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Most Famous People from France
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09 N 
Napoleon French Politician 1769–1821
Napoleon French Politician 1769–1821 47 VH 
Victor Hugo French Poet 1802–1885
Victor Hugo French Poet 1802–1885 51 V 
Voltaire French Writer 1694–1778
Voltaire French Writer 1694–1778 55 JR 
Jean-Jacques Rousseau French Writer 1712–1778
Jean-Jacques Rousseau French Writer 1712–1778 67 RD 
René Descartes French Philosopher 1596–1650
René Descartes French Philosopher 1596–1650 94 CD 
Charles de Gaulle French Statesperson 1890–1970
Charles de Gaulle French Statesperson 1890–1970 101 LX 
Louis XIV of France French Monarch 1638–1715
Louis XIV of France French Monarch 1638–1715 120 LP 
Louis Pasteur French Biologist 1822–1895
Louis Pasteur French Biologist 1822–1895 120 JV 
Jules Verne French Novelist 1828–1905
Jules Verne French Novelist 1828–1905 122 C 
Charlemagne French Monarch 748–814
Charlemagne French Monarch 748–814 129 AC 
Albert Camus French Writer 1913–1960
Albert Camus French Writer 1913–1960 233 MF 
Michel Foucault French Philosopher 1926–1984
Michel Foucault French Philosopher 1926–1984 234 HD 
Honoré de Balzac French Novelist 1799–1850
Honoré de Balzac French Novelist 1799–1850 254 ÉZ 
Émile Zola French Novelist 1840–1902
Émile Zola French Novelist 1840–1902 255 BP 
Blaise Pascal French Mathematician 1623–1662
Blaise Pascal French Mathematician 1623–1662 257 ZZ 
Zinedine Zidane French Football b. 1972
Zinedine Zidane French Football b. 1972 279 MA 
Marie Antoinette French Socialite 1755–1793
Marie Antoinette French Socialite 1755–1793 304 JO 
Joan of Arc French Kirche 1410–1431
Joan of Arc French Kirche 1410–1431 326 ÉP 
Édith Piaf French Singer 1915–1963
Édith Piaf French Singer 1915–1963 340 AR 
Arthur Rimbaud French Poet 1854–1891
Arthur Rimbaud French Poet 1854–1891 342 JC 
John Calvin French Theologian 1509–1564
John Calvin French Theologian 1509–1564 350 HM 
Henri Matisse French Painter 1869–1954
Henri Matisse French Painter 1869–1954 353 LX 
Louis XVI of France French King 1754–1793
Louis XVI of France French King 1754–1793 363 AD 
Alexandre Dumas French Novelist 1802–1870
Alexandre Dumas French Novelist 1802–1870 369 PC 
Paul Cézanne French Painter 1839–1906
Paul Cézanne French Painter 1839–1906 376 AD 
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French Writer 1900–1944
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French Writer 1900–1944 382 SD 
Simone de Beauvoir French Writer 1908–1986
Simone de Beauvoir French Writer 1908–1986 411 M 
Montesquieu French Philosopher 1689–1755
Montesquieu French Philosopher 1689–1755 414 FH 
François Hollande French Politician b. 1954
François Hollande French Politician b. 1954 416 CD 
Claude Debussy French Composer 1862–1918
Claude Debussy French Composer 1862–1918 422 MR 
Maximilien Robespierre French Politician 1758–1794
Maximilien Robespierre French Politician 1758–1794 437 CC 
Coco Chanel French Designer 1883–1971
Coco Chanel French Designer 1883–1971 445 JC 
Jacques Chirac French Politician 1932–2019
Jacques Chirac French Politician 1932–2019 456 DD 
Denis Diderot French Novelist 1713–1784
Denis Diderot French Novelist 1713–1784 461 EM 
Emmanuel Macron French Politician b. 1977
Emmanuel Macron French Politician b. 1977 462 AD 
Alain Delon French Actor b. 1935
Alain Delon French Actor b. 1935 468 ÉD 
Émile Durkheim French Anthropologist 1858–1917
Émile Durkheim French Anthropologist 1858–1917 470 FM 
François Mitterrand French Politician 1916–1996
François Mitterrand French Politician 1916–1996 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 598 HI 
Henry IV of France French King 1553–1610
Henry IV of France French King 1553–1610 603 JH 
Johnny Hallyday French Singer 1943–2017
Johnny Hallyday French Singer 1943–2017 621 AC 
Auguste Comte French Philosopher 1798–1857
Auguste Comte French Philosopher 1798–1857 627 GD 
Guy de Maupassant French Writer 1850–1893
Guy de Maupassant French Writer 1850–1893 631 MD 
Marcel Duchamp French Actor 1887–1968
Marcel Duchamp French Actor 1887–1968 635 MR 
Maurice Ravel French Conductor 1875–1937
Maurice Ravel French Conductor 1875–1937 653 N 
Nostradamus French Physician 1503–1566
Nostradamus French Physician 1503–1566 670 VG 
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing French Politician 1926–2020
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing French Politician 1926–2020 679 GD 
Gérard Depardieu French Actor b. 1948
Gérard Depardieu French Actor b. 1948 700 ED 
Eugène Delacroix French Artist 1798–1863
Eugène Delacroix French Artist 1798–1863 734 S 
Stendhal French Writer 1783–1842
Stendhal French Writer 1783–1842 741 PP 
