List of Famous people with last name Berthier
Paul Berthier
Paul Berthier (1884–1953) was the co-founder of Manécanterie des Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois in 1906. He wrote a doctoral thesis on the legal protection of composers which has long been authoritative and an essay on Jean-Philippe Rameau. He was the grandfather of the singer France Gall, father of the composer and organist Jacques Berthier (1923–1994) and great-grandfather of French producer, Raphael Hamburger.
Napoléon Alexandre Berthier
Napoléon Alexandre Louis Joseph Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram was a French politician and nobleman. Son of Louis-Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince of Wagram, and Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria.
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince of Wagram, Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel, was a Marshal of the Empire doubling as Minister of War and chief of staff to Napoleon. Born into a military family, he served in the French Army and survived suspicion of monarchism during the Reign of Terror, before a rapid rise in the ranks during the French Revolutionary Wars. Although a key supporter of the coup against the Directory that gave Napoleon supreme power, and present for his greatest victories, Berthier strongly opposed the progressive stretching of lines of communication during the Russian campaign. Allowed to retire by the restored Bourbon regime, he died of unnatural causes shortly before the Battle of Waterloo. Berthier's reputation as a superb operational organiser remains strong among current historians.
Jacques Berthier
Jacques Berthier was a French composer of liturgical music, best known for writing much of the music used at Taizé.
Jean-Marie Berthier
Jean-Marie Berthier was a French poet. He taught literature in Africa, Asia and South America, and was the author of over 20 poetry collections.
Victor Léopold Berthier
Jean Baptiste Berthier
Jean-Baptiste Berthier (1721–1804) was an officer (Lieutenant-Colonel) in the French Corps of Topographical Engineers during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI.
Jacques Berthier
Jacques Berthier was a French actor. He also produced and directed two films.
César Berthier
Louis César Gabriel Berthier de Berluy, was a French Napoleonic War general.