French Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a French poet and essayist.

Was a French poet and essayist.

Was a Canadian politician and leader of the Parti libéral du Québec from 1978 to 1982. He was also

Was a Canadian politician and leader of the Parti libéral du Québec from 1978 to 1982. He was also the National Assembly of Quebec member for Argenteuil from 1979 to 1994.Ryan garnered national attention during the 1970 October Crisis, when he was accused

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1968 and 1996.

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1968 and 1996.

Is a former French rugby union footballer and current coach. He is the current head coach of the Rus

Is a former French rugby union footballer and current coach. He is the current head coach of the Russia national rugby team. Saurel played his rugby for Béziers, his position being flanker. He went on to become the national coach of Morocco. He made the move to Georgia after he was invited to conduct an audit of Georgian rugby in 1997.

Was a French author and film director.He earned international attention with Les Choses de la Vie (1

Was a French author and film director.He earned international attention with Les Choses de la Vie (1969), which he wrote and directed, like the rest of his later films. It was shown in competition at the 1970 Cannes Festival, where it received enthusiasti

Was a French cartoonist born in Sucy-en-Brie, Val-de-Marne. After academic studies, he studied the c

Was a French cartoonist born in Sucy-en-Brie, Val-de-Marne. After academic studies, he studied the craft of stained glass for eight years under Max Ingrand, along with his cousin Jean Gourmelin. He then started drawing cartoons and became an illustrator for many French journals, including Plexus, Planet, Hara-Kiri, Lui, Pariscope and La Vie Electrique. He also began illustrating books. The first was Asunrath, a work of fantasy, published by Losfeld. He incorporated his interest in the fantastic into many of his early lithographs, which were published, sometimes exclusively, in many countries including Japan and Germany[citation needed]. He also participated in both group and solo exhibitions.

French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature. He was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar,

French novelist and the 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature. He was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and died in Paris, France.

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 all five matches as forward.

Was a French composer of operettas.Terrasse was born in L'Arbresle, Rhône. He became known by wri

Was a French composer of operettas.Terrasse was born in L'Arbresle, Rhône. He became known by writing the music for the play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry in 1896. In Paris his brother-in-law the painter Pierre Bonnard introduced him to the artistic world and the avant-garde literature and art of the time. Bonnard also did several portraits of him.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won stage 17 in the 1973 Tour de France.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won stage 17 in the 1973 Tour de France.

Was a French philosopher, Hellenist and theologian. He taught medieval philosophy and philosophy of

Was a French philosopher, Hellenist and theologian. He taught medieval philosophy and philosophy of science at the Sorbonne. He was a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Science. He was given the Maxmilien-Kolbe Prize in 1973 and the Grand Prix of the Academy of Moral and Political Science for his complete works in 1987.

Was a French architect. Vasconi was educated at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et de l'Ind

Was a French architect. Vasconi was educated at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et de l'Industrie in Strasbourg. In 1964, he set up office in Paris. After designing two key projects as a young architect, Les Halles in the centre of Paris and the building of the Préfecture in Cergy-Pontoise, he became one of the most sought-after architects in France, with major projects in Montpellier, Strasbourg and Saint-Nazaire.

Is a French contemporary painter. he grew up in Aubais, a French village with a strong bull traditio

Is a French contemporary painter. he grew up in Aubais, a French village with a strong bull tradition. In 1955, he joined the École des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts School) in Montpellier, where he met André-Pierre Arnal, Vincent Bioulès, Daniel Dezeuze, Toni Grand, François Rouan, and Henriette Pous, whom he married in 1962.

Is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born

Is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971. He won the César Award for Best Director for My New Partner, for which he was also nominated for Best Writing.

He is co-director of the Paris Intersemiotic Seminar.[1]. For more than 20 years, Claude Zilberberg

He is co-director of the Paris Intersemiotic Seminar.[1]. For more than 20 years, Claude Zilberberg has been analysing the effects of applying tensive modelling (which he introduced, with Fontanille) as an overlay onto the foundation of Greimasian semiotic theory[2].

Was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working wi

Was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions.[3] Debussy is among the most important of all French composers, and a central figure in European music of the turn of the 20th century. He was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1903.[4]

Was a French Jesuit controversialist, best known for his writings against Voltaire. At nineteen he e

Was a French Jesuit controversialist, best known for his writings against Voltaire. At nineteen he entered the Society of Jesus and preached at Amiens, Versailles, and Turin. When Voltaire began to issue his Essai sur les moeurs (1754), an attack on Christianity, Nonnotte published, anonymously, the Examen critique ou Réfutation du livre des moeurs; and when Voltaire finished his publication (1758),

Was a French sculptor, elder brother to Louis-Pierre Deseine. Deseine was a deaf-mute, whose Republi

Was a French sculptor, elder brother to Louis-Pierre Deseine. Deseine was a deaf-mute, whose Republican sensibilities and the exaggerated character of his portrait studies has encouraged Michael Levey to see as a contrast to his brother Louis-Pierre. Deseine was often at the Jacobin Club, where he obtained a prize for his 1791 bust of Mirabeau, and sold numbers of busts of other deputies.

Was a French heraldist, Jesuit monk, and minion of the royal court. He put together numerous books o

Was a French heraldist, Jesuit monk, and minion of the royal court. He put together numerous books on heraldry, and was one of the greatest heraldic authorities of his age. Ménestrier was the professor of the colleges in Chambéry, Vienne, Grenoble, and Lyon. During 1669-70 he traveled to Germany and Italy, but reached Paris and lived there to his death. He was the most widely known heraldist of his time

Was a Jesuit priest who probably arrived in Quebec in 1739. He was almost immediately assigned to ac

Was a Jesuit priest who probably arrived in Quebec in 1739. He was almost immediately assigned to accompany La Vérendrye to the western forts. He was to replace Father Jean-Pierre Aulneau who had lost his life in the massacre on Lake of the Woods in 1736.

Was a rich French fermier-général who was an amateur painter, a well-respected etcher, a writer on

Was a rich French fermier-général who was an amateur painter, a well-respected etcher, a writer on the arts and a connoisseur of gardens. Watelet's inherited privilege of farming taxes in the Orléanais left him free to pursue his avocations, art and literature and gardens

Was a French sculptor. He won a bronze medal in the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics for

Was a French sculptor. He won a bronze medal in the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics for creating seven sports medals.

Was a French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bu

Was a French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bureau des Longitudes and tried to determine the distance of the stars.

Was a French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School t

Was a French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century. In 1893, Taffanel became Professor of Flute at the Conservatoire.[1] As Professor, he revised the institute's repertoire and teaching methods, restructuring the traditional masterclass format to give students individual attention while building a reputation as an inspiring teacher. He instructed his students to play in a new, smoother style that included a light and carefully-modulated vibrato

Was a French-born American Academy Award-winning actress of film and theater.

Was a French-born American Academy Award-winning actress of film and theater.