Jean Bart

Jean Bart

male, deceased (1702)
Jean Bart (October 21 1650 - April 27 1702) - was a ("Dutch born") French naval commander and privateer.
Jean de Vienne

Jean de Vienne

male, deceased (1396)
Jean de Vienne was a French knight, general and admiral during the Hundred Years' War. As a young nobleman, he started his military career at the...

François Darlan

male, deceased (1942)
François Darlan was a French naval officer. Darlan rose through the French Navy. He ultimately became Admiral of the Fleet, and was a major figure o...
Chevalier Paul

Chevalier Paul

male
Jean-Paul de Saumeur, often called Chevalier Paul was a French admiral who served in several Mediterranean campaigns. Saumeur began sailing at the...
Francis Garnier

Francis Garnier

male, deceased (1873)
Marie Joseph François (Francis) Garnier was a French officer and explorer known for his exploration of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. He was b...
Xavier Magne

Xavier Magne

male
Contre-Amiral Xavier Magne is a French Navy officer. In 2006, he was the commanding officer of Opération Baliste. Magne made a career aboard the "...
Alain Oudot de Dainville

Alain Oudot de Dainville

male
Admiral Alain Oudot de Dainville (15 March 1947 in Marsat (Puy de Dôme)) is a French Navy officer. As of 2006, he is head of the general staff of t...
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin

male, deceased (1772)
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was a French hydrographer and cartographer. Bellin was born in Paris. In 1721 Bellin was appointed hydrographer (chief...
Charles Messier

Charles Messier

male, deceased (1817)
Charles Messier was a French astronomer who in 1774 published a catalogue of 45 deep sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters. The purpose of...
Jules Dumont D'Urville

Jules Dumont D'Urville

male, deceased (1842)
Rear Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer and naval officer, who explored the south and western Pacific, Au...