French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve and Fra

Was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac.

Was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1975 film Lily, aime-moi was entered into the 25th

Was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1975 film Lily, aime-moi was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The following year, his film F comme Fairbanks was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Was the pen-name of Maurice Bourgeaux, a Breton musician, writer and activist who was a leading figu

Was the pen-name of Maurice Bourgeaux, a Breton musician, writer and activist who was a leading figure in Breton nationalism and federalist politics in the years before World War II. Duhamel was the son of a coal merchant from Rennes. From youth, he displayed great musical talent, composing his own original works, and collecting and arranging traditional Breton songs. He also worked as a journalist for music magazines. Meanwhile, he learned the Breton language and studied Breton literature.

Was a French architect. He was active in the Vendée department, primarily in the area around Les Sa

Was a French architect. He was active in the Vendée department, primarily in the area around Les Sables-d'Olonne, and many of his buildings may still be seen in that area today[1].

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral C

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral Choir School, where he studied piano and organ with Jules Haelling. At age 17, upon moving to Paris, he took private organ lessons with Charles Tournemire, whom he assisted at Basilique Ste-Clotilde, Paris until 1927. In 1920 Duruflé entered the Conservatoire de Paris, eventually graduating with first prizes in organ, harmony, piano accompaniment, and composition.

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral C

Was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue.In 1912, he became chorister at the Rouen Cathedral Choir School, where he studied piano and organ with Jules Haelling. At age 17, upon moving to Paris, he took private organ lessons with Charles Tournemire, whom he assisted at Basilique Ste-Clotilde, Paris until 1927. In 1920 Duruflé entered the Conservatoire de Paris, eventually graduating with first prizes in organ, harmony, piano accompaniment, and composition.

Is a French jurist, sociologist and politician.Starting his career as a jurist at the University of

Is a French jurist, sociologist and politician.Starting his career as a jurist at the University of Bordeaux, Duverger became more and more involved in political science and in 1948 founded one of the first faculties for political science in Bordeaux, Fra

Was a French violist whose teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris plays a key role in the history of

Was a French violist whose teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris plays a key role in the history of the viola in France. Vieux received his 1st Prize Viola in 1902 in the class of Théophile Laforge, the first viola professor of the Conservatoire de Paris. Thereafter, he was principal violist of the Opéra National de Paris (1907–1949) and the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, and member of the Quatuor Parent and Quatuor Touche. In 1918, he replaced LaForge as professor of viola at the Conservatoire.

Was a French football (soccer) player in midfielder role and manager. He was born in Ris-Orangis. He

Was a French football (soccer) player in midfielder role and manager. He was born in Ris-Orangis. He played for Viry-Châtillon, Draveil, Juvisy, Stade Français (1928–29), RC Paris (1929–37), RC Roubaix (1937–39), FC Rouen (1939–45) and Red Star Olympique (1945–46). He won two French national tournaments in 1936 and 1940 and one Coupe de France in 1936.

Was a French composer of classical music. Brought up in Dijon, Marie François Maurice Emmanuel beca

Was a French composer of classical music. Brought up in Dijon, Marie François Maurice Emmanuel became a chorister at Beaune cathedral after his family moved to the city in 1869. Subsequently he went to Paris, and he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where his composition teacher was Léo Delibes. At the Conservatoire he came to know Claude Debussy who was also a pupil there. In addition, he attended the Conservatoire classes of César Franck, about whom he wrote a short book in 1930 (César Franck: Etude Critique).

Is a former member of the French Resistance and a former minister in several French governments.He w

Is a former member of the French Resistance and a former minister in several French governments.He was a deputy in the French parliament from 1951 to 1983 and a Senator from 1983 to 1988, representing Lot and served for many years as Mayor of Cahors. Faur

Is a French economist.Allais graduated from the École Polytechnique in Paris and studied at the Éc

Is a French economist.Allais graduated from the École Polytechnique in Paris and studied at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris. His academic and non-academic posts have included being Professor of Economics at the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (since 1944) and Director of its Economic Analysis Centre (since 1946). In 1949 he received a Doctor-Engineer title from the University of Paris, Faculty of Science. He also held teaching positions at various institutions, among which the University of Paris X-Nanterre.

Was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 19

Was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.

Was a French mathematician. He made major contributions to the topology of point sets and introduced

Was a French mathematician. He made major contributions to the topology of point sets and introduced the entire concept of metric spaces. He also made several important contributions to the field of statistics and probability, as well as calculus. His dissertation opened the entire field of functionals on metric spaces and introduced the notion of compactness. Independently of Riesz, he discovered the representation theorem in the space of Lebesgue square integrable functions.

Was a French novelist, historian, essayist and lawyer. A major figure at the bar, he gained a certai

Was a French novelist, historian, essayist and lawyer. A major figure at the bar, he gained a certain notoriety and was even mentioned with René Floriot in the last phrase of Jean-Pierre Melville's film "Bob le flambeur".

Is a French film actor. Father of producer Thierry Garrel and director Philippe Garrel, and grandfat

Is a French film actor. Father of producer Thierry Garrel and director Philippe Garrel, and grandfather of actor Louis Garrel.

Was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double (with André Gob

Was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double (with André Gobert) at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French ba

Was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French basketball team, which won the silver medal.

Was a French architect and archeologist, Conservator of Angkor from 1937 to 1945. He lived in Paris

Was a French architect and archeologist, Conservator of Angkor from 1937 to 1945. He lived in Paris several years, working mostly as freelance architect, but never losing his interest in Indochina. Thanks to his cousin, François Glaize, he was recruited by the Crédit foncier et de l'Union immobilière d'Indochine and worked as architect and agency manager at Phnom Penh from 1928 to 1930 (participating into the building of the Royal Palace), then as architect-in-chief at Saigon from 1931 to 1934.

Is a career diplomat and the current French Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Mr Gourdault-Montagne

Is a career diplomat and the current French Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Mr Gourdault-Montagne joined the French Foreign Ministry in 1978. He served as First Secretary at the French Embassy in New Delhi (1981-83),counsellor in Bonn(1988-1991),then as Spokesman of the French Foreign Ministry(1991-1993) and Deputy private secretary to the Minister to Foreign Affairs (1993-95). He became Private Secretary and Head of the Prime Minister's Office(1995-1997). He served as the Ambassador to Japan (1998-2002) and became Senior diplomatic Advisor and G8 sherpa to the French President jacques Chirac(2002-2007).He was appointed as French Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2007.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a French Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a French philosopher and sociologist known for developing the concept of collective memory. Halb

Was a French philosopher and sociologist known for developing the concept of collective memory. Halbwachs attended the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. There he studied philosophy with Henri Bergson, who influenced him greatly. He aggregated in Philosophy in 1901. He taught at various lycées before traveling to Germany in 1904, where he studied at the University of Göttingen and worked on cataloging Leibniz's papers.

Is a French mountaineer and sports administrator.Herzog became, on 3 June 1950, the first person to

Is a French mountaineer and sports administrator.Herzog became, on 3 June 1950, the first person to climb a peak over 8000m when, in the company of Louis Lachenal, he summited the Himalayan mountain Annapurna, 10th-highest mountain in the world. Its ascen

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympic

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2]