French Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a French cloth merchant by trade, but in the 1840s became a student of photography. He studied t

Was a French cloth merchant by trade, but in the 1840s became a student of photography. He studied the Calotype process, and in 1847 became the first person to publish the process in France. He developed a method of bathing the paper in solutions of potas

Was a French sculptor. he was a pupil of Francois Joseph Bosio. He went to Rome after winning the Pr

Was a French sculptor. he was a pupil of Francois Joseph Bosio. He went to Rome after winning the Prix de Rome for Sculpture in 1826. He was principally distinguished for his busts and portrait statues.

Was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France

Was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked up until his death. He received a Best Actor nomination at the Cesar Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country. He also worked on Max Ophüls's La Ronde as a composer. He died in Paris at the age of 81.

Was French former footballer and football manager. Louis Dugauguez played amateur football for Bully

Was French former footballer and football manager. Louis Dugauguez played amateur football for Bully, Béthune, Lens, Toulouse, Carvin and Sedan, where he began his coaching career as a player-coach of the side.

Was a French ballet dancer, ballet master and ballet teacher. Probably first dancing in child rôles

Was a French ballet dancer, ballet master and ballet teacher. Probably first dancing in child rôles under the name "petit Dupré", he made his official débuts at the Académie royale de musique in 1714 and became its ballet master in 1739. From 1725 to 1730, he regularly put on productions in London, Dresden and at the Polish court. Until 1743 he was one of the principal professors at the dance school of the Opéra de Paris, where his students included Marie-Anne de Camargo, Gaëtan Vestris, Jean-Georges Noverre, Maximilien Gardel and Jean-Baptiste Hus.

Was a French composer.Louis Durey was born in Paris the son of a local businessman. It was not until

Was a French composer.Louis Durey was born in Paris the son of a local businessman. It was not until he was nineteen years old that he chose to pursue a musical career after hearing a performance of a Claude Debussy work. As a composer he was primarily self-taught. From the beginning, choral music was of great importance in Durey’s productivity. The first work to gain recognition in the music world was for a piano duet titled Carillons. At a 1918 concert this work attracted the interest of Maurice Ravel, who recommended him to his publisher.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popul

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a lawyer and professor of Law. In his own words, he was like Molière's character who didn't real

Is a lawyer and professor of Law. In his own words, he was like Molière's character who didn't realize that he spoke in prose - despite an early exposure to Law and Economics: It wasn't until he came to teach in 2004 at the Faculté Libre de Droit d'Economie et de Gestion in Paris that he became formally aware of the need to approach the two disciplines together.

Was a French member of the Order of the Minims, explorer, astronomer, geographer, and botanist. Feui

Was a French member of the Order of the Minims, explorer, astronomer, geographer, and botanist. Feuillée was educated at the Minim convent of Mane, in Provence. He had been born in Mane, near Forcalquier, in 1660. He was taught astronomy and cartography by Jean Mathieu de Chazelles, and Charles Plumier, who had described some 6,000 species of plants during a voyage to the Caribbean, taught him botany.

Was a French painter and illustrator. Fournier participated in many large-scale artistic endeavors,

Was a French painter and illustrator. Fournier participated in many large-scale artistic endeavors, chief of which was the creation of frescoes for the decoration of the Grand Palais in Paris, in association with other artists including Alexandre Falguière. Fournier also created many mosaic friezes, considered at the time milestones in French art.

Was a French ecclesiastical historian, who came of a noble family of Normandy. He was born at Paris.

Was a French ecclesiastical historian, who came of a noble family of Normandy. He was born at Paris. His mother, a Vitart, was the niece of Marie des Moulins, grandmother of the poet Jean Racine. When ten years old he entered the college of Harcourt, where he graduated M.A. in 1672. At the age of twenty Dupin accompanied Racine, who made a visit to Nicole for the purpose of becoming reconciled to the gentlemen of Port Royal. But, while not hostile to the Jansenists, Dupin's intellectual attraction was in another direction; he was the disciple of Jean Launoy, a learned critic and a Gallican.

Was a French professional golfer.Tellier returned to the U.S. in 1914 to become head professional at

Was a French professional golfer.Tellier returned to the U.S. in 1914 to become head professional at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, New Jersey.

A French physicist born in Lyon. He studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the É

A French physicist born in Lyon. He studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École normale supérieure in Paris.

Was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he dire

Was a prolific and prominent French film director from the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924 he directed over 630 films. [1] He is primarily known for the serials Fantômas, Les Vampires and Judex.

Was a French international soccer player between 1930 and 1934 (7 caps for France).Finot is the only

Was a French international soccer player between 1930 and 1934 (7 caps for France).Finot is the only French athlete to represent the country in soccer and athletic He was French champion with FC Sochaux.

Is a French former football player.

Is a French former football player.

Was a French merchant, explorer, and seigneur in New France. Involved in maritime trade and both bor

Was a French merchant, explorer, and seigneur in New France. Involved in maritime trade and both born and married into prominent Quebec families, Louis Fornel was among the partners Louis Bazil convinced to invest in his ill-fated Labrador sealing station.

Was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.He was the son of a silk manuf

Was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.He was the son of a silk manufacturer at Lyon, where he was born, originally intended to follow his father's business; but having in 1792 served as volunteer in the cavalry of the national guard at Lyons, he manifested military abilities which secured his rapid promotion.

Is a French former footballer.

Is a French former footballer.

Was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent the majority of his career in Sweden, were he

Was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent the majority of his career in Sweden, were he was to have a great importance for the development of the ballet in Sweden as the ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bert

Is a French actor. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.[1][2] He regularly appears in films by French director Christophe Honoré, including Ma mère, Dans Paris, Les Chansons d'amour, La belle personne and Non ma fille, tu n'iras pas danser.[3]

Was a French lawyer, translator and writer. He was born and died in Paris.

Was a French lawyer, translator and writer. He was born and died in Paris.

Was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He worked in Peru, Spain, Port

Was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He worked in Peru, Spain, Portugal and France. He was graduated at the College of Louis le Grand, and studied astronomy under Joseph-Nicolas Delisle. His astronomical tables (1724) gave him reputation, and the French Academy of Sciences elected him a pensionary member. He was commissioned to write a continuation of the history of the academy, left uncompleted by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, and was also authorized to submit to the minister, Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury, the best means of discovering the truth in regard to the figure of the earth, and proposed sending expeditions to the equator and the polar sea. The minister approved the plan and appropriated the necessary means, the academy designating Charles Marie de La Condamine, Pierre Bouguer, and Godin to go to Peru in 1734.

Is a retired Senegalese football player. Most notably he played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Nurember

Is a retired Senegalese football player. Most notably he played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Nuremberg.