French Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Vaucluse department. He is a member of the Soc

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Vaucluse department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Was a French pianist noted particularly for his advocacy of 20th-century music.He was born in Paris,

Was a French pianist noted particularly for his advocacy of 20th-century music.He was born in Paris, and began piano lessons at the age of five and from the age of ten until the outbreak of World War II he studied with Robert Casadesus. During the War he entered the élite École polytechnique and fought for the Resistance (in the Maquis du Vercors). After the War he studied theory and composition with René Leibowitz. He made his début in Paris in 1948 and from 1954 appeared regularly in the concerts of the Domaine musical.

Was a French utopian socialist thinker.Saint-Simon was born in Paris. He belonged to a younger branc

Was a French utopian socialist thinker.Saint-Simon was born in Paris. He belonged to a younger branch of the family of the duc de Saint-Simon. He claimed his education was directed by Jean le Rond d'Alembert, though no proof of this exists; it is likely t

Was a French diplomat, and Secretary of State. From 1537 until 1567 he was one of the four Secretari

Was a French diplomat, and Secretary of State. From 1537 until 1567 he was one of the four Secretaries of State (ministers managing the government). He was one of the plenipotentiary of France to the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian War of 1

Was a Jesuit missionary and French explorer of North America.[1] In 1660 he became the superior of t

Was a Jesuit missionary and French explorer of North America.[1] In 1660 he became the superior of the mission at Trois-Rivières, Quebec. His stay there lasted until 1663 when he was named vicar general of a part of the diocese of Quebec that is now the central region of the United States. This appointment was made by Bishop François de Laval, the first bishop of New France.

Is a writer, art historian and journalist. He is best known for his 17 works on Arthur Rimbaud. He i

Is a writer, art historian and journalist. He is best known for his 17 works on Arthur Rimbaud. He is certainly the most prolific author on the subject and defends an original, very human view of the poet, bearer of our dreams, subject to our doubts, and confronted to failure.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Doubs department. He is a member of the Social

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Doubs department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Was a French journalist and far right politician. The son of poet Félix Jeantet and brother of fell

Was a French journalist and far right politician. The son of poet Félix Jeantet and brother of fellow extreme rightist Gabriel Jeantet, Claude Jeantet was a student of philosopher Léon Brunschvicg at the Sorbonne.[1] He joined the student movement of Action Française in 1919, taking over the editorship of their eponymous paper in 1923, although he severed his ties with the group in 1930.[1] He worked for the publishing house Fayard and was for a time associated with the historian and rightist Pierre Gaxotte,

Was a French painter. His son, Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, was also a painter.When only fourteen

Was a French painter. His son, Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, was also a painter.When only fourteen years of age he aided his father, a skilled decorative painter, in the most important parts of his work. The panels of sedan chairs, however, could not satisfy his ambition, and Vernet started for Rome.

Was a French Jesuit from Rouen, known for his spiritual writings. He entered the Society of Jesus on

Was a French Jesuit from Rouen, known for his spiritual writings. He entered the Society of Jesus on September 18, 1677, and took his final vows on February 2, 1695. He then began preaching, and became quite well-known. Bourdaloue desired for Judde to become his successor, but Judde's superiors asked him to sacrifice his talents and train his fellow Jesuits instead. He accepted this obscure office, and from 1704 to 1721 he served as teacher of the third probation at Rouen, and then rector of the Paris novitiate.

Was a French journalist, editor of French newspaper of record Le Monde in 1969 and editor-in-chief t

Was a French journalist, editor of French newspaper of record Le Monde in 1969 and editor-in-chief then director of Le Monde diplomatique. A member of the Resistance during World War II, during the Liberation he founded the newspaper Debout (Standing Up or On Our Feet). After studying political science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana (USA), he became a French journalist specializing in the USA.

Is a French filmmaker and professor at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[1] Lanzman

Is a French filmmaker and professor at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.[1] Lanzmann attended the Lycée Blaise-Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand. He joined the French resistance at the age of 18 and fought in Auvergne.[2] Lanzmann opposed the French war in Algeria and signed the 1960 antiwar petition Manifesto of the 121.[3]

Is a French football manager and former player, who most recently was the Coach of the Ghana nationa

Is a French football manager and former player, who most recently was the Coach of the Ghana national team. He is currently the Coach of the Oman national team.

