French Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960. Rivière, a

Was a French track and road bicycle racer. He raced as a professional from 1957 to 1960. Rivière, a time trialist, all-around talent on the road, and a three-time world pursuit champion on the track, lost his career to injury. He was positioned to take the lead in the 1960 Tour de France but crashed on the Col de Perjuret descent of Mont Aigoual in the Massif Central while following leader Gastone Nencini. Rivière hit a guard-block on the edge of the road, falling 10 meters into a ravine. He landed in brush, breaking two vertebrae.

Is a French middle distance runner. He was the first French runner to become a European champion aft

Is a French middle distance runner. He was the first French runner to become a European champion after winning the 5000m track event at the 1934 European Athletics Championships held in Turin, Italy.

Was a French footballer and coach. He was born in Montpellier (Hérault). He made his debut as a pla

Was a French footballer and coach. He was born in Montpellier (Hérault). He made his debut as a player for his local club, SO Montpellier with whom he won the Coupe de France in 1929. He played three internationals as a striker and once as a defender.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the city of Paris. He is a member of the Union for

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the city of Paris. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Currently he serves as a vice-president of the Senate.

Is a former cyclo-cross racer from France who was a professional from 1947 to 1958. Rondeaux won the

Is a former cyclo-cross racer from France who was a professional from 1947 to 1958. Rondeaux won the World Cyclo-cross Championships three times in 1951, 1952, and 1953, was Cyclo-cross Champion of France seven times between 1947 and 1954.[1] Rondeaux had been beaten in the first edition of the Cyclo-cross world championships by Jean Robic in a sprint.[2]

Was a French football midfielder. He spent his whole career with Olympique de Marseille.

Was a French football midfielder. He spent his whole career with Olympique de Marseille.

Is a French architect, notable for designing the Parc des Princes in Paris and the Olympic Stadium i

Is a French architect, notable for designing the Parc des Princes in Paris and the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. He was appointed commander of the Légion d'Honneur, of the Ordre National du Mérite of Palmes académiques and of Arts et Lettres by the French Government.

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished fourth in the welterw

Is a French boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished fourth in the welterweight class. He lost in the semi-finals to the upcoming silver medalist Michael Murach and was not able to compete in the bronze medal both with Gerhard Pe

Was a French journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte B

Was a French journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman. The scene of Bardot dancing barefoot on a table remains one of the most erotic scenes in French cinema.

Was a French journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte B

Was a French journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman. The scene of Bardot dancing barefoot on a table remains one of the most erotic scenes in French cinema.

Is a French water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French tea

Is a French water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which finished fourth in the 1936 tournament. He played all seven matches.

Is an Andorran alpine skier. He represented Andorra at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to repres

Is an Andorran alpine skier. He represented Andorra at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to represent Andorra at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Saw himself as an entertainer, academic and French filmmaker. Pioneer of audiovisual teaching at the

Saw himself as an entertainer, academic and French filmmaker. Pioneer of audiovisual teaching at the University of Nancy II and at its European film institute (IECA), he spent his life bringing together his love of teaching, cinema and the history of his region (Lorraine).

Is a French former road bicycle racer who unexpectedly won the 1956 Tour de France. He was a profess

Is a French former road bicycle racer who unexpectedly won the 1956 Tour de France. He was a professional rider from 1950 until 1960.From 1930 the Tour de France had been disputed by national and regional teams. Roger Walkowiak was recruited for the Frenc

Is a French academic and philosopher. Alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, he h

Is a French academic and philosopher. Alumnus of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, he has written popular books, most notably 101 Experiments in the Philosophy of Everyday Life, which has been translated into twenty-two languages. For 25 years, he has studied the way the East is seen in Western philosophy.

Was a French literary critic, literary and social theorist, philosopher, and semiotician. Barthes' w

Was a French literary critic, literary and social theorist, philosopher, and semiotician. Barthes' work extended over many fields and he influenced the development of schools of theory including structuralism, semiotics, existentialism, Marxism and post-structuralism.

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the department of Aude. He is a member of the Soci

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the department of Aude. He is a member of the Socialist Party. In the Senate, he sits on the Commission for Economic Affairs, and he is a member of the Delegation on the rights of women, and equality of opportunity between men and women.[1]

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Sarthe department. He is a member of the Union

Is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Sarthe department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Currently, he serves as one of the Senate's vice-presidents.

Is a lawyer and French Socialist politician who served notably as Foreign Minister under President F

Is a lawyer and French Socialist politician who served notably as Foreign Minister under President François Mitterrand from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993. He was also President of the Constitutional Council from 1995 to 1999.

Is a Tunisian-French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. Dyens studied guitar with the Span

Is a Tunisian-French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. Dyens studied guitar with the Spanish classical guitarist Alberto Ponce and analysis with Désiré Dondeyne. He has won several prizes in competitions for classical guitar performance as well as for composition.[citation needed]

Was a French mathematical logician. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Paris in

Was a French mathematical logician. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Paris in 1953. In his thesis[2][3], Fraïssé used the back-and-forth method to determine whether two model-theoretic structures were elementarily equivalent. This me

Was an early French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I.In December 1914, Garros

Was an early French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot during World War I.In December 1914, Garros, as a reconnaissance pilot with the Escadrille MS26, visited the Morane-Saulnier Works.[1] Saulnier's work on metal deflector wedges attached to propeller

Is a French actor. He is married (1966) to the actress Maaike Jansen. Giraud began his theatrical tr

Is a French actor. He is married (1966) to the actress Maaike Jansen. Giraud began his theatrical training in the 1960s and joined Coluche's theatrical company in 1971. Around this time he worked also with the troupe, Le Splendid. His first cinematic role came in 1974 in Michel Audiard's Bons baisers...à lundi. He acquired greater recognition for Papy fait de la résistance, and again, for his appearance in Coline Serreau's Trois hommes et un couffin , making him one of the most popular actors of the 1980s.

IsFrench-American mathematician. He obtained his PhD in 1970 from Jacques-Louis Lions and is known f

IsFrench-American mathematician. He obtained his PhD in 1970 from Jacques-Louis Lions and is known for his work in applied mathematics, in particular numerical solution and applications of partial differential equations and variational inequalities. He is member of the French Academy of Sciences and since 1985 has held an endowed chair at the University of Houston.