French Famous Names Starting with Letter C

A French physicist working at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

A French physicist working at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1970. His film Salome was

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1970. His film Salome was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.[1] A year later his film Macbeth would be screened out of competition at the 1987 Festival.[2]

Was a Jesuit missionary, born in Dieppe, France. At the age of twenty-one he entered the Society of

Was a Jesuit missionary, born in Dieppe, France. At the age of twenty-one he entered the Society of Jesus, and after his course of studies and teaching in France, arrived in Canada in 1655. He was at once dispatched with Father Chaumonot to begin a central mission among the Iroquois at Onondaga. The diary he kept of this journey and of his return to Quebec in the year following gives a graphic account of the terrifying conditions under which these journeys were made.[1] Many of his diary notes were published during his lifetime in Jesuit Relations.[2]

Is a former French football player.

Is a former French football player.

Is a French bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s.

Is a French bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s.

Was a French politician. He married twice. The first time was in 1783 to Claudine Françoise Adrienn

Was a French politician. He married twice. The first time was in 1783 to Claudine Françoise Adrienne Gabrielle de Lézay-Marnézia, by whom he had one son, Albéric Jules Albert de Beauharnais (23.08.1787–1791), who died in infancy, and one daughter, Stéphanie de Beauharnais (born 28 August 1789–1859), who became the adoptive daughter of Napoleon I, married Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, and died as dowager grand-duchess. He remarried in 1799 to Sophie Fortin Duplessis, and they had only one child, Josephine de Beauharnais (11 December 1803 – 14 November 1871).

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1965 film Un mari à un prix fixe, which

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1965 film Un mari à un prix fixe, which starred Anna Karina.[1]

Is a French citizen of Georgian descent whose career has been in the fields of banking and diplomacy

Is a French citizen of Georgian descent whose career has been in the fields of banking and diplomacy. He served as Dag Hammarskjöld's personal assistant from 1957 to 1961. In the mid-1960s, he was a special advisor to Prince Rainier of Monaco. From the late 1960s to 1982, he worked for Paribas. He returned to government with the Socialist administration of François Mitterrand in 1982. He served as France's permanent representative and ambassador to the United Nations in the 1980s.

Was a French Catholic controversialist. At the age of fifteen he joined the Canons Regular of Saint-

Was a French Catholic controversialist. At the age of fifteen he joined the Canons Regular of Saint-Cheron, and was sent to the College of Navarre in Paris, where he received the degree of Doctor of Theology (1555). On account of the erudition of his early works and the aptitude which he showed for controversy, he was called to the Conference of Poissy, held in 1561 between the Catholics and the Huguenots, at which Theodore of Beza and Diego Lainez, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, were present.

Was a French Jesuit missionary. He entered the Society of Jesus on 5 September 1673, and was one of

Was a French Jesuit missionary. He entered the Society of Jesus on 5 September 1673, and was one of the missionaries sent to China by Louis XIVin 1687. He acquired a wide knowledge of the Chinese language and literature. Other learned Jesuits considered that he gave too much credit to modern Chinese commentators, who being atheists and materialists read their own ideas into the ancient Chinese sages.

Was a famous French Baroque painter of the 17th century, from the city of Nancy.Deruet was an appren

Was a famous French Baroque painter of the 17th century, from the city of Nancy.Deruet was an apprentice to Jacques Bellange, the official court painter to Charles III, Duke of Lorraine. He was in Rome between ca. 1612 and 1619, where - according to André Félibien - he studied with the painter and etcher Antonio Tempesta.

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

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

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Alpes de Haute-Proven

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Alpes de Haute-Provence department and is a member of the Socialist Party.

Is a retired French football player who played for Stade Reims, Rennes, Angers SCO, Lille OSC and Le

Is a retired French football player who played for Stade Reims, Rennes, Angers SCO, Lille OSC and Le Mans.After retiring as a player, Dubaële enjoyed a career as a manager with Fossemange, Rennes and Red Star 93.

A Parisian jurist, humanist and bibliophile, was a leading figure in the circle of French legal huma

A Parisian jurist, humanist and bibliophile, was a leading figure in the circle of French legal humanists and historians that gathered around Jacques Cujas and Jacques-Auguste de Thou. Dupuy (Putealus)[1] assembled a great library[2] of manuscripts that was inherited by his sons Pierre, a noted scholar himself, and Jacques, but when Jacques died in 1657, the books and manuscripts entered the Royal Collection and are now in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.

