French Famous Names Starting with Letter H

French writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot. Daniel-Rops was the son of a military

French writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot. Daniel-Rops was the son of a military officer. He was a student at the Faculties of Law and Literature in Grenoble, receiving his Agrégation in History in 1922 at the age of 21, the youngest in France. He was a professor of history in Chambéry, then in Amiens and finally in Paris.

Was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family. He was the son of Albert de Gondi, duc de Retz

Was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family. He was the son of Albert de Gondi, duc de Retz and Claude Catherine de Clermont-Tonnerre. He succeeded his uncle Pierre de Gondi as bishop of Paris in 1598 and was succeeded on his death by his younger brother Jean-François de Gondi. He was made a cardinal in 1618.

Was a painter. His most important works were made from gouache, pastels and Oil painting. His works

Was a painter. His most important works were made from gouache, pastels and Oil painting. His works spread all over the world especially in France and in the north and the center of Europe. He died at Royan.

Was a French nobleman, translator, film director, film producer, sometimes actor and war hero who wa

Was a French nobleman, translator, film director, film producer, sometimes actor and war hero who was best known for his high-profile marriages to two leading Hollywood actresses.

Was a French Jesuit father who was responsible for the rice cultivation method known as the System o

Was a French Jesuit father who was responsible for the rice cultivation method known as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). In 1981 de Laulanie founded an agricultural school at Antsirabe to help educate the young.[citation needed] SRI was first developed in 1983, however the system was not fully tested until some years later.

A medieval Frenchmen has been claimed as the “Father of French Surgery”.[1][2] There is some dou

A medieval Frenchmen has been claimed as the “Father of French Surgery”.[1][2] There is some doubt about his birth place but it was most likely to be either the village of Mandeville or Edmondeville both in Normandy. He was the surgeon to Philippe Le Bel (Philip the Fair) of France and his successor Louis X. He is the author of Cyrurgia (Surgery) (1312). This is the first medieval treatise on surgery but was eclipsed by the more famous Guy de Chauliac’s Chirurgia magna. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis.[3]

Is a French politician, formerly a senator representing the Yonne department, was Minister for Relat

Is a French politician, formerly a senator representing the Yonne department, was Minister for Relations with Parliament. He was elected senator of the Yonne on 28 September 1986, and reelected on 24 September 1995 and 26 September 2004. From 15 January 2008 to 23 June 2009, he was Chairman of the Union for a Popular Movement in the Senate. He was appointed Minister for Relations with Parliament in the government reorganization of 23 June 2009, replacing Roger Karoutchi. He then went on to become Minister for Cooperation under the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Michèle Alliot-Marie. A farmer by profession, Henri de Raincourt is the son of Philippe de Raincourt (1909-1959), senator of the Yonne from 1948 to 1959. He is also a 4G-grandson of the Marquis de Sade.

Was a Marshal of France during the reign of Louis XIII.[1] In 1628, Schomberg rescued Toiras in the

Was a Marshal of France during the reign of Louis XIII.[1] In 1628, Schomberg rescued Toiras in the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré with an army of 6,000 men and some cavalry.[2] Together with Toiras he pursued the retreated English army of the Duke of Buckingham, with great loss being sustained by the latter.[3]

Was a French film actor. He first appeared in Le Petit café in 1919 and acted in over 25 films betw

Was a French film actor. He first appeared in Le Petit café in 1919 and acted in over 25 films between then and 1956.

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a French wrestler, Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was also a world champion profe

Was a French wrestler, Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was also a world champion professional wrestler.

Was a French middle distance runner who won a silver medal over 1500m in Athletics at the 1900 Summe

Was a French middle distance runner who won a silver medal over 1500m in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris ahead of John Bray. The race was won by Charles Bennett who won the gold medal. He also won the silver medal in the 5000 metres team race for the French distance team.

Was a French film director, actor and scriptwriter.

Was a French film director, actor and scriptwriter.

Was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist. He set 12 world track cycling records, including t

Was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist. He set 12 world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35.325 kilometres on 11 May 1893. He was the first organiser of the Tour de France.Desgrange worked as a clerk at the Depeux-Dumesnil law

Was a French composer of the middle Baroque period. He was a child prodigy and sang as a boy soprano

Was a French composer of the middle Baroque period. He was a child prodigy and sang as a boy soprano in the royal chapel. His opera Endymion was staged at Versailles in March 1682. In 1683, King Louis XIV gave Desmarets a 900-livre pension. He was then hired by the King of Spain, Philip V, in 1701 and then by Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine, in 1707. He was pardoned by the Duke of Burgundy in 1720. He died in Lunéville.

Was a French screenwriter, film director and producer.Born in Paris, France to a Jewish family, he s

Was a French screenwriter, film director and producer.Born in Paris, France to a Jewish family, he studied to be a lawyer but was drawn to the motion picture business. He began his career in the cinema in 1916 as a silent film screenwriter but within a fe

Was born in Fayence (France) in 1870. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris, class of 1892) a

Was born in Fayence (France) in 1870. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris, class of 1892) and obtained a Doctorate in Mathematics. He started to teach a class of mathematic analysis at University, in Grenoble (France), Algiers (today Algeria) and Poitiers (France). Holder of a pulpit in pure mathematics in the Sciences University of Lyon (France) in 1911, his teaching was suspended during the first world war (1914 – 1918) and he had to serve as officer in the French army. After the war, he became holder of a pulpit of differential and integral calculus and also taught in Ecole Centrale Lyon. He became examiner at Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and President of the admission jury. Awarded Officer of Legion d'honneur, the French order established by Napoleon and associate member of the French Academy of Sciences, he published part of Euler's works and contributed to the research through many publications in France and abroad.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olymp

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Is a retired French footballer who played for Reims, Ajaccio, CD Castellón, Troyes, Libourne and Gr

Is a retired French footballer who played for Reims, Ajaccio, CD Castellón, Troyes, Libourne and Grenoble.

Was a Franco-Belgian composer. Dumont was married (1653) to Mechthild Loyens, daughter of the mayor

Was a Franco-Belgian composer. Dumont was married (1653) to Mechthild Loyens, daughter of the mayor of Maastricht. As a widower he acquired the substantial benefice of the abbey of Silly near Lisieux in Normandy. In 1683 he resigned the last of his posts and died a year later in Paris.

Was a French composer of the late Romantic period.

Was a French composer of the late Romantic period.

Is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work

Is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own. Although his output is relatively small, its quality and originality have won international acclaim.

Was a French explorer of the Sahara born in Paris. In 1857 and 1858, he spent some months in London,

Was a French explorer of the Sahara born in Paris. In 1857 and 1858, he spent some months in London, where he met Heinrich Barth, then preparing the narrative of his travels in the western Sudan. At the age of nineteen Duveyrier, who had already learned Arabic, began a journey in the northern parts of the Sahara which lasted nearly three years. In 1864, two years after returning to France,

Is a French former alpine ski racer. He is one of just seven men to win World Cup races in every dis

Is a French former alpine ski racer. He is one of just seven men to win World Cup races in every discipline contested at the time. Duvillard's World Cup career lasted from its inception in 1967 until 1973, during which time he won six races, including the prestigious Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen, Switzerland. His best results came in 1971 and 1972, when he finished second in the overall standings, behind the legendary Gustav Thöni in consecutive seasons.

Was a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. Competing in two Summ

Was a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a silver (1936: Folding K-1 10000 m) and a bronze (1948: K-1 1000 m).