Flying Frenchman is a nickname.

List

People with this nickname include:

• Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born 1974; fl. 1990s–2000s), French basketball player and coach
• Édouard Carpentier (1926–2010; fl. 1950s–1960s), France-born Canadian pro-wrestler
• Leon Duray (1894–1956; fl. 1920s), U.S. racecar driver
• Claude Gnakpa (born 1983; fl. 2000s–2010s), French soccer player
• Guy Lafleur (1951–2022; fl. 1970s–1980s), Quebecois French-Canadian and Canadiens hockey player
• Leo Lafrance (1902–1993; fl. 1920s–1930s), Quebecois French-Canadian and Canadiens hockey player
• Newsy Lalonde (1887–1970; fl. 1900s–1920s), Franco-Ontarian French-Canadian and Canadiens hockey player
• Manu "Flying Frenchman" Lataste (fl. 2020s), a participant on the Go-Big Show talent show
• Dave McKigney (1932–1988; fl. 1950s), Canadian pro-wrestler with the ringname 'Flying Frenchman' Jacques Dubois
• Raphaël Poirée (born 1974; fl. 1990s–2000s), French biathlete
• Marcel Pronovost (1930–2015; fl. 1950s–1970s), Quebecois French-Canadian hockey player, nicknamed "Detroit's own Flying Frenchman"
• Franky Zapata (born 1978; fl. 2010s), French water powersportsman and inventor of the Flyboard hydroflight device

See also

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• The Flying Dutchman (nickname)
• Frenchman (disambiguation)
• Flying (disambiguation)