French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French composer, born at Tarascon. After receiving his musical training as a choirboy at the C

Was a French composer, born at Tarascon. After receiving his musical training as a choirboy at the Cathedral of Saint-Sauveur at Aix-en-Provence, he succeeded his teacher Guillaume Poitevin as music master there. After moving on several times, he became music master at the Cathedral of St Etienne at Toulouse in 1697, as the successor of André Campra. His musical style was influenced by Campra, as were most musicians of his day. He composed motets and a famous requiem,

Was a French author renowned for his works of fiction set in the Provence region of France.He was bo

Was a French author renowned for his works of fiction set in the Provence region of France.He was born and lived for many years in Manosque, Haute Provence. After finishing his studies at the local high school, he worked as a bank employee until World War

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 198

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than thirty films between 1960 and 1982. [1] [2]

Was a former professional Luxembourgian road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1946 to 1953 an

Was a former professional Luxembourgian road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1946 to 1953 and had 14 victories which included two stages wins in the Tour de France and 3 days of the maillot jaune of the Tour de France. Other wins included being cyclo-cross champion of Luxembourg in 1946 and 1947 as well as being road race champion of Luxembourg in 1947 and 1950.

Was a French geographer who was most widely known for his seminal study on megalopolis, the urban re

Was a French geographer who was most widely known for his seminal study on megalopolis, the urban region of the Boston-Washington corridor. His main contributions to human geography were in the sub-fields of urban, political, economic, historical and regi

French sculptor and architect, is one of the major figures of the French Renaissance. His early life

French sculptor and architect, is one of the major figures of the French Renaissance. His early life is little known; he may have traveled in Italy. He worked at the church of Saint-Maclou, his earliest documented work,[2] and the cathedral in Rouen, in 1541-42, where he executed the monument to Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, before arriving in Paris, where he collaborated with the architect Pierre Lescot at the church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois about 1544, working on the pulpit, which was dismantled in the mid-eighteenth century.

Was a professional road bicycle racer who won two maillot vert (or green jersey) points competitions

Was a professional road bicycle racer who won two maillot vert (or green jersey) points competitions at the Tour de France and has won several stages each at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. Before turning professional, Graczyk won an Olympic silver medal in the team pursuit for France.

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Deux-S?vres department, and is a m

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Deux-S?vres department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.

Was a French film director. After directing a number of documentaries during the 1920s, many now los

Was a French film director. After directing a number of documentaries during the 1920s, many now lost, he had his first substantial success with the dramatic feature Maldone in 1928. Over the next quarter-century, he directed twenty more feature films, of which he is best known for five made between 1937 and 1944: L'Étrange M. Victor, Gueule d'amour (1937), Remorques (1941), Lumière d'été (1943), and Le Ciel est à vous (1944).

Was a French philosopher and writer. He taught for a time in Algiers, where he became a significant

Was a French philosopher and writer. He taught for a time in Algiers, where he became a significant influence on the young Albert Camus. Jean Grenier spent his childhood and adolescence in Saint-Breuc, Brittany, the birthplace of Jules Lequier, the visionary philosopher to whom Grenier would eventually dedicate his doctoral thesis. These early years, during which he became acquainted with Louis Guilloux, Edmond Lambert and Max Jacob

Is a French screenwriter and actor. He wrote for 25 films between 1960 and 1995. He was nominated fo

Is a French screenwriter and actor. He wrote for 25 films between 1960 and 1995. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for the 1980 film Mon oncle d'Amérique.

Was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. Grumellon played for Rennes, Lille, Ni

Was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. Grumellon played for Rennes, Lille, Nice, Monaco[1] and Le Havre between 1946 and 1956. Grumellon was the Ligue 1 topscorer in the 1949-50 season, scoring 25 goals.

Was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.He acc

Was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.He accompanied the explorer Kerguelen-Trémarec on his first voyage to the Antarctic in 1773. In 1790 he accompanied the entomologist Olivier on an expedition to Persia, but his poor health didn't allow him to continue. In 1792, although he was ill, he visited the Greek archipelago and the Middle East, together with the entomologist Guillaume-Antoine Olivier. He died on the voyage back.

