French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French alpine skier. As a young skier, he focused mainly on downhill. After hurting his knee, h

Is a French alpine skier. As a young skier, he focused mainly on downhill. After hurting his knee, however, he decided to go for slalom. In 2002, he had his best year, winning a gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics and a victory in the World Championships. A song was called after him (Slalom dans la tête) and in the French ski resort Les Sybelles, a lift was named after his gold medal as well (Médaille d'Or in La Toussuire). After this fantastic year, it took Vidal until 2006 to return to the highest level of skiing competition. In January 2006,

Is a physician and founder of Médecins Aux Pieds Nus. He leaded numerous humanitarian missions to h

Is a physician and founder of Médecins Aux Pieds Nus. He leaded numerous humanitarian missions to help victims of catastrophes and conflicts. Willem also was a doctor of medicine and president of Organic Union International.

Was a French vintner and wine merchant who helped bring the Champagne house of Moët et Chandon to i

Was a French vintner and wine merchant who helped bring the Champagne house of Moët et Chandon to international prominence. He inherited the house from his grandfather and founder Claude Moët.[1]

Is a French footballer who plays for ES Viry-Châtillon, as a midfielder. After starting with amateu

Is a French footballer who plays for ES Viry-Châtillon, as a midfielder. After starting with amateur side FC Les Lilas, Nemouthé moved to Paris FC, where he played during five seasons. In 2006–07, he moved to Portugal, splitting the season between Vitória de Guimarães (second division) and Moreirense FC (third level).

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Nord department and i

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Nord department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Was a gifted amateur mathematician. In 1806, while managing a bookstore in Paris, he published the i

Was a gifted amateur mathematician. In 1806, while managing a bookstore in Paris, he published the idea of geometrical interpretation of complex numbers known as the Argand diagram.

A French sculptor, was born "Jean Robert" in Dun-sur-Meuse.[1] After World War II, he earned his liv

A French sculptor, was born "Jean Robert" in Dun-sur-Meuse.[1] After World War II, he earned his living creating frescos and stained glass windows for Saint-Jacques, Petit-Montrouge.

Was a French architect and structural engineer, known for his many stone arch bridges. His best know

Was a French architect and structural engineer, known for his many stone arch bridges. His best known work is the Pont de la Concorde (1787). In 1747, Perronet was named director of the Bureau des dessinateurs du Roi (Royal office of designers), which had also just put Daniel-Charles Trudaine in charge of producing maps and plans for the kingdom. This first École des ponts et chaussées was based in the hôtel Libéral Bruant in Paris.

Was a French economic historian, author of the Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du ro

Was a French economic historian, author of the Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume (Accounts of the financial administration of the kingdom), which constitute the most important source of economic and financial data for Ancien Régime France.

Was a French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. The real foundation of his fortunes was the success o

Was a French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. The real foundation of his fortunes was the success of a panegyric on Saint Louis delivered before the Académie Française in 1772, which caused him to be recommended for an abbacy in commendam. In 1777 he published under the title of Discours choisis his panegyrics on Saint Louis, Saint Augustine and Fénelon, his remarks on Bossuet and his Essai sur l'éloquence de la chaire,[2] a volume which contains much good criticism

Was a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the commandant general of the Éc

Was a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the commandant general of the École Polytechnique. He is considered a reviver of projective geometry, and his work Traité des propriétés projectives des figures is considered the first definitive paper on the subject since Gérard Desargues' work on it in the 17th century. He later wrote an introduction to it; Applications d’analyse et de géométrie.[1]

Was a French Dominican scholar and Assyriologist. He was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammu

Was a French Dominican scholar and Assyriologist. He was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammurabi in Persia. After being ordained in 1887, he took courses of Egyptology and Assyriology at the École des hautes études in Paris. He then undertook a series of archaeological missions in the Middle East, firstly in Egypt.

Is a French-Congolese football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for

Is a French-Congolese football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for FC Mulhouse.

Is a French composer and writer. Bosseur studied composition with Henri Pousseur and Karlheinz Stock

Is a French composer and writer. Bosseur studied composition with Henri Pousseur and Karlheinz Stockhausen at the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cologne Courses for New Music, from 1965 to 1968, at the Hochschule für Musik Köln (Stockhausen 1970, 199–209), and received a doctorate in aesthetic philosophy from the University of Paris. He has composed more than 200 works and is most noteworthy for his stage works and chamber music.

