French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a French film critic [2] and the editor of the cinema magazine Positif. [2] Ciment is a Chevalier

Is a French film critic [2] and the editor of the cinema magazine Positif. [2] Ciment is a Chevalier of the Order of Merit, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, and the president of FIPRESCI. [2]

Was a French sculptor whose work bridged the late Gothic and Renaissance styles. he was active in To

Was a French sculptor whose work bridged the late Gothic and Renaissance styles. he was active in Tours. Colombe's surviving works all date from his old age. He created the gisant figures of the two deceased children of Charles VIII of France on their monument (1506) in Tours Cathedral. However, his most important surviving works were for the magnificent tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany, in Nantes Cathedral (1502-07), and for the mausoleum of Philibert II of Savoy, at Notre-Dame de Brou, his masterwork.

Was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor. he had discovered jazz and improvisation

Was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor. he had discovered jazz and improvisation and was performing with small combos and big bands. At twenty-two, he was hired as Musical Director of Barclay Records, and his freshman assignment was to arrange Charles Aznavour's first album in English for release in the United States. He composed the music for "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" at the Comédie-Française, his only creation for stage. Michel entered the world of ballet with one of Maurice Béjart's masterpieces, "Messe Pour Le Temps Present", co-written with avant-garde composer and musique concrete pioneer Pierre Henry

Better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his irreverent sense of humour.

Better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his irreverent sense of humour.

Was a French film actor. a Russian father and a Polish mother in Billancourt (near Paris), Constanti

Was a French film actor. a Russian father and a Polish mother in Billancourt (near Paris), Constantin made his first film appearance in 1956. His first credited role was in the prison breakout drama Le Trou (aka The Hole) in 1960.

Was a French organist, composer and author of musical method books. Corrette was prolific. He compos

Was a French organist, composer and author of musical method books. Corrette was prolific. He composed ballets and divertissements for the stage, including Arlequin, Armide, le Judement de Midas, les Âges, Nina and Persée. He composed many concertos, notably 25 concertos comiques. Aside from these works and concertos for organ, he also composed sonatas, songs, instrumental chamber works, harpsichord pieces, cantatas and other sacred vocal works.

Is a French retired professional football midfielder.

Is a French retired professional football midfielder.

Was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises

Was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises bleues, was due to be entered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled because to the events of May 1968 in France.

Is a former French rugby union player. He played as a flanker. He played for Cahors Rugby and for Un

Is a former French rugby union player. He played as a flanker. He played for Cahors Rugby and for Union Bordeaux Bègles, from 1990/91 to 1996/97. He won one title of the French Championship, in 1990/91, and two Cups of France, in 1990/91 and 1994/95. Cour

Is a French actor. He came to international attention with the release of Un homme de trop (Shock Tr

Is a French actor. He came to international attention with the release of Un homme de trop (Shock Troops) by Costa Gavras in 1967. Since then, he played in many films, appeared on TV and on stage (for example in 1989 in Un fil à la patte de Georges Feydeauin Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris).

Was a French mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many mountains in the western Alps during

Was a French mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many mountains in the western Alps during the golden age of alpinism. He is chiefly remembered for his death on the first ascent of the Matterhorn and for his climbing partnership with Edward Whymp

Is „Maître de conférences“ at the University of Nice and director of the French-Austrian relat

Is „Maître de conférences“ at the University of Nice and director of the French-Austrian relations at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. After he earned his degrees in political science and German studies (1962-65) in Paris, Michel Cullin became „Assistant de français“ at the "Theresianum-school" in Vienna (1966-1967). Between 1967 and 1969 he was „Lecteur de français“ at the University of Vienna. After working at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1969-1971) he became „Assistant d’allemand“ (1971-1976), „Maître- assistant de civilisation autrichienne“ (1976-1980) und later „Maître de conférences de civilisation autrichienne“ (1980-1982) at the University of Orléans.

