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

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Micheline Roquebrune1929French, MoroccanMicheline Roquebrune is a petite Moroccan-French painter best known as the third wife the legendary Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery
Tina KunakeyApril 5, 1997FrenchTina Kunakey Di Vita is a model and wife of the French actor Vincent Cassel
Jade WeberMarch 7, 2005FrenchScroll down this bio to find out everything about French model Jade Weber
Jeanne CalmentFebruary 21, 1875FrenchJeanne Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed lifespan in human history
Angelique BoyerJuly 4, 1988FrenchAngelique Boyer, born as Angelique Monique-Paulette Boyer Rousseau, is a French actress
Charles SobhrajApril 6, 1944FrenchCharles Sobhraj is a French serial killer also known as the “Bikini Killer.”
Julien KangApril 11, 1982Canadian, FrenchJulien Kang is a French-Canadian model and actor
Eva GreenJuly 6, 1980FrenchEva Green is a French actress known for her role in the movie ‘Casino Royale’
Jack John Christopher Depp IIIApril 9, 2002FrenchJack John Christopher Depp III is the son of Hollywood star Johnny Depp
François-Henri PinaultMay 28, 1962FrenchFrançois-Henri Pinault is a French entrepreneur and the Chairman and CEO of Kering
Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant was an acclaimed French short story writer and novelist

FrenchAugust 5, 1850344 views

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

FrenchMarch 17, 1665114 views

Francis Poulenc

Francis Poulenc was a notable French composer

FrenchJanuary 7, 1899124 views

Alexander Grothendieck

Alexander Grothendieck was a German-born French mathematician who made significant contributions to algebraic geometry

FrenchMarch 28, 1928120 views

Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou is a French actress and model best known for her critically acclaimed performance in the film ‘Amelie’

FrenchAugust 9, 1976331 views

Anna Held

Anna Held was a French stage performer best known for her association with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld

FrenchMarch 8, 1872113 views

Andre Bazin

Andre Bazin was a French film critic and film theorist

FrenchApril 18, 1918172 views

Andre Weil

Andre Weil was a French mathematician who laid the foundation of number theory and algebraic geometry

FrenchMay 6, 1906180 views

Jean-Baptiste Lully

Jean-Baptiste Lully was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, as well as a dancer

FrenchNovember 28, 1632120 views

Alphonse Daudet

Alphonse Daudet is a renowned novelist from France with more than three dozen works of literature to his credit

FrenchMay 13, 1840159 views