French Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent her career in Sweden, where she became a star

Was a French ballet dancer and choreographer who spent her career in Sweden, where she became a star and the ballet mistress of the Royal Swedish Ballet and principal of the ballet school.

Is a French chess player and a former national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of

Is a French chess player and a former national women's champion.She was raised in the French town of Castelnau-le-Lez and learned to play chess at the age of four. Her endeavours at junior level showed good promise and catapulted her Elo rating over the 2100 mark by the time she was seventeen years of age. Consequently, she played top board for the French Girls team at the Faber Cup in Dublin in 2000 and contributed to winning the event.

Was a French figure skater. She competed in ice dance with partner Pascal Lavanchy.

Was a French figure skater. She competed in ice dance with partner Pascal Lavanchy.

Is a French weightlifter. She competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha,

Is a French weightlifter. She competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar and reached the 8th spot with 198 kg in total. At the 2006 World Championships she ranked 13th in the 58 kg category, with a total of 192 kg.[

A French heavyweight kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Faucon Gym in Vill

A French heavyweight kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Faucon Gym in Vill

Is a Senegalese football coach and former player who as of 2008 is managing the Zanzibar national fo

Is a Senegalese football coach and former player who as of 2008 is managing the Zanzibar national football team.

Is a French-Ivorian professional association football player who is plays for Scottish Premier Leagu

Is a French-Ivorian professional association football player who is plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. Bamba represented the Ivory Coast in the 2008 Olympic Games and has since played for the full national side.

Is a Senegalese football player who plays for Montpellier in Ligue 1.He plays for Senegal national f

Is a Senegalese football player who plays for Montpellier in Ligue 1.He plays for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Malian football defender, currently playing for Serie B club Lecce.Diamoutene spent all of his

Is a Malian football defender, currently playing for Serie B club Lecce.Diamoutene spent all of his professional footballing career in Italy, moving in the country after being noted by a Udinese scout.[1] He then trained with the zebrette under-19 squad f

Is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a central defender for Olympique Marseille and the Senegal n

Is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a central defender for Olympique Marseille and the Senegal national team.He has played for Le Havre and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Diawara was dropped from the Senegal squad in August 2006, ahead of their friendly with

Is a Malian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Arabi.Keïta started his career in

Is a Malian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Arabi.Keïta started his career in Mali with local side Djoliba AC. After just one season with the senior team, he joined Emirati club Al-Jazira, where he stayed for just one season before l

Is a professional boxer and is the former WBA super-lightweight champion. He won the vacated title b

Is a professional boxer and is the former WBA super-lightweight champion. He won the vacated title by a fourth technical knockout on September 2, 2006 against Raul Horacio Balbi. His current record is 37 wins, three losses and a draw, with 21 wins coming

Is a Senegalese politician who was appointed as Prime Minister of Senegal on 30 April 2009. He was p

Is a Senegalese politician who was appointed as Prime Minister of Senegal on 30 April 2009. He was previously Minister of the Civil Service and Labour in 2005, Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic from 2005 to 2007, and Minister of Sta

Is a Malian football player, who plays for FSV Frankfurt.On 08 July 2009 he signed an one year contr

Is a Malian football player, who plays for FSV Frankfurt.On 08 July 2009 he signed an one year contract for FSV Frankfurt after releasing from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era. She appeared in 86 films bet

Was a French actress and dancer, who worked during the silent film era. She appeared in 86 films between 1908 and 1926. In 1913, she was arrested during a performance of one of her dances in New York City when it was declared indecent. After returning to France, Napierkowska said, "Really, I have not brought away a single pleasant memory from the United States" and "What a narrow-minded people they are -- how utterly impervious to any beautiful impression!"[1]

Is a French figure skater who competed in men's singles. However, his success as a competitive skat

Is a French figure skater who competed in men's singles. However, his success as a competitive skater was greatly hindered by a series of injuries, which eventually led to his retirement.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Bober won a stage in the 1953 Tour de France.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Bober won a stage in the 1953 Tour de France.

Was a French Jesuit, an educationist and social worker, also an enigmatic figure in the background t

Was a French Jesuit, an educationist and social worker, also an enigmatic figure in the background to the Dreyfus Affair. The following summer (1870), he was made rector of the new College of Sainte-Croix at Le Mans, where, during the Franco-Prussian war, he organized an efficient hospital service. During the ten months of his rectorship at Le Mans, twenty-two thousand soldiers sojourned successively in his college.

Was a French sculptor and art historian. Some of his works are on show in museums in Spain. The musée d'Orsay has his marble sculpture of a Chien danois (c.1892) - he also produced a Death-Mask of Berlioz (1884) now held at the bibliothèque de l'Opéra de Paris. He gave one of his works to his relation Charles de Gaulle. Stanislas Lami exhibited frequently at the Paris Salons, including that of 1897, and at the Chicago salon of 1893. In the end his descendents held onto the majority of his works (private collections of Thoury, Pellerin, Fargon, etc.).

Was a French surgeon and doctor, practising at the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris, a member of the Institut an

Was a French surgeon and doctor, practising at the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris, a member of the Institut and of the Académie des Sciences, president and professor of the Académie de Médecine de Paris. He was buried in the cimetière du Père-Lachaise (57ème division).

Is a French actor. He works in cinema, television and theatre.

Is a French actor. He works in cinema, television and theatre.

Is a French actor and director. He is the son of actress Véronique Nordey and director Jean-Pierre

Is a French actor and director. He is the son of actress Véronique Nordey and director Jean-Pierre Mocky. After his studies at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, he made his directorial debut in 1988, with La Dispute by Marivaux at the Théâtre Pitoëff in Geneva. He is known for his innovative directing, in particular, texts by Pier Paolo Pasolini (Bêtes de style in 1992 at the Festival d'Avignon Off, Porcherie, etc.) and by Werner Schwab, and also for his direction of operas.

Is a film director [1], screenwriter and french actor born December 27, 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia. He

Is a film director [1], screenwriter and french actor born December 27, 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia. He lives in Paris since 1966 and is also a writer.

Is a French rugby union player who plays at number eight for Sale Sharks and France, and has also pl

Is a French rugby union player who plays at number eight for Sale Sharks and France, and has also played as a lock for France. He earned his first cap on 4 March 2000 against Scotland. He has played 39 games for France and has scored five tries, two against Italy in the 2007 Six Nations, a match-winning try against England in the run-up to the 2007 World Cup and two against Namibia in the 2007 World Cup itself.Chabal was born in Valence. He was included in France's squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. He played in games against the USA, Japan and New Zealand. He has played in a number of Six Nations Championships, including the 2007 French victory.

Is a Belgian-born French footballer, currently playing for Sunderland.He was a trainee at Lyon youth

Is a Belgian-born French footballer, currently playing for Sunderland.He was a trainee at Lyon youth academy between the years of 1995-97 during which time he won the Under-15 championship twice, the Under-17 Cup and the reserve team championship. He also captained the French Under-18 side.