French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French mathematician, most famous for what is now known as Parseval's theorem, which presaged

Was a French mathematician, most famous for what is now known as Parseval's theorem, which presaged the unitarity of the Fourier transform.

Is a French writer. He is also a painter, and a jazz guitarist. Marc-Edouard Nabe was born on 27 Dec

Is a French writer. He is also a painter, and a jazz guitarist. Marc-Edouard Nabe was born on 27 December 1958 in Marseille, from a Corsican mother and a Greek-Turkish-Italian father Marcel Zanini famous for his song Tu veux ou tu veux pas[1].

Was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author. His play "All in the Family", adap

Was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author. His play "All in the Family", adapted by Victor Wolfson, was given its first performance at the Strand Theatre, London on June 17, 1959. It was directed by Norman Marshall and designed by Paul Mayo. The cast consisted of Maxine Audley, Donald Sinden, Andre Morell, Brian Oulton, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Michael Logan, Vanda Godsell, Pauline Knight, Virginia Maskell, Mary Powell, Douglas Malcom and Philip Ashley.

Was a French rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew

Was a French rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the French boat in the coxed pairs event.

Was a French schoolteacher, trade unionist, Socialist militant and journalist. He was an alumnus of

Was a French schoolteacher, trade unionist, Socialist militant and journalist. He was an alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud.

Was a French football player who played with Lille OSC. He won the Coupe de France a total of five t

Was a French football player who played with Lille OSC. He won the Coupe de France a total of five times.

Was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position

Was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly-recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1959.

Was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fiction

Was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas. The son of a Parisian bourgeois family, Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, Le Rour. Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fantômas series, appears in the novel.

Was a French novelist, literary critic, and journalist. With René Crevel and Roger Vitrac he founde

Was a French novelist, literary critic, and journalist. With René Crevel and Roger Vitrac he founded the dadaist newspaper Aventure. He was awarded the Prix Goncourt for L'Ordre in 1929, and was elected to the French academy in 1968. He directed the Nouvelle Revue Française from 1968-1977.

Is a French former football defender.He played for France in the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Is a French former football defender.He played for France in the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Is a French former football goalkeeper.He was the first goalkeeper for France in the FIFA World Cup

Is a French former football goalkeeper.He was the first goalkeeper for France in the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Was a French novelist, children's writer , humour writer and also a movie and theater playwright.Mar

Was a French novelist, children's writer , humour writer and also a movie and theater playwright.Marcel Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Yonne département (Bourgogne). He studied in the Collège de Dole, and worked among other as a journalist in Paris. In literature, his first novel was Brûlebois (1926) and in 1929 La Table aux crevés won the Prix Renaudot. After the success of his novel La Jument verte (1933), he concentrated mostly on literature. He published children's stories, novels and collections. In 1935 he also started writing movie scripts. In theater, Marcel Aymé found success with his plays Lucienne et le boucher, Clérambard (1949), a farce, and Tête des autres (1952), which criticized the death penalty.

Is a French mathematician, doyen of French differential geometry, and a former director of the Insti

Is a French mathematician, doyen of French differential geometry, and a former director of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES), France. Currently residing in Le Castera in Lasseube, France, Berger was instrumental in Mikhail Gromov's accepting positions both at the University of Paris and at the IHES.[citation needed]

Was a former French male tennis player. He's best remembered for winning the French Open in 1946. He

Was a former French male tennis player. He's best remembered for winning the French Open in 1946. He defeated Jaroslav Drobný in the finals by the score of 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. In the same French Open (1946), he also won the Men's Doubles with Yvon Pe

Was the co-founder of Bic, the world's leading producer of ballpoint In 1945, Bich and his partner,

Was the co-founder of Bic, the world's leading producer of ballpoint In 1945, Bich and his partner, Edouard Buffard, bought an empty factory near Paris, France. Bich’s knowledge of the writing instrument trade, gained while working as a production manager for an ink maker, had them starting with production of fountain pen parts and mechanical lead pencils. In 1950, Bich purchased the patent for the ballpoint pen from Hungarian László Bíró who had been producing such pens since 1943 in Argentina.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer who won two stages of the Tour de France and became man

Was a French professional road bicycle racer who won two stages of the Tour de France and became manager of the French national team. He led the team in 12 Tours and won six of them.He rode every Tour de France from 1926 to 1930 and then again in 1932. Hi

Is a French military officer who fought in World War II, Indochina and Algeria. He was one of the co

Is a French military officer who fought in World War II, Indochina and Algeria. He was one of the commanders in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and is thought by many to have been a dominating influence on French 'unconventional' warfare thinking from that time onward. He is one of the most decorated soldiers in France.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 40 films since 1955.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 40 films since 1955.

Was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most succes

Was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history.In 1946, he financed Christian Dior's new Paris fashion house that became one of the most famous clothing and perfume marques in history. In 1951 Boussac expanded into the newspaper business with the acquisition of L'Aurore.

Was a French essayist, literary critic, novelist, and historian. Brion wrote nearly a hundred books

Was a French essayist, literary critic, novelist, and historian. Brion wrote nearly a hundred books in his career, ranging from historical biography to examinations of Italian and Germany art, and turning later in life to novels. His most famous collection of stories is the 1942 Les Escales de la Haute Nuit (The Shore Leaves Of The Deepest Night). An essay of Brion appears in Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress, the important 1929 critical appreciation of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.

Was a French politician. In 1891, Cachin joined Jules Guesde French Workers' Party (POF). In 1905, h

Was a French politician. In 1891, Cachin joined Jules Guesde French Workers' Party (POF). In 1905, he joined the new French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and won election to the Chamber of Deputies representing the Seine in 1914. He rallied the national union during the First World War and was sent to Russia in a mission in 1917.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.In 1907 Cadolle rode a good Tour de France, having fini

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.In 1907 Cadolle rode a good Tour de France, having finished in the top 6 of all of the first six stages, winning the fourth stage. Before the seventh stage, Cadolle was second in the classification. In that sev

Was a French film director. He directed nearly a dozen films, including Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus),

Was a French film director. He directed nearly a dozen films, including Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which won the Golden Palm at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.

Was a French footballer, who played in defence.

Was a French footballer, who played in defence.

Was a French film director. Feyder accepted an invitation to work in England for Alexander Korda, fo

Was a French film director. Feyder accepted an invitation to work in England for Alexander Korda, for whom he made Knight Without Armour (1937), but made it possible for Carné to take over his project, Jenny (1936), as its director.[4] The film marked the beginning of a successful collaboration with surrealist poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert.