French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a French actor. He was named after Herman Melville by his screenwriter mother. At the age of ten,

Is a French actor. He was named after Herman Melville by his screenwriter mother. At the age of ten, he launched into acting with a role in La Ville des Pirates (1983), directed by Raul Ruiz. At the age of 15, he was nominated for a César. He has a daughter, Anna-Lisa.

Is an Ivorian professional football player who currently plays for Gunners Botswana. His nickname is

Is an Ivorian professional football player who currently plays for Gunners Botswana. His nickname is "the deer" (to elafi).His attacking instincts have enabled him to score a few goals. At times, if he finds space, he will shoot from long range, if he does go forward. He also takes long range free kicks occasionally.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed three films since 2004. Her film The Fa

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed three films since 2004. Her film The Father of My Children, won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

A pianist and professor at the Peabody Conservatory.His intense study of the music of English-Parsi

A pianist and professor at the Peabody Conservatory.His intense study of the music of English-Parsi composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has resulted in five highly acclaimed world-premiére recordings. In 1979, Sorabji dedicated a 100-page piano work to him. The topic of his dissertation was Sorabji, with whose music he is internationally associated. Reviews describe his recordings in glowing terms.

Is a professional wheelchair tennis player from France. Jeremiasz has been World Number 1 for doubl

Is a professional wheelchair tennis player from France. Jeremiasz has been World Number 1 for doubles and singles on the wheelchair circuit. Jeremiasz, as of 19 May 2007, is 4th for singles and 1st for doubles. Jeremiasz is right-handed and likes hard co

Is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows. Lonsdale is perfectly bil

Is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows. Lonsdale is perfectly bilingual and is often in demand for English-language productions. He is best known for his role as the villainous Sir Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film, Moonraker, the astute French detective Lebel in The Day of the Jackal, and M Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day. Michael Lonsdale has worked with three of the six James Bond actors.

(born on 28 January 1985) is an French professional golfer.

(born on 28 January 1985) is an French professional golfer.

Is a French-Brazilian Marxist sociologist and philosopher. He is presently the emerited research dir

Is a French-Brazilian Marxist sociologist and philosopher. He is presently the emerited research director in social sciences at the CNRS (French National Center of Scientific Research) and lectures at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS; Paris, France). Author of books on Karl Marx, Che Guevara, Liberation Theology, György Lukács, Walter Benjamin and Franz Kafka, he received the Silver Medal of the CNRS in 1994.

Was a Luxembourgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the

Was a Luxembourgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to John Courtis.

Is an ice dancer who competed internationally for Russia and France. With partner Magali Sauri, he

Is an ice dancer who competed internationally for Russia and France. With partner Magali Sauri, he placed 18th at the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships for France.

Was a French explorer who, along with René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Father Louis Henn

Was a French explorer who, along with René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Father Louis Hennepin, explored the Mississippi River. Aco became La Salle's lieutenant because of his knowledge of Native American languages and his abilities as an explorer. When the party reached the Illinois River; Aco, Hennepin and another man were sent to explore the upper Mississippi. During their exploration they became the first Europeans to see Carver's Cave and Saint Anthony Falls. They were later captured by Sioux Indians and held until the influence of Daniel Greysolon,

Is the founder and sole owner of Fashion TV. Subsequently he started a textile business in Thailand

Is the founder and sole owner of Fashion TV. Subsequently he started a textile business in Thailand - Eden Group. In 1991, Eden Group employed more than 4000 workers and was one of the major textile and garment exporters in Thailand. Lisowski and Eden Group became a major licensee and manufacturer for renowned international brands, such as Walt Disney and Warner Brothers. The manufacturing business grew to generate an annual 100 million US Dollars turnover. When the East Asian Financial Crisis hit Thailand in 1996, Michel Adam Lisowski sold the business.

Was a French naturalist of Scottish descent.After leaving the College Sainte Barbe he was employed i

Was a French naturalist of Scottish descent.After leaving the College Sainte Barbe he was employed in the cabinets of R. A. F. Reaumur and Bernard de Jussieu, as well as in the Jardin des Plantes. At the end of 1748 he left France on an exploring expedition to Senegal. He remained there for five years, collecting and describing numerous animals and plants. He also collected specimens of every object of commerce, delineated maps of the country, made systematic meteorological and astronomical observations, and prepared grammars and dictionaries of the languages spoken on the banks of the Senegal.After his return to Paris in 1754 he made use of a small portion of the materials he had collected in his Histoire naturelle du Senegal (1757). This work has a special interest from the essay on shells, printed at the end of it, where Adanson proposed his universal method, a system of classification distinct from those of Buffon and Linnaeus.

