French Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a French professional racing cyclist.

Is a French professional racing cyclist.

Is a French-Spanish judoka.

Is a French-Spanish judoka.

Is a French philosopher, working on the philosophy of language, philosophy of action, ethics and phi

Is a French philosopher, working on the philosophy of language, philosophy of action, ethics and philosophy of science. She is currently a professor at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens, France. She also introduced several aspects of American philosophy to French readers (Emerson, Thoreau, but above others Stanley Cavell).

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was a prolific composer of chansons in the middle of th

Was a French composer of the Renaissance. He was a prolific composer of chansons in the middle of the 16th century, some of which were extremely popular and widely distributed. He went to Italy sometime in the early 1550s, and is known to have been maestro di cappella for the Ferrarese Este family at Siena, in 1554. By 1560 he had returned to Paris, though probably only briefly, for he came to settle a family estate, and by the next year he was in Italy again, this time in Rome. He disappears from the records at this point, and probably died in 1561 or shortly after, most likely in Italy.

Is a French alpine skier and a slalom specialist. Aubert won her first World Cup race in women's sla

Is a French alpine skier and a slalom specialist. Aubert won her first World Cup race in women's slalom in Ofterschwang, Germany on March 7, 2009[1].The following week she won a consecutive second World Cup slalom race in Åre, Sweden[2].

Is a Paralympic judoka who won a silver medal for France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Is a Paralympic judoka who won a silver medal for France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win th

Is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second. In 2003, she became world champion in the 10 km pursuit (together with Martina Glagow).

Is a French environmental jurist, politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 20

Is a French environmental jurist, politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the East constituency. In 2009, she was selected to lead the Europe Écologie list in the East constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. Her list won over 14%, so she was easily elected to the European Parliament.

Is a French football (soccer) player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais. She plays as an strik

Is a French football (soccer) player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais. She plays as an striker.Brétigny is the only player to remain from the squad of FC Lyon when, in 2003, the club was transformed to Olympique Lyonnais. Despite having solid seasons with Lyon previously, including leading the league in goals scored in 2003, it wasn't until the 2006-07 season where she gained recognition for being a feared striker when she scored 48 goals in 25 matches helping the club win their first title under the Olympique Lyonnais emblem.

Is a French football player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Du

Is a French football player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Dusang plays as a defender and is a member of the France women's national football team making her debut in 2003.

A French singer, born December 1980 in Paris. Whitney Houston, Tracy Chapman and Aretha Franklin wer

A French singer, born December 1980 in Paris. Whitney Houston, Tracy Chapman and Aretha Franklin were her early inspirations. She was discovered singing in a pub and invited to sing on the television show of Mireille Dumas. This appearance led to a record

Is a retired high jumper from France, who set her personal best on 8 June 1992, jumping 1.93 metres

Is a retired high jumper from France, who set her personal best on 8 June 1992, jumping 1.93 metres at a meet in Belfort. She is a two-time French national champion: 1992 and 1994.

Is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecti

Is a French professional basketball player. She currently plays the center position for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.Gruda was drafted 13th overall in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun. She did not join the Sun until the 2008 season. She was h

She has often worked with the director Laetitia Masson, and has also worked with Benoît Jacquot.Kib

She has often worked with the director Laetitia Masson, and has also worked with Benoît Jacquot.Kiberlain received the Prix Romy Schneider in 1995. In addition to her acting career, she also has recorded an album (Manquait plus qu'ça, released in 2005), w

Is a French football player currently playing for FCF Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Soubeyrand

Is a French football player currently playing for FCF Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Soubeyrand plays as a midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team. On 29 October 2009, she earned her record 143rd career international cap in a match against Estonia.

France is a former professional female tennis player from France.Testud broke into top 20 singles ra

France is a former professional female tennis player from France.Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings. This marked the first time France had three women ranked in singles Top 10 simultaneously. (Mary Pierce at No. 5, Nathalie Tauziat at No. 6 and Testud at No. 9). France was the third nation after the USA and Australia to have more than two representatives in the singles Top 10 at any one time.

Is a French film director. She was born in Avignon. Veysset studied French literature until she drop

Is a French film director. She was born in Avignon. Veysset studied French literature until she dropped out of school to pursue filmmaking. A friend introduced her to Léos Carax and she was hired as his driver while he was shooting Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (The Lovers on the Bridge) (1991) in 1989. Her first real contact with cinema happened when she became an assistant to the art director of that film. The experience encouraged her to begin writing her first screenplay in 1991.

Is a French professional racing cyclist.Casar's talent was revealed on Paris-Nice 2002, which he fin

Is a French professional racing cyclist.Casar's talent was revealed on Paris-Nice 2002, which he finished at the second place, being only 23 years old. After an impressive 2003 Giro d'Italia that he finished in 13th place, in front of star climber Marco P

Is a Malian political figure and finance inspector, serving as Minister of the Economy and Finance i

Is a Malian political figure and finance inspector, serving as Minister of the Economy and Finance in the government of Mali since April 2009.Touré studied in Mali and France, earning degrees in economics and finance. He was a professor at Mali's National

Is a French football player of Algerian and Tunisian descent currently playing for Ligue 2 club Gren

Is a French football player of Algerian and Tunisian descent currently playing for Ligue 2 club Grenoble. Sliti Taïder was born in France to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother of Kabyle descent.[1] He frequently visits Algeria and has both Algerian and Tunisian passports.

A French actress who lives in Paris.

A French actress who lives in Paris.

She is mainly known for her hit "J'ai des doutes", released in 1991.In ten year career, she released

She is mainly known for her hit "J'ai des doutes", released in 1991.In ten year career, she released three albums as songwriter, composer and singer[1]. She signed her first records under the name of Sarah Mandiano until 1988, then Sara Mandiano for the r

Is a French figure skater. Abitbol started skating when she was six, when she had a choice of swimmi

Is a French figure skater. Abitbol started skating when she was six, when she had a choice of swimming or ice skating for physical education. She won the bronze medal in pairs at the 2000 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Stephane Bernadis

Was a French stage actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress in the history of t

Was a French stage actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress in the history of the world".[2] Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of Europe in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the United States. She developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the nickname "The Divine Sarah."

Is a French football player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Bo

Is a French football player currently playing for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. Bouhaddi plays as a goalkeeper and is a member of the France women's national football team having made her debut in 2004. Before suffering an injury to her ACL, she was France's number one goalkeeper.