John Of LaRochelle

male
John of la Rochelle (Jean de La Rochelle, John of Rupella, Johannes de Rupella) was a French Franciscan theologian. He was born in La Rochelle...
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Pierre Drieu LaRochelle

male, deceased (1945)
Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays, who lived and died in Paris. He became a p...
Colette Besson

Colette Besson

female, deceased (2005)
Colette Besson (born April 7, 1946 in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (Charente-Maritime) - died August 9, 2005 in La Rochelle) was a former French...
Jean Guiton

Jean Guiton

male, deceased (1654)
Jean Guiton was born in La Rochelle where he followed the occupation of ship-owner. He became mayor of La Rochelle and, during the siege of the...

Eugène Fromentin

male, deceased (1876)
Eugène Fromentin was a French painter and writer. He was born in La Rochelle. After leaving school he studied for some years under Louis Cabat, t...

Gérald Merceron

male, 36 years old
Gérald Merceron is a rugby player who won 32 caps playing at fly-half for the French rugby union side. He made his international test debut at the a...
Guy Laroche

Guy Laroche

male, deceased (1989)
Guy Laroche, French fashion designer (b. July 16, 1921 in La Rochelle, France; d. February 17, 1989), and founder of the eponymous company. Laroche...
Alcide D'Orbigny

Alcide D'Orbigny

male, deceased (1857)
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny was a great French naturalist. He made major contributions in many areas, including zoology,...
Nicolas Denys

Nicolas Denys

male, deceased (1688)
Nicolas Denys, (1598 - 1688), was born in France and little is known of his early years. It appears that he received little formal education but...

Hervé Guibert

male, deceased (1991)
Hervé Guibert was a French writer. Guibert was born in Saint-Cloud and spent his early years in Paris, moving to La Rochelle from 1970 to 1973. A...