French Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a former football goalkeeper from Côte d'Ivoire. He played for ASEC Mimosas, US Monastir, and JJ

Is a former football goalkeeper from Côte d'Ivoire. He played for ASEC Mimosas, US Monastir, and JJK Jyväskylä during his professional career. Konaté was a regular choice for the Côte d'Ivoire national football team during the 1990s, as the successor of Alain Gouaméné.

Is a French model and actress. Her father is director Jacques Doillon and her mother is actress Jane

Is a French model and actress. Her father is director Jacques Doillon and her mother is actress Jane Birkin.[1] On her mother's side she is the half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kate Barry, and of Lola Doillon and Lily on her father's side.[1]

Was the illegitimate son of Rotrude, daughter of Charlemagne, and Rorgon I of Maine. He was elevated

Was the illegitimate son of Rotrude, daughter of Charlemagne, and Rorgon I of Maine. He was elevated, with Lupus Servatus, to the Abbey of Saint-Pierre of Ferrières in the Gâtinais. He became an abbot in 838 and Abbot of Saint-Denis in 840 or 841.

Was a French composer of several successful mélodies. Louis Gasté was born in Paris in 1908. In hi

Was a French composer of several successful mélodies. Louis Gasté was born in Paris in 1908. In his fifty year career, he composed approximately 1,200 songs, ten of which have received international success. In 1929, he played in Ray Ventura's orchestra, and composed several pieces for him. He discovered and launched Line Renaud, a famous French singer and actress in 1945, and married her in 1950.

Was born in France[1] and came to Glasgow as a French teacher. He settled in Scotland and wrote innu

Was born in France[1] and came to Glasgow as a French teacher. He settled in Scotland and wrote innumerable books on Scottish history and biography. He was born on 15th November 1845, son of Charles Barbé, Commissaire de Marine,[2] Cherbourg. His mother was Desirée Barbé, née Javelot. He was educated in France and began his teaching career as Professor of English at the College Jean-Bart, [3] Dunkerque. For six years he was tutor to the Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe. In 1880, he married Alice Rosa Allen, who was the daughter of John George Allen of Guernsey.

Was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the Silver Medal in the Coxed Fo

Was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won the Silver Medal in the Coxed Fours Men event.[1]

Was a French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso. He spent over four decades, from 1797 thro

Was a French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso. He spent over four decades, from 1797 through 1842, as Professor of Pianoforte at the Conservatoire de Paris. In addition to being a skilled pianist, he composed a number of piano pieces that were in vogue at the time, especially some variations on Le bon roi Dagobert. As professor, he was the teacher of a number of notable students, including Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Ferdinand Hérold,

Was a French politician and journalist.

Was a French politician and journalist.

Was a French cardinal. He was a prominent member of the council of Basel, and, together with Cardina

Was a French cardinal. He was a prominent member of the council of Basel, and, together with Cardinal Julian Cesarini, led the party which maintained the supremacy of general councils over the pope's authority. In 1440 Aleman obtained the support of the emperor Sigismund and of the duke of Milan to his views, and proclaiming the deposition of Pope Eugene IV, placed the tiara upon the head of Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (henceforward known as Antipope Felix V).

Marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon, wa

Marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon, was born at Versailles to Jean Baptiste Berthier (1721 – 1804) and first wife (married in 1746) Marie Françoise Lhuillier de La Serre. Widowed, his father remarried Françoise Chéron and had a son Alexandre Joseph Berthier (1792 – 1849), married to his cousin Thérèse Léopoldine Berthier (1806 – 1882), and had issue, Viscounts Berthier de Wagram, extinct in 1949.

Was a dancer and choreographer, the Maître de Ballet (First Balletmaster/Chief Choreographer) of th

Was a dancer and choreographer, the Maître de Ballet (First Balletmaster/Chief Choreographer) of the Paris Opera Ballet at the Salle Le Peletier until its destruction by fire in 1873, and subsequently the first Ballet Master at the company's new Palais Garnier, which opened in 1875. He is best remembered as the choreographer of Léo Delibes' Sylvia, ou la nymphe de Diane (1876). With Arthur Saint-Léon and Jules Perrot,

Is a French politician and the general secretary of the far-right FN. [1] He was elected regional co

Is a French politician and the general secretary of the far-right FN. [1] He was elected regional councillor of the Midi-Pyrénées (Haute-Garonne) in the French regional elections, 1998. He then became a close collaborator of FN leader Jean-Marie Le Pen and played an active role in Le Pen's 2002 electoral campaign. He was sent to Perpignan to re-launch a divided and weakened FN federation. In the 2004 regional elections, he led the FN list in the Midi-Pyrénées and obtained 11.78% in the first round and 12.06% in the runoff, winning 8 seats in the regional council.

