French Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a self-taught portrait photographer from Bamako. He is mostly known for his portraits of people

Was a self-taught portrait photographer from Bamako. He is mostly known for his portraits of people and families he took between 1940 and the early sixties and that are widely acknowledged not only as a record of Malian society, but also as pieces of art.

Is an Ivorian professional football player who currently plays as a striker at FC International Curt

Is an Ivorian professional football player who currently plays as a striker at FC International Curtea de Arges.

Is a retired Senegalese football striker formerly played with AEL FC in Cyprus.

Is a retired Senegalese football striker formerly played with AEL FC in Cyprus.

Was a French architect. He was soon employed as a draughtsman by the Conseil des Bâtiments civils a

Was a French architect. He was soon employed as a draughtsman by the Conseil des Bâtiments civils and participated in numerous public competitions organised by the Ministry of the Interior. In 1803 A.-C. Thibaudeau, the prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône, named him to the post of architect to the City of Marseille, with as his first grand civil project, the glasshouses of the botanical garden. But, caught up in quarrels between Thibaudeau and the mayor of Marseille,[1] Antoine-Ignace d'Antoine, he found himself replaced by another architect Louis-Gabriel Michaud, 1807-12.

A French R&B singer born to an Algerian father of Kabyle origin and a French mother.She won the four

A French R&B singer born to an Algerian father of Kabyle origin and a French mother.She won the fourth series of the French edition of popular Popstars in October 2007. [1] Her self titled debut album peaked at #3 in France and was certified Gold there.Sh

Is a sociologist, philosopher, professor of religious and political sociology at Paris X University

Is a sociologist, philosopher, professor of religious and political sociology at Paris X University Nanterre and acts as President of l’Observatoire du monde juif[1]. He has published numerous works including La démission de la République: Juifs et musulmans en France (P.U.F., 2003), Qu’est-ce que la religion? (Flammarion, 2001) and Le monothéisme est un humanisme (Odile Jacob, 2000).

Is a football midfielder who plays for French Ligue 2 club RC Lens and the Mali national team.Keita

Is a football midfielder who plays for French Ligue 2 club RC Lens and the Mali national team.Keita began his career in his native Mali at Djoliba AC and joined in 2003 to French Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg. He stayed for two seasons, making 28 appearances

Is a football player from France of Beninese descent. He plays for Lyon and France. Govou is a natur

Is a football player from France of Beninese descent. He plays for Lyon and France. Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker; he is more commonly deployed as an winger or sometimes an attacking midfielder, or in the 'second striker' role.

Is a French football player of Malian descent currently playing for ASJ Soyaux of the Division 1 Fé

Is a French football player of Malian descent currently playing for ASJ Soyaux of the Division 1 Féminine. Tandia plays as a defender and is a member of the France women's national football team having made her debut on 28 October 2009 against Estonia.

Is a French-Malian footballer who currently plays for Tours FC.Having started out at Caen in 2002-3,

Is a French-Malian footballer who currently plays for Tours FC.Having started out at Caen in 2002-3, he took his first professional contract at Sochaux, where he received opportunities to play in Ligue 1 and the UEFA Cup. After two years there, he returned to Ligue 2 with Laval, who promptly were relegated to the National.

Has been the presiding president of Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither Whores nor Submissives) since June

Has been the presiding president of Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither Whores nor Submissives) since June 2007, and is a member of the High Authority of the Battle against Discrimination and for Equality (HALDE). has been the presiding president of Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither Whores nor Submissives) since June 2007, and is a member of the High Authority of the Battle against Discrimination and for Equality (HALDE).

Was a French actress and theatre director. Daughter of the sculptor Charles Favre-Bertin and wife of

Was a French actress and theatre director. Daughter of the sculptor Charles Favre-Bertin and wife of Pierre Gruneberg. She was named Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1973, Officer of Arts and Letters in 1979 and then Commander of Arts and Letters in 1983. She is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery.

