Famous French - French Celebrities - page 20
To the rest of the world, the French spell sophistication and grace. The French have long with been considered one of the most classy, intelligent and culturally rich people. And why wouldn’t they be? After all France has been the center of western cultural development from centuries. Who can beat the French when it comes to the fine arts? Artists like Jean Fouquet, Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir revolutionized the world of painting by developing newer styles. France’s contribution to literature and poetry has also been immense; the French have the distinction of having won the maximum number of the Nobel Prize for literature.
Find out more about the greatest French people, including André the Giant, Zinedine Zidane, Emmanuel Macron, Karl Marx and Arsène Wenger.
The Most Famous French | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Micheline Roquebrune | 1929 | French, Moroccan | Micheline Roquebrune is a petite Moroccan-French painter best known as the third wife the legendary Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery |
Tina Kunakey | April 5, 1997 | French | Tina Kunakey Di Vita is a model and wife of the French actor Vincent Cassel |
Jade Weber | March 7, 2005 | French | Scroll down this bio to find out everything about French model Jade Weber |
Jeanne Calment | February 21, 1875 | French | Jeanne Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed lifespan in human history |
Angelique Boyer | July 4, 1988 | French | Angelique Boyer, born as Angelique Monique-Paulette Boyer Rousseau, is a French actress |
Charles Sobhraj | April 6, 1944 | French | Charles Sobhraj is a French serial killer also known as the “Bikini Killer.” |
Julien Kang | April 11, 1982 | Canadian, French | Julien Kang is a French-Canadian model and actor |
Eva Green | July 6, 1980 | French | Eva Green is a French actress known for her role in the movie ‘Casino Royale’ |
Jack John Christopher Depp III | April 9, 2002 | French | Jack John Christopher Depp III is the son of Hollywood star Johnny Depp |
François-Henri Pinault | May 28, 1962 | French | François-Henri Pinault is a French entrepreneur and the Chairman and CEO of Kering |
Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant was an acclaimed French short story writer and novelist
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet De La Guerre
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet De La Guerre is a renowned lady composer and musician, who is still remembered for her Italian and French style music compositions
Alexander Grothendieck
Alexander Grothendieck was a German-born French mathematician who made significant contributions to algebraic geometry
Audrey Tautou
Audrey Tautou is a French actress and model best known for her critically acclaimed performance in the film ‘Amelie’
Andre Weil
Andre Weil was a French mathematician who laid the foundation of number theory and algebraic geometry
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, as well as a dancer
Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet is a renowned novelist from France with more than three dozen works of literature to his credit