Famous People with Name Simon

Simon Maupin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Simon Maupin: 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.

Simon Njami            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Simon Njami: 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.

Simon Renard            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Simon Renard: was an advisor of the Emperor Charles V and his son Philip II of Spain, overlords of the County of Burgundy and Counts of Burgundy. He was ambassador of Spain in France and England. In England, he organized the marriage of the queen Mary Tudor with the future king of Spain Phillip II.

Simon Boyleau            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Simon Boyleau: 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.

Simon James Hewitt            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Simon James Hewitt: 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

Émilie Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Émilie Simon: a singer and composer of electronic music.In May 2003, she released her debut album Émilie Simon. The electronic album was critically acclaimed and went on to become a commercial success. To promote her album, she did numerous live performances and TV app

René Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: French

René Simon: was a French actor and founder in 1925 of the Cours Simon drama school.

Pierre-Henri Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Pierre-Henri Simon: was a French intellectual, literary historian, essayist, novelist, poet and literary critic. He won the Prix Eve Delacroix in 1963

Yves Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Yves Simon: is a French singer and writer. Simon came to wide attention in 1972 with the release of Les Gauloises Bleues. After this, he was booked as the opening act for major artists such as George Brassens. His 1973 album, Au pays des merveilles de Juliet, won the prestigious 'Grand Prix de l'Académie du disque'. Respirer chanter was a success in 1974. In 1977, his soundtrack to Diane Kurys's film Diabolo Menthe was well received. His album USA-USSR (1983) met with success, and Liaisons was a hit in 1988.

Richard Simon            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Richard Simon: was a French biblical critic. He was born at Dieppe. His early education took place at the college of the Fathers of the Oratory. The kindness of a friend enabled him to study theology at Paris, where he showed an interest in Hebrew and other Oriental languages. At the end of his course he was sent, as was usual, to learn philosophy at the College of Juilly. But he was soon recalled to Paris, and employed in the preparing a catalogue of the Oriental books in the library of the Oratory.