French Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a French former footballer and coach.He played for Olympique de Marseille.After his playing caree

Is a French former footballer and coach.He played for Olympique de Marseille.After his playing career, he became a coach with Olympique de Marseille, SC Bastia, FC Gueugnon, AS Cannes and FC Martigues.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he finished sixth in the C-1 1000 m event and ninth in the C-1 500 m event.

Is an English film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies, The Killing Fields and The

Is an English film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies, The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television. His early television credits included episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today.

Was a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in He

Was a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished 18th in the K-1 10000 m being eliminated in heats of the K-1 1000 m event.

Is a French-Canadian author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and science-fiction consultant

Is a French-Canadian author, poet, scriptwriter, development producer and science-fiction consultant. He has been living in London since 1995.Roland Michel Tremblay was born in Quebec City but moved to the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in the North of th

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. He trained at the Paris

Is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. He trained at the Paris Opéra Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets, which include:

Was a French viol player and composer, son of Marin Marais.

Was a French viol player and composer, son of Marin Marais.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Bouches-du-Rhône department. He is also mayor

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Bouches-du-Rhône department. He is also mayor of Allauch, a town near Marseille. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Is a French politician from Alsace, occupying several posts on local, regional and national level si

Is a French politician from Alsace, occupying several posts on local, regional and national level since 1997.Ries also serves as the first President of the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict's Council since 2010. Ries had already been the mayor of Strasbourg

Was a French architect known primarily for his design of the Musée Picasso in Paris. Simounet studi

Was a French architect known primarily for his design of the Musée Picasso in Paris. Simounet studied architecture in Paris and then returned to his native Algeria where he opened an office in 1952. His first major work, the emergency cité de transit Djenan el-Hassan (1956-8), reflected his concern with the eradication of slum housing; its cellular construction

Is a retired East German hammer thrower.At the 1977 European Junior Championships he won the hammer

Is a retired East German hammer thrower.At the 1977 European Junior Championships he won the hammer throw and took a silver medal in shot put. On the senior level he won the silver medal at the 1978 European Championships, finished fourth at the 1980 Summ

Is a French striker currently playing for French Championnat de France amateur side Romorantin. His

Is a French striker currently playing for French Championnat de France amateur side Romorantin. His previous clubs include Olympique Lyonnais, SCO Angers and FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin.

Is a French former professional football player.

Is a French former professional football player.

Was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Rolande Falcinelli entered the Paris Conser

Was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Rolande Falcinelli entered the Paris Conservatory in 1932, where her teachers were noted pianist and pedagogue Isidor Philipp and Abel Estyle (piano), Marcel Samuel-Rousseau (harmony), Simone Plé Caussade (counterpoint), Henri Büsser (composition), and Marcel Dupré (organ and improvisation). In 1942, she received the second Grand Prix de Rome in composition. From 1946-1973, she was titular organist at Sacré-Coeur in Paris. Additionally, she taught organ at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau from 1948–1955, and at the École Normale de Musique in Paris from 1948–1955.

Was a noted 20th century Sinologist and Tibetologist. He contributed in particular to the study of t

Was a noted 20th century Sinologist and Tibetologist. He contributed in particular to the study of the Epic of King Gesar, on which he wrote two books, and the use of Chinese sources in Tibetan history. He was the first scholar to correctly identify the Minyag of Tibetan sources with the Xixia of Chinese sources.

Philosopher and artist, was born in France of German parents. His parents, who had left Germany in 1

Philosopher and artist, was born in France of German parents. His parents, who had left Germany in 1931, would eventually settle in the United States, where Rolf would go on to study geology and psychology, with mathematics as a minor, at the University o

Is a French former football defender, currently managing Montpellier HSC.

Is a French former football defender, currently managing Montpellier HSC.

Is a former French and Greek footballer who played for clubs in either country.A forward in the 1960

Is a former French and Greek footballer who played for clubs in either country.A forward in the 1960's and 70's, Argyroudis played for a number of clubs in France, including FC Mulhouse, RC Lens (1968-1969, 1973-1979) and OGC Nice (1969-1971).

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot.

Is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European

Is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European SC Championships 2001. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.

Is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter i

Is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal best score of 8196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in thirteenth place overall in the decathlon. He became the regional champion at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.

Was a French road racing cyclist who came third in the 1923 Tour de France and eighth in the 1924 To

Was a French road racing cyclist who came third in the 1923 Tour de France and eighth in the 1924 Tour de France and won three stages.

Is a French midfielder currently playing for FC Gueugnon. Beynié began his football career with FC

Is a French midfielder currently playing for FC Gueugnon. Beynié began his football career with FC L'Arbresle, before moving to his hometown club Olympique Lyonnais in 2002 to begin his professional career. Despite being so young, he made his professional debut in a Champions League match against Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in 2005. His appearance would be brief though, appearing as a 90th minute substitute.[1]

Is a French football defender, currently playing for FC Metz, after moving from FC Girondins de Bord

Is a French football defender, currently playing for FC Metz, after moving from FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the summer.