Was a French born Jesuit priest and missionary who came to New France in 1669. He assisted with the

Was a French born Jesuit priest and missionary who came to New France in 1669. He assisted with the evangelization of the American Indians in Quebec. Father André's ministry in the New World combined a great deal of missionary work as well as a number of years teaching philosophy and Latin.At some time in Canada he compiled an important Algonkin and Ottawa dictionary and a small conversational manual which still exists

Was a French mathematician who discovered Antoine's necklace, which J. W. Alexander used to construc

Was a French mathematician who discovered Antoine's necklace, which J. W. Alexander used to construct Antoine's horned sphere. He lost his eyesight in the first World War, at the age of 29. Henri Lebesgue suggested that Antoine study two- and three-dimensional topology.

Was a French naturalist and collector. He was born in Montreuil-sur-Mer and died in Abbeville.His fa

Was a French naturalist and collector. He was born in Montreuil-sur-Mer and died in Abbeville.His father, a lawyer and correspondent of Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, introduced him to natural history. Baillon himself worked for the Muséum 1798-9 a

Was a French conductor.

Was a French conductor.

Was a French-born Belgian palaeontologist, known for formulating Dollo's law. In 1878, he supervised

Was a French-born Belgian palaeontologist, known for formulating Dollo's law. In 1878, he supervised the excavation of the famous, multiple Iguanodon find, at Bernissart, Belgium.

French poet and novelist, a long-time political supporter of the Communist Party and a member of the

French poet and novelist, a long-time political supporter of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.Aragon was born and died in Paris. He was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, believing them to be his sister and foster moth

Was a French composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of French organ s

Was a French composer. He was one of the last representatives of the Baroque style of French organ school. Neither the composer nor the music were known until the late 1990s, when Joseph Scherpereel discovered seven autograph manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Inguimbertine of Carpentras. Archimbaud's works include a massive Livre d'orgue [de Carpentras], six masses, two Magnificats and four settings of Dixit Dominus. The organ collection contains 408 pieces organized by liturgical function and mode: two volumes of preludes,

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a prop and as a hooker. Armary spent most of

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a prop and as a hooker. Armary spent most of his career at FC Lourdes, where he played from 1980/81 to 1999/00. He spent a final season at Union Sportive Argelès-Gazost, as player-coach, in 2000/01.

Was born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first for

Was born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Molière's Tartuffe at the Odon. After three years at this house he made his debut at the Comédie-Française as Dorante in Corneilles Le Menteur, and began a long and brilliant career in young lover parts. He continued to act as jeune premier until he was sixty, his grace, marvellous diction and passion enchanting his audiences. It was especially in the plays of Alfred de Musset that his gifts found their happiest expression

Was a French political activist, notable for the revolutionary theory of Blanquism, attributed to hi

Was a French political activist, notable for the revolutionary theory of Blanquism, attributed to him. Implicated in the armed outbreak of the Société des Saisons, of which he was a leading member, Blanqui was condemned to death on 14 January 1840, a sentence later commuted to life imprisonment.

French Protestant theologian, was born at Vallon (Ardèche), in the Cévennes, and was educated at t

French Protestant theologian, was born at Vallon (Ardèche), in the Cévennes, and was educated at the Protestant theological faculty of Montauban and the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg.

Was a businessman, founding to large sugar refineries in Nantes and Paris, an economist and brother

Was a businessman, founding to large sugar refineries in Nantes and Paris, an economist and brother to the economist Jean-Baptiste Say (1767–1832). He was a severe critic of both Adam Smith and David Ricardo for their "looseness and fluctuations" in terminology.[1]

Was a French sculptor and art critic. He was the pupil of David d'Angers and was the brother of Fél

Was a French sculptor and art critic. He was the pupil of David d'Angers and was the brother of Félix Auvray, a painter. He continued the Dictionnaire Général des Artistes de l'école française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours, started by Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie.