French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an French bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was an French bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a French astronomer.He was born and died in Lyon. Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered

Was a French astronomer.He was born and died in Lyon. Working in Marseille and Paris, he discovered six asteroids. The asteroid 1622 Chacornac and the Chacornac crater on the Moon are named in his honour.

Is a French photographer who was born in 1925 and started his career during World War II in the Savo

Is a French photographer who was born in 1925 and started his career during World War II in the Savoyard bush. He first covered the landings by parachute during the Battle of Glières (1st August 1944).

Was a French poet and writer.Chapelain, the son of a notary with whom Colbert may have once been emp

Was a French poet and writer.Chapelain, the son of a notary with whom Colbert may have once been employed, was born in Paris. His father wanted him to become a notary; but his mother, who had known Pierre de Ronsard, had decided otherwise.

Was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten-volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarde

Was a French jeweller and traveller whose ten-volume book The Travels of Sir John Chardin is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Persia and the Near East.

Was a French film director and producer.[1]

Was a French film director and producer.[1]

Was a French surgeon and urologist, who, in 1832, invented a surgical instrument (the lithotrite) an

Was a French surgeon and urologist, who, in 1832, invented a surgical instrument (the lithotrite) and performed transurethral lithotripsy, the first known minimally invasive surgery, to crush stones inside the bladder without having to open the abdomen (lithotomy). To remove a calculus, Civiale inserted his instrument through the urethra and bored holes in the stone. Afterwards, he crushed it with the same instrument and aspired the resulting fragments or let them flow normally with urine.

He is an essayist, a polemicist, an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the French Ac

He is an essayist, a polemicist, an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the French Academy since May, 2008.[1] He was, for many years, the director of the Picasso Museum in Paris. Among the milestones of his long and productive career is a comprehensive catalog of the works of Balthus. He was also the director of the Venice Biennale in 1995.

Was a French Protestant divine.He was born at La Sauvetat-du-Dropt near Agen. After studying at Mont

Was a French Protestant divine.He was born at La Sauvetat-du-Dropt near Agen. After studying at Montauban, Jean Claude entered the ministry in 1645. For eight years he was professor of theology in the Protestant college of Nîmes; but in 1661, having succe

Is a French composer, music professor and conductor.Amiot studied at Music conservatory in Le Mans a

Is a French composer, music professor and conductor.Amiot studied at Music conservatory in Le Mans as a violinist, later taking piano lessons. From 1955 he studied in Lyon with César Geoffray. From 1963 he attended the Scola Cantorum in Paris under Edmond Pendelton.

Is a prominent French prehistorian. He was born in the French Pyrénées in 1933[1][2] and began to

Is a prominent French prehistorian. He was born in the French Pyrénées in 1933[1][2] and began to study archaeology in 1959, while teaching high school. He initially focused on Neolithic dolmens, which were the topic of his 1975 Ph.D. thesis at the University of Toulouse.[3][1] After being appointed director of prehistoric antiquities for the Midi-Pyrénées in 1971, he began to study prehistoric cave art in order to fulfill the responsibilities of that position.[3] In the following years he led a series of excavations of prehistoric sites in the region. In 1992, he was named General Inspector for Archaeology at the French Ministry of Culture; in 1993 he was appointed Scientific Advisor for prehistoric rock art at the French Ministry of Culture. He formally retired in 1999, but remains an active contributor to the field.[1

Is a French politician. A former senator, he is a member of the Académie des sciences morales et po

Is a French politician. A former senator, he is a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.

Was a French miniature painter and illuminator of manuscripts. He is best known for his work in Trè

Was a French miniature painter and illuminator of manuscripts. He is best known for his work in Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. He is the brother of the sculptor Michel Colombe.

Was a French dancer and choreographer and later held the esteemed post of First Balletmaster of the

Was a French dancer and choreographer and later held the esteemed post of First Balletmaster of the Paris Opera Ballet. He is best known for the creation of the Romantic ballet Giselle (1841) which he choreographed in tandem with another French dancer, Jules Perrot.

Was a French physician, former polytechnician who worked at Curie Institute from 1950 to 1966. Court

Was a French physician, former polytechnician who worked at Curie Institute from 1950 to 1966. Courtial etablished the fact that any animal without growth hormone can't have cancer.[citation needed] André Gernez celebrated the memory of Jean Courtial to Société d'Encouragement au Progrès in 2009.

Was a French painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician. He is known as "Jean Cousin the

Was a French painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician. He is known as "Jean Cousin the Elder" to distinguish him from his son Jean Cousin the Younger, also an artist.

Was a French Jesuit theologian, known as an ascetical writer. He entered the Society of Jesus in 163

Was a French Jesuit theologian, known as an ascetical writer. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1638, and became professor of humanities and philosophy. He was director for twenty-three years of a famous sodality of men connected with the professed house of the Jesuits in Paris, and was also a successful preacher.

Was a French painter.Crotti was born in Bulle, Fribourg, Switzerland. He first studied in Munich, Ge

Was a French painter.Crotti was born in Bulle, Fribourg, Switzerland. He first studied in Munich, Germany at the School of Decorative Arts, then at age 23 moved to Paris to study art at the Académie Julian. Initially he was influenced by Impressionism, then by Fauvism and Art Nouveau. Around 1910 he began to experiment with Orphism, an offshoot of Cubism, and a style that would be enhanced by his association in New York City with Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia.

Is an French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Tho

Is an French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.At age five, Jean Cruguet was placed in an orphanage after his father abandoned the family and his mother was unable to cope. From age ten

Is a cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in

Is a cyclist from France.He competed for France in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the tandem event where he finished in first place and in the individual sprint event where he finished in third place.

Was a French lawyer and politician, and writer on alchemy. In 1601 he became President of the Parlem

Was a French lawyer and politician, and writer on alchemy. In 1601 he became President of the Parlement of Bordeaux. In this position he was involved, with Pierre de Lancre, in witch-hunting in Labourd. D'Espagnet contributed to de Lancre's 1607 work on witchcraft.

Was a French priest and politician. the nephew of Cardinal César d'Estrées and brother of Marshal

Was a French priest and politician. the nephew of Cardinal César d'Estrées and brother of Marshal Victor Marie d'Estrées, both academics. In 1692, Jean d'Estrées was given his first diplomatic mission, being responsible for the assurance of Portuguese neutrality during the War of the Grand Alliance. Earning a doctorate in theology in 1698, he became the abbot of Évron. In 1703, he joined his uncle in Spain, who was the ambassador to France,

Was a French architect active in the Reims area. He was an architect of the High Gothic Style and re

Was a French architect active in the Reims area. He was an architect of the High Gothic Style and responsible for the design of the cathedral Notre Dame de Reims[1]. The design was carried out in ca. 1210; among its new features were three-tier elevation, and quadripartite vaults.

Was the third son of François d'Orleans, duc de Longueville and comte de Dunois, and Agnes of Savoy

Was the third son of François d'Orleans, duc de Longueville and comte de Dunois, and Agnes of Savoy;[1] thus he was kin to Louis XI and Louis XII of France. He was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church for six months in 1533.[2] He was abbot in commendam of Bec, and concurrently archbishop of Toulouse (1503) and bishop of Orléans (1521).

Was a French Huguenot minister and Biblical commentator. He is mentioned in J.A. Wylie's History of

Was a French Huguenot minister and Biblical commentator. He is mentioned in J.A. Wylie's History of Protestantism. Perhaps his most famous work is an Apology for the French Reformed Churches.