Henri Léon Thiébaut (19 November 1880 in Paris – 13 October 1956 in Paris) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the sabre. He was defeated by Georges de la Falaise in the final.
Joanni Maurice Perronnet (19 October 1877 – 1 April 1950) was a French painter and fencer.
He was son of music composer Joanni Perronnet and Blanche Guérard, as well as grandson of the playwright and lyricist Amélie Perronnet.
He was a fencing master, the only professional allowed to compete in the Olympic Games at the time. Two such masters, Perronet and Leonidas Pyrgos of Greece, competed in a special foil fencing event at the first modern Olympics. The two faced each other in an event that consisted of a single bout to three touches. Perronet lost the bout, 3-1. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning a silver medal and 3 goats.He had close links to Sarah Bernhardt, she was his godmother. In 1908, he became secretary-general of the Sarah-Bernhardt Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt.
He is known as a painter, most of his paintings are seascapes. He also designed many posters for French railway companies and painted several portraits of Sarah Bernhardt.
Louis Léonce Théophile Perrée (25 March 1871 in Paris – 1 March 1924 in Ivry-la-Bataille) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the epee. He was defeated by Ramón Fonst in the final.
Jean-Baptiste Narcisse Mimiague (3 February 1871 in Villefranche-sur-Mer – 6 August 1929 in Nice) was a French fencer who competed in the early 20th century.
He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won both his bouts against the famous Italian fencer Italo Santelli. He won the bronze medal in the individual foil masters.
Henri Albert Fernand Laurent (1 April 1881 in Beaulieu-sur-Loire – 14 February 1954 in La Rochelle) was a French fencer who competed in the early 20th century.
He participated in fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal in the masters épée. He was defeated by fellow French fencer Emile Bougnol in the semi-final.
Jacques Ladègaillerie (born 10 January 1940) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the individual épée event at the 1967 Mediterranean Games and a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Simon Alphonse Kirchhoffer (December 19, 1873 in Paris – June 30, 1913 in Paris) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the master's foil. He was defeated by Lucien Mérignac in the final.
Renée Garilhe (15 June 1923 – 6 July 1991) was a French fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in both women's individual foil and foil team events at the 1950 World Fencing Championships.
Marc Cerboni (20 October 1955 – 2 December 1990) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Gustave Buchard (17 February 1890 – 18 February 1977) was a French fencer who took part in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp. Bushard won two Olympic medals in fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. He came in third place in both the individual and team epee.