French Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French graphic designer, illustrator, photographer and advertising film director. He created se

Is a French graphic designer, illustrator, photographer and advertising film director. He created several well-known campaigns for brands such as Perrier, Citroën and Chanel. He has a son, Paulo, with his former muse, the model and performer Grace Jones (The two were never married).

Was an important member of the EADS group. He now heads a consulting company in aviation in London,

Was an important member of the EADS group. He now heads a consulting company in aviation in London, with EADS as its main client. Jean Paul Gut is graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (the french institute specialized in political sciences) with a Master’s Degree of Economy.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m e

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.

Was a French painter and sculptor, and one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style.

Was a French painter and sculptor, and one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style. Laurens was commissioned to paint numerous public works by the French Third Republic, including the steel vault of the Paris City Hall, the monumental series on the life of Saint Genevieve in the apse of the Panthéon, the decorated ceiling of the Odéon Theater, and the hall of distinguished citizens at the Toulouse capitol.

Is a French actor, writer and director. His film La journée de la jupe was nominated for 3 Cesar Aw

Is a French actor, writer and director. His film La journée de la jupe was nominated for 3 Cesar Awards in 2009, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay for Lilienfeld.

Is a French author who lives in Bourgogne, France. He has written about thirty books for young adult

Is a French author who lives in Bourgogne, France. He has written about thirty books for young adults, as well as 8 mysteries for adults (in particular the series Enquêtes de Slimane of which two of four have received a prix du polar. One of his books, Un été Algérien (An Algerian Summer), has received many awards in France. Algeria and its war for independence are of personal importance to him and are recurring themes throughout his works.

Is a French football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Madagascar national

Is a French football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Madagascar national football team. He coached Guingamp[2], La Roche VF, Rouen, Besançon, AS Vitré, Burkina Faso[3][4], MC Alger, Alkhor, F.C. Ryukyu. He was appointed manager of the Madagascar national football team on April 2010.[5]

Is a French film director, screenwriter, and actor. He started out in film as an assistant and scree

Is a French film director, screenwriter, and actor. He started out in film as an assistant and screenwriter collaborating with Louis Malle on Zazie dans le metro in 1960 and Vie privee in 1961. In 1964, he was co-screenwriter for L' Homme de Rio, which starred Jean-Paul Belmondo.The first film that he both wrote and directed was La Vie de chateau in 1966. Although it was a great critical and popular success, he did not make another film until 1971, when he directed Les Mariés de l'an II, again starring Belmondo and Marlène Jobert.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Is a French director.

Is a French director.

Is a French mining pioneer, and one of many claimants to the discovery of the Telfer Mine in Western

Is a French mining pioneer, and one of many claimants to the discovery of the Telfer Mine in Western Australia, for a time Australia's largest gold mine. The discovery of this prospect is officially attributed to David Tyrwhitt for Newmont Mining in 1972.[1] [2]

Was a French philosopher. where he studied under Eugène Burnouf, Abel-Francois Villemain, and Victo

Was a French philosopher. where he studied under Eugène Burnouf, Abel-Francois Villemain, and Victor Cousin. After teaching for several years in provincial towns, he came to Paris, where he lectured on philosophy in various institutions, and finally became professor in the normal school, and titular professor at the Sorbonne. In 1824 he joined Paul-François Dubois and Théodore Simon Jouffroy in establishing the Globe; and he was also a member of the committee of the society which took for its motto Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera.

A renowned French pianist.Born into a musical family, he started playing the piano at age five. In 1

A renowned French pianist.Born into a musical family, he started playing the piano at age five. In 1960 he traveled to Berlin having been sent by the Jeunesses-Musicales to compete in the International Competition for young pianists. At 16 he won First Prize at the Paris Conservatory of Music. He also is a winner of the Gabriel Fauré Award. He has a First Prize from the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition. He was awarded the Albert Roussel Award and won the Cziffra International Competition.

Is a former professional footballer, who is currently manager of Championnat de France amateur 2 sid

Is a former professional footballer, who is currently manager of Championnat de France amateur 2 side Thouars Foot 79. He played as an attacking midfielder.

Is a French composer and keyboardist, born in Paris in 1952.

Is a French composer and keyboardist, born in Paris in 1952.

Is a French rugby union footballer who plays for USA Perpignan. He mainly plays at centre. His profe

Is a French rugby union footballer who plays for USA Perpignan. He mainly plays at centre. His professional career started with Béziers in 1998. He played with them until 2003; this included three caps in the 2001/2002 European Challenge Cup, and five caps in the 2002/2003 Heineken Cup.

Is a French former professional footballer, who played in his homeland, where he started at hometown

Is a French former professional footballer, who played in his homeland, where he started at hometown team Montpellier, and numerous clubs in England and Scotland. He was a midfielder.

Was a French architect and Egyptologist. He worked for Firth and Quibell on Djoser's Step Pyramid. H

Was a French architect and Egyptologist. He worked for Firth and Quibell on Djoser's Step Pyramid. He devoted the next 75 years to restoring and reconstructing the complex surrounding the pyramid.

Was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era.[1] He replace

Was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era.[1] He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer for the harpsichord of his time, alongside François Couperin.[2]

Is a French composer, arranger & musician, primarily a keyboard player. He was born blind in 1961, a

Is a French composer, arranger & musician, primarily a keyboard player. He was born blind in 1961, and is the son of fashion designer Sonia Rykiel. Rykiel first came to public attention via his synthesizer duets with Tim Blake as part of the Crystal Machine audio-visual project in the late 70's, which staged large events involving music and laser-based light shows in France and Japan[1].

Is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Sabo began h

Is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Sabo began his career with Marseille, making his debut during the 2007–08 season. Sabo spent the 2008–09 season on loan at Montpellier and spent the 2009–10 season on loan at Ajaccio.

Is a French archaeologist, specialising in ancient architecture. Following a special diploma from th

Is a French archaeologist, specialising in ancient architecture. Following a special diploma from the School of Architecture in 1965, he entered the ancient architecture department of the CNRS. He produced several monumental studies in France and worldwide, and became director of the Office of Ancient Architecture of Paris, located in the north tower of the castle of Vincennes.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten films since 1993. His film Poids lé

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten films since 1993. His film Poids léger was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Was a French danseur and choreographer, he joined the company in 1801 after an initial engagement wi

Was a French danseur and choreographer, he joined the company in 1801 after an initial engagement with Jean Dauberval in Bordeaux. The Paris Opera's maître de ballet Pierre Gardel presented an obstacle which led Aumer to choose the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin as the venue for which to compose his early ballets. Faced the with implacable competition from Gardel, Aumer left France for engagements in Kassel (1808-1814) and Vienna (1814-1820). Brief periods in Paris (1821-1822) and London (1824-1825) were followed by his return to the Paris Opera Ballet (1826-1830),

Was a French actor. Aumont was born in Paris as Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons to Alexandre Salomons,

Was a French actor. Aumont was born in Paris as Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons to Alexandre Salomons, owner of La Maison du Blanc (a linen department store) and Suzanne Cahen. His mother's uncle was well-known stage actor Georges Berr.