French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French rugby union player. He was born on 30 January, 1890, in St Petersburg, Russia and died

Was a French rugby union player. He was born on 30 January, 1890, in St Petersburg, Russia and died on 2 September 1916 during the First World War. He was 1 m 73 and weighed 72 kg, and played at centre, for France and Racing club de France.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the 1928 Tour de France.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the 1928 Tour de France.

Is a former french football (soccer) player in defender role and manager. He was born in Metz. He co

Is a former french football (soccer) player in defender role and manager. He was born in Metz. He coached AS Talanges, Amnéville, Metz, Lens, Gueugnon, Nancy, Club Africain, Buraydah, GFCO Ajaccio and WAC Casablanca.[1]

Was a French alpinist, explorer, photographer and film director. Born in Rueil, France, Ichac was on

Was a French alpinist, explorer, photographer and film director. Born in Rueil, France, Ichac was one of the first people to introduce electronic music in cinema with Ondes Martenot for Karakoram (1936) and released the first French movie in Cinemascope,

Was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Was a French film-maker, who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practiti

Was a French film-maker, who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued until the 1950s and he made more than 40 feature films in total. During the 1950s and 1960s he worked on cultural programmes for French television. He also fulfilled many administrative roles in the French film industry, and he was the founder and the first President of the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC).

Was a French conductor and composer. At the Schola Cantorum, he taught piano and (until the death of

Was a French conductor and composer. At the Schola Cantorum, he taught piano and (until the death of Vincent d'Indy) was one of its under-directors, and later became the co-founder and director of the Ecole César Franck (1935-962). He was also secretary of France's Société nationale de musique.

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olym

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the French field hockey team which was eliminated in the groups stage of the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played one match as ha

Was a French football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games. In Paris he won a silver medal

Was a French football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games. In Paris he won a silver medal as a member of Club Français club team.

Was a French football (soccer) player in striker role, nicknamed "La Caille".During his career he pl

Was a French football (soccer) player in striker role, nicknamed "La Caille".During his career he played before 1928 for CA Paris, and Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix (1928-1933), Red Star (1934-1936), AS Saint-Étienne (1935-1937) and CA Paris (1936-1938).

Was a French Christian philosopher and mathematician.Marcel Légaut received his Ph.D. in Mathematic

Was a French Christian philosopher and mathematician.Marcel Légaut received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the École Normale Superieure of Paris in 1925. He taught in various faculties (among them Rennes and Lyon) until 1943. Under the impact of the Second

Was a French rugby union player, who died in World War I. He was 1 m 80 tall and weighed 80 kg, and

Was a French rugby union player, who died in World War I. He was 1 m 80 tall and weighed 80 kg, and played at second row and then, having played second line, and then third line (and then wing) in the national selection, and at the Stade Français.

Was a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Competing in

Was a Luxembourgian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 13th in the K-1 10000 m event at London in 1948.

Was a French otolaryngologist and surgeon who was a native of Cambrai. In 1886 he received his docto

Was a French otolaryngologist and surgeon who was a native of Cambrai. In 1886 he received his doctorate in Paris, and in 1891 became Médecin des Hôpitaux. In 1892 he traveled to Vienna to study with famed otologist Adam Politzer (1835-1920). During this period of time, Lermoyez decided to specialize in otorhinolaryngology. In 1896 he established a private clinic in Paris, and in 1898 was appointed to the Hôpital Saint-Antoine where he established an otolaryngology facility. In 1910 he became only the second otologist to be elected to the Academy of Medicine; the first being Prosper Ménière (1799-1862).

Is a retired French football player who played for Angers SCO and Rennes, as well as the French nati

Is a retired French football player who played for Angers SCO and Rennes, as well as the French national side.

Was a French harpist, composer, and pedagogue who composed important solo repertory for the harp tha

Was a French harpist, composer, and pedagogue who composed important solo repertory for the harp that expanded the technical and harmonic possibilities of the instrument. His works are regularly performed in concert and recorded by professional harpists, and they are often test pieces for harp-performance competitions. A student of Alphonse Hasselmans at the Paris Conservatory,

Is a Senegalese footballer. He is currently contracted with Olhanense.He has playing for FC Shinnik

Is a Senegalese footballer. He is currently contracted with Olhanense.He has playing for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and for Olhanense at Liga de Honra since January 2007. After one and a half year with FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in Russia turned back in July 2009 to

Was a well-known French mime artist.Marcel Marceau was born in Strasbourg, France, the son of Anne (

Was a well-known French mime artist.Marcel Marceau was born in Strasbourg, France, the son of Anne (née Werzberg) and Charles Mangel. When he was 4 years of age, his family moved to Lille, but returned to Strasbourg when he was in his early teens. When he was 16, France entered the Second World War, and his Jewish family was forced to flee from Strasbourg, near the German border, to Limoges. His father, a kosher butcher, was arrested by the Gestapo and died in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.

Is a Ivorian football player, currently playing in a Serbian club FK Banat. His natural position is

Is a Ivorian football player, currently playing in a Serbian club FK Banat. His natural position is a right full-back, but can also play as a central defender.

Was a French composer born in Romania. He was discovered by George Enescu in Bucharest. He moved to

Was a French composer born in Romania. He was discovered by George Enescu in Bucharest. He moved to Paris in 1919 (at age 21) to study under Vincent d'Indy. His works include his Sonata number 1 for violin and piano (1920), Mélusine opera (1920, libretto by Yvan Goll), his 1st string quartet (1923), 2nd string quartet (1931), Sonata number 2 for violin and piano (1941), Sonata for violin and cello (1944), Phèdre Opera (1949), Étude in two parts for piano and instrumental ensemble (1951) and Esercizio per archi (1960). Many of his piano works were first performed by his wife and renown concert pianist Monique Haas.

Is a former French footballer and manager, He played as an attacker for AS Cherbourg from 1945 to 19

Is a former French footballer and manager, He played as an attacker for AS Cherbourg from 1945 to 1958, with one season at SM Caen (1952–53). At Cherbourg, Marcel Mouchel played under the management of George Kimpton, Maurice Blondel and Ernest Vaast, who imbued him with the skill needed to win nine caps for France Amateurs (1956–58).

Is a documentary film maker and former actor. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Max Ophüls. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1950.

Was a French football player who played with USL Dunkerque and RC Lens, as well as the French nation

Was a French football player who played with USL Dunkerque and RC Lens, as well as the French national team.

Was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to

Was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie Française.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.