French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired long-distance runner from France, who represented his native country in the men's 10,00

Is a retired long-distance runner from France, who represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth place.

Is the current president of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He was first elected in 1996, and upon complet

Is the current president of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He was first elected in 1996, and upon completion of the term, reelected in 2002.[1] The son-in-law of the late Henri Martin, winemaker and mayor of Saint Julien, he is also the current proprietor of the chateaux Gloria and Saint-Pierre.[2][3]

Was a French mathematician who worked, under the guidance of Alexander Grothendieck, on derived cate

Was a French mathematician who worked, under the guidance of Alexander Grothendieck, on derived categories and Verdier duality. He was a close collaborator of Alexander Grothendieck, notably contributing to SGA 4 his theory of hypercovers and anticipating the later development of étale homotopy by Michael Artin and Barry Mazur, following a suggestion he attributed to Pierre Cartier. Saul Lubkin's related theory of rigid hypercovers was later taken up by Eric Friedlander in his definition of the etale topological type.

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

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

Is a French-American mathematician. Educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, after an app

Is a French-American mathematician. Educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, after an appointment as researcher with the C. N. R. S., he became a Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University. He proved the Kazhdan-Lusztig conjectures with Masaki Kashiwara. He has also worked on gerbes, cyclic homology, Quillen bundles, and geometric class field theory, among other geometric and algebraic topics.

Is a former football goalkeeper from France.[1] Castaneda began his professional career with AS Sain

Is a former football goalkeeper from France.[1] Castaneda began his professional career with AS Saint-Etienne in 1977. He also played for the France national football team. He earned nine caps in 1981-82 and was part of the French squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup (Castaneda played one match against Poland). In 1989 he joined the Olympique Marseille and retired in 1990.[1] Castaneda also coached FC Istres and US Marseille Endoume.[2]

Is a retired alpine ski racer. He won the gold medal in the downhill at the 1998 Winter Olympics in

Is a retired alpine ski racer. He won the gold medal in the downhill at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He came in the long line of big surprises in the event, winning on a warm, sunny day. Crétier was third racer on the course and posted a respectable time. Next was Hermann Maier, who dramatically flew off the course at the first jump, causing a substantial delay in the race. Another injured racer

Is a French retired footballer.

Is a French retired footballer.

Is a footballer currently playing for Division d'Honneur club Port-la-Nouvelle. He plays as a defens

Is a footballer currently playing for Division d'Honneur club Port-la-Nouvelle. He plays as a defensive midfielder.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Finistère department

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Finistère department and is a member of the Socialist Party.

Was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardere Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.

Was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardere Group, one of the largest French conglomerates. Jean-Luc Lagardère was a Supelec engineer. He began his career in Dassault Aviation. CEO of Matra in the 1960s, he became famous with success in Formula One and Le Mans. He later built a large media and defense conglomerate that bears his name. He was a member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank.

Is among the best-known living philosophers in France, former student of Jacques Derrida and one of

Is among the best-known living philosophers in France, former student of Jacques Derrida and one of the leading Catholic thinkers of modern times. Marion's take on the postmodern is richly enhanced by his expertise in patristic and mystical theology, phenomenology, and modern philosophy.[1] Although much of his academic work has dealt with Descartes and phenomenologists like Martin Heidegger and Edmund Husserl,

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Jean-Luc Molineris is the son of cyclist Pierre Moline

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Jean-Luc Molineris is the son of cyclist Pierre Molineris. In 1974, Molineris won a stage in the 1974 Tour de France. In 1976, he won Paris–Bourges.

Is a football former defender and manager.

Is a football former defender and manager.

Is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fullback. He was nickn

Is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fullback. He was nicknamed The Old Woman (La Vieille) and he's generally considered one of the best French players of his generation, a fair successor to Serge Blanco in his position.

Is a former French international football player.

Is a former French international football player.

Is a French-American film actor and director. His mother is French. His American father was in the U

Is a French-American film actor and director. His mother is French. His American father was in the US Air Force and served in the Second World War. Jean-Marc Barr is primarily known as an actor, but is also a film director, screenwriter and producer. Barr is bilingual in French and English: he speaks French with a nasal, hybrid accent, reminiscent of his American upbringing - with a slight American accent and occasional anglicisms in interviews - and English with a Mid-Atlantic accent.

Is a former footballer from France.

Is a former footballer from France.

Is a French rugby union fly half. He plays club rugby for Stade Toulousain and has appeared for the

Is a French rugby union fly half. He plays club rugby for Stade Toulousain and has appeared for the French national U20 side.[1] Doussain was born in Sainte-Croix-Volvestre and played for Saint-Girons rugby club before signing for Toulouse in 2007, at the age of 17.[2] His father, Jean Doussain, is also a rugby player, having played at scrum half for Stade Saint-Gaudinois in the 1980s. Doussain made his first full appearance for Toulouse on 28 November 2009, against Montauban. His current contract commits him to Toulouse until the end of the 2010 season.[3]

Is a French philosopher who is best known for his book Les puissances de l'expérience (1991), descr

Is a French philosopher who is best known for his book Les puissances de l'expérience (1991), described by Paul Ricoeur as "one of the most important works recently published in the field of social and political philosophy".[1] He has also translated the work of Jürgen Habermas, by whom he was influenced, into French.

Is a French mathematician. He is one of founders of p-adic Hodge theory. He is a professor at Paris-

Is a French mathematician. He is one of founders of p-adic Hodge theory. He is a professor at Paris-Sud 11 University since 1988.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Puy-de-Dôme departme

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Puy-de-Dôme department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Saur-Sojasun.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Saur-Sojasun.

Is a French journalist. In 1985, aged 20, Morandini became the youngest TV speaker of France. He wor

Is a French journalist. In 1985, aged 20, Morandini became the youngest TV speaker of France. He worked for channel La Cinq, before creating and animating the programme Tout est possible on TF1 for 4 years (1993-1997). The programme was sharply criticised for its lack of intelligence, particularly by Libération and Les Guignols de l'Info, and was eventually discontinued.

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 US Sénart-Moissy.