Is a French slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 23rd in the K-1 event at the 19

Is a French slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 23rd in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a French composer and conductor. After studies in piano, ondes Martenot, and composition at the C

Is a French composer and conductor. After studies in piano, ondes Martenot, and composition at the Conservatoire National de Région, Boulogne-Billancourt, he went on to study composition and conducting at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he won a first prize in composition. His orchestral tone poem "Le chant de Dahut" for ondes Martenot and Orchestra won the SACEM prize at the 1988 Festival des tombées de la nuit, in Rennes (France).

Is a French writer, specializing in Marcel Proust. His 800-page biography of Proust was well-receive

Is a French writer, specializing in Marcel Proust. His 800-page biography of Proust was well-received, asserted by Edmund White in his own book on Proust to be the best work of its kind. Briefly a professor in the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford, Tadié was then, until his retirement, a professor at the Sorbonne (Paris IV) and director of the collections "Classical Folio" and "Theatre Folio".

Is a retired French property agent and amateur Egyptologist. In September 2004, he claimed, along wi

Is a retired French property agent and amateur Egyptologist. In September 2004, he claimed, along with his colleague Gilles Dormion, to have discovered a corridor inside the Great Pyramid of Giza which he believes could lead directly to the burial chamber of Pharaoh Khufu.

Was a French singer and actress.Born Marguerite Perrinot in Paris, France to an aristocratic father

Was a French singer and actress.Born Marguerite Perrinot in Paris, France to an aristocratic father and a former flower girl, she was pushed by her mother into showbusiness. At age five, little Marguerite began performing on stage at the Théâtre du Châtel

Was a French singer and actress.she was pushed by her mother into showbusiness. At age five, little

Was a French singer and actress.she was pushed by her mother into showbusiness. At age five, little Marguerite began performing on stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet. As a teenager, she was given voice and music lessons and at age eighteen appeared in an elaborate Mistinguett production at the Casino de Paris.In 1928 she helped organize the first female branch of the Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne (JOC), a Roman Catholic apostolic organization for young people. Jeanne Aubert served as the first president of the JOCF of France.

A French actress.She was born in Paris. She began her acting career on the stage, in "Don Juan" at t

A French actress.She was born in Paris. She began her acting career on the stage, in "Don Juan" at the Festival d'Avignon. Her first film role was in Arnaud Desplechin's 1992 film The Sentinel. She continues to perform in both spheres.Recently she starred

Was a member of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition on the ships La Boudeuse and Étoile in 1

Was a member of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition on the ships La Boudeuse and Étoile in 1766–1769. Baré was probably the first woman to have completed a voyage of circumnavigation.

After spending her younger years in Erbray near ChGteaubriant, Cherhal studied philosophy before mov

After spending her younger years in Erbray near ChGteaubriant, Cherhal studied philosophy before moving to Paris. She started her singing career playing piano - solo, or accompanied by her guitarist +ric L÷hrer in small concert venues. At the time she sported long, plaetted hair. After a six-title CD (edited by Madame Suzie), she released an album entitled "Jeanne Cherhal" with the independant label T(t ou tard.Little by little, her renown increased. At the beginning she sang Georges Moustaki, Jacques Higelin, Thomas Fersen and Emir Kusturica; she was invited on by the group les TOtes Raides, sang as a double act with Vincent Delerm and sometimes as a trio with d'Albin de La Simone.

Was a Haitian-born actress and dancer of mixed French and black African ancestry. For 20 years, she

Was a Haitian-born actress and dancer of mixed French and black African ancestry. For 20 years, she was the muse of French poet and art critic Charles Baudelaire. They met in 1842, when Duval left Haiti for France, and the two remained together, albeit stormily, for the next two decades. Duval is said to have been the woman whom Baudelaire loved most, in his life,[1] after his mother. She was born in Haiti on an unknown date, sometime around 1820.

Is a French screenwriter and film director. She has directed 13 films since 1978. Her film Blood and

Is a French screenwriter and film director. She has directed 13 films since 1978. Her film Blood and Sand was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[1]