French Famous Baby Names

Is a French swimmer and olympic medalist. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where h

Is a French swimmer and olympic medalist. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he received a bronze medal in 4×200 m freestyle relay with the French swimming team (with Jean Boiteux, Joseph Bernardo and Aldo Eminente).[1]

Is a French historian, journalist and expert of contemporary geopolitics, the former USSR, and the M

Is a French historian, journalist and expert of contemporary geopolitics, the former USSR, and the Middle East. He is a Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur (2002). A maoist in his youth and then a member of the Communist Party (PCF), he shifted to the right at the end of the 1970s and has since become close to US neoconservatives, as did his wife Blandine Kriegel (daughter of the communist Resistant Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont). Adler is the counsellor of Roger Cukiermann, chairman of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF, Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France).

Is a French film director who rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (

Is a French film director who rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (known as High Tension in the US.) His real name is Alexandre Jouan-Arcady and his pseudonymous surname is formed of the 3 first letters of his full name.released in 2003 in France and in 2005 in USA, placed Aja on the map for the horror movie genre. The French slasher, though sticking to horror convention, pushed the gore and tension envelope. Favouring make-up effects to computer generated imagery, the film quickly found respect amongst horror fans. It was released in the U.S. as High Tension after some editing. The film was nominated for grand prize at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival and earned Aja awards for best direction and best fantasy film at the Catalonian International Film Festival.

Is a French rugby union player, currently playing for the Top 14 team Castres Olympique. A scrum-hal

Is a French rugby union player, currently playing for the Top 14 team Castres Olympique. A scrum-half, Albouy went through the different levels of Castres – his home town – youth teams before signing his first professional contract in 1998.[1] On February 22, 2002, aged 22, he made his debut for the French national team during the 33–12 victory against Italy.[1] As such, he took part in France's Grand Slam that year,

Is a footballer from France who currently plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.

Is a footballer from France who currently plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League. He was part of the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Swiss Championship winning team.

Is a French writer, director, editor and actor. He is most known as editor and writer of the French

Is a French writer, director, editor and actor. He is most known as editor and writer of the French television series Kaamelott, in which he also plays King Arthur.

Is a French film critic and film director. Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, nove

Is a French film critic and film director. Before becoming a film director he was a journalist, novelist and film critic.[1] His role in the auteur theory is his notion of the caméra-stylo or "camera-pen" and the idea that a director should wield his camera like a writer uses his pen and that he need not be hindered by traditional storytelling.

Is a French artist born in Paris. Alexandre Barberà-Ivanoff is a grandson and expert of the painter

Is a French artist born in Paris. Alexandre Barberà-Ivanoff is a grandson and expert of the painter Serge Ivanoff. He studied painting from the age of 12 in private workshop, with the painters Christian Welter, Gerard Di-Maccio, then Jean Bertholle.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for Stade

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for Stade Reims.

Is a French footballer who, as of 2008, is playing for Bulgarian side PFC Litex Lovech as a defender

Is a French footballer who, as of 2008, is playing for Bulgarian side PFC Litex Lovech as a defender.Barthe was born on 5 March 1986 in Avignon. He was raised in Saint-Étienne's youth teams. Between 2006 and 2008 played for Rodez AF. In july 2008 signed with bulgarian club Litex Lovech.

Is a French road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.

Is a French road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for Toulouse FC in the French Ligue 1.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for Toulouse FC in the French Ligue 1.

Is a former football (soccer) midfielder. He started out with Paris Saint-Germain in 1990, then join

Is a former football (soccer) midfielder. He started out with Paris Saint-Germain in 1990, then joined SCO Angers in 1995. He had a loan spell with Watford for the 1998-99 season, before making the move permanent

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

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

Is a French figure skater. He is a two-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix and recently place

Is a French figure skater. He is a two-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix and recently placed 9th at the 2007 French Figure Skating Championships. He won the bronze medal at the 2007 European Youth Olympics.

Was a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study o

Was a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris. He was the son of the architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart and father of the botanist Adolphe Théodore Brongni

Was a French musical composer. He was admitted into the Conservatoire in 1849, being already an acco

Was a French musical composer. He was admitted into the Conservatoire in 1849, being already an accomplished pianist. He studied under François Bazin, François Benoist, and Fromental Halévy, winning the first prize for harmony in 1850, and the second prize for fugue in 1852. He first gained notice by sharing with Bizet the first prize for an operetta in a competition instituted by Offenbach.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Ligue 1 side Nancy.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Ligue 1 side Nancy.

Is a Russian-French composer of classical music, lutenist, viola da gamba and vielle player, active

Is a Russian-French composer of classical music, lutenist, viola da gamba and vielle player, active in France (Metz (Lotharingia)). He is the artistic director of the Early Music ensemble "Syntagma 7", noted in particular for interpretations of music by the trouvere Gautier d'Epinal, as well as Russian and Ukrainian Baroque composers.

Was a French automobile manufacturer.Born Pierre Alexandre Darracq in Bordeaux, France, of Basque pa

Was a French automobile manufacturer.Born Pierre Alexandre Darracq in Bordeaux, France, of Basque parents, he trained as a draftsman at the Arsenal in Tarbes, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département before establishing the Gladiator Cycle Company in 1891. He sold his very successful company in 1896 for a substantial amount and for a short time went into the business of manufacturing electric cars as well as acquiring an interest in Millet motor bicycles.

Is an Italo-French political scientist, geopolitician, and researcher at Institut Choiseul for Inter

Is an Italo-French political scientist, geopolitician, and researcher at Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics. His research focuses on radical Islam, terrorism and Turkey's accession to European Union. Del Valle is a proponent of Red-Green-Brown Alliance theory.[1]

Was a French sculptor. Much of his work is war memorials. One of the best known is at Douai, inaugur

Was a French sculptor. Much of his work is war memorials. One of the best known is at Douai, inaugurated on the 23rd July 1927. A central bas-relief represents the Victory of the Lion of Flanders, flanked by a crossbowman and a machine gunner. The monument was damaged during bombing on the 11th August 1944 but has been restored. The inclusion of a crossbowman refers back to another dramatic episode in Douaisian history, the Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle in 1324, when 600 citizens of Douai lost their lives.

Was a French chess player who, between the death of Philidor and the arrival of Louis de la Bourdonn

Was a French chess player who, between the death of Philidor and the arrival of Louis de la Bourdonnais, was probably the strongest player in the world. He was considered the unofficial world champion from about 1800-1820.

Is a retired French professional football player.

Is a retired French professional football player.

Was a French archaeologist and art collector. He volunteered for the army at 14 and took part in the

Was a French archaeologist and art collector. He volunteered for the army at 14 and took part in the French Revolutionary Wars. Returning to civil life, he became attached to the Cour des comptes, at first as a référendaire, then as a conseiller-maître, spending all his leisure time and most of his modest fortune on collecting, classifying and publishing a collection of medieval and Renaissance art objects.