French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French actress and the mistress of Victor Hugo. Described by those who knew her as independent

Was a French actress and the mistress of Victor Hugo. Described by those who knew her as independent, impulsive and hot-tempered; she was also regarded by Parisian society as a typical courtesan who dressed splendidly,spent money wildly, and was extremely beautiful. Juliette had limpid,bright eyes; a fine,chiseled nose; a small,crimson mouth; set in an oval face, framed by a mass of blue-black hair.

Is a French actress and popular chanson singer.Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier to a Corsican

Is a French actress and popular chanson singer.Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier to a Corsican father and a mother active in the Résistance, in the Hérault département of southern France. She was raised by her maternal grandparents. Gréco also became involved in the Résistance, and was caught but not deported because of her young age. She moved to Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris in 1946 after her mother left the country for Indochina with the Navy.

Is a French football player. He currently plays for Montpellier.

Is a French football player. He currently plays for Montpellier.

French-German Assyriologist, was born at Hamburg, of Jewish parents. After studying at Heidelberg, B

French-German Assyriologist, was born at Hamburg, of Jewish parents. After studying at Heidelberg, Bonn and Berlin, he graduated at Kiel in 1847; and the next year went to France, where he was teacher of German at Laval and at Reims. His leisure was given to Oriental studies, in which he had made great progress in Germany.

Is a Croatian-born French professional football player of Bosnian descent. Currently, he plays in th

Is a Croatian-born French professional football player of Bosnian descent. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for US Ivry. He also holds Croatian citizenship.

Is a French film director. Jaeckin debuted with Emmanuelle in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, setting

Is a French film director. Jaeckin debuted with Emmanuelle in 1974, starring Sylvia Kristel, setting the trend for a number of European softcore films. In 1975 he directed Histoire d'O (English title: The Story of O), starring Corinne Clery. The film met with far less acclaim than the book. It was banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Censors until February 2000.

Was a French goldsmith, sculptor, painter, architect, and furniture designer. Rarely does he leave a

Was a French goldsmith, sculptor, painter, architect, and furniture designer. Rarely does he leave a foot or two of undecorated space; Meissonier carried the style of his day to its extreme and thus achieved great popularity. Like the English brothers Adam at a later day he not only as architect built houses, but as painter and decorator covered their internal walls; he designed the furniture and the candlesticks, the silver and the decanters for the table; he was as ready to produce a snuff-box as a watch case or a sword hilt.

Was a Franco-Italian sculptor and printmaker in etching, a member of the Betti family of sculptors f

Was a Franco-Italian sculptor and printmaker in etching, a member of the Betti family of sculptors from near Florence, who became known as the Juste family in France, where Juste de Juste's father Antonio and his two brothers emigrated and spent most of their careers. Juste de Juste has been widely accepted as the author of seventeen etchings of naked or écorché (flayed) male figures signed with a complicated monogram.[1] He also worked as a stuccoist of the School of Fontainebleau under Rosso Fiorentino.

Was a French politician who served as the Minister for Health from June 3, 1932 to December 18, 1932

Was a French politician who served as the Minister for Health from June 3, 1932 to December 18, 1932.[1] In 1904, Godart was elected the sixth deputy mayor of Lyon as a member of the Radical Party. In 1906, Godart became a Deputy of the French National Assembly, representing Lyon.[1] From 1915 to 1918, Godart served as the Undersecretary of State for War in charge of the armed forces medical service. When Édouard Herriot became Prime Minister of France in 1924, Godart was appointed as the Minister for Labour, Hygiene, Welfare Work, and Social Security Provisions. Godart's time in this position came to an end with Herriot's ousting the next year.