French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Izier won stage 22A of the 1968 Tour de France.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Izier won stage 22A of the 1968 Tour de France.

Was a French composer of incidental music for stage and film music, famous for his collaborations wi

Was a French composer of incidental music for stage and film music, famous for his collaborations with the masters of poetic realism Jean Vigo, René Clair, Julien Duvivier and Marcel Carné. He also had a long collaboration with Jean Giraudoux. From 1931-5 he was music director of the Pathé-Nathan studios, where he conducted not only his own scores but those of Arthur Honneger and Darius Milhaud. He makes a cameo appearance as a conductor in Kurt Bernhardt's La Nuit de décembre (1939). As a journalist he championed many composers, including Kurt Weill.

Was a French satirist and lawyer known for his work titled The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli

Was a French satirist and lawyer known for his work titled The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu, later used as a basis for The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Was a French composer born in Biarritz. He composed from 1921 to 1984.

Was a French composer born in Biarritz. He composed from 1921 to 1984.

Is a French footballer of Ivorian descent currently under contract for French side AJ Auxerre.

Is a French footballer of Ivorian descent currently under contract for French side AJ Auxerre.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a French alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished eleventh in

Was a French alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished eleventh in the alpine skiing combined event.

Was a French football (soccer) defender. He was part of the French national team during the 1958 FIF

Was a French football (soccer) defender. He was part of the French national team during the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Was a French composer and conductor.

Was a French composer and conductor.

Was a French pastor and ethnologist specialising in the Kanak people of New Caledonia.At the beginni

Was a French pastor and ethnologist specialising in the Kanak people of New Caledonia.At the beginning of the twentieth century, Protestant authorities concerned themselves with the evangelisation of the Kanaks, in competition with the Marist Brothers. Ma

A French composer and orchestrator, born 6 February 1923 and died 19 October 1992 in Avignon, France

A French composer and orchestrator, born 6 February 1923 and died 19 October 1992 in Avignon, France. He studied composition at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Olivier Messiaen. His work includes 19 original film scores and a number of television scores and orchestrations.1

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loir-et-Cher department, and is a

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loir-et-Cher department, and is a member of the New Centre.

Is a leading French businessman currently the chief executive officer of Publicis and has served in

Is a leading French businessman currently the chief executive officer of Publicis and has served in that role since 1987. Lévy joined Publicis in 1971 as its IT Director. One of his most important feats was putting in place a data security policy, which involved backing up all of the company's data on magnetic tape. A fire in the company's office proved the success of his backup and restoration strategy, as the company was back on its feet one week later. He then became the anointed successor of the company's then owner and Chief Executive, Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, who made him Chairman of the Management Board, and Chief Executive Officer in November 1987.

Was a French artist. He was born in Bordeaux and died in Paris. Lobre first gained recognition in th

Was a French artist. He was born in Bordeaux and died in Paris. Lobre first gained recognition in the late 19th Century when his work was displayed at the Salon du Champ de Mars. In 1888 he received an honorary mention and a travel grant from the Salon. That summer he traveled to Normandy where he stayed with Jacques-Émile Blanche. By this time, Blanche regularly hosted popular artists. Degas and Whistler were among his most prominent guests.[1]

Was a French financier and entrepreneur who created several mainstream consumer-good products such a

Was a French financier and entrepreneur who created several mainstream consumer-good products such as MIR, the world's oldest existing, and continental Europe's first detergent, the perfume Porte-Bonheur and a hygiene and beauty product La Mondiale. Maurice Luiset also owned one of the largest candle manufacturing businesses in France, a bee-keeping products business that sold under the brand name La Colombe and merchant ships that he used for import and export activities. He based his business operations out of Vienne, near Lyon, France.

Was a French silent film director, actor and screenwriter. He was best known for his silent films of

Was a French silent film director, actor and screenwriter. He was best known for his silent films of the 1910s and his work overlapping with Portuguese film in the early 1920s notably the 1922 Portuguese film Os Faroleiros.

Was a French artist. He was a painter considered a member of Les Fauves, and then a major artist in

Was a French artist. He was a painter considered a member of Les Fauves, and then a major artist in glass. Marinot's father was a bonnet maker. Maurice did poorly in school, but convinced his parents to send him to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris for painting. He left art school after his work wasn't accepted by the standards of the day. In 1905 he returned to Troyes, where he stayed for the rest of his life.

Was a French cellist, a radio telegrapher during the first World War, and an inventor. he is best kn

Was a French cellist, a radio telegrapher during the first World War, and an inventor. he is best known for his invention of the Ondes Martenot, an instrument he first realized in 1928 and spent decades improving. He unveiled a microtonal model in 1938. He also was responsible for teaching the first generation of ones Martenot performers, including Karel Goeyvaerts, Jeanne Loriod, Georges Savaria, Gilles Tremblay, and his sister Ginette Martenot.

Was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegge

Was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. At the core of Merleau-Ponty's philosophy is a sustained argument f

Is a former road racing cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at

Is a former road racing cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Michel Vermeulin. He was a professional rider from 1957 to 1962.

Is a French writer and editor. Perhaps his best known book, translated into several languages, is th

Is a French writer and editor. Perhaps his best known book, translated into several languages, is the classic [1] Histoire du surréalisme (The History of Surrealism), published in French in 1944 and in English 21 years later, translated by Richard Howard.

Was a French athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the bronze medal with

Was a French athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the bronze medal with his teammates Henri Lauvaux and Gaston Heuet in the team cross country competition after finishing 15th in the individual cross country race. He also participated in the 5000 metre event but was eliminated in the first orund.

Was a French architect; born in Thonon-les-Bains, in Haute-Savoie, he died in the town of his birth.

Was a French architect; born in Thonon-les-Bains, in Haute-Savoie, he died in the town of his birth. He is best known for having designed the church of Notre-Dame de Toute Grâce du Plateau d'Assy. He was a student of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and later became an engineer of public works. Elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1979, he was succeeded by Aymeric Zublena in 2008.

Was an Anglo-French composer of Sephardic Jewish origin. Ohana's output includes the choral works Of

Was an Anglo-French composer of Sephardic Jewish origin. Ohana's output includes the choral works Office des Oracles and Avoaha (1992), three string quartets (1963, 1980, 1989), and two suites for ten-string guitar: Si le jour paraît... (1963)[1] and Cadran lunaire (1981-2)[2], as well as a Tiento for six-string guitar (1957).[3] He also wrote an opera entitled Syllabaire pour Phèdre.

Was a French diplomat, historian, and essayist. After graduating in Law, Maurice Paléologue obtaine

Was a French diplomat, historian, and essayist. After graduating in Law, Maurice Paléologue obtained an office at the French Foreign Ministry in 1880, and moved on to become Embassy Secretary at Tangiers, in the Morocco Protectorate, then in Beijing (Qing China), and later in Italy. A Minister Plenipotentiary in 1901, he represented France in Bulgaria (1907-1912) and Imperial Russia (1914-1917), and moved on to become General Secretary of the Foreign Ministry in the Alexandre Millerand cabinet.