French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a French writer. He taught school, then high school. He now lives in Paris where he teaches langu

Is a French writer. He taught school, then high school. He now lives in Paris where he teaches language and literature of the Spanish Golden Age in CNED (1996) after Hispanic Studies at the Sorbonne. He was a columnist for the literary journal Revue des deux mondes, and Regards. Co-founder of the magazine L’Art du bref in 1995. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1986 for his second novel, Valet de nuit (Grasset).

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Seine-et-Marne depart

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

Is a Franco-Armenian musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. His father Raymond Legrand

Is a Franco-Armenian musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. His father Raymond Legrand was a conductor and composer renowned for hits such as Irma la douce and his mother, Marcelle Der Mikaëlian (sister of conductor Jacques Hélian), who married Legrand in 1929, was descended from the Armenian bourgeoisie.[1] His niece, Victoria Legrand, is a member of the American dream pop band Beach House [2].

Was a Luxembourgian athlete, and the winner of the marathon at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. Little is

Was a Luxembourgian athlete, and the winner of the marathon at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. Little is known about Théato, who did not work as a baker's delivery boy in Paris, as often said, but was a cabinet-maker and member of the St-Mandé athletic club. He won the race, then measured at 40,260 m and held under very hot circumstances, in just under three hours. However, his victory was not undisputed, as several runners, notably American Arthur Newton, claimed that Théato had taken shortcuts, helped by his knowledge of the Parisian streets through his alleged occupation. These assertions have been totally disproved by Olympic historians including André Drevin and Raymond Pointu (Les Marathons Olympiques, Calmann-Lévy 2003).

Is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor. His compositions include: La boîte de jazz, Joue

Is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor. His compositions include: La boîte de jazz, Joueurs de blues and Les vacances au bord de la mer.Michel Jonasz left school at the age of 15 to find his way in the arts. Painting, theatre and music interested him, but he began his artistic career as a pianist. After having worked with both Vigon and The Lemons, in 1966 he created the band King Set with his friend, the guitarist Alain Goldstein.

Is a French former footballer and coach He played for Grenoble, Lens, Lille, Sochaux, Limoges and Bo

Is a French former footballer and coach He played for Grenoble, Lens, Lille, Sochaux, Limoges and Bourges.

Was a French singing master, theorbist and composer. Lambert received his musical education as an al

Was a French singing master, theorbist and composer. Lambert received his musical education as an altar boy at the Chapel of Gaston d'Orléans. He studied also with Pierre de Nyert in Paris. Since 1636, he was known as a singing teacher. In 1641, he married singer Gabrielle Dupuis who died suddenly a year later. Their daughter Madeleine became a wife of Jean-Baptiste Lully (in 1662). After his marriage, Lambert's career became closely linked to his sister-in-law and famous singer Hilaire Dupuy (1625-1709).

Is a French film and television director, best remembered for his comedy films in the late 1970s and

Is a French film and television director, best remembered for his comedy films in the late 1970s and 1980s. Since 1990 he has directed predominantly for French television.

Is a French former professional road racing cyclist.

Is a French former professional road racing cyclist.

Was a French lawyer and dramatist. he then set up home in Paris, where he became a lawyer to the par

Was a French lawyer and dramatist. he then set up home in Paris, where he became a lawyer to the parliament of Paris. Like his co-student Claude Boyer, he wrote tragedies and "pièces des circonstance" - in 1645 he produced his Virginie romaine the same year as Boyer produced his Porcie romaine. He was elected to the Académie française in 1662. His Iphigénie (written with Jacques de Coras) was put on in 1674, the same year as the Iphigénie by Racine.

Is a French former footballer and coach. He played for Stade Lavallois and CA Mayennais.

Is a French former footballer and coach. He played for Stade Lavallois and CA Mayennais.

Was a French historian and theologian. He studied at Plessis College, Paris, and at twenty entered t

Was a French historian and theologian. He studied at Plessis College, Paris, and at twenty entered the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where he made his profession in 1682. Excepting occasional short absences he never left Paris. At the time of his death he was librarian of the convent in Rue Saint-Honoré, a position which he had filled almost all his life, lending assistance to those who sought information on theology and ecclesiastical antiquity. Under the supervision of Père Marsollier he mastered the classical languages, Arabic, and Hebrew, to the detriment, it seems, of his mother-tongue.

Is a French former football midfielder who was a member of the French squad at FIFA World Cup 1954 a

Is a French former football midfielder who was a member of the French squad at FIFA World Cup 1954 and a main player of great Stade de Reims in the 1950's. He also holds the honour of being the first person to score in a European Champions' Cup Final.

Is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist of Armenian descent. Legrand has comp

Is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist of Armenian descent. Legrand has composed more than two hundred film and television scores, several musicals, and made well over a hundred albums

Was a French film and experimental music composer. He was nominated in 1962 for an Academy Award and

Was a French film and experimental music composer. He was nominated in 1962 for an Academy Award and Golden Globe award for scoring the Jackie Gleason film Gigot. He also scored Barbarella and a series of OSS 117 films. Magne wrote some songs with lyrics by Françoise Sagan for Juliette Gréco and provided orchestral accompaniment

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Saint-Barthélemy. He is a member of

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the island of Saint-Barthélemy. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. His brother Bruno Magras is Saint Barthélemy's current President of the Territorial Council and owns the St Barth Commuter local airline.

Is a Soviet and French mathematician, specializing in combinatorics, discrete geometry and graph the

Is a Soviet and French mathematician, specializing in combinatorics, discrete geometry and graph theory. He is a retired director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the vice president of the European Academy of Sciences,[2] a research professor at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,[3] and the founding editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Combinatorics.[1]

Is a former French medical doctor and cosmetic surgeon. He is best known for the 2008 trial brought

Is a former French medical doctor and cosmetic surgeon. He is best known for the 2008 trial brought against him by nearly 100 of his former patients. Since 1995, Maure performed over 300 operations per year.

Is a French politician and cabinet minister since 2009. Elected Senator from the Rhône on September

Is a French politician and cabinet minister since 2009. Elected Senator from the Rhône on September 24, 1995, he was the right's official candidate in the municipal elections in 2001 in Lyon, incumbent Mayor Raymond Barre having refused to run for re-election. Arriving behind the right-wing dissident list supported by Charles Millon in his sector, the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, he decided to withdraw in favor of Jean-Michel Dubernard, who established an alliance with Charles Millon. The Socialist Gérard Collomb was elected Mayor of Lyon.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Ol

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.

Is a former French international football midfielder and manager.

Is a former French international football midfielder and manager.

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Festival International de Pro

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. His 1974 film Les Guichets du Louvre was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Is a former French-Japanese football player.

Is a former French-Japanese football player.

Is an editor, essayist, novelist and historian of French literature.He was born in Morlaix, France.

Is an editor, essayist, novelist and historian of French literature.He was born in Morlaix, France. He was elected to the Académie française on April 18, 1985.

Was a French journalist and parapsychologist. He was the director of the news division of RTL from 1

Was a French journalist and parapsychologist. He was the director of the news division of RTL from 1958 to 1967, and then of RMC from 1967 to 1982. He was also well known for his books on radiesthesia, and the series of TV documentaries La caméra de l'étrange, created with his friend and fellow journalist Jean-Louis Degaudenzi.