French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes as a goalkeeper. He is the y

Is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes as a goalkeeper. He is the younger brother of French international and Bordeaux goalkeeper Cédric Carrasso.

Is a French defender currently playing for Stade Lavallois.His previous clubs include AS Nancy Lorra

Is a French defender currently playing for Stade Lavallois.His previous clubs include AS Nancy Lorraine, Louhans-Cuiseaux and FC Rouen.

Is a French football defender, who currently plays for Poli Ejido.

Is a French football defender, who currently plays for Poli Ejido.

Is a retired French professional footballer.

Is a retired French professional footballer.

Was a German-born astronomer and mathematician who later became a naturalized French citizen. (He la

Was a German-born astronomer and mathematician who later became a naturalized French citizen. (He later became known as Jean Charles Burckhardt -- as in the engraved portrait shown here). He is remembered in particular for his work in fundamental astronomy, and for his lunar theory, which was in widespread use for the construction of navigational ephemerides of the Moon for much of the first half of the nineteenth century.

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Ligue 2 side Stade Reims. Ramaré began

Is a French football midfielder currently playing for French Ligue 2 side Stade Reims. Ramaré began his career with JA Mordelles and joined 1997 in the youthteam of Stade Rennais.[3] He was part of the reserve team until 2006, when he joined US Boulogne, then of the Championnat National. He has been an integral part of the club since then, wearing the number eight shirt, and helping his side to promotion to French Ligue 2. On 26 May 2010 the 25-year old midfielder, whose contract with Boulogne was expire, has signed a two year deal with Stade Reims.[4]

Is a defender currently playing for French Championnat National club Stade Reims. He signed for then

Is a defender currently playing for French Championnat National club Stade Reims. He signed for then Ligue 2 side Stade Reims in the summer of 2007 from En Avant de Guingamp.

Was a French radio reporter and journalist. Graduating from the École supérieure de journalisme de

Was a French radio reporter and journalist. Graduating from the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille in 1990, she began working for Radio France International in 1991.[1] Sutton had covered conflicts in Kosovo, Macedonia, and the Middle East, though she specialized in investigative reporting.[1]

Was a French composer of the late Medieval era and early Renaissance. He was one of the composers of

Was a French composer of the late Medieval era and early Renaissance. He was one of the composers of the transitional style between the two epochs, and was active at the Burgundian court in the early 15th century. Little is known about his life, excepting the years he was active in Bourges. He was a cleric for the Duke of Berry in Bourges in 1406, and maître des enfants (choirmaster to the boys) at the cathedral there from 1407 to 1409. In 1417 he was probably the organist at Angers cathedral. A Pierre Cesaris, possibly a relative, was active in Bourges until 1443. There is a reference in a contemporary poem, Le champion des dames by Martin le Franc to Johannes Cesaris being a popular composer in Paris in the early part of the century (this is the same manuscript that contains the famous portraits of Guillaume Dufay and Gilles Binchois).

Was a French composer of the early Renaissance. While he was mentioned by Eloy d'Amerval as one of t

Was a French composer of the early Renaissance. While he was mentioned by Eloy d'Amerval as one of the greatest composers of the age, and resident in Paradise, relatively few of his works have survived. He was a contemporary of Johannes Ockeghem, and spent his life both in France and Italy.

Was a French composer and teacher of the late Middle Ages, in the period transitional to the Renaiss

Was a French composer and teacher of the late Middle Ages, in the period transitional to the Renaissance style. He was one of the first members of the Burgundian School, the group of composers associated with the Dukes of Burgundy, and from which the Franco-Flemish style developed.

Was a French poet and writer most famous for his novel Enemy Force, which won the first Prix Goncour

Was a French poet and writer most famous for his novel Enemy Force, which won the first Prix Goncourt during 1903. He returned to France during 1883 and married during 1885. For the honeymoon they went to Martinique, planning to stay, but family obligations forced them to return to France. He would never return to Martinique. During 1886 he lived in San Raphaél; 1887 in Piriac; then elsewhere. Onto Carteret in La Manche where he wrote his first book of poetry. During 1897 he published it, Au seuil de l’espoir (On the Threshold of Hope),

Was a translator of religious works into French. He was a member of the Society of Jesus and was occ

Was a translator of religious works into French. He was a member of the Society of Jesus and was occupied during the sixty-five years of his religious life chiefly in the translation of works of piety into French. Among these are the works of De Ponte and Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, the Spiritual Combat, the Imitation of Christ and the short treatises of Robert Bellarmine.

Was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principa

Was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he suddenly broke from the

Is a former French amateur boxer who medaled repeatedly in international competitions.He was 7 times

Is a former French amateur boxer who medaled repeatedly in international competitions.He was 7 times French light-heavy champ from 1999 to 2005. In Houston at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships he controversially lost the final to Michael Simms.

Was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

Was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.[1] John Francis Regis (Jean-François Régis) was born in Fontcouverte, (Aude) in the Languedoc region of southern France. His father, Jean Régis, had recently been ennobled as a result of service rendered during the Wars of the League. His mother, Marguerite de Cugunhan, was of a noble family.

Is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTeam A

Is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen team in 2004. That ye

A former Canadian senator and was the first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He represent

A former Canadian senator and was the first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He represented the Senate division of Grandville, Quebec.Lynch-Staunton was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on September

Is a French former professional footballer, from the "sui generis collectivity" of New Caledonia, ma

Is a French former professional footballer, from the "sui generis collectivity" of New Caledonia, mainly playing in defence.Gope-Fenepej played for FC Nantes before briefly joining Bolton Wanderers on loan, under Sam Allardyce. He later moved to Créteil.

A Canadian lawyer and politician from the province of Quebec. He is a former leader of the federal P

A Canadian lawyer and politician from the province of Quebec. He is a former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party (1993–1998), the current leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and, the 29th and current Premier of Quebec.He worked as a lawyer

Is a French footballer, currently playing for SR Delémont. Licina played for FC Sochaux before movi

Is a French footballer, currently playing for SR Delémont. Licina played for FC Sochaux before moving to Scotland with Dundee United. Licina moved to Belfort then spent three years with SR Delémont before leaving at the end of the 2006-07 season. Licina returned in December 2007 and vowed to stay until at least the end of the season.

Is a Gabonese professional football player, who is currently playing for Royal Charleroi SC.[3] The

Is a Gabonese professional football player, who is currently playing for Royal Charleroi SC.[3] The Congolese began his career in Cameroon for Pari Mutuel Urbain Camerounais Buea and signed in January 2008 for AS Cannes.[4] On 16 June 2010 Royal Charleroi signed the forward from AS Cannes.[5]

Is a French amateur boxer best known to win a Bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships at Heavyw

Is a French amateur boxer best known to win a Bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships at Heavyweights 91 kg.At the world championships 2007 he defeated touted Puerto Rican teenager Keith Tapia 28:13, surprisingly beat (21-14) the respected Greek Elia

Was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette and a politici

Was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette and a politician.[1]he was re-elected until 1830 and supported the Parti canadien. In 1823, he accompanied Louis-Joseph Papineau to London to lobby against the Union proj

Was a natural philosopher born in France. He was a member of the Royal Society of London beginning 2

Was a natural philosopher born in France. He was a member of the Royal Society of London beginning 29 July 1714. He was presented with the Royal Society's highest honour, the Copley Medal, in 1734, 1736 and 1741, with the 1741 award being for his discovery of the properties of electricity