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Most Famous French Actors & Filmmakers

Film & TV 637
France 13,591
462 AD Alain Delon Alain Delon French Actor b. 1935
631 MD Marcel Duchamp Marcel Duchamp French Actor 1887–1968
679 GD Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu French Actor b. 1948
884 LD Louis de Funès Louis de Funès French Comedian 1914–1983
987 SG Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg French Actor 1928–1991
1,003 JB Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche French Actor b. 1964
1,096 IA Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Adjani French Actor b. 1955
1,328 JM Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau French Actor 1928–2017
1,644 JD Jean Dujardin Jean Dujardin French Actor b. 1972
1,904 SM Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau French Film b. 1966
2,033 JR Jean Reno Jean Reno French Actor b. 1948
2,143 PM Patrick Modiano Patrick Modiano French Screenwriter b. 1945
2,149 RG Romain Gary French Film 1914–1980
2,168 AT Audrey Tautou Audrey Tautou French Actor b. 1976
2,255 SS Simone Signoret French Actor 1921–1985
2,316 JR Jean Renoir Jean Renoir French Film 1894–1979
2,459 JT Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Trintignant French Film b. 1930
2,610 LC Laetitia Casta Laetitia Casta French Actor b. 1978
2,672 CC Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert French Actor 1903–1996
2,791 DA Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil French Actor b. 1950
3,014 MP Marcel Pagnol Marcel Pagnol French Film 1895–1974
3,129 JT Jacques Tati Jacques Tati French Actor 1907–1982
3,257 EB Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart French Actor b. 1963
3,443 LM Louis Malle Louis Malle French Screenwriter 1932–1995
3,550 CL Christopher Lambert Christopher Lambert French Actor b. 1957
3,644 JD Julie Delpy Julie Delpy French Actor b. 1969
3,697 ÉR Éric Rohmer Éric Rohmer French Film 1920–2010
3,806 AR Alain Resnais Alain Resnais French Film 1922–2014
3,811 OS Omar Sy Omar Sy French Actor b. 1978
3,831 PK Patricia Kaas Patricia Kaas French Actor b. 1966
4,001 OK Olga Kurylenko Olga Kurylenko French Actor b. 1979
4,026 PB Patrick Bruel Patrick Bruel French Actor b. 1959
4,663 GP Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe French Actor 1922–1959
4,679 MG Michel Galabru Michel Galabru French Actor 1922–2016
4,713 JJ Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jean-Pierre Jeunet French Film b. 1953
4,756 NB Nathalie Baye Nathalie Baye French Actor b. 1948
4,781 C Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras French Film b. 1933
4,806 ER Emmanuelle Riva Emmanuelle Riva French Actor 1927–2017
5,054 RB Robert Bresson French Screenwriter 1901–1999
5,356 MS Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi French Screenwriter b. 1969
5,376 B Bourvil Bourvil French Comedian 1917–1970
5,684 DB Dany Boon Dany Boon French Comedian b. 1966
5,867 PD Patrick Dewaere Patrick Dewaere French Actor 1947–1982
6,094 JG Julie Gayet Julie Gayet French Actor b. 1972
6,186 MS Michel Serrault Michel Serrault French Actor 1928–2007
6,212 CL Claude Lanzmann Claude Lanzmann French Filmmaker 1925–2018
6,357 CP Clémence Poésy Clémence Poésy French Actor b. 1982
6,625 JA Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud French Film b. 1943
6,746 SB Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire French Film b. 1967
7,109 PC Patrice Chéreau Patrice Chéreau French Actor 1944–2013
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Inside France Actors & Filmmakers

637 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous france actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among France Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1920s with 101 people.

What France Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are France Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 65% of all notables (415).

France Actors & Filmmakers over-index on cinema — 23.0× the global rate.

  1. Actor415
  2. Film116
  3. Screenwriter38
  4. Model15
  5. Cinema11
  6. Comedian10
  7. Producer7
  8. Theatre7
  1. Cinema1123.0×
  2. Theatre719.1×
  3. Screenwriter3819.0×
  4. Film11617.7×
  5. Actor41514.1×
  6. Comedian1012.3×
  7. Model1512.0×
  8. Producer79.7×

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