French Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a French singer and composer. He is best known for his 1986 hit single "Les Divas du dancing", wh

Is a French singer and composer. He is best known for his 1986 hit single "Les Divas du dancing", which deals with the suave swingers of tropical nights and which reached number 8 in the French charts that year.[1] Cataldo himself composed the music for the song, but the lyrics were by musician and translator Jean Schultheis.

Was a French fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936.[1][2]

Was a French fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936.[1][2]

Is a noted French film actor, writer and producer. He is known for his memorable performances as Mol

Is a noted French film actor, writer and producer. He is known for his memorable performances as Molière in the 1978 French movie and the TV series as well. His other movies include La gloire de mon père (My Father's Glory) and Le Château de ma mère (My Mother's Castle), and more recently Aragon, La triomphe de la jalousie and La fête de l'amour.

Is a former professional footballer. He played as a striker.

Is a former professional footballer. He played as a striker.

Was a French tennis player. After his playing career ended, he became a journalist, and was then inv

Was a French tennis player. After his playing career ended, he became a journalist, and was then involved in sports administration. He was president of the French Tennis Federation for 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, and president of the International Tennis

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Currently, Chevallier is working at the UCI.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Currently, Chevallier is working at the UCI.

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Cano

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 1000 m: 2007, K-4 1000 m: 2010) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 2009).

Is a retired French pole vaulter.

Is a retired French pole vaulter.

Is a French athlete and the first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel.[1] His amput

Is a French athlete and the first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel.[1] His amputations were required due to a severe electric shock accident which occurred in March 1994.[2] At the time, Croizon was employed as a steelworker at Fonderie du Poitou,[3] 26 years old and married, with one son; his wife was expecting a second child.[3] At his home in Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse, Vienne, while standing on a metal ladder on the roof to work on a television antenna, Croizon received a severe electric shock from a high-voltage power line which earthed (grounded) through the ladder

Is a retired French pole vaulter, whose father, Hervé d'Encausse, was a European record holder in p

Is a retired French pole vaulter, whose father, Hervé d'Encausse, was a European record holder in pole vault.

Is a French politician, and a member of the Senate of France. He represents Seine-Saint-Denis, in th

Is a French politician, and a member of the Senate of France. He represents Seine-Saint-Denis, in the Île-de-France region, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement party.

Was, among other things, a member of the French Resistance, a journalist, a novelist, a publisher an

Was, among other things, a member of the French Resistance, a journalist, a novelist, a publisher and a businessman. An Anglophile Frenchman, he moved to England and wrote a best-selling book about the English.

Was a French film director. He made his first film in 1959, a low-budget improvisational comedy Les

Was a French film director. He made his first film in 1959, a low-budget improvisational comedy Les Jeux de l'amour. At the 10th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.[1] de Broca did not have a real success, however, until directing Cartouche (1962). Cartouche was the first of a series of major box office hits by de Broca

Was a French Cardinal[1] He was bishop of Le Mans in 1476. He was bishop of Thérouanne 1496 to 1513

Was a French Cardinal[1] He was bishop of Le Mans in 1476. He was bishop of Thérouanne 1496 to 1513, and bishop of Saint-Pons in 1509, when his nephew died[2], and until 1512, when he resigned in favour of François-Guillaume de Castelnau de Clermont-Lodève. He was abbot at the abbey of Jumièges in 1510[3].

Was a French composer, music theorist and poet. He was an accomplished, innovative, and influential

Was a French composer, music theorist and poet. He was an accomplished, innovative, and influential composer, and may also have been the author of the Ars Nova treatise. Details of his early life are sketchy. While some medieval sources claim that he was born in the Champagne region, more recent research indicates that he may have originated in Vitry-en-Artois near Arras.[1] Given that he is often referred to in documents as "Magister," he is thought likely to have studied at the University of Paris. Later he was prominent in the courts of Charles IV, Philippe VI and Jean II, serving as a secretary and advisor;

Is a French handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was a member of the

Is a French handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was a member of the French handball team which won the bronze medal. He played five matches and scored seven goals.

Is a French footballer who currently plays for Montpellier HSC as a Midfielder.

Is a French footballer who currently plays for Montpellier HSC as a Midfielder.

Is a French historian and journalist [1], whose articles have appeared in Point de Vue and Historia,

Is a French historian and journalist [1], whose articles have appeared in Point de Vue and Historia, among others. His most celebrated books, L'affaire Louis XVII (Tallandier, 1995, 2000) and Louis XVII : la vérité (Pygmalion, 2000) have attracted intense interest from the public and the media due to their groundbreaking analyses of DNA research on a human heart long-supposed to be that of Louis XVII,

Is a French singer, songwriter, composer and radio host on Radio Galaxie (a radio in Nord-Pas-de-Cal

Is a French singer, songwriter, composer and radio host on Radio Galaxie (a radio in Nord-Pas-de-Calais). He participated in many dance projects and remains particularly famous for having created the character of Boris in the late 1990s, which had huge success with the top three hit singles "Soirée disco" and "Miss Camping", and for his hit "Le Dormeur", a top ten hit in France, recorded when he was member of Pleasure Game band, in 1991.[1] He received ten Gold discs during the 1990s in Benelux.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents Paris and is a member of

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents Paris and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents Paris and is a member of

Is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents Paris and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Real Jaén CF in Spain. He formerly p

Is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Real Jaén CF in Spain. He formerly played for Real Zaragoza B, Elche CF, Levante B, FC Cartagena and Valencia Mestalla.

Is a French politician. He is mayor of Caen and deputy for Caen-Ouest. He received a degree in histo

Is a French politician. He is mayor of Caen and deputy for Caen-Ouest. He received a degree in history in 1975 and was a teacher until 1997. His political models are Pierre Mendès-France and François Mitterrand. As first secretary of the Socialist Party in Calvados, he has been successful in uniting the parties on the left in all of Basse-Normandie.

Is a football defender from Guadeloupe, France. He plays for French Championnat National club SO Rom

Is a football defender from Guadeloupe, France. He plays for French Championnat National club SO Romorantin and has represented the Guadeloupe national football team.

A French pianist and conductor. He has made many recordings during his career, notably one in 1961 o

A French pianist and conductor. He has made many recordings during his career, notably one in 1961 of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic.Philippe Entremont was born to musical parents, for his mother was a Grand Prix pianist and his father an operatic conductor. Philippe first received piano lessons from his mother at the age of six. His father introduced him to the world of chamber and orchestral music. He studied in Paris with Marguerite Long, and entered the National Conservatoire. He won prizes in sight-reading at age 12, chamber-music aged 14, and piano at 15. He became Laureat at the international Long-Thibaud Competition at the age of 16. In the following year he won a prize in the Brussels competition sponsored by Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and then began his career of serious concert-giving at the piano. He recorded many of Kuhlau's songs.