Is a French economist, currently Professor of Economics at the University of Paris X: Nanterre. Mich

Is a French economist, currently Professor of Economics at the University of Paris X: Nanterre. Michel Aglietta is a scientific counsellor at CEPII, a member of the University Institute of France, and a consultant to Groupama. An alumnus of the École Polytechnique, from 1998 to 2006, he was a member of the Circle of economists[1]. From 1997 to 2003, he was a member of the Council of economic analysis for the Prime Minister. His monograph A Theory of Capitalist Regulation: The US Experience (Verso, 1976) laid the foundation for the Regulation school of economics. He is a teacher at HEC Paris.

Is an Ivorian soccer defender.

Is an Ivorian soccer defender.

Is a French economist. He was born 25 February 1930 at Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendee) and is the Permane

Is a French economist. He was born 25 February 1930 at Fontenay-le-Comte (Vendee) and is the Permanent Secretary of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques since 1 January 2005[1]. Michel Albert graduated from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris and is an alumnus of the École Nationale d'Administration. He became an inspector of finance in 1956.

Was a French politician and founder of the International Association for Basque Pelota. Jean Ybarneg

Was a French politician and founder of the International Association for Basque Pelota. Jean Ybarnegaray was born in Uhart-Cize, Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques—then called Basses Pyrénées—in the Northern Basque Country. He studied law at the Sorbonne

Is an Ivorian politician and the current defence minister of Côte d'Ivoire for the Ivorian Popular

Is an Ivorian politician and the current defence minister of Côte d'Ivoire for the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).N'Guessan was appointed Minister of National Education in January 2000, during the military rule of Robert Guéï, and retained this post until April 7, 2007, when he assumed the position of defence minister.

Is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.

Is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.

Is a French test pilot and former CNES and ESA spationaut who currently serves as Head of the Astron

Is a French test pilot and former CNES and ESA spationaut who currently serves as Head of the Astronaut Division of the European Space Agency. A veteran of two space flights, Tognini has logged a total of 19 days in space. Tognini has 4000 flight hours on

Is a French singer and songwriter. Though born in the French city of Toulouse, he was of Spanish des

Is a French singer and songwriter. Though born in the French city of Toulouse, he was of Spanish descent as his parents had fled from Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.

Was an actor.Auclair was born Vladimir Vujovic to a Serbian father and a French mother in Koblenz.[1

Was an actor.Auclair was born Vladimir Vujovic to a Serbian father and a French mother in Koblenz.[1] His father was Vojislav Vujovic, prominent Yugoslav Communist and secretary of the Communist Youth International. Auclair moved to Paris when he was three years old.[1] He entered medical school but then studied acting at the CNSAD in Paris.[1]While a major French star, he only had two English-language roles: as Professor Flostre in the 1957 musical Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, and as a French police investigator in Day of the Jackal (1973) with Edward Fox.[2]

He began making films at the age of 18. He was influenced of the French New Wave and experimental ci

He began making films at the age of 18. He was influenced of the French New Wave and experimental cinema, most notably Jean-Luc Godard and Andy Warhol. In 1969, Auder met and eventually married Viva, one of Warhol’s principal talents. A year later, they moved to New York City where Auder has since resided. That same year, he purchased a Sony Portapak, one of the first commercially available video cameras.

After serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, Barrette started his movie acting career in 1982 and app

After serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, Barrette started his movie acting career in 1982 and appeared on nearly a dozen movies including Les Boys in the first part of the series in 1997 (as Roger a defencemen for a garage league team), Aurore, Maurice Richard, a tribute movie on the life of the former Montreal Canadiens superstar Maurice "Rocket" Richard. He also appeared in several popular television series including La Petite Vie in 1995, Scoop and Paparazzi. His most important television and arguably his entire acting career was in KM/H a TVA TV series in which he played the main character of the series for nearly eight years. His second main role was in 2006 when he played a detective in the series

Is a former French footballer who played as a defender. He was also player-coach at Gap FC 1980-1981

Is a former French footballer who played as a defender. He was also player-coach at Gap FC 1980-1981.