French Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Was a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Was a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Was a lawyer and a professor at the law faculty in Bordeaux. His speciality was penal law, but he al

Was a lawyer and a professor at the law faculty in Bordeaux. His speciality was penal law, but he also studied and published in the field of the pharmaceutical law. He published a pharmaceutical law treaty written with his colleagues Coustou and Jean-Marie Auby. Robert Poplawski has been chosen in 1946 to direct with Dean Henri Vizioz the law institute in Pau with tuitions given by professors from the law faculty of Bordeaux. This institute has given birth thereafter to the law faculty at the University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour and was lodged in Villa Lawrence in Pau town centre.

Is a French retired professional football offensive midfielder.

Is a French retired professional football offensive midfielder.

Is a French economist and politician.[1] In 2009, he joined the MoDem and was selected to lead the M

Is a French economist and politician.[1] In 2009, he joined the MoDem and was selected to lead the MoDem list in the South-West constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. He was the MoDem's only elected Member of the European Parliament in that region.

Is a Senegalese politician who served in the government of Senegal from 1978 to 2000 and was Mayor o

Is a Senegalese politician who served in the government of Senegal from 1978 to 2000 and was Mayor of Ziguinchor from 1984 to 2009. He has been a deputy in the National Assembly of Senegal since 2007.

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Was a male track and field athlete from France, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was bor

Was a male track and field athlete from France, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vesoul, Haute-Saône. In 1912 he won the silver medal with his team mates Charles Lelong, Pierre Failliot and Charles Poulenard in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay.

Is a French former football defender.He played for France in the Euro 1960.

Is a French former football defender.He played for France in the Euro 1960.

Is a French retired professional football midfielder.

Is a French retired professional football midfielder.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Hérault department. He is a member of the Eur

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Hérault department. He is a member of the European Democratic and Social Rally group in the Senate. He entered the Senate in July 2006, following the death of Marcel Vidal, and sat as a Socialist Senator for the remainder of that term. For the elections of 2008, he ran at the head of a 'renegade' Socialist Party list, which came second, behind the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), but beating the official Socialist list. On 24 September 2008, he was expelled from the Socialist party for this act, and so sits with the miscellaneous groups making up EDSR.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the first part of his career, Varnajo won some road

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the first part of his career, Varnajo won some road races, including a stage in the 1954 Tour de France. Later in his career, he specialized in track racing, and became French champion three times.

Is a former French football defender[1] who played for Ivry sur Seine, Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, T

Is a former French football defender[1] who played for Ivry sur Seine, Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, Toulon and SO Le Lavandou. He coached SO Le Lavandou, Châteauroux, Paris SG, Rouen, Paris FC, Gabon and Béziers.[2]

Was a French boxer. Villemain defeated Hall of Famers Kid Gavilan and Jake LaMotta during his career

Was a French boxer. Villemain defeated Hall of Famers Kid Gavilan and Jake LaMotta during his career, and lost his Pennsylvania middleweight title to Sugar Ray Robinson in 1950.

Was a French composer and singer. He was a member of a prominent French musical family, and best kno

Was a French composer and singer. He was a member of a prominent French musical family, and best known today as the father of the famous classical pianist Robert Casadesus. He was the brother of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus, and grandfather of Jean Casadesus. He composed several songs, instrumental pieces, and operettas, including La Ribaude and La Reine de l'Or.

Is a French operatic tenor of Sicilian descent. He was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis,

Is a French operatic tenor of Sicilian descent. He was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.After winning the Luciano Pavarotti Voice Competition, Alagna made his professional debut in 1988 as Alfredo Germont in La Traviata with the Glyndebourne touring company.[4] This led to many engagements throughout the smaller cities in France and Italy, mainly again as Alfredo, a role he would eventually sing over 150 times.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1975 and 2006.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1975 and 2006.

Is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouve

Is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 50th in the 30 km mixed pursuit event. Duvillard's best World Cup finish was sixth in a 15 km event at Switzerland in 2009.

Is a French businessman. On 10 September 2009, he was named president of the French football club Pa

Is a French businessman. On 10 September 2009, he was named president of the French football club Paris Saint-Germain replacing Sébastien Bazin.[1] Prior to his work in football, Leproux worked for the music recording label PolyGram before moving on to the French television service M6, where he was later named vice-chairman. While at M6, Leproux was the director of football club Bordeaux. In 2001, Leproux was installed as president of RTL, the popular nation-wide commercial radio network owned by the RTL Group. In 2006, he was recruited to head the French site of Axel Springer AG and was tasked with creating an English version of the German magazine Bild. In September 2009, Leproux was named president of football club Paris Saint-Germain. In his first year of presidency, the club won the Coupe de France.

Was a French musician of the Renaissance, probably a composer, who spent most of his life in Rome. H

Was a French musician of the Renaissance, probably a composer, who spent most of his life in Rome. He is best known as the teacher of Palestrina. Nothing definite is known about the beginning or end of his life, but he was employed successively by several Roman churches and chapels: the Cappella Liberiana at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the San Luigi dei Francesi, the Cappella Giulia (the Julian Chapel) at St Peter's, and Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano. During the period 1538-1539, when he was maestro di cappella at Santa Maria Maggiore, Palestrina was one of his singers: most likely he taught him singing and/or composition at this time.

Is a French footballer, who currently plays as a striker for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.Previatali join

Is a French footballer, who currently plays as a striker for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.Previatali joined Sochaux in 2002 as a youth at the age of 15, and played his first match for the first team in Ligue 1 in the 2006-7 season.

Is a French film actor and director.

Is a French film actor and director.

Was a French physician, influenced by Paracelsianism. He was prosecuted for practicing medicine cont

Was a French physician, influenced by Paracelsianism. He was prosecuted for practicing medicine contrary to the official teaching of the Sorbonne.

Is a French football defender, currently playing for French team Stade Rennais FC. Premier League si

Is a French football defender, currently playing for French team Stade Rennais FC. Premier League side Newcastle United were said to be interested in the player. The fee quoted is said to be around £3m for the versatile defender.

Is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he

Is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned France's first ever Winter Olympic cross country skiing medal with a silver in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006. Darragon's best finish