French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a notable leftist French politician, member of the resistance, and director of Air France.

Was a notable leftist French politician, member of the resistance, and director of Air France.

Is a former racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One Grand Prix driving a March

Is a former racing driver from France. He participated in one Formula One Grand Prix driving a March for Frank Williams, in his home race on July 4, 1971. He scored no championship points.

Was a French artist. He studied continuously during the Second World War and received training in a

Was a French artist. He studied continuously during the Second World War and received training in a jeweller's workshop. He then specialised in engraving coins and medals, and in 1945 he was awarded the Prix de Rome in the Engraving category. He concentrated mainly on medals, but produced some sculptures, as well as 40 ceremonial swords for members of the French Academy, including the sword of Léopold Sédar Senghor. He did work on both French and foreign decorations, of which the National Order of Merit (Ordre national du mérite) was one. He was himself a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Was an influential French pioneer of silent film.Max Linder created what was probably the first iden

Was an influential French pioneer of silent film.Max Linder created what was probably the first identifiable motion-picture character who appeared in successive situation comedies. Linder made more than one hundred short films portraying "Max," a wealthy and dapper man-about-town frequently in hot water because of his penchant for beautiful women and the good life. By 1911, he was directing his own films as well as writing the script and the universality of silent films brought Linder fame and fortune throughout Europe

Is a French composer.Max Méreaux is both a music teacher and educational advisor. He takes a part

Is a French composer.Max Méreaux is both a music teacher and educational advisor. He takes a particular interest in "active methods", and has composed several didactic works.

Is a French composer. He was born in October 1946 at Saint-Omer, near Calais, where he took music le

Is a French composer. He was born in October 1946 at Saint-Omer, near Calais, where he took music lessons. After gaining his baccalaureate in philosophy he studied musical analysis at the Paris Conservatoire under Jacques Castérède. Max Méreaux is both a music teacher and educational advisor. He takes a particular interest in "active methods", and has composed several didactic works.

Is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul

Is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma and Gilles Quenehervé. At the 1990 European Championships in Split the French team of Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the world record to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the Weltklasse Zurich meet.[1] With 10.09 seconds he is also a former French record holder in the 100 metres.

French author and journalist. was captured at Sedan, but was released in time to join the Versaillis

French author and journalist. was captured at Sedan, but was released in time to join the Versaillist army which overcame the Paris Commune, and was severely wounded during the second siege of Paris. In 1872 he went to England as correspondent of several French newspapers, and in 1876 became the very efficient French master at St Paul's School, London, retaining that post until 1884. What induced him to leave was the brilliant success of his first book, John Bull et son île (translated as John Bull and his Island), which in its French and English forms was so widely read as to make his pseudonym a household word in England and America.

Was a French movie-maker, After making erotic movies and some thrillers, he shoots teenage comedies

Was a French movie-maker, After making erotic movies and some thrillers, he shoots teenage comedies, including his classic "Saint-Tropez series". His filmography is considered as models of camp B-movies.

Is a French bobsledder who competed during the 1990s.

Is a French bobsledder who competed during the 1990s.

Was a French rugby league and rugby union footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a d

Was a French rugby league and rugby union footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a dual-code international, eventually becoming captain of the French rugby league team.

Was a French architect. Author of numerous accomplishments in Reims and Soissons before the Great Wa

Was a French architect. Author of numerous accomplishments in Reims and Soissons before the Great War (completion of the church Sainte Clotilde, church of Saint Benoît, house of Jacques Simon, ...), he participated actively in the reconstruction of Reims in the immediate post war[1].

Was the co-founder of Fnac, originally Fédération nationale d’achats des cadres, or National Pur

Was the co-founder of Fnac, originally Fédération nationale d’achats des cadres, or National Purchasing Federation of Managers, alongside André Essel. He was also an antifacist activist and a believer of Trotskyism.

Was a French-born film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom and Austra

Was a French-born film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom and Australia. directing credits encompass a long string of B movies, including Top Floor Girl, Web of Suspicion, The Child and the Killer, Crash Drive, Moment of Indiscretion, A Woman Possessed, and Mrs. Gibbons' Boys.

Is a French writer, poet, philosopher and musicologist born in 1976, prize-winner from the Académie

Is a French writer, poet, philosopher and musicologist born in 1976, prize-winner from the Académie française, agrégé in Philosophy (in 1999), docteur ès Lettres (at Sorbonne in 2003, thesis director : Rémi Brague). Director at the Publishing firm les Éditions du Cerf, he manages the collection Les Cahiers d'Histoire de la Philosophie ("The History Notebooks of Philosophy") that he has founded, and to which Jean-Luc Marion

Is a French football defender currently playing for Grenoble Foot 38 in the French Ligue 2.

Is a French football defender currently playing for Grenoble Foot 38 in the French Ligue 2.

Is a French actor, best known for his parts in Les Choristes (English title The Chorus), Petit homme

Is a French actor, best known for his parts in Les Choristes (English title The Chorus), Petit homme and For intérieur.

Was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Open record of winning the tournament eigh

Was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Open record of winning the tournament eight times (a French-only tournament before 1925) and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris) and the 1920 Summer Olympics (Antwerp). His

Is a French footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient. Baca began his

Is a French footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient. Baca began his career by Paris Saint-Germain, before in July 2003 signing for L'Entente SSG[1]. After two years he left Saint-Gratien and moved to Le Havre in Summer 2005[2]. On 02 June 2009 FC Lorient have signed the former Le Havre AC defender on a free transfer until June 2011[3].

Is a French professional football player. As of October 2009, he plays for FC Lorient.

Is a French professional football player. As of October 2009, he plays for FC Lorient.

Is a French footballer playing as a defender for Tranmere Rovers in Football League One. Maxime Blan

Is a French footballer playing as a defender for Tranmere Rovers in Football League One. Maxime Blanchard began his football career in Alencon (Normandy), his local team alongside Arnold Mvuemba.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.

Is a retired football defender from France, who obtained 76 caps (one goal) for the French national

Is a retired football defender from France, who obtained 76 caps (one goal) for the French national team. He is mostly remembered for missing the last penalty in 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France

Is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel

Is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel

Is a French football player currently playing for Ligue 1 club AJ Auxerre. Bourgeois is a France you

Is a French football player currently playing for Ligue 1 club AJ Auxerre. Bourgeois is a France youth international having played for the France under-19 team. Bourgeois plays as an attacking midfielder and in the striker position.