French Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a French politician and Minister for Local authorities under the Minister of Interior, Overseas,

Is a French politician and Minister for Local authorities under the Minister of Interior, Overseas, Local authorities and Immigration since 14 November 2010. He was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Bas-Rhin department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. He was elected President of the Regional Council of Alsace following the 2010 regional election in France.

Was a French physician. Philippe Ricord was born December 10, 1800 in Baltimore. His father had esca

Was a French physician. Philippe Ricord was born December 10, 1800 in Baltimore. His father had escaped the French Revolution in 1790 from Marseille. He met French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur, who took him back to Paris in 1820. He worked for Lesueur as curator of his specimens, and at hospitals such as Val-de-Grâce and Hôtel-Dieu de Paris.

Is a French film score composer. His score for Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis was nominated for best orig

Is a French film score composer. His score for Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis was nominated for best original score for a comedy film at the fifth International Film Music Critics Association (IFCMA) Awards for Excellence in 2008.[1]

Is a French show jumping rider. He began riding internationally thirty years ago, beginning with a s

Is a French show jumping rider. He began riding internationally thirty years ago, beginning with a spot on the 1980 gold-medal French team at the Junior European Championships. He has won two silver medals in the World Championships and ridden in 75 Natio

Is a French singer-songwriter. He had a hit in 1987 in France with his single "Magie noire", devoted

Is a French singer-songwriter. He had a hit in 1987 in France with his single "Magie noire", devoted to the discothèques, which peaked at #10 on the SNEP Singles Chart.

Is a French former rugby union player, who until recently held the record for most international app

Is a French former rugby union player, who until recently held the record for most international appearances in that sport. He is a member of both the International Rugby Hall of Fame[1] and the IRB Hall of Fame,[2] being enshrined in 1999 and 2008 respec

Was a provencal sculptor, of Italian origin, a contemporary and friend of Paul Cézanne and Emile Zo

Was a provencal sculptor, of Italian origin, a contemporary and friend of Paul Cézanne and Emile Zola. He acquired French nationality in 1870. Drawn towards art, and sculpture in particular, Solari went on to attend the School of Fine Arts (Ecole des Beaux-Arts) in Aix.

Is a French footballer, currently playing for French non-league team Niort Saint-Florent as a defend

Is a French footballer, currently playing for French non-league team Niort Saint-Florent as a defender. He previously played 27 matches in Ligue 2 with Chamois Niortais.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Is a French paleontologist.He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences since November 30, 2004.

Is a French paleontologist.He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences since November 30, 2004. He has studied and described a number of new dinosaur species from Africa, especially from the Aptian site of Gadoufaoua in Niger (such as Ouranosaurus).

Is a French former football striker.

Is a French former football striker.

Is a French actor. Torreton entered the Comédie-Française in 1990 as a pensionnaire (salaried acto

Is a French actor. Torreton entered the Comédie-Française in 1990 as a pensionnaire (salaried actor having no share in the profits) and became a sociétaire (shareholding member of the Comédie-Française) in 1994. He left in 1999 having played many prestigious roles including Scapin, Lorenzaccio, Hamlet, Henry V, Tartuffe.

Is a former French football player and now a manager. Troussier is known as the "White Witch Doctor"

Is a former French football player and now a manager. Troussier is known as the "White Witch Doctor" for his success with African club teams such as Asec Abidjan of the Côte d'Ivoire and the national teams of Nigeria, South Africa and Burkina Faso. Troussier is also known as a coach for his time spent with the Japanese national team.

Is a French singer, comedian and journalist who is currently director of France Inter. He previously

Is a French singer, comedian and journalist who is currently director of France Inter. He previously was the editor and director of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical political weekly newspaper. In addition, Philippe Val has had an opinion slot first on environmentalism then on general politics in various programmes on France Inter and is regularly a guest on the program Le premier pouvoir (The First Power), a critique of the media on the radio station France Culture, as well as on I-Télé.

Is an openly gay screenwriter and director whose film Johan (1976) was selected for the Cannes Film

Is an openly gay screenwriter and director whose film Johan (1976) was selected for the Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Was a French composer of the Renaissance, who spent most of his life in Italy. He is commonly consid

Was a French composer of the Renaissance, who spent most of his life in Italy. He is commonly considered to be the father of the Italian madrigal, and certainly was one of its earliest and most prolific composers; in addition he was prominent in the musical life of Florence during the period after the recapture of the city by the Medici from the followers of Girolamo Savonarola.

Was a French journalist. During World War II, he led a resistance movement named Défense de la Fran

Was a French journalist. During World War II, he led a resistance movement named Défense de la France. They printed an underground journal which distributed up to 400,000 copies.[citation needed]

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Eure-et-Loire department, and is a

Is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Eure-et-Loire department, and is a member of the New Centre. He was formerly a member of the UDF. He is the mayor of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loire.

Is a retired footballer from France who last played as a midfielder for AJ Auxerre in the French Lig

Is a retired footballer from France who last played as a midfielder for AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 1.[1]

Was a French sculptor. A native of Pont-à-Marcq, Nord, he died in Paris. His art is neoclassical in

Was a French sculptor. A native of Pont-à-Marcq, Nord, he died in Paris. His art is neoclassical in style; he worked a great deal in stone and in terra cotta. Some of his reliefs may be seen on the facade of the Louvre.

Was a seventeenth-century French Jesuit historian and cartographer.

Was a seventeenth-century French Jesuit historian and cartographer.

Is a female badminton player from France. She was born in Chongqing, China.Pi Hongyan is one of a nu

Is a female badminton player from France. She was born in Chongqing, China.Pi Hongyan is one of a number of talented Chinese-born badminton players who have emigrated from China, in part, because of the intense competition to gain positions on its national team, and because of the elite status within the sport that such a player is likely to hold in other badminton playing countries.

As a student of priesthood he distinguished himself in moral theology and canon law. After his ordin

As a student of priesthood he distinguished himself in moral theology and canon law. After his ordination as a secular priest of the Diocese of Tournai in Belgium, in 1838, he continued his study of canon law at Leuven university. In 1843 he was appointed a vicar of the cathedral of Tournai, but the following year he went to Rome, and there spent two years in the Belgian College, studying canon law and working for the congregations. He returned to Belgium in 1846 and the next year was appointed to the chair of canon law and ecclesiastical history at Leuven.

Was an Italian-French Roman Catholic cardinal. His last name is also listed as Bonsi. He was educate

Was an Italian-French Roman Catholic cardinal. His last name is also listed as Bonsi. He was educated by his uncle Clément Bonzi, bishop of Béziers, who made him join the ecclesiastical state and he became Resident of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in the French court. Later he was appointed commendatory abbot of several abbeys in France.

Was a French journalist and encyclopedist and military figure in the French Air Force during the wor

Was a French journalist and encyclopedist and military figure in the French Air Force during the world wars. A graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, he served during World War I from 1914-1918 as an aviator officer. After the war, his brother Jean-Richard Bloch encouraged him to write and he entered various literary circles. He began with criticism in newspapers and magazines. He worked on the magazine Europe since the magazine was founded and published several essays, and was noticed for his originality. In 1935, he led a research team in compiling the French Encyclopedia.