Most Famous French Writers

Top Ranked

1. Voltaire — French Writer (1694–1778) , ranked #51
2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — French Writer (1712–1778) , ranked #55
3. Jules Verne — French Novelist (1828–1905) , ranked #120
4. Albert Camus — French Writer (1913–1960) , ranked #129
5. Honoré de Balzac — French Novelist (1799–1850) , ranked #234
6. Émile Zola — French Novelist (1840–1902) , ranked #254
7. Alexandre Dumas — French Novelist (1802–1870) , ranked #363
8. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — French Writer (1900–1944) , ranked #376
9. Simone de Beauvoir — French Writer (1908–1986) , ranked #382
10. Denis Diderot — French Novelist (1713–1784) , ranked #456
11. Guy de Maupassant — French Writer (1850–1893) , ranked #627
12. Stendhal — French Writer (1783–1842) , ranked #734
13. Michel de Montaigne — French Literary (1533–1592) , ranked #788
14. Jean Racine — French Playwright (1639–1699) , ranked #1232
15. François Rabelais — French Writer (1494–1553) , ranked #1257
16. François-René de Chateaubriand — French Writer (1768–1848) , ranked #1591
17. Marguerite Duras — French Writer (1914–1996) , ranked #1855
18. Colette — French Novelist (1873–1954) , ranked #1888
19. Romain Rolland — French Writer (1866–1944) , ranked #2284
20. Louis Aragon — French Writer (1897–1982) , ranked #2358