French Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a French singer.His best known song is undoubtedly Quand la mer monte, written by his friend Jea

Was a French singer.His best known song is undoubtedly Quand la mer monte, written by his friend Jean-Claude Darnal. He also sang the P'tit quinquin.

Was a French football defender, who had stints as a coach after his playing career.Diagne, son of po

Was a French football defender, who had stints as a coach after his playing career.Diagne, son of politician Blaise Diagne was the first black player to be selected for the France national football team[2]. He was of Senegalese descent and became the first coach of the Senegal national football team.

Was a French Fauvist painter. He developed a colourful, decorative style that became fashionable for

Was a French Fauvist painter. He developed a colourful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs for ceramics, textiles and decorative schemes for public buildings. He is noted for scenes of open-air social events.

Is a French former football defender.

Is a French former football defender.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the silver

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.

Was a French sculptor.[1] During the First World War, he worked as an interpreter for American force

Was a French sculptor.[1] During the First World War, he worked as an interpreter for American forces in France. He was a pupil of Antoine Bourdelle between 1920 and 1926. He came to Chicago, Illinois in 1932 with his longtime collaborator Jose Martin to pursue a job with the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company only to find the job closed, but developed plenty of work, first in Illinois, briefly with Cowan Pottery in Lakewood, Ohio, and then principally in Texas [2].

Is a Côte d'Ivoire football defender who currently plays for Sandefjord Fotball.During his time in

Is a Côte d'Ivoire football defender who currently plays for Sandefjord Fotball.During his time in Malmö FF he got the nickname Göken (Swedish for the cuckoo). In a 2006 game against Hammarby IF (his 2nd game in the Swedish first league), he scored an own goal and accidentally head butted team-mate Christian Järdler, who ended up with a fractured jaw.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French painter, sculptor,In 1937, he did Tete du Mannequin, a photograph taken of a mannequin

Was a French painter, sculptor,In 1937, he did Tete du Mannequin, a photograph taken of a mannequin (made by André Masson) consisting of everyday objects. Another of his work's include the photograph 'La Conciliabule'.

Was a Luxembourgian bobsledder and skier. He competed at the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Wi

Was a Luxembourgian bobsledder and skier. He competed at the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics, finishing twentieth (out of twenty-three). In 1936, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weckbecker finished 22nd (and last) in the two-man bob compet

Is a professor of French philosophy. Son of the publisher Jean-Paul Enthoven, he is the former husba

Is a professor of French philosophy. Son of the publisher Jean-Paul Enthoven, he is the former husband of Justine Lévy (the daughter of Bernard-Henri Lévy) and former companion of Carla Bruni (currently the first lady of France), with whom he had a son (Aurélien Enthoven) born July 21, 2001.

Is a road bicycle racer from France. He is a former rider at the Danish professional cycling team, C

Is a road bicycle racer from France. He is a former rider at the Danish professional cycling team, CSC-Tiscali (now Team CSC). He came to the team as a neo-pro in 2001 and left the team one year later, in 2002.

Is a young French clarinet prodigy. At eleven he had his first international successes. a Hungarian

Is a young French clarinet prodigy. At eleven he had his first international successes. a Hungarian pianist and his father, a French clarinettist, gave him a very early musical education – piano, violin and cello.

Was a boxer from Luxembourg. He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette.Cillien was member of the Luxembourgish

Was a boxer from Luxembourg. He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette.Cillien was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After a bye in the first round of the light-heavyweight division, he was eliminated in the second round by Russian Gennadiy Shatkov.

Is a Congolese (RDC) musician born March 30, 1946 in Lufu-Toto, Kongo Central Province. Lema is a pi

Is a Congolese (RDC) musician born March 30, 1946 in Lufu-Toto, Kongo Central Province. Lema is a pianist, guitarist, and songwriter. He worked for the National Ballet of Zaire, as it was then called, and in 1979 was invited to the United States by the Rockefeller Foundation. By 1989 he had international success signing with Island Records.[1]

Is a former French football player and manager. He was born in Marrakech in French Morocco. During h

Is a former French football player and manager. He was born in Marrakech in French Morocco. During his playing career, Abad played as a goalkeeper in the French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for Limoges and Grenoble.

Was a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fourth in the C-1 10000 m eve

Was a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fourth in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Was a French lyricist. his parents separation saw him leave for Morocco at the age of 15. After his

Was a French lyricist. his parents separation saw him leave for Morocco at the age of 15. After his arrival he tried numerous professions, including: shepherd, factory worker, chauffeur and nightclub manager. Between 1916 and 1919 he worked as a Spahi, a type of foreign French soldier, being deployed in Turkey and Syria. After a lack of success and satisfaction with these occupations, he eventually turned to writing in 1933, working on his own lyrics and poetry.[1]

Is a French engineer, and was a member of the French Alongside Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie he to

Is a French engineer, and was a member of the French Alongside Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie he took part in the Lyon region in the creation of the South Liberation Movement which unite with Combat and FTP former Secret Army for the resistance to Nazi o

Is a former French footballer. A smaller player (1.72 m tall and 70 kg), he was a midfielder.

Is a former French footballer. A smaller player (1.72 m tall and 70 kg), he was a midfielder.

Is a former French footballer. He was part of the French squad which finished third at the 1958 FIFA

Is a former French footballer. He was part of the French squad which finished third at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but he never won a cap for the France national football team.

Was a French filmmaker and son of French playwright, Tristan Bernard.

Was a French filmmaker and son of French playwright, Tristan Bernard.

Is a French chef, born in Besançon, France.Blanc is the owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saiso

Is a French chef, born in Besançon, France.Blanc is the owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scores 8/10 in the Good Food Guide.

Was a French musician performing as a one-man band and a globe-trotter and encyclopaedist. After an

Was a French musician performing as a one-man band and a globe-trotter and encyclopaedist. After an unsuccessful love Borremans left Europe in 1929. He visited parts of northern Africa (Morocco and Oran), then, from 1929 to 1934, all countries of West Africa and Equatorial Africa. For a living, he performed as a one-man band with his banjo for an audience of colonizers. When he performed with his orchestra at the Hotel de France in Grand-Bassam in 1931, he became so enchanted by the surroundings, that he settled there permanently in 1934,

Was a Levantine architect of French descent, who was born and spent his entire life in Izmir, Turkey

Was a Levantine architect of French descent, who was born and spent his entire life in Izmir, Turkey. He is best remembered as the designer of the Izmir Clock Tower, the landmark of Izmir situated at city's Konak Square.