French Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a French violinist and Romantic composer.

Was a French violinist and Romantic composer.

Is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet[2] and a ballet choreographer of international reputat

Is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet[2] and a ballet choreographer of international reputation. Millepied was born in Bordeaux, France.[2] His ballet training started at the age of 8 with his mother, a former ballet dancer. Between the ages of 13 and 16 he studied with Michel Rahn at the Conservatoire National in Lyon, France. In the summer of 1992 he attended classes at the School of American Ballet (SAB) and returned to study full time in 1993, with a scholarship from the French Ministry (Bourse Lavoisier or Lavoisier Scholarship).

Is a French football player. he currently plays for Standard.

Is a French football player. he currently plays for Standard.

Is a French professional football (soccer) player. He is an attacking midfielder and was at Ligue 1

Is a French professional football (soccer) player. He is an attacking midfielder and was at Ligue 1 club Troyes AC from 2002 to 2007. He signed a three year contact with Caen on 8th June 2007 a club newly promoted to ligue 1

Was a French banker, mathematician, and social reformer. Rodrigues was awarded a doctorate in mathem

Was a French banker, mathematician, and social reformer. Rodrigues was awarded a doctorate in mathematics on 28 June 1815 by the University of Paris.[2] His dissertation contains the result now called Rodrigues' formula.[3]

Is a French football defender currently playing for French Championnat National side Nîmes Olympiqu

Is a French football defender currently playing for French Championnat National side Nîmes Olympique.His previous clubs include Bordeaux and Stade Reims.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in Ligue 1 for Arles-Avignon.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in Ligue 1 for Arles-Avignon.

Is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He sings in a "jazz blues" style and plays the guitar, pian

Is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He sings in a "jazz blues" style and plays the guitar, piano, and the violin.In 2007, now studying in his second year of art history, Benjamin decided to interrupt his studies to dedicate himself to music, and obtained his first roles in the film industry in the same year[8][9][10].

Is a French football player who currently plays for French club Montpellier in Ligue 1. He is equall

Is a French football player who currently plays for French club Montpellier in Ligue 1. He is equally adept at playing as either a defender or a midfielder. Stambouli is a France youth international having earned caps at under-21 level. On 8 August 2010, he made his professional debut in a league match against Bordeaux.[1]

Is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais in the Top 14 championsh

Is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a fullback. He has also in the past played for both the Section Paloise and the US Colomiers clubs, and he was also included in France's mid-year Test squad for 2007.

Was a philosopher, political activist and author. A political figure of May 1968 in France, he was t

Was a philosopher, political activist and author. A political figure of May 1968 in France, he was the disciple and last personal secretary of Jean-Paul Sartre from 1974 to 1980. Along with him, he helped founding the French newspaper Libération in 1972.

Is a contemporary French journalist and a published author. After studying journalism and law in Uni

Is a contemporary French journalist and a published author. After studying journalism and law in University in Paris and Tours (France), Benoit Clair began his career as the French Parliament liaison for Remy Montagne, who was deputy of the 3rd district of Louviers, in the Eure area. In 1974, Clair was the accredited correspondent for various French media, like Radio France and Europe 1. He was one of the first French journalists to cover the war in Lebanon (1974–1975), with Gabriel Dardaud. Founder of the free radio Paris FM in 1981, which became subsidiary of Europe 1, 3 years later, Benoit Clair was appointed its co-director together with Robert Namias. Located in the Montparnasse Tower, Paris FM changed its name later to “95.2FM”

Is a France footballer midfielder. He currently plays for Troyes AC.

Is a France footballer midfielder. He currently plays for Troyes AC.

Is a French footballer who plays as Midfielder for Auxerre in the French Ligue 1.[1]

Is a French footballer who plays as Midfielder for Auxerre in the French Ligue 1.[1]

Is a French ice dancer. He teamed up with partner Terra Findlay in 2008. Their partnership ended fo

Is a French ice dancer. He teamed up with partner Terra Findlay in 2008. Their partnership ended following that season.From 2005 through 2007, he competed with Elodie Brouiller. They were the 2006 French junior national champions and the 2007 junior nati

Was a French flutist and composer. At the time of his birth, Berbiguier's home town of Caderousse wa

Was a French flutist and composer. At the time of his birth, Berbiguier's home town of Caderousse was part of the papal enclave Comtat Venaissin located within the Kingdom of France. The enclave was annexed by France in 1791 into its Vaucluse département[1].

Was a French Archbishop of Reims and Cardinal. He studied humanities in Paris at St-Nicolas du Chard

Was a French Archbishop of Reims and Cardinal. He studied humanities in Paris at St-Nicolas du Chardonnet, under Félix Dupanloup; and theology at St-Sulpice, where he was ordained, 1850. After nine years as curate at St-Roch, he became successively diocesan promoter 1859; curé of St-Ambroise, 1863; then of St-Augustin, 1868; Vicar-General of Paris, and archdeacon of Notre-Dame in 1871.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. She won a bronze medal

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 5000 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Paris.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Yvelines department

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Yvelines department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a French actress and the mother of Pauline Lafont (1963-1988). Bernadette Lafont won the César A

Is a French actress and the mother of Pauline Lafont (1963-1988). Bernadette Lafont won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for L'Effrontée (1985). For her long service to the French motion picture industry, in 2003 she was given an Honorary César Award.

Was a French Capuchin theologian and exegete. As professor of theology he shed great lustre upon his

Was a French Capuchin theologian and exegete. As professor of theology he shed great lustre upon his order; his best-known work is his "Triplex expositio epistolarum sancti Pauli" (Paris, 1703 [French], 1706 [English, tr. Prichard], London, 1888), popular among Scriptural scholars. Piconio also wrote "Triplex expositio in sacrosancta D. N. Jesu Christi Evangelia" (Paris, 1726), and a book of moral instructions. A complete edition of his works, "Opera omnia Bernardini a Piconio", was published at Paris (1870-2). He died in Paris.[1]

Is an Ivorian born French football player. He currently plays for White Star Woluwé F.C.He was part

Is an Ivorian born French football player. He currently plays for White Star Woluwé F.C.He was part of Paris SG squad at the 1996 UEFA Super Cup.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Val-d'Oise department. He is a member of the S

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Val-d'Oise department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union a

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union and France's richest person with an estimated net worth of $26 billion US dollars, according to a Forbes report in March 2007.[1]

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union a

Is a French businessman. He is the 14th richest person in the world, the 3rd in the European Union and France's richest person with an estimated net worth of $26 billion US dollars, according to a Forbes report in March 2007.