Was a French poet. Author of a major poetic work of this last half-century, Claude Esteban wrote num

Was a French poet. Author of a major poetic work of this last half-century, Claude Esteban wrote numerous essays on art and poetry and was the French translator, inter alia, of Jorge Guillén, Octavio Paz, Borges, García Lorca, or Quevedo.

Was a French pop singer and songwriter. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way

Was a French pop singer and songwriter. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."Claude François' mother was very musical and had her son take piano and violin lessons. On his own, the boy learned to play the drums. As a result of the 1956 Suez Crisis, the family returned to live in Monaco, where they struggled financially after Claude's father fell ill and could not work. A young Claude found a job as a bank clerk and at night earned extra money playing drums with an orchestra at the luxury hotels along the French Riviera.

Was a French churchman and writer. He became a Jesuit at a young age, but he left the order in 1694

Was a French churchman and writer. He became a Jesuit at a young age, but he left the order in 1694 to devote himself to literature. A classicist and author of dissertations on classical history, he was professor of theology at Caen and collaborated on the Journal des savants. He was a friend of Huet, Segrais, Mme de Lafayette and Ninon de Lenclos.

Was a French physician. After serving as assistant surgeon in the armies of the Empire, he studied i

Was a French physician. After serving as assistant surgeon in the armies of the Empire, he studied in Paris at the Hotel Dieu under Guillaume Dupuytren, and, from 1819 to 1845, was Professor of Clinical Surgery at Montpellier, with the exception of three years, during which he was suspended for his liberal political expressions. In 1832 he succeeded Jacques Mathieu Delpech (1777–1832) as doyen (dean) of surgery in Montpellier.

Was a French Franciscan Scotist theologian and philosopher. He entered the Franciscan Order at Peron

Was a French Franciscan Scotist theologian and philosopher. He entered the Franciscan Order at Peronne in his seventeenth year; and after the year of novitiate was sent to Paris, where he completed his studies and remained for thirty years as professor of philosophy and theology. In 1662 he was made doctor of the Sorbonne, and as definitor general, to which office he was elected in 1682, he took part in the general chapters of the order at Toledo and Rome.

Was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He

Was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He is buried at San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome.When Bastiat was twenty-five, his grandfather and benefactor died, leaving the young man the family estate and providing him with the means to further his own theoretical inquiries. His areas of intellectual interest were diverse, including "philosophy, history, politics, religion, travel, poetry, political economy, [and] biography."[1]His public career as an economist began only in 1844, and was cut short by his untimely death in 1850. Bastiat had contracted tuberculosis, probably during his tours throughout France to promote libertarian ideas, and that illness eventually prevented him from making further speeches (particularly at the legislative assembly to which he was elected in 1848 and 1849) and took his life. Bastiat died in Rome on December 24, 1850. He declared on his death bed that his friend Gustave de Molinari (publisher of Bastiat's masterpiece The Law in 1850) was his spiritual heir.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a French composer, editor and arranger of the Renaissance, who is mainly remembered both for his

Was a French composer, editor and arranger of the Renaissance, who is mainly remembered both for his association with renowned printer Pierre Attaingnant, as well as for his instrumental music. Gervaise's extant output consists of chansons, mostly for three or four voices, and instrumental music, mostly dances. He appears to have written no sacred music at all, an unusual omission for a composer of the time. In addition to being a composer, he appears to have been an innovator in notation of instrumental music: in an instruction manual for the viol (1548, now lost), he is known to have produced the first viol tablature in France.

Is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Luton Town. His most usual demarcations are

Is a French footballer of Ivorian descent who plays for Luton Town. His most usual demarcations are central defender and full back.Gnakpa has played for Montpellier HSC, Racing de Santander, Deportivo Alavés and FC Vaduz. In March 2007, Gnakpa was signed on transfer deadline day by Swindon Town boss Paul Sturrock on a short-term contract.

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Fren

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the French field hockey team, which finish fourth in the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played three matches as halfback.