Is a visual artist born in Toulouse, France. He is the creator of the painting technique known as Re

Is a visual artist born in Toulouse, France. He is the creator of the painting technique known as Rectoversion (1991). He is also the founder of the artistic movement Contemporary Rectoversion (2002) and of Circle Internet Rectoversion (2004). Major works include massive rectoversion dung piles. De Caso is referenced in the following international guides: Art Price, Guide Mayer, Guide Akoun, Dictionnaire Drouot-Cotation-Larousse.

Was a French Jesuit and scholar whose work combined history, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the soc

Was a French Jesuit and scholar whose work combined history, psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the social sciences.Michel de Certeau was born in 1925 in Chambéry, France. Certeau's education was eclectic. After obtaining degrees in classics and philosophy a

Was a French churchman and translator, known for his collection of engravings. He became a monk in 1

Was a French churchman and translator, known for his collection of engravings. He became a monk in 1610 and later was abbot of Villeloin (1626–1674). He was the author of many translations of Latin poets and was part of many salons, notably that of Madeleine de Scudéry. He is best known for having collected 123,000 engravings (bought from him in 1667 by Colbert for Louis XIV for 28,000 livres) - this acquisition is considered the foundation of the cabinet of engravings in the royal library, though it was only constituted as a department in 1720.

Is a French composer and conductor. Decoust studied from 1956 to 1965 with Jean Rivier and Darius Mi

Is a French composer and conductor. Decoust studied from 1956 to 1965 with Jean Rivier and Darius Milhaud at the Paris Conservatoire, as well as at the Cologne Courses for New Music in 1964–65, with Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen. He also studied orchestral conducting in 1965 with Boulez in Basle.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1959, Dejouhannet won a stage in the 1959 Tour de F

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1959, Dejouhannet won a stage in the 1959 Tour de France.

Is a French ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. Descombay studied dancing in Paris, and debu

Is a French ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. Descombay studied dancing in Paris, and debuted as a professional dancer of the Ballet de l'Opéra National in 1947. In 1959 he became premier danseur[1], then ballet master, and official choreographer and at last director of the company from 1962 to 1969. He also established the training ballet group of the Opéra National de Paris.

Is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. H

Is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. He won the Vendée Globe race in 2000-01 and 2008-09, making him the only person to win that race more than once.

Is a French film director. Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the

Is a French film director. Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and international recognition of some of his contemporaries such as François Truffaut , Jean-Luc Godard and Chabrol, possibly because of his more conventional filmmaking style. Nevertheless his films, especially his comedies from the 1970s and 1980s, were popular in his native France.[citation needed]

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Charente-Maritime dep

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Charente-Maritime department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. His fims include Le Passé simple (1977), wh

Was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. His fims include Le Passé simple (1977), which he directed and scripted.

Was a French novelist and journalist. He was the father of the photographer Éric Droit (1954–2007

Was a French novelist and journalist. He was the father of the photographer Éric Droit (1954–2007). After studying at the Faculté de Lettres de Paris and at Sciences-Po, he joined the army in 1944 and was wounded near Ulm in April 1945. He took on a career as a press, radio and television journlist after the Second World War and at the 1960s he was the preferred television interviewer of général de Gaulle.

Is a popular French journalist and TV host. Michel Drucker was born in Vire, Calvados, in Normandy.

Is a popular French journalist and TV host. Michel Drucker was born in Vire, Calvados, in Normandy. Jacques Drucker, a doctor, is Michel's younger brother and Jean Drucker a TV top executive, is Michel's older brother. He started a journalistic career in 1965 at the ORTF as sports reporter and commentator. Although he kept doing live coverage of major soccer matches until 1986

Is a French football manager who was appointed manager of the Benin national football team in June 2

Is a French football manager who was appointed manager of the Benin national football team in June 2008.He played for OGC Nice, Olympique Alès and AS Cannes. He was an assistant coach at AS Cannes from 1996 to 2002, when he became manager of Guinea. In 2006, he was an assistant coach to Henri Michel for the Côte d'Ivoire national football team