French Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a member of the Senate of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Is a member of the Senate of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.

Was a French sculptor. He was a student of Alexandre Falguière and Denys Puech.

Was a French sculptor. He was a student of Alexandre Falguière and Denys Puech.

He was a French artist who used Orphism, which is similar to abstract art, abstraction and cubism in

He was a French artist who used Orphism, which is similar to abstract art, abstraction and cubism in his work. Delaunay concentrated on Orphism, while his later works were more abstract, reminiscent of Paul Klee. His key influence related to bold use of colour, and a clear love of experimentation of both depth and tone.

Was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a French surrealist poet who played a key role in the surrealistic movement of his day.Desnos’

Was a French surrealist poet who played a key role in the surrealistic movement of his day.Desnos’ poems were first published in 1917 in La Tribune des Jeunes (Youth's Tribune) and in 1919 in the avant-garde review, Le Trait d’union (The hyphen), and also the same year in the Dadaist magazine Littérature. In 1922 he published his first book, a collection of surrealistic aphorisms, with the title Rrose Selavy (based upon the name (pseudonym) of the popular French artist Marcel Duchamp).

Is French former footballer and football manager. Dewilder played as a midfielder for Boulogne, Soch

Is French former footballer and football manager. Dewilder played as a midfielder for Boulogne, Sochaux, Monaco, Toulon, Quimper and Blois.[1]

Was a French photographer noted for his frank and often humorous depictions of Parisian street life.

Was a French photographer noted for his frank and often humorous depictions of Parisian street life.Robert Doisneau, one of France's most popular and prolific reportage photographers, is known for his modest, playful, and ironic images of amusing juxtapos

Is a former French football (soccer) player and manager. He most notably coached Alès, Valenciennes

Is a former French football (soccer) player and manager. He most notably coached Alès, Valenciennes, France (as assistant coach), Marseille, ES Tunis, Monaco, Strasbourg, Cannes and Dunkerque.[1]

Was a French rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960

Was a French rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a French figure skater.He represented France at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 17th.

Is a French figure skater.He represented France at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 17th.

Is a French international football player, of Portuguese and Spanish descent. He is married to Jessi

Is a French international football player, of Portuguese and Spanish descent. He is married to Jessica Lemarie, with whom he has two children.He plays for Villarreal CF as a winger. He normally plays on the left wing but can play all across midfield or in a position to support the striker(s).

A French international football player, of Portuguese and Spanish descent. He is married to Jessica

A French international football player, of Portuguese and Spanish descent. He is married to Jessica Lemarie, with whom he has two children.He plays for Villarreal CF as a winger. He normally plays on the left wing but can play all across midfield or in a position to support the striker(s).PirFs is a graduate of the FC Metz youth academy, making his senior debut in 1993, against Lyon. During his six seasons there, he scored 43 goals in 162 matches, and won the Coupe de la Ligue, prompting a ú5 million move to Olympique de Marseille in 1998. At Marseille, PirFs had a mixed two-year stay. His first season saw him miss the French league title by a point,

Was a French politician and pharmacist. He was a founding member of the Left Radical Movement (MRG)

Was a French politician and pharmacist. He was a founding member of the Left Radical Movement (MRG) in 1972 and served as the leader of the MRG until 1978. In this capacity, he became known as the "third man" - the third signatory of the Common Programme of the Union of the Left with François Mitterrand (PS) and Georges Marchais (PCF). He was himself excluded from the party in 1979 when he accepted a special research mission on work offered to him by right-wing President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. He founded the Federation of Radical Democracy, but the party never achieved significant success.

Is a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and Happening

Is a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and Happenings maestro.Filliou first proposed "Art's Birthday" in 1963. He suggested that 1,000,000 years ago, there was no art. But one day, on January 17th to be precise, Art was born. Filliou says it happened when someone dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water.

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Harry Mitchell.

Was a French film director and scriptwriter.

Was a French film director and scriptwriter.

Was a French surgeon and apothecary who became a prestigious colonist and businessman and eventually

Was a French surgeon and apothecary who became a prestigious colonist and businessman and eventually a nobleman of New France. As a naval surgeon, Giffard made several voyages to Quebec between 1621 and 1627, a year when it's known he had a cabin in the woods outside of the colony.

Is a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride

Is a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armenian father. He evokes his paternal roots in his 2006 film Le Voyage en Armenie. He has a working class background - his father a worker on the Marseille docks. He early became concerned with political questions and for a while was involved with the French Communist Party. In 2008 he joined the Left Party.

Was a French journalist and author of several books on Japan.[1][2] He was assigned by Agence Havas

Was a French journalist and author of several books on Japan.[1][2] He was assigned by Agence Havas (current Agence France-Presse) to Japan in 1938, and, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, could not return to France until 1946.[3] Guillain witnessed the atom bomb explosion at Hiroshima.[4] As recounted in his book I Saw Tokyo Burning: An Eyewitness Narrative from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, he was reporting from Tokyo during the Pacific War and saw firsthand the effects of the Gyokuon-hoso, in which the Japanese emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan.

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he fin

Was a French bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 17th in the two-man event.

Is a French former football defender and manager.He was formed at Cavigal de Nice but OGC Nice one o

Is a French former football defender and manager.He was formed at Cavigal de Nice but OGC Nice one of the best French team at the moment did not recruit him so that he went to AS Saint-Étienne in 1957, becoming one of the best prospects of French football.

Was a French road racing cyclist, who won two stages in the 1922 Tour de France and 2 stages in the

Was a French road racing cyclist, who won two stages in the 1922 Tour de France and 2 stages in the 1923 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days. He was born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis and died in Bobigny.

, is a French former football defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the cl

, is a French former football defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the club Stade de Reims, winning five French championships and appearing in two European Cup finals.

Is a former French-American professional basketball player. The 6'1" (1.85 m), 175 pounds (79.4 kg)

Is a former French-American professional basketball player. The 6'1" (1.85 m), 175 pounds (79.4 kg) Cousy played point guard with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969–70 season. Cousy, born to French immigrants in New York City, first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. He obtained a scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross, where he led the Crusaders to berths in the 1948 and 1950 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was named an NCAA All-American for three seasons. Cousy was initially drafted as the third overall pick in the first round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, but after he refused to report with the Blackhawks, he was picked up by the Boston Celtics.

Was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Marseille. He was appointed as Bishop of Gap by Pope

Was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Marseille. He was appointed as Bishop of Gap by Pope Paul VI in 1967. He was appointed to the metropolitan see of Albi on 15 June 1974. He was transferred to the archdiocese of Marseille by Pope John Paul II on 13 April 1985.