Famous People with Name Salle

François Salle            Origin/Culture/Country: French

François Salle: was a 19th century French realist painter. He is best known for the painting The Anatomy Class at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (1888)

Marie Sallé            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Marie Sallé: was a French dancer and choreographer known for her expressive, dramatic performances rather than a series of "leaps and frolics" typical of ballet of her time. As a choreographer she integrated music, costumes, and dance styles of her ballets with their themes, thereby anticipating the reforms made by choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre in the late 18th century. She changed the costume from heavy long dress to muslin flowing material which caused shock and delight.

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur De La Salle            Origin/Culture/Country: French

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur De La Salle: was a French explorer. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France.

Gadifer De La Salle            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Gadifer De La Salle: was a French knight and crusader of Norman origin who, with Jean de Béthencourt, conquered and explored the Canary Islands for the Kingdom of Castile. Gadifer had won renown in the French campaigns against England during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453). While on a campaign against Tunisian pirates in 1390, he met Jean de Béthencourt, who later pledged his domain to finance their expedition to the Canary Islands. Gadifer de La Salle had joined Béthencourt at La Rochelle.[1]

Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, Marquis De La Salle            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, Marquis De La Salle: was a French writer and cavalry officer who saw service in the Seven Years War, a writer of comedies and libretti, and a Masonic brother of Benjamin Franklin. He was appointed maréchal de camp in 1791;[1] He was appointed Governor of the west province of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) the following year, and twice governor-general.[2] He was eventually a brigadier general.