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Most Famous French Business People

Business 152
France 13,591
8,934 BA Bernard Arnault Bernard Arnault French Business b. 1949
11,668 PB Pierre Bergé Pierre Bergé French Business 1930–2017
25,562 JK Jérôme Kerviel Jérôme Kerviel French Trader b. 1977
31,780 FP François Pinault François Pinault French Business b. 1936
42,569 ES Eugène Schneider Eugène Schneider French Industrialist 1805–1875
45,631 YR Yves Rocher French Entrepreneur 1930–2009
47,550 JA Jean-Baptiste André Godin Jean-Baptiste André Godin French Industrialist 1817–1888
54,519 LV Louis Vuitton (designer) Louis Vuitton (designer) French Entrepreneur 1821–1892
67,774 AS Alexandre Stavisky Alexandre Stavisky French Financier 1886–1934
69,285 JL Jean-Luc Lagardère Jean-Luc Lagardère French Entrepreneur 1928–2003
74,551 AP Armand Peugeot Armand Peugeot French Entrepreneur 1849–1915
83,727 CO Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf French Business 1738–1815
98,416 MA Mohed Altrad Mohed Altrad French Business b. 1948
101,750 ÉL Édouard Leclerc French Entrepreneur 1926–2012
102,126 JD Jean-Joseph de Laborde Jean-Joseph de Laborde French Bank 1724–1794
105,024 LS Léon Serpollet Léon Serpollet French Industrialist 1858–1907
106,443 JC Jean-François Cail Jean-François Cail French Entrepreneur 1804–1871
110,015 CD Christophe de Margerie Christophe de Margerie French Business 1951–2014
114,011 HD Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe French Entrepreneur 1846–1919
134,574 CB Claude Bébéar Claude Bébéar French Entrepreneur b. 1935
139,445 HC Henri Chapron French Entrepreneur 1886–1978
140,193 GO Gabriel-Julien Ouvrard Gabriel-Julien Ouvrard French Bank 1770–1846
142,274 AB Aristide Boucicaut Aristide Boucicaut French Entrepreneur 1810–1877
164,227 J( Jean (Baron de Batz) Jean (Baron de Batz) French Business 1754–1822
186,124 NF Noël Forgeard French Business b. 1946
192,584 ÉD Émile Dewoitine Émile Dewoitine French Industrialist 1892–1979
193,292 JP Joseph Paris Duverney Joseph Paris Duverney French Entrepreneur 1684–1770
218,507 PL Pierre Lefaucheux French Industrialist 1898–1955
233,858 HL Henri Lachambre Henri Lachambre French Manufacturer 1846–1904
237,289 AR Ananda Ranga Pillai Ananda Ranga Pillai French Merchant 1709–1761
260,936 RO Raymond Orteig Raymond Orteig French Entrepreneur 1870–1939
265,619 HP Henry Potez Henry Potez French Industrialist 1891–1981
270,626 PB Pierre-Jules Boulanger French Business 1885–1950
312,892 RR Roger Rocher French Entrepreneur 1920–1997
316,726 HG Henri Gisquet Henri Gisquet French Bank 1792–1866
317,786 LH Léon Harmel Léon Harmel French Entrepreneur 1829–1915
324,191 XB Xavier Beulin French Business 1958–2017
328,795 GB Gwenn-Aël Bolloré French Business 1925–2001
332,923 GD Georges Duboeuf French Business 1933–2020
342,279 JJ Jean-Marc Janaillac Jean-Marc Janaillac French Business b. 1953
347,731 JD Jean-François Dubos French Business b. 1945
368,355 AR Ambroise Roux French Business 1921–1999
382,092 HS Hubert Sagnières Hubert Sagnières French Ceo b. 1955
383,022 PC Pascal Cagni Pascal Cagni French Business b. 1961
385,456 JG Jean Gandois French Business 1930–2020
396,191 LC Léon Chagnaud French Business 1866–1930
403,774 GD Guy Dollé French Business b. 1942
420,382 YG Yves Guillemot (entrepreneur) Yves Guillemot (entrepreneur) French Entrepreneur b. 1969
422,571 LL Léopold Louis-Dreyfus Léopold Louis-Dreyfus French Investor 1833–1915
427,487 GP Georges Pauget French Bank b. 1947
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Inside France Business People

152 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous france business people born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among France Business People peaked in the 1920s with 18 people.

What France Business People Are Known For

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Business are France Business People's biggest group — 49% of all notables (75).

France Business People over-index on industrialist — 207.2× the global rate.

  1. Business75
  2. Entrepreneur30
  3. Bank18
  4. Manufacturer10
  5. Industrialist7
  6. Financier3
  7. Chief Executive3
  8. Merchant2
  1. Industrialist7207.2×
  2. Manufacturer10167.7×
  3. Bank18128.5×
  4. Business7593.9×
  5. Entrepreneur3055.4×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce France Business People compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.