French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic

Was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon I. He was known as Le Rougeaud ("red faced" or "ruddy"[1]) by his men and nicknamed le Brave des Braves ("the bravest of the brave") by Napoleon.

Is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and televis

Is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs (formerly also animator, background artist, narrator and other roles in earlier works) and a former president of the International Animated Film Association.[3] Though best known for his 1998 debut feature Kirikou and the Sorceress, his earlier films and television work had already won British Academy Film[4] and César Awards[5

Is a contemporary French philosopher who adheres to hedonism, atheism[1] and anarchism[2]. He is a h

Is a contemporary French philosopher who adheres to hedonism, atheism[1] and anarchism[2]. He is a highly prolific author on philosophy with more than 50 written books[3][4]. He has gained notoriety for writing such works as Physiologie de Georges Palante, portrait d'un nietzchéen de gauche, Politique du rebelle : traité de résistance et d'insoumission, Traité d'athéologie : Physique de la métaphysique, and La puissance d'exister.

Is a French specialist in medieval history, a college for prospective archivists and librarians. Aft

Is a French specialist in medieval history, a college for prospective archivists and librarians. After writing his 1972 thesis about heraldic bestiaries in the Middle Ages, he worked in the coins, medals and antiquities department of the French National Library until 1982.

Was a French composer, mathematician, acoustician, musicologist, aesthetician, broadcaster, and educ

Was a French composer, mathematician, acoustician, musicologist, aesthetician, broadcaster, and educator. Philippot’s studies of mathematics were interrupted by World War II, after which he decided instead to study music, first at the Conservatory of Reims, and then at the Paris Conservatoire (1945–48), where he studied harmony with Georges Dandelot. He also took private composition lessons from 1946 to 1950 with René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the music of the Second Viennese School. In 1949 he began a career at ORTF in a position as a music producer.

Is a former French football midfielder, known as a hard-working player during his footballer career.

Is a former French football midfielder, known as a hard-working player during his footballer career.Pavón was born in the Marseille region to a Spanish father and a French mother, and started his professional football career with Toulouse FC, playing his first match on November 7, 1986 against Paris Saint-Germain.

Is a French businessman. He is the current Chairman of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and its forme

Is a French businessman. He is the current Chairman of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and its former CEO. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1965. Pébereau began his business career in 1967 at the Inspection Générale des Finances. Three years later he joined the French Treasury and held a variety of high-ranking positions. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for various organizations internationally.[1]

Was a French fencer.

Was a French fencer.

Michel Petrucciani came from an Italo-French family with a musical background. His father Tony playe

Michel Petrucciani came from an Italo-French family with a musical background. His father Tony played guitar and his brother Louis played bass. Michel was born with osteogenesis imperfecta which is a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and in his ca

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He finished eighth in the C-2 1000 m even

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He finished eighth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

A French actor who has worked with Jean Renoir, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard (in le Mépris

A French actor who has worked with Jean Renoir, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard (in le Mépris, where he formed a legendary couple with Brigitte Bardot), Claude Lelouch, Jacques Demy, Claude Sautet, Louis Malle, Agnès Varda, Leos Carax, Luis Buñuel, Costa-Gavras, Alfred Hitchcock, Marco Ferreri, Jacques Rivette, and Jacques Doillon.

Was a French composer of the baroque period.He was born Michel Pignolet in Andelot, Haute-Marne, Fra

Was a French composer of the baroque period.He was born Michel Pignolet in Andelot, Haute-Marne, France, and only later added "Montéclair" (the name of a fortress in his home town) to his name. Little is known of his life, and there are no known portraits. He was the son of a weaver; his entrance into the choir school at the age of nine may have been the only chance of escaping the poverty of a weaver's life. In 1687, he went to Paris and joined the orchestra of the Opera, where he played the basse de violon.

Is a French footballer who played as a forward. He played for two Ligue 1 clubs, but spent most of h

Is a French footballer who played as a forward. He played for two Ligue 1 clubs, but spent most of his career in Spain with Espanyol and shorter spells with Racing de Santander, Lleida and Alavés.

Is a French singer who was very popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s. While his commerci

Is a French singer who was very popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s. While his commercial success is considerably smaller nowadays, he is still active and critically respected.

Is a French writer from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Is a French writer from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Was a priest and a French writer. His father had died early. Therefore Michel began to work at the a

Was a priest and a French writer. His father had died early. Therefore Michel began to work at the age of 14. He sought meaning of life. In 1947 he became a priest. His work as a chaplain and a writer was focused on young people. After Advanced Studies at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, as a researcher and practitioner, he developed a method of inquiry which will later be known as an urban classic. He wrote a thesis on a sociology of the old Rouen City. Afterwards he returned to Le Havre as vicar, later becoming a parish priest.

Was a Luxembourgian journalist and socialist politician, and European Commissioner.He was a member o

Was a Luxembourgian journalist and socialist politician, and European Commissioner.He was a member of the Council of State, the advisory body, from December 1945 to July 1948. In June 1948 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg.From 1951 to 1958 he was a minister in the coalition governments of Pierre Dupong and Joseph Bech, with responsibility for the economy.

Is a French mathematician working in algebraic geometry. Since 1967 he has been a professor at Paris

Is a French mathematician working in algebraic geometry. Since 1967 he has been a professor at Paris-Sud 11 University. Together with Alexander Grothendieck and others he worked on several volumes of Séminaire de géométrie algébrique. In 1983 he published a proof of the Manin-Mumford conjecture.

Was a prolific French Baroque composer and organist who was one of the most important composers of s

Was a prolific French Baroque composer and organist who was one of the most important composers of so-called grand motets, of which he wrote almost 80. He also wrote orchestral suites known as "Simphonies pour les Soupers du Roy", or in an alternative spelling of the time, simply "Symphonies". Delalande also composed ballets as well.

Is a show jumping rider from France. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.

Is a show jumping rider from France. He is a two-time Olympic equestrian.

Was an equestrian from France and Olympic champion.

Was an equestrian from France and Olympic champion.

Is a French football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Stade Laval of the Championnat Nation

Is a French football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Stade Laval of the Championnat National.

Was a French mathematician. He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691). He also adopted Albert Gira

Was a French mathematician. He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691). He also adopted Albert Girard's suggestion for the current standardized notation

Is a French industrialist in the automobile industry. On May 26, 2006, he succeeded Édouard Micheli

Is a French industrialist in the automobile industry. On May 26, 2006, he succeeded Édouard Michelin (the second), as chief executive officer of the Michelin tire company. Rollier is a distant descendant of Michelin founder Édouard Michelin.

Is a French-born restaurateur working in Britain.When Albert moved to London, Michel again followed

Is a French-born restaurateur working in Britain.When Albert moved to London, Michel again followed him, and in 1967 they opened their first restaurant, Le Gavroche, which became the first restaurant in Britain to gain one, two and then three Michelin sta