French Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a French actor, theater director, and drama theorist whose ideas on actor training have had a pr

Was a French actor, theater director, and drama theorist whose ideas on actor training have had a profound influence on the development of European theater from the 1930s on. Michel Saint-Denis was born in Beauvais, France, the nephew of Jacques Copeau, who had founded the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in 1913. St-Denis was exposed to theater early in his life. He joined Copeau's troupe in 1919

Is an artist and professor at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales[1], in the Executive Develo

Is an artist and professor at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales[1], in the Executive Development department, and co-founder of the Club of Budapest France - an international non-profit organisation dedicated to leading citizens into discussing complex global issues.[2]

Is a French singer.He is known not only for his love songs ("La Maladie d'Amour"), but also for song

Is a French singer.He is known not only for his love songs ("La Maladie d'Amour"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries, clerical celibacy, colonialism and the death penalty. Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricains" and "Monsieur le Président de France" for example) is his respect and support for the culture and foreign policies of the United States.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Pas-de-Calais department. He is a member of th

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Pas-de-Calais department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.He had originally wanted to be a circus

Was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.He had originally wanted to be a circus clown, but was sent by his parents to a seminary to study for the priesthood. He spent only a few months there before taking up acting. His first professional job was on a tour of Germany in Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin. After military service in Dijon, he returned to Paris and joined Robert Dhery's burlesque troupe, appearing in their second hit show, Dugudu.[1]

Is a French philosopher and author, celebrated for his unusual career.Born the son of a barge man, S

Is a French philosopher and author, celebrated for his unusual career.Born the son of a barge man, Serres entered the Ecole Navale in 1949 and the École Normale Supérieure in 1952. He aggregated in 1955, having studied philosophy. He spent the next few ye

Is a French businessman and movie producer. He also serves as the president and chairman of French c

Is a French businessman and movie producer. He also serves as the president and chairman of French club Lille OSC. Seydoux is the grandson of scientist Marcel Schlumberger and has two brothers; Jérôme and Nicolas. Jérôme is a shareholder on football club Olympique Lyonnais.

Is a retired French footballer. During his club career he played for RC Lens (1954-1961) and Angers

Is a retired French footballer. During his club career he played for RC Lens (1954-1961) and Angers SCO (1961-1969). He earned 2 caps for the France national football team in 1960, and was part of the squad that competed in the 1960 European Nations' Cup.

Is a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur l

Is a French actor who gained fame playing the lover of Brigitte Bardot's character in La Bride sur le Cou (1961). In Hollywood Subor starred in Clive Donner's What's New, Pussycat? (as lover Philippe) and in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (as Claude Jade's husband, the journalist François Picard). His most important role was his Bruno Forestier in Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat,

Was an internationally active French critic, curator, and collector of art. He was an early and infl

Was an internationally active French critic, curator, and collector of art. He was an early and influential theorist and practitioner of "tachisme", which is generally regarded as the European equivalent of abstract expressionism. Tapié was from an old and aristocratic French family; he was also a second cousin ("petit-cousin") of the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Ardèche department. He is a member of the Soc

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Ardèche department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Is a French slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 12th in the C-1 slalom event

Is a French slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 12th in the C-1 slalom event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was a tennis player competing for France.

Was a tennis player competing for France.

Is a cabaret performer, actor, composer, cartoonist and writer. In 1954, he created the cabaret La C

Is a cabaret performer, actor, composer, cartoonist and writer. In 1954, he created the cabaret La Colombe in Paris in the Ile de la Cité, and over the ten years that followed, he was beginning to make their more than 200 artists, including Guy Béart, Anne Sylvestre, Pierre Perret, Jean Ferrat, Maurice Fanon, Francesca Solleville, Helène Martin, Jean Vasca, Henri Gougaud, Georges Moustaki, Marc Ogeret, Avron and Claude Philippe Evrard, Bernard Haller, Henri Guybet or Romain Bouteille.

Was a Muslim scholar and master of the Shadhuliyya tariqah in Paris under the name of Shaykh Mustafa

Was a Muslim scholar and master of the Shadhuliyya tariqah in Paris under the name of Shaykh Mustafa 'Abd al-'Aziz. As well, he was a Romanian diplomat and a prolific translator who specialized in translating and interpreting the works of the Sufi theoretician Ibn Arabi.

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Fren

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the French field hockey team, which finish fourth in the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played two matches as back.

Is a former road and track cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial

Is a former road and track cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Maurice Moucheraud. He also claimed the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit in the track competition in Melbourne, Australia. Vermeulin was a professional rider from 1958 to 1964.

Is a French politician, and lawyer. He is a member of Jean-Marie Le Pen's Front National.In the 2002

Is a French politician, and lawyer. He is a member of Jean-Marie Le Pen's Front National.In the 2002 elections, he ran for the Pas de Calais seat, garnering 13.44% of the total votes.

Was a French journalist, novelist, publisher, film director, and anti-clerical as well as anarchist

Was a French journalist, novelist, publisher, film director, and anti-clerical as well as anarchist activist. Michel Zevaco founded the anarchist weekly magazine Gueux (French, Beggars) on March 27, 1892. A month later he was jailed for 6 months and fined for praising Pini and Ravachol. Afterwards he wrote for Sébastien Faure's journal,

Was a French oboist, violinist, viol player, bandmaster, and composer. He composed over 200 popular

Was a French oboist, violinist, viol player, bandmaster, and composer. He composed over 200 popular marches, as well as a number of other pieces for various instruments, particularly duets and quartets.

Was a French Olympic fencer. She competed in the individual women's foil competition at the 1924 Sum

Was a French Olympic fencer. She competed in the individual women's foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a former nude dancer at the Casino de Paris before being chosen by Louis Réard to model the firs

Is a former nude dancer at the Casino de Paris before being chosen by Louis Réard to model the first modern-day bikini on July 5, 1946 at Piscine Molitor in Paris. Réard could not find a model who would dare to wear his design. He ended up hiring Bernardini, a 19 year old nude dancer from the Casino de Paris as his model.[1][2] That bikini, a string bikini with a g-string back made out of 30 square inches (194 cm2) of cloth with newspaper type printed across,

Was a French athlete and pianist.A great-niece of the French author Victor Hugo, and a niece of the

Was a French athlete and pianist.A great-niece of the French author Victor Hugo, and a niece of the composer Lucien Paroche, Ostermeyer was born in Rang-du-Fliers, France. At the insistence of her mother, she began learning piano at the age of 4, and at 14 she left her family's home in Tunisia to attend the Conservatoire de Paris. After the outbreak of World War II, she moved back to Tunisia where she performed a weekly half-hour piano recital on Radio Tunis.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. She is a member of the Commun

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. She is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group.

Michoutouchkine ,Nicolai, Russian from Vanuatu - painter, artist, designer, collector of Pacific art

Michoutouchkine ,Nicolai, Russian from Vanuatu - painter, artist, designer, collector of Pacific artifacts