Was a French painter and engraver.Lefebvre soon established himself as a leading portrait artist, an

Was a French painter and engraver.Lefebvre soon established himself as a leading portrait artist, and in 1663, at the age of thirty, he became a member of the Académie Royale de peinture et de sculpture.[2] Some years later, Lefebvre visited London and was invited to paint at the court of King Charles II.

Is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, The 1981 musical epic Les Uns et les Autres is

Is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, The 1981 musical epic Les Uns et les Autres is widely considered as his masterpiece, and his credits now add up to 50 or so films.

is a french fencing master, emigrated to Spain, author of a treaty of fencing. He left France with

is a french fencing master, emigrated to Spain, author of a treaty of fencing. He left France with his family at the end of 1863, following a duel between his father Emmanuel and a person close to the Emperor Napoleon III.

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Calvados department, and is a memb

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Calvados department, and is a member of the New Centre.

Is a French anthropologist who developed structuralism as a method of understanding human society an

Is a French anthropologist who developed structuralism as a method of understanding human society and culture. Outside anthropology, his works have had a large influence on contemporary thought, in particular on the practice of structuralism. Lévi-Strauss is a reference for authors such as Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, Rene Girard, Jacques Lacan, and Judith Butler.

Is a French anthropologist.Claude Lévi-Strauss, born to an Alsacian-Jewish family in Brussels, grew

Is a French anthropologist.Claude Lévi-Strauss, born to an Alsacian-Jewish family in Brussels, grew up in Paris, living in a street of the 16th arrondissement named after the artist Nicolas Poussin, whose work he later admired and wrote about.[1] Lévi-Str

Was an artist of the neo-classical era who was active in Italy, and is admired for his achievements

Was an artist of the neo-classical era who was active in Italy, and is admired for his achievements in landscape painting.

Was a Commissioner of war in 1778, elected to the Council of Elders in 1795, and was appointed Minis

Was a Commissioner of war in 1778, elected to the Council of Elders in 1795, and was appointed Minister of War February 8, 1796. He was dismissed July 14, 1797 by the French Directory of Paul Barras, Jean-François Reubell and Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux. Appointed to the State Council by Napoleon Bonaparte, he became steward of the army camp at Boulogne in 1805 and senator in 1806.

Is a French international football player, who currently plays defensive midfield for Paris St. Germ

Is a French international football player, who currently plays defensive midfield for Paris St. Germain in the French Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris St. Germain, Makélélé played for Nantes (1992–1997), Olympique de Marseille (1997–1998), Celta Vigo (1998–2000), Real Madrid (2000–2003)and Chelsea (2003–2008)

Who currently plays defensive midfield for Paris St. Germain in the French Ligue 1. Prior to joining

Who currently plays defensive midfield for Paris St. Germain in the French Ligue 1. Prior to joining Paris St. Germain, MakTlTlT played for Nantes (1992û1997), Olympique de Marseille (1997û1998), Celta Vigo (1998û2000), Real Madrid (2000û2003)and Chelsea (2003û2008). He is widely considered the premier defensive midfielder of the modern game, so much so that his name has become synonamous with the position, which is sometimes called the "MakTlTlT Role". In August 2008 he had a Top 10 hit in Belgium with his cover of the Aerosmith song Dude (Looks Like a Lady) renamed 'Do The Makelele' which he dedicated to his close friend, the actor Sean Bean

Was a French Jesuit. He entered the Society of Jesus on October 12, 1637. Upon the completion of his

Was a French Jesuit. He entered the Society of Jesus on October 12, 1637. Upon the completion of his studies, he was engaged for eleven years in teaching belles-lettres and rhetoric and became widely known as a classical scholar. He was then appointed to a professorship in Sacred Scripture, a position which he held for the next nine years.

Was a French actress, best known by starring fictional character Christine Darbon-Doinel in Françoi

Was a French actress, best known by starring fictional character Christine Darbon-Doinel in François Truffaut's films Baisers volés, Domicile conjugal and L'amour en fuite.Claude Jade reprised her role as Christine, Antoine Doinel's girlfriend and then wife, in Truffaut's movies Bed & Board and Love on the Run. In Bed & Board she gave a critically acclaimed performance, both comic sad. Mindful that Antoine is having an affair with a Japanese beauty, Christine decks herself out as a faux Madame Butterfly to greet him one evening in their apartment. In French cinema,