French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French prefect and politician. He is also a former officer of the French external intelligence

Is a French prefect and politician. He is also a former officer of the French external intelligence agency (DGSE). Jean-Charles Marchiani is a counter-terrorism expert, especially focused on Islamic fundamentalism. Marchiani has notably been the head negotiator for the liberation of French hostages in Lebanon and Bosnia.

Was a French architect, and a representative of a rigorous and poetic classicism.

Was a French architect, and a representative of a rigorous and poetic classicism.

Was a French composer of operas. 1909 was the year of Nouguès' greatest success, the opera Quo Vadi

Was a French composer of operas. 1909 was the year of Nouguès' greatest success, the opera Quo Vadis, with a libretto by Henri Caïn based on the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Quo Vadis premiered in Nice and was soon taken to Paris; from there it went on to London and Milan.[3] The work was given its American premiere in 1911 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, under the direction of Italo Campanini;[4] Maggie Teyte sang the female lead, and the work was also seen in Chicago and Philadelphia

Is a French road bicycle racer who previously rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale.

Is a French road bicycle racer who previously rode for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale.

Is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1990 European Championships i

Is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1990 European Championships in Split the French team of Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the world record to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the 1991 Weltklasse Zurich meet.[1]

Is a French football manager and former player. Lang began his playing career with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, playing three Ligue 1 matches, before leaving to play in Ligue 2 with CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, LB Châteauroux, CS Thonon and FC Annecy.[1]

Is a French actor, film director and writer.

Is a French actor, film director and writer.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur f

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for AS Yzeure.

Is a filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, born in Eaubonne, After graduating in French literature,

Is a filmmaker, screenwriter and producer, born in Eaubonne, After graduating in French literature, he joined the French Navy in 1990 for two years on Aircraft-carrier Foch during the Lebanon war and was in charge of the ship’s Television production unit where he made his first reportages and documentaries for the Navy. In 1991 in Paris,

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur f

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Championnat de France amateur for CA Bastia.

Is a French footballer of Mauritian descent who currently plays for French CFA side Jura Sud Lavans.

Is a French footballer of Mauritian descent who currently plays for French CFA side Jura Sud Lavans. Lourdes played youth football at Paris FC and the famed French youth football academy INF Clairefontaine.

Is a French cyclist and was a member of the French team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won the Silv

Is a French cyclist and was a member of the French team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He won the Silver medal in the cross-country race.[1] In June 2009 he became the surprise winner of the French National Time Trial Championship.[2] This led to his being signed by UCI ProTour team Omega Pharma-Lotto for the 2010 season, to increase their time trialing presence in stage races.

Is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Rolland won a gold medal in coxless pairs at the

Is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Rolland won a gold medal in coxless pairs at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a retired French football midfielder. He last played for Championnat National side Nîmes Olympiq

Is a retired French football midfielder. He last played for Championnat National side Nîmes Olympique. His previous clubs include Montpellier HSC, FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Toulouse FC.

Is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1996 S

Is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from France, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He won the silver medal in the men's 200m breaststroke at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia.

Is a former French football player who came on for Rudi Voller in the 78th minute of Olympique de Ma

Is a former French football player who came on for Rudi Voller in the 78th minute of Olympique de Marseille's 1-0 win over AC Milan in the Champions League final on 26 May 1993.

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player. Thouvenel was a member of the French squad

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player. Thouvenel was a member of the French squad that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Is a French writer and teacher. He is the author of the novel Aurorarama (2010), published by Melvil

Is a French writer and teacher. He is the author of the novel Aurorarama (2010), published by Melville House, as well as two novels, Exes, and 03, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and a book of short stories, Album. He has also written the award-winning radio play La vie inimitable and a movie Augustine (2003),[1] which he also co-directed. He was educated at Ecole Normale Superieure and the Sorbonne.

Is a French footballer currently playing for Ligue 2 side AC Arles-Avignon.

Is a French footballer currently playing for Ligue 2 side AC Arles-Avignon.

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

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. In 1964 Amiot moved to New York City where he worked with Dimitris Mitropoulos. In the United States he met Leonard Bernstein and Leopold Stokowski who encouraged him to pursue his career in music.

Is a French trumpeter and composer. At the age of seven he developed a passion for the trumpet after

Is a French trumpeter and composer. At the age of seven he developed a passion for the trumpet after discovering Louis Amstrong on television. He met a prominent trumpeter of the Paris Opera who touched by his fascination for the trumpet, introduced him to the instrument and accompanies all during his studies at the Conservatory and has the Normal School of Music.

Was a French actor, director, and socialite. He became a star in the late 1950s when he was one of t

Was a French actor, director, and socialite. He became a star in the late 1950s when he was one of the most prolific actors of the French "nouvelle vague". He made films with such important nouvelle vague filmmakers as Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Rozier; and with other filmmakers such as Roger Vadim, Claude Lelouch and Luis Buñuel.

Is a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things ("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 f

Is a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things ("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ("Les Anges exterminateurs"). In 2002 he was arrested on charges of harassment, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. The plaintiffs were three women who had performed sex acts in front of him during their auditions. This was to form the basis of the The Exterminating Angels movie.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Savoie department. He is a member of the

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Savoie department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Is a French former professional association football player and manager.

Is a French former professional association football player and manager.