French Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a French Impressionist painter. His importance resides not only in his visual contributions to I

Was a French Impressionist painter. His importance resides not only in his visual contributions to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, but also in his patriarchal standing among his colleagues, particularly Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin.

Was a Luxembourgian politician and teacher.He served as an échevin, before becoming Mayor of Luxemb

Was a Luxembourgian politician and teacher.He served as an échevin, before becoming Mayor of Luxembourg City in 1980. However, due to his declining health, Polfer was forced to step down after two years in office. He was replaced as the city's mayor by his daughter, Lydie, who continued in the position until 1999. Lydie has gone on to be one of the most important Luxembourgian politicians, serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1999–2004).

Was a French mathematician and co-editor of Nouvelles annales de mathématiques. He concerned himsel

Was a French mathematician and co-editor of Nouvelles annales de mathématiques. He concerned himself above all with geometry. The Lemniscate of Gerono or figure-eight curve was named after him.

Was a French pianist, piano teacher and composer predominantly of piano music and studies (études).

Was a French pianist, piano teacher and composer predominantly of piano music and studies (études). Today largely forgotten, he was one of the preeminent piano teachers in 19th century Paris. His most famous pupils were Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Camille Saint-Saëns.

Is a French figure skater.

Is a French figure skater.

Is a French football player currently playing for FCF Hénin-Beaumont of the Division 1 Féminine. H

Is a French football player currently playing for FCF Hénin-Beaumont of the Division 1 Féminine. Herbert plays as a striker and is a member of the France women's national football team making her debut in 1994.Herbert began her career playing for FCF Hénin-Beaumont, where she established herself as an international making her debut for France at the age of 17.

Is a film actor. Elçin's family moved to France from Turkey when he was 9 years old. He has grown u

Is a film actor. Elçin's family moved to France from Turkey when he was 9 years old. He has grown up trilingually and can speak French, English and Turkish. He studied in the Ecole Florent in Paris and has French citizenship.

Was a French churchman. He was great-nephew of his predecessor Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan, fo

Was a French churchman. He was great-nephew of his predecessor Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan, for whom he was coadjutor, and brother of Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise. His mother Anne Julie de Melun and his father died of smallpox.

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.[1] Louami represented F

Is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France.[1] Louami represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Myriam Soumaré and Lina Jacques-Sébastien. In their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated due to a mistake with the baton exchange.[1]

Is the Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, a position she has held since 2001.[1] Roitfe

Is the Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, a position she has held since 2001.[1] Roitfeld and her partner Christian Restoin have been together for thirty years.[3] Restoin was the creator of the Equipment clothing line, which he closed in 2001 after Roitfeld accepted the Vogue editorship.[1].

Was a French sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a French sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is a French football player with Lorient. His parents are of Algerian origin.After spending his yout

Is a French football player with Lorient. His parents are of Algerian origin.After spending his youth development years at Saint-Étienne he was signed by Liverpool's manager Gérard Houllier in August 2003. Liverpool beat off stiff competition from Premiership rivals Arsenal, Manchester United and German giants Bayern Munich to secure his services.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer. He is actually racing for the amateur team of Montauban

Is a French professional road bicycle racer. He is actually racing for the amateur team of Montauban (US Montauban).

Is a French association football defensive midfielder, currently playing for Championnat de France a

Is a French association football defensive midfielder, currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side Chamois Niortais. In the 2001–2002 season, Tourenne played two matches in the UEFA Cup with Troyes. He re-signed for his first club, Chamois Niortais, on July 29, 2009.[1]

Is a retired footballer from Luxembourg.Weis made his debut for Luxembourg in a March 1978 friendly

Is a retired footballer from Luxembourg.Weis made his debut for Luxembourg in a March 1978 friendly match against Poland. In an international career spanning over 20 years, he went on to earn a record breaking 87 caps, scoring one goal.

Is a French-Uruguayan retired professional football defender.He is the father of AS Nancy's Gaston C

Is a French-Uruguayan retired professional football defender.He is the father of AS Nancy's Gaston Curbelo.

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In his 11 year career, he rode for BigMat-Auber9

Is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In his 11 year career, he rode for BigMat-Auber93 between 1997 and 2000, Festina in 2001 and then for UCI ProTeam Française des Jeux between 2002 and 2007.

Was a French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French boat Rowing C

Was a French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French boat Rowing Club Castillon, which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs.

Is a French Brazilian-born businessman of Lebanese origin. He is the current CEO and President of Re

Is a French Brazilian-born businessman of Lebanese origin. He is the current CEO and President of Renault of France and Nissan of Japan. He was voted Man of the Year 2003 by Fortune magazine's Asian edition and is also on the board of Alcoa, Sony, and IBM. Ghosn became CEO of Renault, in 2005, succeeding Louis Schweitzer, while remaining CEO of Nissan as well. In 2004 he was added to the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame.

Is the current titular duke of Parma and the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma (a branch of the Hou

Is the current titular duke of Parma and the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma (a branch of the House of Bourbon). Carlos Hugo is also known as having been a Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos Hugo I.He was baptized Hugues Marie Sixte Robert Louis Jean Georges Benoît Michel. On 28 June 1963 he was officially renamed Charles Hugues, by judgement of the court of appeal of La Seine, France. He was a French citizen, and since 1980 a naturalized Spanish citizen.

Was a harpist, composer and conductor, born in Arcachon, France, after whom the Salzedo Harp Colony

Was a harpist, composer and conductor, born in Arcachon, France, after whom the Salzedo Harp Colony in Camden, Maine was named.

Was a French Jesuit scholar. He was author of the monumental Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus

Was a French Jesuit scholar. He was author of the monumental Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, which served as one of the major references for the editors of the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Is a French former football striker. Born in Lorraine, he played for local clubs FC Metz and AS Nanc

Is a French former football striker. Born in Lorraine, he played for local clubs FC Metz and AS Nancy

Is a French actress and fashion model best known internationally as Bond girl Melina Havelock in the

Is a French actress and fashion model best known internationally as Bond girl Melina Havelock in the 1981 movie For Your Eyes Only, although she featured in a number of mainstream European films throughout the 1980s and continued to do so up until 2005 in

Is a French television journalist. Since September 2010 she has presented the Monday to Thursday edi

Is a French television journalist. Since September 2010 she has presented the Monday to Thursday editions of 19/20, the main evening news bulletin of France 3.