French Famous Names Starting with Letter L

The Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and ma

The Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and mathematician.

Is a French artist and accessories maker, known for her compressed plastic buttons, brooches and bra

Is a French artist and accessories maker, known for her compressed plastic buttons, brooches and bracelets. She is often hailed as "the most notable and innovative designer of plastic jewelry of the 20th century".[1]

Is a French professional footballer currently on the books of Crystal Palace in the Coca-Cola Champi

Is a French professional footballer currently on the books of Crystal Palace in the Coca-Cola Championship.Griffit began his career in his native France plaing for Amiens SC he was then he moved in 2003 to Southampton in the Premiership. He only played 7 games for Southampton and was loaned out to Leeds United and Rotherham United before being released.

Is a footballer playing for Hyde United in the Conference North who made his mark as a midfielder wi

Is a footballer playing for Hyde United in the Conference North who made his mark as a midfielder with Preston North End.Born in Rawtenstall, Rossendale,Lancashire Lee was signed from school as a trainee in 1989 by North End boss John McGrath.

Was a Laotian Hmong fighter bomber pilot notable for flying more combat missions than any other pilo

Was a Laotian Hmong fighter bomber pilot notable for flying more combat missions than any other pilot in the Kingdom of Laos. Lee Lue flew continuously, as many as 10 missions a day and averaging 120 combat missions a month to build a total of more than 5

Was a French chess player.Along with other famous players, he played in Paris's Café de la Régence

Was a French chess player.Along with other famous players, he played in Paris's Café de la Régence, and is considered to have been possibly the strongest player in the world around the 1730s.He taught chess to François-André Philidor.

Is a footballer who plays in Luxembourg National Division for F91 Dudelange[2]. Zeghdane has also pl

Is a footballer who plays in Luxembourg National Division for F91 Dudelange[2]. Zeghdane has also played in The Football League for Darlington before moving to Luxembourg.[3]

Was a French composer.In 1871 the Lemire family took refuge in Montbéliard, on the other side of

Was a French composer.In 1871 the Lemire family took refuge in Montbéliard, on the other side of the new border. Certainly they regarded it only as temporary stay, during which they hoped for better days. Jean-Baptiste resided in Montbéliard for eleven years. In the April of 1883 he began work as a locksmith in Belfort. He remained there until 1888, when he entered the army. Perhaps the memory of seeing those glistening uniforms in his childhood were having a subconscious influence on his young mind? Was this already a demonstration of his strong personality, which will characterize him thereafter, or simply a passion for discovery and journeys that motivated him?

Was a French physician, born in Saint-Avit-Sénieur. Son of don Juan Testut and María Deynat. He st

Was a French physician, born in Saint-Avit-Sénieur. Son of don Juan Testut and María Deynat. He studied medicine in Burdeos having been interrupted because of war in 1870. After the war he was reincorporated in 1878 to the School of Medicine of Burdeos, having completed his studies with a thesis for which he obtained medals from several Universities of France. He was named Chief of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine of Burdeos and continued investigations in anthropology in other universities.

Was a French Catholic cardinal and archbishop of Paris 1908–1920. He consecrated Basilique du Sacr

Was a French Catholic cardinal and archbishop of Paris 1908–1920. He consecrated Basilique du Sacré-Coeur in 1919.

Was a racing cyclist from Preuilly-sur-Claise, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was known as The Father of

Was a racing cyclist from Preuilly-sur-Claise, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was known as The Father of the Bol d'Or having won the race 9 times between 1903 and 1919 in Paris. He was also nicknamed Big Red, or The Brute.

Daughter of a white creole she grew up in Martinique, going to secretarial school in Cayenne, Guyana

Daughter of a white creole she grew up in Martinique, going to secretarial school in Cayenne, Guyana at age 14, going on to work as a secretary for the Lesseps company during the building of the Panama Canal. After returning for a period to Martinique she moved to Paris in 1920. In France she began singing and recording with the orchestra of pianist Alexandre Stellio under the stage name of Mademoiselle Estrella. Gabriel returned to Martinique in the 1940s, becoming a radio presenter, a career which lasted over 30 years. She continued recording until the 1960s.

Is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tort

Is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge (1991) and the controversial Pola X (1999). His professional name is an anagram of his first and middle names.

Is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2006. Lesa had 5 top 10 World Cup finishes in 200

Is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2006. Lesa had 5 top 10 World Cup finishes in 2004/2005 season. Later, that season, she finished 11th in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary. She is now competing for Franc

A French pop-R&B singer of French, Vietnamese and Polynesian decent, born on February 4, 1985 in Le

A French pop-R&B singer of French, Vietnamese and Polynesian decent, born on February 4, 1985 in Le Mans, France.In 2007, she recorded a duet single with the R&B singer Bobby Valentino, "Accorde-moi".The same year, she covered several 1980s songs on her a

Is a two-time Academy Award-nominated French film actress and dancer. She became one of the most fam

Is a two-time Academy Award-nominated French film actress and dancer. She became one of the most famous musical stars in the 1950s. Almost all her important titles are American movies. Caron has said of herself: "I'm not a ballerina. I'm a hoofer."[1]

Is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Champ

Is a French athlete. Competing mainly in the 400 metres event, he placed 5th at the 2003 World Championships and 2007 World Championships and 7th at the 2004 Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.

Is a French footballer currently playing as a left winger for Dijon FCO in the Ligue 2. He began tha

Is a French footballer currently playing as a left winger for Dijon FCO in the Ligue 2. He began than his professional career with RC Lens[5] and was promoted in summer 2004 to the Ligue 1 team. After eight games in his first season was loaned out from RC Lens and played in the 2005/2006 season for FC Istres twenty six games, who scores two goals and turned in July 2006 back to RC Lens[6].

Better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG[1] (

Better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG[1] (1288–1344), philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, astronomer/astrologer. He was born at Bagnols in Languedoc, France. According to Abraham Zacuto and others, he was the son of Gerson ben Solomon Catalan.

Was a naturalized French physicist, of Russian-Polish descent. He was a lesser known, but important

Was a naturalized French physicist, of Russian-Polish descent. He was a lesser known, but important contributor to nuclear science.He joined Frédéric Joliot-Curie's group in 1934, where Hans von Halban came in 1937. They established in 1939 the possibility of nuclear chain reactions[1] and nuclear energy production. While doing their research, the events of World War II forced them to eventually move to England, bringing with them the world's entire stock of heavy water, given on loan by Norway to France so that it would not fall into German hands. They continued their research at the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge for the MAUD Committee, part of the wartime Tube Alloys project.

Was a French Huguenot physician and controversialist, who settled in England. He became Camden Profe

Was a French Huguenot physician and controversialist, who settled in England. He became Camden Professor of History at the University of Oxford. He was a moderate critic of episcopacy, identified as an Erastian. He was on good terms with John Owen and Richard Baxter, but also Joseph Hall.[3]

Is a Senegalese footballer, who played for AC Ajaccio.A defender, he joined Olympique de Marseille i

Is a Senegalese footballer, who played for AC Ajaccio.A defender, he joined Olympique de Marseille in 2004 but never managed to get much playing time. He was loaned to Créteil in January 2006 for six months, then loaned again to RC Strasbourg for the 2006

Is a Senegalese alpine skier. Seck was his country's only representative at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Is a Senegalese alpine skier. Seck was his country's only representative at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He finished 55th in the Super-G, with a time of 1:42.87, but failed to finish the slalom and giant slalom events. Seck also competed in the 2003 Alpine S

Is a French football striker who currently plays for Rennes.

Is a French football striker who currently plays for Rennes.