French Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a French architect and architectural critic, focusing on wood and sustainability in architecture

Is a French architect and architectural critic, focusing on wood and sustainability in architecture and urbanism. She is the author of several books on these subjects, which have been translated into several languages. She wrote Construire avec le Bois (1999), L'architecture écologique (2001),

Is a French politician. She is a member of the Socialist Party and was the French Minister of Health

Is a French politician. She is a member of the Socialist Party and was the French Minister of Health from 1999 to 2001, as well as a member of the 11th National Assembly.

Was a seventeenth century French architect.

Was a seventeenth century French architect.

Is a male French racewalker who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was also a two-time 50 km F

Is a male French racewalker who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was also a two-time 50 km French champion (1978 and 1984). Between 1973 and 1987 Guebey earned 25 medals at the French championships (5 km indoor, 20km, 50 km). He retired from international competition in 1989.

Was a French surgeon in Napoleon's army and an important innovator in battlefield medicine. Larrey w

Was a French surgeon in Napoleon's army and an important innovator in battlefield medicine. Larrey was surgeon-in-chief of the Napoleonic armies from Italy in 1797 to Waterloo in 1815. During this time, he initiated the modern method of army surgery, field hospitals and the system of army ambulance corps.

A French actress.Dominique Laffin made her film debut in 1977, gaining critical acclaim for her role

A French actress.Dominique Laffin made her film debut in 1977, gaining critical acclaim for her role in director Jacques Doillon's 1979 film, La Femme qui pleure. For her performance, Laffin was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress. That same year, she co-starred with a young Roberto Benigni in the film Chiedo asilo.

Is a César Award-winning french film and theatrical actress, famous for her comedy skills especiall

Is a César Award-winning french film and theatrical actress, famous for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters, like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the adjective BCBG , bon chic bon genre, and which refers to a particular stereotype of the French upper middle class - to be conservative in both outlook and dress.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Indre-et-Loire depart

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Indre-et-Loire department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a French philosopher and editor born on 5 February 1944 in Paris. He is known in the anglophone w

Is a French philosopher and editor born on 5 February 1944 in Paris. He is known in the anglophone world primarily for his work developing a materialist interpretation of the philosophy of science of Gaston Bachelard.

Was a French horse rider who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Was a French horse rider who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Is a historian of art and technology, specializing in French digital art. Dominique Moulon began his

Is a historian of art and technology, specializing in French digital art. Dominique Moulon began his activities as an art historian of new media art and computer art by obtaining a Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique in 1987 from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Art in Bourges France. In 1993 he obtained a Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies en esthétique, sciences et technologies des arts from the University of Paris VIII.

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Lot department, and is a member o

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Lot department, and is a member of the Radical Party of the Left.

Was a French Jesuit missionary to China. He entered the Jesuit order, 1 September 1685, and in 1697

Was a French Jesuit missionary to China. He entered the Jesuit order, 1 September 1685, and in 1697 was sent to China. At Beijing (1698) he attracted the attention of the Emperor Kangxi. His varied knowledge, and familiar use of the court languages, Chinese and Manchu, gained him the good-will of the emperor. Father Parrenin utilized this favour in the interest of religion and science.

Is a French architect.He currently heads Dominique Perrault Architecte (DPA) in Paris.

Is a French architect.He currently heads Dominique Perrault Architecte (DPA) in Paris.

In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli and Valère Novarina

In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli and Valère Novarina. He has also appeared in three films by British horror director Johannes Roberts. The last of these being When Evil Calls (2006), the world's first horror series for mobile phones.

Is a French composer. The son of a noted playwright, Gisele Casadesus, and actor and director with t

Is a French composer. The son of a noted playwright, Gisele Casadesus, and actor and director with the Comédie-Française, Lucien Probst, Dominique Probst became the First Price of Percussion with the National Academy of Music, Conservatoire, of Paris in 1978. He has also belonged to the orchestra column of the Colonne Orchestra since 1973 as a timpanist.

Is a French businesswoman. Since 2005, she has been President of Coca-Cola Europe, with responsibili

Is a French businesswoman. Since 2005, she has been President of Coca-Cola Europe, with responsibility for 28 countries in the European economic sphere of influence,[2] and she has several times been ranked among the 50 most influential women in the world.[3][4] She is also a Director of AXA, a member of the advisory board of ING, and Vice-Chair of UNESDA.[5] She has responsibility for 60,000 employees and about a third of global sales of Coca-Cola, a total of US$6.8 billion.[6]

Is a former football striker from France, who is currently the head of the National Commission of Et

Is a former football striker from France, who is currently the head of the National Commission of Ethics of the French Football Association.Rocheteau began his professional career with AS Saint-Étienne, when they were the most successful and popular football team in France.

Is a French actress and former fashion model. She is noted especially for her work in some important

Is a French actress and former fashion model. She is noted especially for her work in some important European films of the seventies, such as Vittorio de Sica's Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini, Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist and Novecento, and Liliana Cavani's Beyond Good and Evil.

Is an artist, born in Paris, France, in 1949. He lives and works in Ibiza.The Ibiza Epic is a series

Is an artist, born in Paris, France, in 1949. He lives and works in Ibiza.The Ibiza Epic is a series of 21 paintings portraying the history and culture of Ibiza and Formentera which form part of the Balearics in the Mediterranean. The canvases detail events, artefacts, civilizations and tools from the beginning of time to present day.

Is a French football player of DR Congo origin. He currently plays for Torino.He made his Serie A de

Is a French football player of DR Congo origin. He currently plays for Torino.He made his Serie A debut on 23 September 2007, against A.C. Siena.

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Vend?e department, is a member of

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Vend?e department, is a member of the Movement for France and does not align himself with any parliamentary group.

Is a French economist, lawyer, and politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS). He was selected a

Is a French economist, lawyer, and politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS). He was selected as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 28 September 2007.

Is an international lacrosse player for France. Dominique participated with the French National Lacr

Is an international lacrosse player for France. Dominique participated with the French National Lacrosse team at the 2010 World Lacrosse Championship. He played in both of the team's defeats to New Zealand and Latvia. Dom, as he is more commonly known, gr

Is a lawyer whose fame in the United States derives from his being the defense attorney in Paris, Fr

Is a lawyer whose fame in the United States derives from his being the defense attorney in Paris, France, of Ira Einhorn, the famous environmentalist, convicted in absentia of murder. Tricaud claimed he had never lost an extradition case and that "the French will not send a man back to a barbaric country where he was tried without being present to defend himself".[1] Tricaud eventually lost the case and Einhorn was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend, Holly Maddux, in the United States. The Einhorn case was the basis for the TV film The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer in 1999. Einhorn was convicted in the United States in 2001.