Famous People with Name Martin

Martin Brian Mulroney,            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Martin Brian Mulroney,: was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. After retiring from politics, Mulroney resumed his earlier career as a lawyer and busin

Martin Desjardins            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Martin Desjardins: was a French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth.He was born the son of a milliner in a house that would later carry the name 'de Drye Bredasche Hoeden' ("the Three Hats from Breda"). His early training was at Antwerp with the sculptor Pieter Verbruggen

Martin Fourcade            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Martin Fourcade: is a French biathlete who began competing in 2002.[1] His older brother Simon Fourcade is also a world class biathlete. Both represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics,[2] where Martin won a silver medal in the mass start.[3]

Martin De Barcos            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Martin De Barcos: was a French theologian of the Jansenist School. He was born at Bayonne, a nephew of Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Abbot of Saint-Cyran, who sent him to Belgium to be taught by Cornelius Jansen. When he returned to France he served for a time as tutor to the son of Robert Arnauld d'Andilly and later, 1644, succeeded his uncle at the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Cyran in Berry. He did much to improve the abbey; new buildings were erected, and the library much enhanced. Unlike many commendators of his day who scarcely ever saw the abbeys over which they held authority, Barcos became an active member of Saint-Cyran, was ordained priest 1647, and gave himself up to the rigid asceticism preached by his sect.

Martin Akakia            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Martin Akakia: was a physician of King Francis I of France. He was born at Châlons-en-Champagne, his real name being Aquaqia.

Malaury Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Malaury Martin: is a French footballer, currently playing for Nîmes Olympique on loan from AS Monaco FC.Martin is currently captain of AS Monaco FC reserves and has captained the France National Football Team at every level from u-17`S to u-21's.

Baptiste Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Baptiste Martin: is a French football defender who currently plays for Clermont Foot.In the Season 2008/2009 he played on loan by Clermont Foot to 30 June 2008.

François Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

François Martin: was the first Governor General of Pondicherry. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. He was Commissioner of French East India Company before holding this post and was preceded by François Baron and succeeded by Pierre Dulivie

Jean Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean Martin: was a French actor of stage and screen. Martin served in the French Resistance during World War II and later fought with the French paratroopers in Indochina. Theatrically, he is perhaps best-known for originating two roles in Samuel Beckett's most famous plays: Lucky in Waiting for Godot, and Clov in Endgame. During the 1950s, he was a performer at the Théâtre National Populaire and also worked for radio plays.

Major General Claude Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Major General Claude Martin: was an officer in the French, and later the British, army in India. He rose to the position of Major General in the British East India Company. Martin was born in Lyon, France, into a humble background, and was a self-made man who has left a substantial lasting legacy in the form of his writings, buildings and the educational institutions he founded posthumously. There are seven schools named after him, two in Lucknow, two in Calcutta and three in Lyon. The small village of Martin Purwa in India was also named after him.