Philippe Pétain French Officer 1856–1951
Philippe Pétain French Officer 1856–1951 767 HD 
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French Artist 1864–1901
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French Artist 1864–1901 775 JC 
Jacques Cousteau French Explorer 1910–1997
Jacques Cousteau French Explorer 1910–1997 788 MD 
Michel de Montaigne French Literary 1533–1592
Michel de Montaigne French Literary 1533–1592 806 JD 
Jacques Derrida French Philosopher 1930–2004
Jacques Derrida French Philosopher 1930–2004 832 TH 
Thierry Henry French Football b. 1977
Thierry Henry French Football b. 1977 837 PB 
Pierre Bourdieu French Philosopher 1930–2002
Pierre Bourdieu French Philosopher 1930–2002 850 GD 
Gilbert du Motier (Marquis de Lafayette) French Politician 1757–1834
Gilbert du Motier (Marquis de Lafayette) French Politician 1757–1834 884 LD 
Louis de Funès French Comedian 1914–1983
Louis de Funès French Comedian 1914–1983 931 LX 
Louis XIII of France French Monarch 1601–1643
Louis XIII of France French Monarch 1601–1643 937 TO 
Thérèse of Lisieux French Nun 1873–1897
Thérèse of Lisieux French Nun 1873–1897 952 CL 
Claude Lévi-Strauss French Philosopher 1908–2009
Claude Lévi-Strauss French Philosopher 1908–2009 979 HB 
Hector Berlioz French Composer 1803–1869
Hector Berlioz French Composer 1803–1869 987 SG 
Serge Gainsbourg French Actor 1928–1991
Serge Gainsbourg French Actor 1928–1991 990 JC 
Jean Cocteau French Painter 1889–1963
Jean Cocteau French Painter 1889–1963 999 JL 
Jacques Lacan French Psychiatrist 1901–1981
Jacques Lacan French Psychiatrist 1901–1981 1,003 JB 
Juliette Binoche French Actor b. 1964
Juliette Binoche French Actor b. 1964 1,026 FI 
Francis I of France French King 1494–1547
Francis I of France French King 1494–1547 1,052 VP 
Vanessa Paradis French Singer b. 1972
Vanessa Paradis French Singer b. 1972 1,058 GC 
Gustave Courbet French Painter 1819–1877
Gustave Courbet French Painter 1819–1877 1,096 IA 
Isabelle Adjani French Actor b. 1955
Isabelle Adjani French Actor b. 1955 1,099 CS 
Camille Saint-Saëns French Composer 1835–1921
Camille Saint-Saëns French Composer 1835–1921 1,121 GB 
Georges Bizet French Composer 1838–1875
Georges Bizet French Composer 1838–1875 1,138 JL 
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck French Botanist 1744–1829
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck French Botanist 1744–1829 1,196 ML 
Marine Le Pen French Politician b. 1968
Marine Le Pen French Politician b. 1968 1,208 GC 
Georges Clemenceau French Politician 1841–1929
Georges Clemenceau French Politician 1841–1929 1,232 JR 
Jean Racine French Playwright 1639–1699
Jean Racine French Playwright 1639–1699 1,233 PL 
Pierre-Simon Laplace French Mathematician 1749–1827
Pierre-Simon Laplace French Mathematician 1749–1827 1,238 HP 
Henri Poincaré French Mathematician 1854–1912
Henri Poincaré French Mathematician 1854–1912 1,239 PV 
Paul Verlaine French Poet 1844–1896
Paul Verlaine French Poet 1844–1896 1,242 GE 
Gustave Eiffel French Engineer 1832–1923
Gustave Eiffel French Engineer 1832–1923 1,257 FR 
François Rabelais French Writer 1494–1553
François Rabelais French Writer 1494–1553 1,266 YS 
Yves Saint Laurent (designer) French Fashion Designer 1936–2008
Yves Saint Laurent (designer) French Fashion Designer 1936–2008 1,272 LI 
Louis IX of France French King 1214–1270
Louis IX of France French King 1214–1270 1,290 JD 
Jean de La Fontaine French Poet 1621–1695
Jean de La Fontaine French Poet 1621–1695 1,328 JM 
Jeanne Moreau French Actor 1928–2017
Jeanne Moreau French Actor 1928–2017 1,329 JM 
Jean-Paul Marat French Theorist 1743–1793
Jean-Paul Marat French Theorist 1743–1793 1,399 MH Michel Houellebecq French Poet b. 1956
1,412 HI 
Henry III of France French Aristocrat 1551–1589
Henry III of France French Aristocrat 1551–1589 1,434 JL 
Jean-Marie Le Pen French Politician b. 1928
Jean-Marie Le Pen French Politician b. 1928 1,436 CX Charles X of France French King 1757–1836
1,445 RB 
Roland Barthes French Philosopher 1915–1980
Roland Barthes French Philosopher 1915–1980 1,479 ES 
Erik Satie French Composer 1866–1925
Erik Satie French Composer 1866–1925 1,490 GP 
Georges Pompidou French Politician 1911–1974
Georges Pompidou French Politician 1911–1974 1,500 AB 
André Breton French Poet 1896–1966
André Breton French Poet 1896–1966 1,506 EJ 
Empress Joséphine French Queen 1763–1814
Empress Joséphine French Queen 1763–1814 1,584 GB 
Georges Braque French Sculptor 1882–1963
Georges Braque French Sculptor 1882–1963 1,591 FD François-René de Chateaubriand French Writer 1768–1848
1,597 PD 
Pierre de Coubertin French Historian 1863–1937
Pierre de Coubertin French Historian 1863–1937
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