French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French painter and printmaker.Laurencin was born in Paris where she was raised by her mother a

Was a French painter and printmaker.Laurencin was born in Paris where she was raised by her mother and lived much of her life. When she was 18 years old, she studied porcelain painting in Sèvres. She then returned to Paris and continued her art education at Académie Humbert, where she changed her focus to oil on canvas.

Was a French ballet dancer. The daughter of Hébert Lesieur and Marie Calliaud, Lesieur made her deb

Was a French ballet dancer. The daughter of Hébert Lesieur and Marie Calliaud, Lesieur made her debut at the Théâtre de Marseille in 1816, as a 'sujet de la danse'. In the course of a production of the ballet La Naissance de Vénus (The Birth of Venus) in July 1817 she was noted for turning her back on the public, in an inconvenient attitude,

Is a French alpine skier. She won a silver medal in Super G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championship

Is a French alpine skier. She won a silver medal in Super G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009. She finished fifth in the combined, and sixth in the downhill.

Was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of Franc

Was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements and was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps. She was a record-

A Portuguese / French singer.Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with "

A Portuguese / French singer.Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with " L'oiseau et l'enfant" (The bird and the child) with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. In 1981, Marie Myriam also represented France in the Y

Was a French general. He commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa

Was a French general. He commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942.Marie Pierre Kœnig was born on October 10, 1898, in Caen, France. He fought in the French Army during World War I and served with distinction. After the war, he served with French forces in Morocco.

Is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 i

Is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne. She finished twelfth at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Maebashi and won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis. Participating at the 2004 Olympics, she failed to qualify from her pool.

Is a French actress. She is one of the preferred actresses of the director Éric Rohmer. From a work

Is a French actress. She is one of the preferred actresses of the director Éric Rohmer. From a working class background, Marie Rivière grew up on a housing estate/project in Montreuil, before working as a schoolteacher, then as a shop assistant. At 21, having seen L'Amour l'après-midi she sent a letter and photo to Éric Rohmer. He saw her in his office at Films du Losange, in the presence of Arielle Dombasle and Thierry Lhermitte, and offered her a small role in Perceval le Gallois. Two years later she appeared in Rohmer's The Aviator's Wife , the first in the Comédies et Proverbes series. The Green Ray, in which she played the fragile dreamer Delphine,

Is an Occitan singer and writer. Her father was a mechanic and she studied to be a school teacher. S

Is an Occitan singer and writer. Her father was a mechanic and she studied to be a school teacher. Since she was very interested in the history and the ethnography of her region, she started to write poems and songs in Occitan and was a member of the so-called Nova Chançon (New Song) along with Patric, Joan-Pau Verdier or Rosina de Pèira . She performed her wedding with Ives Roqueta in Occitan in 1978. [1]

Was a French dancer and choreographer known for her expressive, dramatic performances rather than a

Was a French dancer and choreographer known for her expressive, dramatic performances rather than a series of "leaps and frolics" typical of ballet of her time. As a choreographer she integrated music, costumes, and dance styles of her ballets with their themes, thereby anticipating the reforms made by choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre in the late 18th century. She changed the costume from heavy long dress to muslin flowing material which caused shock and delight.

Is a French chess player, who won the French Chess Championship for women in 2000 and 2002.In 1998 S

Is a French chess player, who won the French Chess Championship for women in 2000 and 2002.In 1998 Sebag won the European Youth Chess Championship (girls under-12), a feat she repeated the next year (girls U14) and in 2002 (girls U16). In 2004 she shared

was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship.he founded t

was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship.he founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and Warsaw. Her husband Pierre Curie was a Nobel co-laureate of hers, and her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie and son-in-law Frédé

She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, being the daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant and his sec

She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, being the daughter of actor Jean-Louis Trintignant and his second wife Nadine Marquand. When Marie's baby sister Pauline died when Marie was 8, she became withdrawn and virtually stopped speaking. Throughout her early

Was a French actress. She was the daughter of the actor and director D'Hannetaire and his wife, the

Was a French actress. She was the daughter of the actor and director D'Hannetaire and his wife, the actor Marguerite Hue. Angélique made her debut at the Théâtre de la Monnaie aged 12 in La Servante maîtresse by Pierre Baurans, after the work by Pergolesi, beside Alexandre Bultos (like her, a student of Ignaz Vitzthumb, music-master of the Théâtre de la Monnaie).

Is a French actress.

Is a French actress.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. She is a member of the The Gr

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. She is a member of the The Greens.

Is a community organizations' activist and a French politician. As of June 2009, she is a Member of

Is a community organizations' activist and a French politician. As of June 2009, she is a Member of the European Parliament representing the Left Front. She is the companion of Jean-Pierre Dubois, president of the French Human Rights League, with whom she has a son. She is the leader of the organization in the Seine-Saint-Denis department outside of Paris.

Was a progressive Roman Catholic theologian and a founder of the reformist journal Concilium. He ent

Was a progressive Roman Catholic theologian and a founder of the reformist journal Concilium. He entered the French Province of the Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) in 1913. His earlier theological work was on St. Thomas Aquinas, employing an historical method. He was invited to be a peritus, or expert, at the Roman Catholic Second Vatican Council (1962-65) where he was influential in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes). (see Walter Principe, "Chenu, M.D" in Harper Collins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Edited by Richard McBrien, 1995.)

Was a French ballet dancer. She débuted at the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris in 1819 in a pas de deux

Was a French ballet dancer. She débuted at the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris in 1819 in a pas de deux with Albert, then danced the principal roles in the ballets of Pierre Gardel. She left the Opéra in 1841 on the death of her faithful companion, général Claparède.

Was a French biblical scholar. He was educated in Rome, he was professor of the New Testament. As pa

Was a French biblical scholar. He was educated in Rome, he was professor of the New Testament. As part of the École Biblique, he was one of the translators who created the Jerusalem Bible. He was a member of Dominican Order, and was one of the most important French biblical scholars.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Indre-et-Loire department. She is a member of

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Indre-et-Loire department. She is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group.

Is a French actress. She is known for her work in television, cinema (Weekend at Dunkirk, Les Deux O

Is a French actress. She is known for her work in television, cinema (Weekend at Dunkirk, Les Deux Orphelines), and in adverts.

Was a French National Front politician, representing Dreux from 1989 to 1993, and a Member of the Eu

Was a French National Front politician, representing Dreux from 1989 to 1993, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2004. An old militant of the National Front, Marie-France Stirbois marked French political life by achieving (with her husband Jean-Pierre Stirbois) the first electoral success of the French National Front in 1983 in Dreux. Between 1989 and 1993, she was the only National Front member to sit on the National Assembly, after the Yann Piat camp had defected.

Was a French tragedian, comic actor and stage director. She was the director of the Théâtre du Gym

Was a French tragedian, comic actor and stage director. She was the director of the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris from 1962 onwards, and this theatre now bears her name.Best known as a classical actress, she was not afraid of also appearing in pieces of avant-garde theatre, Jean Genet in particular.

Was a French novelist. In 1735 she married Antoine François Riccoboni, a comedian and dramatist, fr

Was a French novelist. In 1735 she married Antoine François Riccoboni, a comedian and dramatist, from whom she soon separated. She herself was an actress and had moderate success on the stage.Madame Riccoboni's work is among the most eminent examples of the "sensibility" novel; among the parallels cited in English literature are works by Laurence Sterne and Samuel Richardson. A still nearer parallel may be found in the work of Henry Mackenzie.