French Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a French soccer player who plays in attack. She currently plays for Montpellier in the top French

Is a French soccer player who plays in attack. She currently plays for Montpellier in the top French league and is one of the leading players for the France national team, and was seen as the preferred partner for Marinette Pichon until the latter decided to retire from international soccer.

Is a retired male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in

Is a retired male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Dortmund. This ranks him fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs and Günter Rodehau.

Was a French composer. His most notable works include the music for Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 1762 sho

Was a French composer. His most notable works include the music for Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 1762 short play Pygmalion, first performed in Lyon in 1770.

Was a French violinist and composer. In 1864, Douay, who was suffering from a mental illness, "went

Was a French violinist and composer. In 1864, Douay, who was suffering from a mental illness, "went mad" while in Melbourne and was shipped back to France, there to remain in an asylum for the rest of lis life. Horace and a musical comedy singer named Florence Beverley (Florence Calzado) left Australia for a 4 year tour of India and South Africa, linking up with Robert Smythe (a manager) and his wife Amelia Bailey (soprano). The so-called Poussard-Bailey Opera Company gave more than 300 performances in this period as well as coping with the difficulties of travel by land and sea.

Was a Romanian-French composer, best known for the spectral technique of composition. One of the fir

Was a Romanian-French composer, best known for the spectral technique of composition. One of the first works to be completed in Paris (though the concept had come to him in Romania) was Credo for nine cellos, the first work to employ his spectral techniques. This technique "comprises variable distribution of the spectral energy, synthesis of the global sound sources, micro- and macro-form as sound-process, four simultaneous layers of perception and of speed, and spectral scordaturae, i.e. rows of unequal intervals corresponding to harmonic scales" (Radulescu 1993).

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 Jura Sud Lavans.

Is a French philosopher specialised in aesthetics and art history, and professor at the École des H

Is a French philosopher specialised in aesthetics and art history, and professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris from 1975 until 1996. Damisch studied at the Sorbonne with Maurice Merleau-Ponty and, later, with Pierre Francastel. In 1967 he founded the Cercle d’histoire/théorie de l’art that would later become the CEHTA (Centre d'histoire et théorie des arts)[1] at the EHESS[2].

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale.

Is a French politician who has been appointed Secretary of State for development of the territory in

Is a French politician who has been appointed Secretary of State for development of the territory in the government of Fran?ois Fillon on March 18, 2008. He is the mayor of Toulon.

Is a French retired footballer. He is currently managing Stade de Reims, whom he replaced on May 201

Is a French retired footballer. He is currently managing Stade de Reims, whom he replaced on May 2010. He formerly managed FC Gueugnon in 2008 and was an assistant coach at Stade de Reims from 2009 to 2010.[1]

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Haut-Rhin department

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Haut-Rhin department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.[1]

Was a French diplomat and reformer. The leading idea of his diplomacy was that of religious and civi

Was a French diplomat and reformer. The leading idea of his diplomacy was that of religious and civil liberty for the protection and expansion of Protestantism. He did everything in his power to advance the union of the Protestant churches.

Was a French sculptor with the contemporaneous reputation of having trained in Giambologna's Florent

Was a French sculptor with the contemporaneous reputation of having trained in Giambologna's Florentine workshop,[3] who assisted Giambologna's foreman, Pietro Tacca, in Paris, finishing and erecting the equestrian statue of Henri IV on the Pont Neuf. He moved to England and spent the most productive decades of his working career there, providing monuments, portraits and replicas of classical antiquities for the court of Charles I, where his main rival was Francesco Fanelli.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Fre

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Is an equestrian from France and Olympic champion.

Is an equestrian from France and Olympic champion.

Was the creator, leader and owner of the oil group Perenco. He was the president of the independent

Was the creator, leader and owner of the oil group Perenco. He was the president of the independent oil group Perenco, which produced more than 240,000 barrels of petrol per day. Prominent art collector, and in particular of painting, he had started to gather a pretty collection of interesting works. Very good player of polo, he won the tournament of the Queen (Queen's Cup), in 2004, with his Labégorce team.

French artist, was born in Paris.His father, Nicolas Robert, was in the service of François-Joseph

French artist, was born in Paris.His father, Nicolas Robert, was in the service of François-Joseph de Choiseul, marquis de Stainville. Young Robert finished his studies with the Jesuits at the Collège de Navarre in 1751 and entered the atelier of the sculptor Michel-Ange Slodtz who taught him design and perspective but encouraged him to turn to painting.

Is a French Socialist politician. Diplomatic adviser of President Mitterrand, he served as secretary

Is a French Socialist politician. Diplomatic adviser of President Mitterrand, he served as secretary-general of the presidency from 1991 to 1995, then as Foreign Minister in the government of Lionel Jospin from 1997 to 2002. After the reelection of Jacque

Is a French football manager and former player. He coached Châlons-sur-Marne, Gap, Paris FC, Gazél

Is a French football manager and former player. He coached Châlons-sur-Marne, Gap, Paris FC, Gazélec Ajaccio, Clermont, Cherbourg, Créteil, Toulon[2], Beauvais.[3] He managed the Togo national football team from 2009 to 2010.

Was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator,[1] designer and drawing-master. He emigrated to Lo

Was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator,[1] designer and drawing-master. He emigrated to London in 1732, where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design. The Rococo style was disseminated from London in this period, through the media of book illustrations and engraved designs, as well as by the examples of luxury goods in the "French taste" brought down from London to provincial towns and country houses.

Was a leading French feminist and a campaigner for women's suffrage.Born in the Allier département

Was a leading French feminist and a campaigner for women's suffrage.Born in the Allier département in the Auvergne area of France into a middle-class family, Hubertine Auclert's father died when she was thirteen years old and her mother sent her to live a

Was a French-born poet and writer and a pioneer executive in the American motion picture industry.Hu

Was a French-born poet and writer and a pioneer executive in the American motion picture industry.Hugh Antoine d'Arcy is most famous for his 1887 poem, The Face upon the Floor. It is sometimes erroneously called The Face on the Barroom Floor, a sorrowful

Was a French Cardinal. He entered the Order of Dominicans in his youth and became Master of Sacred P

Was a French Cardinal. He entered the Order of Dominicans in his youth and became Master of Sacred Palace ca. 1286. Pope Nicholas IV created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina in the consistory of 16 May 1288. In August 1294 he was promoted to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop of the suburbicarian see of Ostia, proper of the Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He presided over the papal conclave of 1294 and consecrated bishop of Rome the new Pope Boniface VIII on 23 January 1295.

Was the Bishop of Grenoble from 1080[1] to his death. He was a partisan of the Gregorian reform and

Was the Bishop of Grenoble from 1080[1] to his death. He was a partisan of the Gregorian reform and opposed to Guy of Burgundy, Archbishop of Vienne, later Pope as Callistus II.