French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French Baroque composer, harpsichordist and organist.

Was a French Baroque composer, harpsichordist and organist.

Was a French Rococo painter and tapestry designer. He was one of a family of painters, being the son

Was a French Rococo painter and tapestry designer. He was one of a family of painters, being the son of the portrait painter François de Troy (1645-1730), under whom he first studied, and at whose expense he went to Italy 1699-1706, staying in Rome, but also visiting many north Italian cities.

Was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's func

Was a French physician who introduced the term "physiology" to describe the study of the body's function. He was the first person to describe the spinal canal. The lunar crater Fernelius is named after him.

Was a French Jesuit who pioneered the study of Sanskrit in the West. He published a survey of Sanskr

Was a French Jesuit who pioneered the study of Sanskrit in the West. He published a survey of Sanskrit literature in 1743, where he described the language as "admirable for its harmony, copiousness, and energy", reporting on the parsimonity of the native grammatical tradition, informing the works of de Brosses, Dow, Sinner, Voltaire, Monboddo, Halhed, Beauzée, and Hervás, and was plagiarized by John Cleland (1778).

Is a French professional road bicycle racer. Frechaut won three stages in the 1938 Tour de France. H

Is a French professional road bicycle racer. Frechaut won three stages in the 1938 Tour de France. He was born in Bordeaux.

Was a French Impressionist painter whose major works often foreground the figure within a landscape

Was a French Impressionist painter whose major works often foreground the figure within a landscape painted en plein air.

Was a French mathematician, astronomer, and meteorologist. He was born and died in Périgueux, Franc

Was a French mathematician, astronomer, and meteorologist. He was born and died in Périgueux, France. He is best known for being an (independent) co-discoverer of the Serret formulas. He wrote six out of the nine formulas, which at that time were not expressed in vector notation, nor using linear algebra. These formulas are important in the theory of space curves (differential geometry), and they were presented in his doctoral thesis at Toulouse in 1847. That year he became a professor at Toulouse, and one year later, 1848, he became professor of mathematics at Lyon. He also was director of an astronomical observatory at Lyon. Four years later, in 1852, he published the Frenet formulas in the Journal de mathématiques pures at appliques.

Was a French physicist and Nobel laureate.Born in Paris, France, he was a graduate of the School of

Was a French physicist and Nobel laureate.Born in Paris, France, he was a graduate of the School of Chemistry and Physics of the city of Paris. In 1925 he became an assistant to Marie Curie, at the Radium Institute. He fell in love with Irène Curie, and soon after their marriage in 1926 they both changed their surnames to Joliot-Curie. At the insistence of Marie, Joliot obtained a second baccalauréat, a bachelor's degree, and a doctorate in science, doing his thesis on the electrochemistry of radio-elements.

Was a French physicist and Nobel laureate.While a lecturer at the Paris Faculty of Science, he colla

Was a French physicist and Nobel laureate.While a lecturer at the Paris Faculty of Science, he collaborated with his wife on research on the structure of the atom, in particular on the projection of nuclei, which was an essential step in the discovery of the neutron. In 1935 they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.In 1937 he left the Radium Institute to become a professor at the Collège de France working on chain reactions and the requirements for the successful construction of a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy through the use of uranium and heavy water. Joliot-Curie was one of the scientists mentioned in Albert Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt as one of the leading scientists on the course to chain reactions. The Second World War would, however, largely stalled Joliot's research, as did his subsequent post-war administrative duties.

Was a prominent Breton sculptor. Fréour was born in Nantes. He studied at the Bordeaux School of th

Was a prominent Breton sculptor. Fréour was born in Nantes. He studied at the Bordeaux School of the Fine arts and attended the classes of Louis-Henry Bouchard in the national School of the Fine arts in Paris. He is a member of the Breton artistic movement Seiz Breur.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he w

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 x 500 m event.

Was a major French actor and war hero.After completing his military service, Gabin returned to the e

Was a major French actor and war hero.After completing his military service, Gabin returned to the entertainment business, working under the stage name of Jean Gabin at whatever was offered in the Parisian music halls and operettas imitating the singing style of Maurice Chevalier which was the rage at the time. He was part of a troupe that toured South America and upon returning to France found work at the Moulin Rouge. His performances started getting noticed and better stage roles came along that led to parts in two silent films in 1928.

Was a French romantic composer. Gabriel Marie's works include La Cinquantaine ("The Golden Wedding",

Was a French romantic composer. Gabriel Marie's works include La Cinquantaine ("The Golden Wedding", 1887) for cello and piano, for octet, and in various other arrangements. He also composed many dance pieces, notably the waltz Sous les firnes ("Under the Ash Trees", 1884) and the highly original polka Frais minois ("Fresh Face"). Sérénade Badine achieved some popularity by its numerous arrangements, including those for saxophone and piano, and cello and piano, as did other chamber works and light works for orchestra.[1]

Was a French featherweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a French featherweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1958, Gainche won the 4th stage of the Tour de Fran

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1958, Gainche won the 4th stage of the Tour de France.

Is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in A

Is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1999, he won the IAAF Indoor World Championships clearing 6.00m.

Was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer and champion boxer. He is credited with establi

Was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer and champion boxer. He is credited with establishing the sport of rugby league in France in 1934 presenting it also through the expression: jeu à treize.

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Was a French composer, choir conductor, and music educator. His compositional outpus consists of six

Was a French composer, choir conductor, and music educator. His compositional outpus consists of six antiphons for strings and organ, one mass, one ballet, and several art songs.

Was a writer, polemist, and journalist from Paris, France. He founded Le Crapouillot and wrote for L

Was a writer, polemist, and journalist from Paris, France. He founded Le Crapouillot and wrote for Le Canard enchaîné.

Is a French businessman. From 1954 to 1960 he starts working on public projects of Guinea, and as an

Is a French businessman. From 1954 to 1960 he starts working on public projects of Guinea, and as an expert for the road programs of Brazil and Peru. In 1961 he returns to France and starts working for the Wendel group, and after various functions, in 1972 he becomes general manager of Sacilor, then Chairman and managing Director of Sollac. In 1976 he starts working at the Rhône-Poulenc Group to become its general manager, Chairman and managing Director.

Is a French professional golfer.In 1969, he became the first French golfer since Firmin Cavalo in 19

Is a French professional golfer.In 1969, he became the first French golfer since Firmin Cavalo in 1948 to claim his own national open. Around that time, he won several other national opens around Europe, including the German Open in 1969 and 1970 and the

Was a French Jesuit church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian. Garnier was considere

Was a French Jesuit church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian. Garnier was considered one of the most learned Jesuits of his day, was well versed in Christian antiquity, and much consulted in difficult cases of conscience.

Was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was

Was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but later took to writing novels, plays, poems, and essays, including Querelle de Brest, The Thief's Journal, Our Lady of the Flowers, The Balcony, The Blacks and The Maids.

Was a French philosopher and logician.In his best known work, he showed that the classical propositi

Was a French philosopher and logician.In his best known work, he showed that the classical propositional calculus could be derived from one axiom and one rule, both expressed using the Sheffer stroke. He also developed Nicod's criterion.