French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French politician during the First Republic, under which he served as a Tribune for the year I

Was a French politician during the First Republic, under which he served as a Tribune for the year IX (1801). He was a close associate of Talleyrand, and went on to fill many positions in diplomacy and public service during the First Empire and after the Bourbon Restoration, and thus mimicking the career of his better known friend.

Was a French entomologist and ornithologist.Initially employed in commerce Mulsant wrote writes Lett

Was a French entomologist and ornithologist.Initially employed in commerce Mulsant wrote writes Lettres à Julie sur l'entomologie, suivies d'une description méthodique de la plus grande partie des insectes de France, ornées de planches… Letters to Julie o

Is a former French cyclist, now a team captain of Française des Jeux. In 1988, Gayant came second i

Is a former French cyclist, now a team captain of Française des Jeux. In 1988, Gayant came second in the World road Championships.[1]

Is an Ivorian politician. A founding member of the Fédération estudiantine et scolaire de Côte d'

Is an Ivorian politician. A founding member of the Fédération estudiantine et scolaire de Côte d'Ivoire (FESCI) formed in 1990, he is the president of the Union for Development and Freedoms (UDL) since 2006. Ahipeaud was also sdviser to the President Robert Guéï from 2000 to 2002.

Is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1] His personal best time is 10.06 second

Is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1] His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi. He won the bronze medal in the 100 m at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships and reached the quarterfinals at the 2007 World Championships later that year. He got to the semifinals at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games.

Is a French artist.Raysse was born in a ceramists family in Vallauris and began to paint and write p

Is a French artist.Raysse was born in a ceramists family in Vallauris and began to paint and write poetry at age 12. After studying and practising athleticism at a high level, he began to accumulate rubbish odds and ends that he preserved under plexiglas. In 1958 he exhibited at Galerie Longchamp some of his paintings with Jean Cocteau.

Is a French football player. He currently plays for Grenoble.He won Ligue 2 champion with Ajaccio an

Is a French football player. He currently plays for Grenoble.He won Ligue 2 champion with Ajaccio and UEFA Cup runner-up with Marseille.

Was a physician of King Francis I of France. He was born at Châlons-en-Champagne, his real name bei

Was a physician of King Francis I of France. He was born at Châlons-en-Champagne, his real name being Aquaqia.

Is a French slalom canoer. Braud has competed since the late 2000s. He finished fourth in the C-2 ev

Is a French slalom canoer. Braud has competed since the late 2000s. He finished fourth in the C-2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader

Was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. After retiring from politics, Mulroney resumed his earlier career as a lawyer and busin

Was a French theologian of the Jansenist School. He was born at Bayonne, a nephew of Jean du Vergier

Was a French theologian of the Jansenist School. He was born at Bayonne, a nephew of Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, Abbot of Saint-Cyran, who sent him to Belgium to be taught by Cornelius Jansen. When he returned to France he served for a time as tutor to the son of Robert Arnauld d'Andilly and later, 1644, succeeded his uncle at the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Cyran in Berry. He did much to improve the abbey; new buildings were erected, and the library much enhanced. Unlike many commendators of his day who scarcely ever saw the abbeys over which they held authority, Barcos became an active member of Saint-Cyran, was ordained priest 1647, and gave himself up to the rigid asceticism preached by his sect.

Was a French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth.He was born the son of a milliner in a house that

Was a French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth.He was born the son of a milliner in a house that would later carry the name 'de Drye Bredasche Hoeden' ("the Three Hats from Breda"). His early training was at Antwerp with the sculptor Pieter Verbruggen

Is a former Ivorian-French football player. His clubs included Strasbourg, Monaco, Parma, Fulham, Ni

Is a former Ivorian-French football player. His clubs included Strasbourg, Monaco, Parma, Fulham, Nice and Bolton Wanderers.Prior to his brief spell at Bolton, his only other experience in English football came by the way of a two year loan spell at Fulham where he amassed over half a century of appearances but a permanent deal could not be agreed with Italian club A.C. Parma.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot.

Is a French biathlete who began competing in 2002.[1] His older brother Simon Fourcade is also a wor

Is a French biathlete who began competing in 2002.[1] His older brother Simon Fourcade is also a world class biathlete. Both represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics,[2] where Martin won a silver medal in the mass start.[3]

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Stade Lavallois.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Stade Lavallois.

Was a professional tennis player from France and had success as a professional in the early 1930s. P

Was a professional tennis player from France and had success as a professional in the early 1930s. Plaa worked for some years in the late 1920s that the then very successful French Davis Cup team coach. During the first years of the 1930s belonged Plaa h

Was a French film actress.she studied acting under René Simon (1898-1966), making her stage debut i

Was a French film actress.she studied acting under René Simon (1898-1966), making her stage debut in 1940 and her first motion picture in 1943. One of the most beautiful women in film, she was frequently cast as an elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was the leading sex symbol and a top box office draw. One of her most famous roles was as the title character in Lola Montes (1955) directed by Max Ophüls.

Is a German footballer who plays as a defender for 1899 Hoffenheim. His father was born in Guadeloup

Is a German footballer who plays as a defender for 1899 Hoffenheim. His father was born in Guadeloupe.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for AC Arles-Avignon.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for AC Arles-Avignon.

Is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Martin beg

Is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Martin began his football career playing for his local club in Paris, Montrouge FC 92, before moving to Montbéliard to attend Sochaux's famous youth academy, which produced future teammates Ryad Boudebouz, Sloan Privat, Geoffrey Tulasne, and Frédéric Duplus. He was a part of Sochaux's youth squad that won the Coupe Gambardella in 2007.

is a tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. She is a citizen of

is a tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer.

Is a former French footballer of Polish origin.[1] He earned 33 caps and scored 12 goals for the Fra

Is a former French footballer of Polish origin.[1] He earned 33 caps and scored 12 goals for the France national football team, and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup when France finished third. He made his international debut on 3 April 1955, thus becoming the youngest footballer to play for France at the age of 18 years and 2 months.

A French-born pianist currently a US citizen, living in the United States.She entered the Paris Cons

A French-born pianist currently a US citizen, living in the United States.She entered the Paris Conservatoire where she studied initially under Jean Batalla and took supplementary lessons in piano and chamber music with Jacques Février. Later she studied with Jeanne-Marie Darré, who took over Batalla's advanced piano class. In 1960 she won first prize at the Conservatoire. After winning prizes in competitions in Salzburg and Naples, she began on an extensive concert career. She also participated in master classes given by Alfred Brendel, Jörg Demus and Paul Badura-Skoda. When Badura-Skoda was offered a position as artist in residence at the University of Wisconsin, he invited her to come as his assistant. She subsequently became artist in residence for a group of seven campuses of the University of Wisconsin, and married William R Peters, one of the deans of the university. She became a US citizen.