Was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian.he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was ac

Was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian.he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École normale supérieure in Paris. He finished his philosophy studies in the early 1920s and later became a professor in many famous French universities. During World War II, he was made a war prisonner by the Nazis. In the 1954, he earned a literary award from the Académie Française. From 1955 to 1968 he continued his works as a professor at the Sorbonne. He became a member of the Académie Française in 1961.

Was a French doctor and writer of many works on medical and religious subjects. He was born in Cherb

Was a French doctor and writer of many works on medical and religious subjects. He was born in Cherbourg. A Jansenist, he taught at the Petites écoles de Port-Royal. He died in Paris.

French classical scholar, was born at Quimper in Brittany. Having acquired a taste for literature in

French classical scholar, was born at Quimper in Brittany. Having acquired a taste for literature in his father's book-shop, he sought and obtained admission into the order of the Jesuits in around 1662 (when he was 16). In Paris, where he went to study theology, he ultimately became librarian of the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in 1683, and he died there on the 3rd of September 1729.

Was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist. His mi

Was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist. His midcareer rejection of abstraction was followed by nearly five decades as a figurative painter. He was also the author of several books and an extensive body of critical writing.

Was a French composer and harpsichordist in the court of King Louis XIV of France.

Was a French composer and harpsichordist in the court of King Louis XIV of France.

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 pianist, composer and pedagogue French. In 1941, when Claude Delvincourt was appointed directo

Was a pianist, composer and pedagogue French. In 1941, when Claude Delvincourt was appointed director of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, Jean Hubeau received the vacancy left by Delvincourt at the head of the Music Academy in Versailles. In addition, he took the post of professor of chamber music of the Paris Conservatory from 1957 to 1982 where he trained many students such as Jacques Rouvier, Géry Moutier, Olivier Charlier and Sonia Wieder-Atherton.

Was a French physician who was a native of Bordeaux. He was an associate professor at Val-de-Grâce,

Was a French physician who was a native of Bordeaux. He was an associate professor at Val-de-Grâce, as well as medical inspector general with the French Army. Later he attained the chair of epidemiology at Collège de France.

Was a French philosopher known for championing the work of Hegel, and other German philosophers, and

Was a French philosopher known for championing the work of Hegel, and other German philosophers, and educating some of France's most prominent post-war thinkers. Hyppolite was a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure at roughly the same time as Jean-Paul Sartre. After graduation he embarked on a serious study of Hegel, teaching himself German by reading Phenomenology of Spirit in the original. In 1939 he came out with his own translation and his commentary would later form the basis of the book The Genesis and Structure of the Phenomenology of Spirit (published in 1947). Immediately after the Second World War, Hyppolite became a professor at the University of Strasbourg, before moving to the Sorbonne in 1949.[1]

Is a French painter.He studied in Marseille and Paris and lives in Marseille. He carried out a lot o

Is a French painter.He studied in Marseille and Paris and lives in Marseille. He carried out a lot of exhibitions since its first exposure in Marseille in 1965. He was inspired by the painters of its area, Cézanne, of course, and Vincent Van Gogh, but especially, he kept his freedom, illustrating magnificiently that art is initially freedom to do something and to call it art… with the proviso of doing it with talent, inspiration and genius.

Was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoy

Was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day. Pierre-Louis Daquin (son of the composer Louis Claude Daquin) claimed: "If I couldn't be Rameau, there's no one I would rather be than Mondonville.[1]

Was a French politician and judge. There, and in the Constituent Assembly, he was at first an uphold

Was a French politician and judge. There, and in the Constituent Assembly, he was at first an upholder of the new ideas, pronouncing himself in favour of the union of the Third Estate with the two privileged orders, proposing the famous Tennis Court Oath, assisting in the preparation of the new constitution, and demanding the return of Jacques Necker. On 28 September 1789 he was elected president of the Constituent Assembly. Being unable, however, to approve the proceedings which followed, Mounier withdrew to Dauphiné, resigned as deputy, and, becoming suspect, took refuge in Switzerland in 1790.