the start of the 2009–2010 season, and after netting 11 goals in 5 games for the reserve team, he was given his Ligue 1 debut on October 4, 2009, in a league game against Lille OSC.[3] Boussaha started the game and was replaced at the 54th minute.[4]

Is an Ivorian politician.He was Minister of Education in Côte d'Ivoire in 1958 under President Fél

Is an Ivorian politician.He was Minister of Education in Côte d'Ivoire in 1958 under President Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

Was a French jurist and Calvinist theologian. He went to Geneva first in 1560, and then became a pas

Was a French jurist and Calvinist theologian. He went to Geneva first in 1560, and then became a pastor in Gien. After eight fruitful further years in Geneva from 1572, he made a reputation as preacher and theological writer. He left for a position in the University of Leiden. He taught also in Ghent, Orthez, Lescar, and Castres.[2]

A French actor. He is recently known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix movies.Wilso

A French actor. He is recently known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix movies.Wilson was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, the son of Georges Wilson, who is an actor, theatrical manager and director of the Theatre National de Paris.[1] Wilson is of half Irish and half French descent.[citation needed]Wilson screen tested for The Living Daylights (1987) for the role of James Bond, appearing in test footage opposite Maryam D'Abo (the Bond girl in The Living Daylights) as Tatiana Romanova, re-enacting scenes from From Russia with Love (1963). Wilson was also featured in a series of Calvin Klein ads featuring Christy Turlington for Eternity in 1991, as well as a poster ad for Eternity in 1998.

French sculptor, known as Adam l’aîné ("the elder") to distinguish him from his two sculptor bro

French sculptor, known as Adam l’aîné ("the elder") to distinguish him from his two sculptor brothers[1], was born in Nancy, the eldest son of sculptor Jacob-Sigisbert Adam. In 1723 Adam received the Prix de Rome for study at the French Academy in Rome. In Rome Adam restored with much ability and late-Baroque freedom of interpretation a disparate group of fragmentary Roman sculptures

Was the descendant of one of the most distinguished families of national renown in Senegal.This city

Was the descendant of one of the most distinguished families of national renown in Senegal.This city was in those days the center of one of the four administrative districts, i.e. communes, of the country. But it was also the capital of the French colonie

Is a Senegalese football striker who plays for Serbian Superliga club FK Partizan.On 4 July 2007, Di

Is a Senegalese football striker who plays for Serbian Superliga club FK Partizan.On 4 July 2007, Diarra signed a three-year contract with Partizan and was given the number 26 shirt. Diarra made his debut for Partizan in the UEFA Cup match against his for

Is a Ivorian footballer currently under contract with Romanian side FC Politehnica Iasi.FC Politehni

Is a Ivorian footballer currently under contract with Romanian side FC Politehnica Iasi.FC Politehnica Iasi signed him from Egyptian club Seka El Hadid. He left Romaniain January 2009 but re-signed after failed trials on 25 March 2009 on new contract with FC Politehnica Iasi.

Is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Al-Ahli Sports Club.Before moving t

Is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Al-Ahli Sports Club.Before moving to Olympique Lyon in 2004, Diatta played 142 games for Stade Rennais, scoring 9 goals in that time. Before his time at Rennes, he was at Marseille, but neve

Is a French football player of Guinean and Senegalese descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 side O

Is a French football player of Guinean and Senegalese descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais. Lamine grew up in the commune of Castellane in the city of Marseille and began his career playing for FC Martigues, just north of his hometown. After spending two years in the youth system, he returned to Marseille and joined local club Aubagne FC. There, he caught the attention of Olympique Lyonnais and joined the club's academy the following year.

Was a Senegalese politician who became leader of the Senegalese Party of Socialist Action (Parti Sé

Was a Senegalese politician who became leader of the Senegalese Party of Socialist Action (Parti Sénégalais de l'Action Socialiste). In 1945 he and his associate Leopold Senghor were elected to represent Senegal in the French National Assembly. He gave hi