French Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a French painter, member and patron of the group of artists known as Impressionists, though he p

Was a French painter, member and patron of the group of artists known as Impressionists, though he painted in a much more realistic manner than many other artists in the group. Caillebotte was noted for his early interest in photography as an artform.

Was a French composer, best known for his opera Louise.He was born in Dieuze, the son of a baker, an

Was a French composer, best known for his opera Louise.He was born in Dieuze, the son of a baker, and after studying at the conservatoire in Lille entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1881. There he studied compositions under Jules Massenet and in 1887 won the Prix de Rome for his cantata Didon. During the time in Rome that the prize gave him, he wrote the orchestral Impressions d'Italie and began work on the libretto and music for what would become his best known work, the opera Louise.

Was a French mathematician. He did postgraduate work at the École Normale Supérieure Paris where h

Was a French mathematician. He did postgraduate work at the École Normale Supérieure Paris where his advisor was Arnaud Denjoy. He was Professor at the University of Paris (subsequently Paris VI) from 1940 to 1984 and was also Professor at the École Polytechnique from 1960 to 1969. His honours and awards included being a Member of the Académie des Sciences, and an Officier of the Légion d’Honneur.

Was a French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting.Best known as an i

Was a French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting.Best known as an innovator in Realism (and credited with coining the term), Courbet was a painter of figurative compositions, landscapes and seascapes. He also worked with social issues, and addressed peasantry and the grave working conditions of the poor.

Was a Special Operations Executive agent during World War II.Gustave Bieler was born in Beurlay in F

Was a Special Operations Executive agent during World War II.Gustave Bieler was born in Beurlay in France. At the age of twenty, he emigrated to Canada where he settled in the city of Montreal working as a school teacher and then as an official translator for Sun Life Assurance and becoming a Canadian citizen. At the outbreak of World War II, although married with two children, Biéler joined the Canadian Army and was shipped to a base in Britain. His wife Marguerite Geymonat worked as a broadcaster to the troops in Europe on Radio-Canada International. Because of his familiarity with France and his fluency in the French and English languages he joined the "Special Operations Executive" in London.

Is a french film actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoi

Is a french film actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoit Delepine. In 2004 he wrote, directed, and starred in Aaltra with Benoit Delepine. Also with Delepine, he has directed and starred in Avida, which was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. The duos film Louise-Michel won a Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Their latest film Mammuth starred Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani. It was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.

Was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for

Was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style.

Was a French sculptor, according to Marina Warner "one of the most famous sculptors of the first dec

Was a French sculptor, according to Marina Warner "one of the most famous sculptors of the first decades of this century in France," although virtually unknown today.

Was a French distance runner who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team event. He competed with t

Was a French distance runner who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team event. He competed with the French Cross Country Team in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, where he and his teammates Gaston Heuet and Maurice Norland won the bronze medal.

Was a French operatic bass-baritone who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States during

Was a French operatic bass-baritone who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States during the first quarter of the twentieth century. He sang a wide repertoire encompassing material from French composers like Gounod and Massenet to the Italian grand operas of Verdi, the verismo operas of Mascagni, and the German operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. He sang in numerous premieres during his 30 year career, including the original production of Puccini's La rondine in 1917.

Was a French Symbolist poet and art critic. He claimed to have invented the term vers libre, or free

Was a French Symbolist poet and art critic. He claimed to have invented the term vers libre, or free verse; he was in any case one of the first European exponents of the form. His principal publications include Les Palais nomades, 1887, Domaine de fée, 1895, and Le Livre d'images, 1897. Kahn also made a valuable contribution to the history of the movement with his book Symbolistes et décadents, 1902.

Was a French chess master, problemist and organizer.He was an elder brother of Frédéric Lazard. Hi

Was a French chess master, problemist and organizer.He was an elder brother of Frédéric Lazard. His chess career took place in Paris. He tied for 5-6th in 1907 (Frank Marshall won), took 8th in 1908 (J. Grommer won), took 9th in 1909 (Arnold Aurbach won), took 7th in 1909 (H. Weinstein won), took 7th in 1910 (F. Lazard won), and took 9th in 1912 (F. Lazard and J. Grommer won).

