French Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a French footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007

Is a French footballer who is currently without a club after leaving Newcastle United on 16 May 2007.Bernard made his name during his first spell with Newcastle after joining from Lyon. He had an evolving career with the Magpies between 2000 and 2005 even though he was at Darlington on loan in the 2000–01 season.

Is a French far left political figure and trade unionist who has become a leading opponent of Presid

Is a French far left political figure and trade unionist who has become a leading opponent of President Nicolas Sarkozy.[1] He was a candidate for the 2007 French presidential election, for the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR), the French section of the Fourth International. He gained 1.2 million votes, 4.25%, standing as a revolutionary socialist in the 2002 presidential elections.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Troyes AC.

Is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Troyes AC.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal i

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom.

Is a former professional footballer. He played as a defender. He was manager of Olympique Saint-Quen

Is a former professional footballer. He played as a defender. He was manager of Olympique Saint-Quentin in the 2007–08 season, but left after the club were relegated from the Championnat de France amateur 2.

Is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position was at lock. He has played over 70 internatio

Is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position was at lock. He has played over 70 internationals for France, including being a part of numerous Rugby World Cup squads for France. He has also played for a variety of French and English clubs.

Is a French retired competitive ice dancer. With dance partner Véronique Delobel, he competed inter

Is a French retired competitive ice dancer. With dance partner Véronique Delobel, he competed internationally for France, winning medals at the 2000 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and competing on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Before teaming up with Delob

Is a French film director, writer, graphic novel author, and animation historian. After studying mus

Is a French film director, writer, graphic novel author, and animation historian. After studying music, ballet, fine arts and films, he worked 15 years in the industry as director, flame artist and director of special effects, with such people as Wim Wenders (Until the End of the World), Roman Polanski (Death and the Maiden), Costa-Gavras (Mad City), Bob Swaim (The Climb), Josiane Balasko (Un grand cri d'amour), Jaco van Dormael (The Eighth Day), Leos Carax (Pola X), and Matthieu Kassovitz (Assassin(s)).

Is a fictional character, a Musketeer of the Guard in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years

Is a fictional character, a Musketeer of the Guard in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père.In The Three Musketeers, he and the other two musketeers Porthos and Aramis are friends of th

Is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie En Rose (film), was the

Is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, La Vie En Rose (film), was the first French cinema film ever to win two Academy Awards, including its first acting Oscar in the French-language. In 1991, Olivier Dahan received a diploma in art at the Art school of Marseille, then shot several short subjects and clips.

Is a French defender who currently plays for Turkcell Super Lig side Sivasspor.

Is a French defender who currently plays for Turkcell Super Lig side Sivasspor.

Is a French sailor and sailing champion. From 1992 onwards, he spent his time working towards the Ju

Is a French sailor and sailing champion. From 1992 onwards, he spent his time working towards the Jules Verne Trophy, the round the world crew record. Wearing the livery of Lyonnaise des Eaux - Dumez, in 1994, he raced around the world against Peter Blake

A French author and soil scientist whose Théâtre d'Agriculture was the text book of French agricul

A French author and soil scientist whose Théâtre d'Agriculture was the text book of French agriculture in the 1600s. [1]. The work was notable for its recommendation to wine growers that they plant 5-6 varieties in their vineyards to balance the risk of a crop failing, and the early advocating of crop rotation.

Is a former tennis player from France. He won 15 doubles titles during a fourteen year career becomi

Is a former tennis player from France. He won 15 doubles titles during a fourteen year career becoming the world's 3rd ranked doubles player on July 12, 1999. Delaitre turned professional in 1986. A right-hander, he reached his highest singles ranking on

Has studied composition and orchestration at the Nice Conservatoire (France). In 1999 he produced a

Has studied composition and orchestration at the Nice Conservatoire (France). In 1999 he produced a solo album (Harry's Day) and started to write arrangements of great film scores for the percussions quartet he founded at the Cagnes-sur-Mer Conservatoire. In 2000, he received a scholarship from Berklee and went to Boston to study jazz and film scoring. Beside college, he spent a whole season with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and went to every reharsals and concerts. There he interacted with great composers and conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Ilan Volkov and John Williams.

Is a French-born Ivorian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker. Diomandé played for Club Sportif

Is a French-born Ivorian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker. Diomandé played for Club Sportif Annonay (1992/93-1993/94), US Romans (1994/95-1996/97), Stade Français (1997/98), RC Nîmes (1998/99-1999/2000), Bègles-Bordeaux (2000/01-2001/02), Montpell

Is a French film director, screenwriter and sound editor who currently works in collaboration with p

Is a French film director, screenwriter and sound editor who currently works in collaboration with partner Jacques Martineau. To date, they have completed five films together. After spending his adolescence in Rouen, Martineau moved to Paris to study film and theatre at the University of the New Sorbonne. In 1988 he directed a short musical comedy, Le Goût de plaire. In the same year, he acted as assistant to his mentor, Jacques Demy, on the film Trois places pour le 26, the last film Demy completed before his death in 1990. Ducastel spent the early 1990s working as a sound editor on various films.[1]

Is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team OGC Nice.

Is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French team OGC Nice.

Born on 29 January 1970) is a French golfer.

Born on 29 January 1970) is a French golfer.

Is a French football player currently playing for K.V. Kortrijk.

Is a French football player currently playing for K.V. Kortrijk.

Is a French journalist. He is of Jewish origin.[citation needed] He works for the French TV network

Is a French journalist. He is of Jewish origin.[citation needed] He works for the French TV network France 2, a division of France Télévisions. On France 2, Galzi presents news bulletins within Télématin, France 2's morning show presented weekdays at 7:00 and 8:00 CET in Metropolitan France.[1] Galzi is also the regular substitute for David Pujadas on the station's evening news bulletin 20 heures.[2] He sometimes presents the newscasts in Canada on TV5 every 1/2 hour (4 times over 2 hours, starting shortly before the hour and 1/2 past the hour) from 6:00-8:00 am North American Eastern Time.[3]

Is a French team handball player, currently playing for Paris Handball. He is World Champion from th

Is a French team handball player, currently playing for Paris Handball. He is World Champion from the 2001, and European Champion from 2006.

Is a French footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC. He is one of the dis

Is a French footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 side Montpellier HSC. He is one of the discovery by Tours FC in 2009/2010 season and is the topscorer of team[2]. On 26 January 2010 signed for Montpellier HSC, and scored the winning goal against Hungarian side Gyori ETO in the Europa League Third Qualifying Round, first leg in Hungary on 29th July 2010.

Was a French composer of Polish-Jewish parentage. His father was an Auschwitz survivor, a fact which

Was a French composer of Polish-Jewish parentage. His father was an Auschwitz survivor, a fact which affected Greif deeply and led him to compose a number of Holocaust-themed works, notably Todesfuge, based on the poem by Paul Celan, and Lettres de Westerbork, a song cycle which uses letters written by Etty Hillesum [1].