French Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a French football defender who plays for LB Châteauroux.

Is a French football defender who plays for LB Châteauroux.

Is a Senegalese football coach and former international player who is currently manager of Moroccan

Is a Senegalese football coach and former international player who is currently manager of Moroccan club side Maghreb Fez.N'Diaye played in France for AS Cannes and FC Mulhouse as a striker, and also represented the Senegalese national side at internation

Is a Senegalese football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Wrexham.His previous clubs w

Is a Senegalese football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Wrexham.His previous clubs were Nîmes Olympique, RC Lens, Olympique Marseille and AS Saint-Étienne. He also had a short loan spell with Leeds United in which he had scored one single

Is a Senegalese politician and the Secretary-General of And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Soc

Is a Senegalese politician and the Secretary-General of And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism.Savané is from Casamance, in the south of Senegal; he was born in Bignona. He was a prominent figure in the radical student movement of the 1960s and

Is a French footballer, who is the goalkeeper for Metz, on loan from Juventus.Bonnefoi was signed by

Is a French footballer, who is the goalkeeper for Metz, on loan from Juventus.Bonnefoi was signed by Juventus from AS Cannes in 2001. Bonnefoi then spent two seasons playing for the Juventus youth team.

Was a Moroccan football player. He was the first player to bear the nickname of Black Pearl. The fir

Was a Moroccan football player. He was the first player to bear the nickname of Black Pearl. The first African star and the first to bear the nickname of "Black Pearl", Ben Barek blazed a trail to the European, and particularly French and Spanish, leagues. He arrived at Marseille, France at the age of 20, and became an instant favourite with the fans for his skills and technical abilities. Pele took the name of the "Black Pearl" after he made a famous statement about Larbi: "If I am the King of Soccer, then Larbi Ben Barek is the God of it".

Was a Moroccan football player. He was the first player to bear the nickname of Black Pearl.The firs

Was a Moroccan football player. He was the first player to bear the nickname of Black Pearl.The first African star and the first to bear the nickname of "Black Pearl", Ben Barek blazed a trail to the European, and particularly French and Spanish, leagues.

Is a judoka from France, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight (– 66 kg) division at th

Is a judoka from France, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight (– 66 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Turkey's Huseyin Ozkan.

Is a French midfielder currently playing for Angers SCO after signing from RCF Paris in the summer o

Is a French midfielder currently playing for Angers SCO after signing from RCF Paris in the summer of 2005.

Is a defender for French club Paris St. Germain.Larrys started his youth career at Nogent-on-Oise an

Is a defender for French club Paris St. Germain.Larrys started his youth career at Nogent-on-Oise and Chantilly before moving to Paris St. Germain signing his first professional contract in November 2006, playing only one French League Cup game, and one UEFA Cup game that season

Is a Luxembourgian-Norwegian football midfielder, he plays for Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Kongsving

Is a Luxembourgian-Norwegian football midfielder, he plays for Norwegian Adeccoligaen side Kongsvinger IL.Gerson has also represented Luxembourg at youth level, a.o. at the under-17 European Championship of 2006.

Is a Malian football player who playing for Stade Malien.He was part of the Mali U-17 team who finis

Is a Malian football player who playing for Stade Malien.He was part of the Mali U-17 team who finish third in group stage of 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He played his first game for the first team from Mali on 9 July 2007.

A French footballer of Malian descent, who plays for English Premier League club Portsmouth FC. His

A French footballer of Malian descent, who plays for English Premier League club Portsmouth FC. His predominant position is defensive midfielder, but he can also play at right back. His nicknames include hammer-head and di-arrow (for his arrow like shots outside the box).Diarra suffered rejection many times as a youngster. The first at FC Nantes, where he was deemed too "small and lightweight", at 5'8" and 9 stone, to succeed. Diarra admitted to thinking he thought his "football career was over". His next stop was Le Mans, where Diarra claimed they "didn't seem to care" about him. The Ligue 2 side then refused to supply the letter confirming his exit from the club,

Is a Malian political figure and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 200

Is a Malian political figure and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2004.Traoré was born in Bamako. During the rule of Moussa Traoré, he was Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic; subsequently he was head

Is a former Ivorian football player.He played for Côte d'Ivoire and a few clubs in Europe.He was a

Is a former Ivorian football player.He played for Côte d'Ivoire and a few clubs in Europe.He was a participant at the 1998, 2000 and 2002 African Cup of Nations. He is best known for wearing fluorescent orange soccer boots, before such designs became fashionable.

Is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the defender position. He currently plays for Lokomotiv Mezdra

Is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the defender position. He currently plays for Lokomotiv Mezdra in the Bulgarian top division.After spending the first ten years of his career in his home country with Man Fc, Africa Sports National and Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan, Diomandé relocated to Bulgaria in February 2009, signing a contract with Lokomotiv Mezdra.

Is a French figure skater. She is the 2005-2007 French national bronze medalist.

Is a French figure skater. She is the 2005-2007 French national bronze medalist.

Is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter

Is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter or Summer Olympic medal winners with five medals, two more than those on joint second place: Micheline Ostermeyer, Marielle Goitschel, Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Perrine Pelen, Anne Briand-Bouthiaux, Marie-José Pérec, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, Félicia Ballanger and Laure Manaudou. She is married and has one daughter.

Is a French footballer player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais. Her primary position is as a

Is a French footballer player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais. Her primary position is as a defender.Before beginning her professional career, Georges opted to play college soccer after graduating from secondary school in Versailles. She joined the Boston College Eagles women's soccer team in 2005 and remained there until 2007 when she joined Olympique Lyonnais. She proceeded to help the club when the double in 2008 and helped them reach the UEFA Women's Cup semi-finals for the 2007-08 season.

Is a French professional tennis player. As of September 13, 2010, she reached her highest single ran

Is a French professional tennis player. As of September 13, 2010, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 165.

Is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Barthélémy also competed in one Winte

Is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2005. Barthélémy also competed in one Winter Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the team sprint event with Karine Laurent Philippot at Vancouver in 2010. She also finished first in the spri

Is a French football player currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. B

Is a French football player currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Bolleau primarily plays as a defender and is a member of the France women's national football team.

Is a French football player currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. L

Is a French football player currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain of the Division 1 Féminine. Lepailleur primarily plays as a midfielder, but can also play in the defending position. She is a member of the France women's national football team making her first major tournament appearance with her nation at UEFA Women's Euro 2009.

Manaudou currently holds the world records for the 400 meter freestyle (short course), but she has l

Manaudou currently holds the world records for the 400 meter freestyle (short course), but she has lost her "long course" record, which is set in 50 meter pools. She won the gold medal in the women's 400 meter freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics. It was France's first gold medal ever in women's swimming and the first swimming gold medal won by a French athlete since Jean Boiteux's victory in the 400 meter men's freestyle event at Helsinki in 1952. Manaudou won the silver medal in the women's 800 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics.

Is a former French Alpine skier. She was born in Échirolles, Isère. She won a total of 3 Alpine sk

Is a former French Alpine skier. She was born in Échirolles, Isère. She won a total of 3 Alpine skiing World Cup races, all in the slalom discipline.