Was a French humorist, writer and comedian. he was part of the team of Les Grosses Têtes, a humoris

Was a French humorist, writer and comedian. he was part of the team of Les Grosses Têtes, a humoristic program on radio and TV. He also played the part of Geriatrix in Asterix movies (Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar and Astérix at the Olympic Games).[1]

Was an Ivorian politician.Simeon Aké studied law in the University of Dakar in Senegal, and gained

Was an Ivorian politician.Simeon Aké studied law in the University of Dakar in Senegal, and gained his certificate in 1957. Aké began his political career as Director of Protocol of State in from 1959-60, when the Ivory Coast gained independence. He served as a diplomat in its embassy in New York in 1961-63, USA, and then as ambassador in London, 1964-66, with responsibility for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

S a French actor. Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in L

S a French actor. Born in Gonesse, Val d'Oise of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris.

Was a French composer of the Renaissance, active in northern Italy. A prolific composer of madrigals

Was a French composer of the Renaissance, active in northern Italy. A prolific composer of madrigals as well as sacred music, he was closely connected with the court of Marguerite of Savoy. He was also the earliest documented choirmaster at the church of Santa Maria presso San Celso in Milan.

Was a Catholic bishop, titular Latin Patriarch of Alexandria, and cardinal during the Great Western

Was a Catholic bishop, titular Latin Patriarch of Alexandria, and cardinal during the Great Western Schism of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.[1] a younger son in a family of minor nobles. He studied law at Orléans and became a well-known canonist. Simon taught canon law at the University of Paris, attracting the attention of John, Duke of Berry, one of the uncles of King Charles VI of France.

Was a French polemic[1] philosopher. His philosophical standpoint was one of Academic skepticism: he

Was a French polemic[1] philosopher. His philosophical standpoint was one of Academic skepticism: he did not agree with dogmatism, but didn't resort to Pyrrhonism, either. In his day Foucher enjoyed considerable reputation as a keen opponent of Malebranche and Leibniz. He revived the old arguments of the Academy, and advanced them with much ingenuity against Malebranche's doctrine. Otherwise his skepticism is subordinate to orthodox belief,

Is a French biathlete.

Is a French biathlete.

Is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortai

Is a French striker currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais. He joined Niort in 2002 at the age of fourteen,[1] and made his first-team début for the club in Ligue 2 in the 1–1 draw with Angers on 22 February 2008.[2]

Is an English born former French cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,

Is an English born former French cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played more than 100 times for the France national cricket team between 1989 and 2001, most of the time captaining the side, having previously played f

Was a Jesuit priest in Lower Canada who was involved in the mission to the Hurons. His notability in

Was a Jesuit priest in Lower Canada who was involved in the mission to the Hurons. His notability in Canadian history comes from his work as an ambassador of peace to the Iroquois. Le Moyne joined the Society of Jesus in 1623. Le Moyne had 16 years of education and experience in the priesthood in France before arriving in the New World in 1638 and heading out to his mission in Huron country. He was there until the Iroquois destruction of the Huron nation brought him back to Quebec in 1650.

Was a French, or Burgundian, painter of panels and illuminated manuscripts. Marmion lived and worked

Was a French, or Burgundian, painter of panels and illuminated manuscripts. Marmion lived and worked in what is now France but for most of his lifetime was part of the Duchy of Burgundy.

Was a French architect. He became famous when he drew up the plans of the City hall of Lyon, built b

Was a French architect. He became famous when he drew up the plans of the City hall of Lyon, built between 1646 and 1651. It was presumed that he only executed a project made by Girard Desargues, but it seems he took his orders from the consular advice.

Is an independent lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist. He lives in France, and has Camerooni

Is an independent lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist. He lives in France, and has Cameroonian roots.[1] He is also a consultant in visual arts for the Association Française d'Action Artistique and co-founder and editor-in-chief of the cultural magazine "Revue Noire". His publications include essays in the catalogue for the Sydney Biennale and other exhibition catalogues. Njami has been the artistic director of the Bamako photography biennale since 2001, and was co-curator with Fernando Alvim of the first African pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007. He has curated numerous exhibitions of African art and photography, including Africa Remix and the first African Art Fair, held in Johannesburg in 2008.