French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-sided defender. He played in Ligue 1

Is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-sided defender. He played in Ligue 1 with Olympique Lyonnais.

Is a French football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Tours FC.

Is a French football (soccer) striker. He currently plays for Tours FC.

She married the dancer and choreographer Pierre Lacotte. Companies she danced with include Ballet du

She married the dancer and choreographer Pierre Lacotte. Companies she danced with include Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas (1961), Lacotte's company, then the Paris Opera Ballet from 1972 to 1985. She led the Ballets de Monte Carlo with Lacotte from 1986 to 1988. She danced as a guest for the Rambert Ballet, the Grands Ballets Canadiens and the New York City Ballet. She has taught for the Paris Opera Ballet. She was frequently partnered by Michael Denard. Her most celebrated roles include Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and Giselle in Giselle.

Was an French-Italian astronomer and mathematician. His name is also given as Jacques Philippe Maral

Was an French-Italian astronomer and mathematician. His name is also given as Jacques Philippe Maraldi. Born in Perinaldo (modern Liguria) he was the nephew of Giovanni Cassini, and worked most of his life at the Paris Observatory (1687 – 1718). He also is the uncle of Jean-Dominique Maraldi.

Is a French professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Mina reached a career-high combined r

Is a French professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Mina reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 2 on December 14, 2009, after finishing runner-up to eventual 2009 International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Junior Champion Daniel Berta i

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur f

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for ES Fréjus. He played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for FC Gueugnon and AC Ajaccio.

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 13th in the four-man event at th

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 13th in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Is a Lebanese academic, writer, socialist and antiwar activist. He lived in Lebanon until moving to

Is a Lebanese academic, writer, socialist and antiwar activist. He lived in Lebanon until moving to France in 1983. He taught politics and international relations at the University of Paris VIII until 2003, when he took up a position at the Marc Bloch Centre in Berlin. Since August 2007, Achcar has been Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.

Is a French composer and conductor. In 1954 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris where he was taugh

Is a French composer and conductor. In 1954 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris where he was taught and influenced by Olivier Messiaen and Darius Milhaud and studied piano with Yvonne Loriod. His first compositions (Œil de fumée) date from 1955. In 1957 he met Pierre Boulez, under whose direction he composed his Piano Sonata. A year later Boulez commissioned from him a work called Mouvements which was performed in Darmstadt by the Orchestre du Domaine Musical, an ensemble whose goal was to promote new music. From 1958 to 1961 he attended the courses given by Karlheinz Stockhausen in Darmstadt. In 1962 Jean-Louis Barrault named him adjunct music director of the Odéon Theater in Paris

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Jura department. [1]

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Jura department. [1]

Is a former professional French road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1950 to 1960. The hig

Is a former professional French road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1950 to 1960. The highlights of his career include winning the Paris-Camembert in 1954 and Tour de Romandie in 1958 and winning four stages in the Tour de France as well as wea

Was a French singer, composer and actor, known as Monsieur 100,000 Volts for his energetic performan

Was a French singer, composer and actor, known as Monsieur 100,000 Volts for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et Maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". For nearly fifty years France hummed the melodies of this music hall star, dark blue suited, white shirted, and always wearing his lucky tie - blue with white polka dots. When asked to explain his gift he said, - 'A flower doesn't understand botany.' [1] His favourite venue was the Paris Olympia. He debuted there in 1954 and headlined in 1955, attracting 6,000 on his first night, three times the capacity. On the 13 November 1997 Becaud was present for the re-opening of the venue after its reconstruction.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French football player.

Was a French football player.

Is a French swimmer and olympic medalist. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where h

Is a French swimmer and olympic medalist. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he received a silver medal in 100 m backstroke.[1]

Is a retired boxer, who competed in the Middleweight division (– 75 kg) during his career as an am

Is a retired boxer, who competed in the Middleweight division (– 75 kg) during his career as an amateur.

Was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.Dele turned pro in 1986, and ca

Was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.Dele turned pro in 1986, and captured the Vacant WBA Light Middleweight Title in 1991 with a TKO over Carlos Elliott. He defended the belt once before losing it to Vinny Pazienza later t

Is a former French professional road racing cyclist who was a specialist at one-day classic cycling

Is a former French professional road racing cyclist who was a specialist at one-day classic cycling races. He raced from 1977 to1995,one of the best French riders of a generation that included Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon.He was a specialist of Pari

Is a French academic known for its work on the imagination and mythology. He was teacher of philosop

Is a French academic known for its work on the imagination and mythology. He was teacher of philosophy from 1947 to 1956, then professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Grenoble II. Gilbert Durand was the co-founder - with Léon Cellier and Paul Deschamps in 1966 - and the director of the Centre de recherche sur l'imaginaire[1] and a member of Eranos. He participated in the resistance in the Vercors.

Was a footballer from Luxembourg.A striker, Dussier won 39 caps for Luxembourg over a period of 7 ye

Was a footballer from Luxembourg.A striker, Dussier won 39 caps for Luxembourg over a period of 7 years, and scored 9 goals in the process.

Was a French Benedictine exegete and Orientalist. In his early youth he entered the Cluniac monaster

Was a French Benedictine exegete and Orientalist. In his early youth he entered the Cluniac monastery of Mausac near Riom, later continued his studies at the monastery of Saint-Allyre in Clermont, and completed them at the College de Navarre in Paris, where he obtained the doctorate in theology in 1562. A year later he was appointed professor of Hebrew and exegesis at the Collège Royal and at the same time held the office of prior at Saint-Denis de La Chartre in Paris.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the silver

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.

Is a French football coach and a former football player.This striker began his professional football

Is a French football coach and a former football player.This striker began his professional football career in the city of his birth with RC Strasbourg, where the fans soon nicknamed him the “angel of la Meinau” (Engel von der Meinau, L'ange de la Meinau;

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for En Avant de Guingam

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for En Avant de Guingamp. He also holds the citizenship of the Republic of the Congo.

Is a retired French footballer who represented the France national football team. He played youth fo

Is a retired French footballer who represented the France national football team. He played youth football at US Montagnarde and FC Lorient.[1] He was then spotted by FC Nantes and won the French championship twice in 1965 and 1966. He ended his career with stints at FC Metz and AS Angoulême.