Name your favorite Frenchperson in history

[Martin Le Acadien]

Mon Votre Ca pour Louis Broussard.

Acadien Resistance Leader from whom I am descended, Vive Acadie. 1732-1765 Born Port Royal, died in St. Martinville, Louisiane.

 

[Finder]

Re: RE: Name your favorite Frenchperson in history

Mon Votre Ca pour Louis Broussard.

Acadien Resistance Leader from whom I am descended, Vive Acadie. 1732-1765 Born Port Royal, died in St. Martinville, Louisiane.

we are talking about the french and not the stinking Acadiens.... Just kidding.. thats kewl, never heard of him... did he do something?

 

[Daz_Hockey]

Joan of Arc!!!!

we had a nice BBQ in her Honour!!!!!

well......she did hear voices (shame they couldnt tell her that the english were gonna burn her alive!!!!)

actually, my favourite frenchman isnt a frenchman at all, but speaks french and has a french name (so thats gotta qualify him right?)


check out this link...the man was a genius, I'm not even mentioning the 51 out of 52 penalties......ladies and gentlemen, Madam et Monseir I give you....Matthew Le Tissier:

http://www.expat.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=40687

 

[gopher]

Being the soccer fanatic that I am, I have to say Michel Platini:

http://www.greatfootballplayers.com/michel-platini2.gif

 

[Daz_Hockey]

RE: Name your favorite Fr

Michel Platini told Matt he was "the best player he's ever seen, a million times better than myself"

 

[Toro]

RE: Name your favorite Fr

Inspector Clouseau.

 

[I think not]

:laughing3:

 

[missile]

The real Cyrano de Bergerac and Annie Palliard.

 

[Blackleaf]

Re: RE: Name your favorite Fr

William "La batard" the conqueror (real name Guilliam Hocke) supposed frenchman from normandy......or that would be what the french will tell you.


He's actually a norman (meaning norseman) and is german, and translated Guilliam Hocke means "Darren Hockey"!!!!

You mean, the guy who invaded your country, and the only Frenchman to ever defeat the English in a major battle?

 

[Jay]

I'm picking two...

Jacques Cartier

Samuel Champlain

 

[Blackleaf]

Re: RE: Name your favorite Fr

Why was he a bastard, didn't his father acknowledge him?

Because he was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert I of Normandy, and Herleve (also known as Arlette), daughter of a tanner in Falaise.

 

[Jay]

Re: RE: Name your favorite Fr

William "La batard" the conqueror (real name Guilliam Hocke) supposed frenchman from normandy......or that would be what the french will tell you.


He's actually a norman (meaning norseman) and is german, and translated Guilliam Hocke means "Darren Hockey"!!!!

You mean, the guy who invaded your country, and the only Frenchman to ever defeat the English in a major battle?

The Franks were Germanic too...

And Blackleaf, you should thank us Normans for bringing civility to your Island....

 

[Daz_Hockey]

RE: Name your favorite Fr

yeah, it's william's surname that interests me the most lol Hocke.......most european people's were germanic

 

[Nuggler]

Louis Pasteur has to be first choice.
Pasturized milk was a good idea, and not having people running about foaming at the mouth, then keeling over from rabies ranks right up there also.

My #2 fave Frenchie has to be :
Jacques Le Dildo, who invented...........................the mousetrap.

Damn smart man.

:wink:

 

[Finder]

Re: RE: Name your favorite Fr

William "La batard" the conqueror (real name Guilliam Hocke) supposed frenchman from normandy......or that would be what the french will tell you.


He's actually a norman (meaning norseman) and is german, and translated Guilliam Hocke means "Darren Hockey"!!!!

You mean, the guy who invaded your country, and the only Frenchman to ever defeat the English in a major battle?

The Franks were Germanic too...

And Blackleaf, you should thank us Normans for bringing civility to your Island....

oh and the Romans didn't help? Though Romanization went the way of the dohdoh once the Saxons invaded.