Was a French social psychologist, sociologist, and amateur physicist. He was the author of several w

Was a French social psychologist, sociologist, and amateur physicist. He was the author of several works in which he expounded theories of national traits, racial superiority, herd behavior and crowd psychology.

Was a French mathematician whose work on heredity had a strong influence on population genetics.In 1

Was a French mathematician whose work on heredity had a strong influence on population genetics.In 1935, Malécot obtained a degree in mathematics from the École Normale Supérieure, Paris. He then went on to do a PhD under George Darmois and completed that in 1939. His work focused on R.A. Fisher's 1918 article The Correlation Between Relatives on the Supposition of Mendelian Inheritance.

Is a French economist, urbanist, and political analyst. He was a professor of urbanism at the French

Is a French economist, urbanist, and political analyst. He was a professor of urbanism at the French Ecole spéciale d'architecture in Paris, as well as the head of the CRID (Centre de recherche et d'information sur le développement).

Was a French Symbolist painter. He was born and died in Paris.Moreau's main focus was the illustrati

Was a French Symbolist painter. He was born and died in Paris.Moreau's main focus was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures. As a painter of literary ideas rather than visual images, he appealed to the imaginations of some Symbolist writers and artists, who saw him as a precursor to their movement.

Was a French scholar and academic, who served as the first Marshal Foch Professor of French Literatu

Was a French scholar and academic, who served as the first Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford from 1920 until 1949. Rudler was heavily influenced by Lanson's work and approach to literary criticism, and this was displayed in some of his work such as books on textual criticism published in 1902 and 1923. This approach was not to all tastes, and his influence in Britain led to a "scientific" approach to the study of French that was not appreciated by all

Was a French architect. In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games tog

Was a French architect. In 1932 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games together with Pierre Montenot and Pierre Bailly for their design of a "Cirque pour Toros" ("Circus for Bullfights").

Was director of the Nancy Conservatoire in eastern France, where Florent Schmitt was one of his pupi

Was director of the Nancy Conservatoire in eastern France, where Florent Schmitt was one of his pupils. Most of his music scores were published around 1900 as supplements to the magazine "L'illustration".

Was a French physician born in Nantes. He was the father of surgeon Louis-Gustave Richelot (1844-192

Was a French physician born in Nantes. He was the father of surgeon Louis-Gustave Richelot (1844-1924). In 1831 he earned his doctorate in Paris with the dissertation, De la uterine phlébite. During his career he worked as a dispensary physician and for the Bureaux de bienfaisance. He is remembered for providing French translations of English medical works,

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a scrum-half. He played for Tyrosse RCS and

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a scrum-half. He played for Tyrosse RCS and for CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde, where he achieved the greatest success of his career. Accoceberry was capped 19 times for France, from 1994 to 1997, scoring 2 tries, 10 points in aggregate. He had two matches played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals, and won a Grand Slam at the Five Nations, in 1997.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a French rugby union player, He started out as a basketball player, but rapidly succeeded in the

Was a French rugby union player, He started out as a basketball player, but rapidly succeeded in the Juniors of Racing club de France, and moved to Agen during the Second World War, (around 1940), the town where he would stay for the rest of his career, until 1953.

Is a French singer and songwriter.When his father died in 1952, the young Guy Béhart chose to pursu

Is a French singer and songwriter.When his father died in 1952, the young Guy Béhart chose to pursue a career in engineering in order to help support his family, studying at the prestigious École nationale des ponts et chaussées. Simultaneously, however, he enrolled in Paris's École nationale de musique, studying violin and mandolin, and in his spare time wrote songs and worked the Paris cabaret circuit, where he played guitar and sang under the stage name "Guy Béart".

Guy Bertrand has written the linguistic standards and practices for the French CBC services. His dai

Guy Bertrand has written the linguistic standards and practices for the French CBC services. His daily broadcasts are heard from coast to coast on La Première Chaîne and Télévision de Radio-Canada. Guy Bertrand has written two best-sellers, 400 capsules linguistiques and 400 capsules linguistiques II.