French Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion.

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion. In 1977, he won the gold medal of the 100 metres in the junior European championship. He established a new European record on the 100 metres for the juniors (10"40). In 1977 too, he beat the European junior record for the relay 4 x 100 metres (39"69).

Was an orientalist and Arabist. He worked for the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. His mo

Was an orientalist and Arabist. He worked for the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. His most celebrated work is his edition of the Chronique de Tabari (Paris, 1867–1871)

A French singer, writer and tightrope walker. Born in 1942 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, daughter of an engi

A French singer, writer and tightrope walker. Born in 1942 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, daughter of an engineer and a journalist, she married the British poet Hugo Williams in 1965, with whom she has a daughter, Murphy Williams, also a writer and journalist.In t

Was the inventor of the modern bra and founder of the Cadolle lingerie house. Herminie was a close f

Was the inventor of the modern bra and founder of the Cadolle lingerie house. Herminie was a close friend of the French insurrectionist Louise Michel, and it was this connection that lead her to leave for the safety of Buenos Aires. Here, in 1887, Herminie opened a shop selling made-to-measure underwear.

Was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo

Was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, in the television series Fantasy Island (1978 - 1984). He was also well known for playing the evil henchman Nick Nack in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun.

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, is

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, is a member of the Socialist Party and of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Eure department. He is a member of the New Cen

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Eure department. He is a member of the New Centre (NC). Since 2003 he is the mayor of Bernay, Eure.

Is a professional basketball player from the Ivory Coast who also has a French Citizenship, that rec

Is a professional basketball player from the Ivory Coast who also has a French Citizenship, that recently played for Shangdong Lions from the CBL in the 2006/07 season.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for CS Lou

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat National for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux.

A classical composer, conductor and Representative-General of the International Sufi Movement [1]. I

A classical composer, conductor and Representative-General of the International Sufi Movement [1]. Is the son of Sufi Master Hazrat Inayat Khan and Pirani Ameena Begum. His western musical education began in Paris[2] 1932 at the L'Ecole Normale de Musique, in the violin class of Bernard Sinsheimer; the composition class of Nadia Boulanger; and the orchestra class of Diran Alexanian. Later, he attended chamber music courses given by the Lener Quartet in Budapest.

Was a French chemist. In 1773, he discovered urea. He is known as "le cadet" (the younger) to distin

Was a French chemist. In 1773, he discovered urea. He is known as "le cadet" (the younger) to distinguish him from his older brother, Guillaume-François Rouelle, who was also a chemist.

Was a French composer of the Renaissance, who worked for at least the earlier part of his life in Ro

Was a French composer of the Renaissance, who worked for at least the earlier part of his life in Rome. Penet is most famous as the composer of Descendit angelus Domini, a four-voice motet which was used both by Palestrina and Costanzo Porta as source material for mass composition. The motet circulated widely in Europe and apparently was quite popular; Penet can be seen as a kind of Renaissance one-hit wonder on the strength and popularity of this refined, elegant composition. He also wrote two settings of the Magnificat which have survived, another motet (Virgo prudentissima), as well as a handful of secular chansons, all of which are settings of current popular tunes.

Is a Moroccan-French runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Her first podium finish at the 2005

Is a Moroccan-French runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Her first podium finish at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships came with controversy. She took the bronze medal but impeded fourth-placed Helen Clitheroe in the final stages of the 1500 m. However, Clitheroe's appeal was not successful and Dehiba came away with her first European medal.[1]

Was a 19th century French sculptor.Moulin, a shopkeeper's son, entered the École des Beaux-Arts in

Was a 19th century French sculptor.Moulin, a shopkeeper's son, entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1855 but was unable to afford to continue the lessons and had to become a language teacher in Paris to support himself. He subsequently studied with Auguste

Is a former French professional boxer. He was four time French champion, holding the French welterwe

Is a former French professional boxer. He was four time French champion, holding the French welterweight title from 1960 to 1961 and the middleweight title from 1961 to 1963. In 1962, he unsuccessfully fought Laszlo Papp for the EBU European middleweight

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Aucouturier, a professional between 1900 and 1908, won two stages at the first Tour de France in 1903 and won three stages and finished second in the 1905 Tour de France. He also won Paris-Roubaix twice, in 19

Was one of the earliest photographers in the history of photography, inventing his own photography p

Was one of the earliest photographers in the history of photography, inventing his own photography process known as direct positive printing and presenting the world's first public exhibition of photographs on June 24, 1839.

Was a French physician and neurologist, born at Mülhausen, Alsace. He received his education in his

Was a French physician and neurologist, born at Mülhausen, Alsace. He received his education in his native town and at the University of Strasbourg, where he was graduated as doctor of medicine in 1867. The same year he became a lecturer at the university and established himself as a physician in the city.

Was a French physician and anatomist who was a native of Paris. He was the brother of surgeon Jules

Was a French physician and anatomist who was a native of Paris. He was the brother of surgeon Jules Germain Cloquet (1790–1883), and father to Ernest Cloquet (1818–1856), who was a personal physician to Mohammad Shah Qajar of Persia.

Is a French actor. He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.

Is a French actor. He is not related to the actress Annie Girardot.

Was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important

Was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.[1]

Was a French entomologist.Lucas was an assistant-naturalist at the Muséum national d'Histoire natur

Was a French entomologist.Lucas was an assistant-naturalist at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. From 1839 to 1842 he studied fauna as part of the scientific Commission on the exploration of Algeria.

Was a French chemist who invented margarine.Mège focussed on fat processing in the 1860's, which cu

Was a French chemist who invented margarine.Mège focussed on fat processing in the 1860's, which culminated in 1869 in a patent for margarine. His invention involved mixing processed beef tallow with skimmed milk, and resulted in a cheap but qualitatively good substitute for butter 'for the working class and incidentally the Navy'. Mège received a prize from the French government, formally led by Emperor Louis Napoleon III. In 1871, Mège sold his invention to the Dutch firm Jurgens, one of the pillars of Unilever.

Was a French economist.[1] He was twice Minister of Finance in the government of Louis-Philippe of F

Was a French economist.[1] He was twice Minister of Finance in the government of Louis-Philippe of France.[2]

Is a swimmer who represented Andorra at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, then in Beijing

Is a swimmer who represented Andorra at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, then in Beijing in 2008. He was also the flag bearer for Andorra.