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Most Famous French Artists & Designers
Art & Design 1,086
France 13,591
350 HM 
Henri Matisse French Painter 1869–1954
Henri Matisse French Painter 1869–1954 369 PC 
Paul Cézanne French Painter 1839–1906
Paul Cézanne French Painter 1839–1906 437 CC 
Coco Chanel French Designer 1883–1971
Coco Chanel French Designer 1883–1971 510 ÉM 
Édouard Manet French Painter 1832–1883
Édouard Manet French Painter 1832–1883 513 PR 
Pierre-Auguste Renoir French Painter 1841–1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir French Painter 1841–1919 700 ED 
Eugène Delacroix French Artist 1798–1863
Eugène Delacroix French Artist 1798–1863 767 HD 
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French Artist 1864–1901
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French Artist 1864–1901 990 JC 
Jean Cocteau French Painter 1889–1963
Jean Cocteau French Painter 1889–1963 1,058 GC 
Gustave Courbet French Painter 1819–1877
Gustave Courbet French Painter 1819–1877 1,266 YS 
Yves Saint Laurent (designer) French Fashion Designer 1936–2008
Yves Saint Laurent (designer) French Fashion Designer 1936–2008 1,584 GB 
Georges Braque French Sculptor 1882–1963
Georges Braque French Sculptor 1882–1963 1,622 JI 
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres French Painter 1780–1867
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres French Painter 1780–1867 2,158 WB 
William-Adolphe Bouguereau French Painter 1825–1905
William-Adolphe Bouguereau French Painter 1825–1905 2,163 GD Gustave Doré French Painter 1832–1883
2,288 NP 
Nicolas Poussin French Painter 1594–1665
Nicolas Poussin French Painter 1594–1665 2,451 CC 
Camille Claudel French Painter 1864–1943
Camille Claudel French Painter 1864–1943 2,461 HC 
Henri Cartier-Bresson French Photographer 1908–2004
Henri Cartier-Bresson French Photographer 1908–2004 2,467 HR Henri Rousseau French Painter 1844–1910
2,594 AL 
Amanda Lear French Painter b. 1939
Amanda Lear French Painter b. 1939 3,135 JG 
Jean Giraud French Artist 1938–2012
Jean Giraud French Artist 1938–2012 3,237 CD 
Christian Dior French Fashion Designer 1905–1957
Christian Dior French Fashion Designer 1905–1957 3,543 JM 
Jean-François Millet French Painter 1814–1875
Jean-François Millet French Painter 1814–1875 3,849 JC 
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French Painter 1796–1875
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French Painter 1796–1875 3,852 LD 
Louis Daguerre French Photographer 1787–1851
Louis Daguerre French Photographer 1787–1851 3,892 JG 
Jean-Léon Gérôme French Painter 1824–1904
Jean-Léon Gérôme French Painter 1824–1904 3,921 JF 
Jean-Honoré Fragonard French Painter 1732–1806
Jean-Honoré Fragonard French Painter 1732–1806 3,996 JG 
Jean-Paul Gaultier French Costume Designer b. 1952
Jean-Paul Gaultier French Costume Designer b. 1952 4,021 PB 
Pierre Bonnard French Painter 1867–1947
Pierre Bonnard French Painter 1867–1947 4,093 JW 
Jean-Antoine Watteau French Painter 1684–1721
Jean-Antoine Watteau French Painter 1684–1721 4,433 AD 
André Derain French Painter 1880–1954
André Derain French Painter 1880–1954 4,740 PB 
Paul Bocuse French Chef 1926–2018
Paul Bocuse French Chef 1926–2018 4,775 CL 
Claude Lorrain French Painter 1600–1682
Claude Lorrain French Painter 1600–1682 4,818 JD 
Jean Dubuffet French Painter 1901–1985
Jean Dubuffet French Painter 1901–1985 4,862 PC 
Pierre Cardin French Fashion Designer b. 1922
Pierre Cardin French Fashion Designer b. 1922 5,055 FA 
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi French Sculptor 1834–1904
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi French Sculptor 1834–1904 5,116 NN 
Nicéphore Niépce French Photographer 1765–1833
Nicéphore Niépce French Photographer 1765–1833 5,131 JN 
Jean Nouvel French Architect b. 1945
Jean Nouvel French Architect b. 1945 5,291 AU 
Albert Uderzo French Artist 1927–2020
Albert Uderzo French Artist 1927–2020 5,490 GD 
Georges de La Tour French Painter 1593–1652
Georges de La Tour French Painter 1593–1652 6,295 HD 
Hubert de Givenchy French Fashion Designer 1927–2018
Hubert de Givenchy French Fashion Designer 1927–2018 6,353 SD 
Sonia Delaunay French Painter 1885–1979
Sonia Delaunay French Painter 1885–1979 6,869 RD 
Robert Doisneau French Photographer 1912–1994
Robert Doisneau French Photographer 1912–1994 7,083 PP 
Philippe Petit French Artist b. 1949
Philippe Petit French Artist b. 1949 7,446 AE 
Auguste Escoffier French Chef 1846–1935
Auguste Escoffier French Chef 1846–1935 7,508 SV 
Suzanne Valadon French Painter 1865–1938
Suzanne Valadon French Painter 1865–1938 8,334 HR 
Hyacinthe Rigaud French Painter 1659–1743
Hyacinthe Rigaud French Painter 1659–1743 8,778 C Cabu French Cartoonist 1938–2015
9,366 MU 
Maurice Utrillo French Painter 1883–1955
Maurice Utrillo French Painter 1883–1955 9,825 AM 
Aristide Maillol French Sculptor 1861–1944
Aristide Maillol French Sculptor 1861–1944 10,191 GW 
Gerda Wegener French Painter 1885–1940
Gerda Wegener French Painter 1885–1940
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