Famous French - French Celebrities - page 24

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
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

Philippe I, Duke of Orleans was the King of France from 1610 to 1643

FrenchSeptember 21, 1640115 views

Jean Cocteau

Master of numerous talents, Jean Cocteau was a Parisian artist with incomparable talent and creativity

FrenchJuly 5, 1889129 views

Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz was a well-known French composer, remembered for his contribution to the development of Romanticism

FrenchDecember 11, 1803133 views

Henri Becquerel

Henri Becquerel was a French physicist , who won Nobel Prize for discovery of radioactivity

FrenchDecember 15, 1852262 views

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert was a French writer who is known to be one of the most potent authors of the western literature

FrenchDecember 12, 1821119 views

Charles IX of France

Charles IX was the king of France from 1560 to 1574

FrenchJune 27, 1550145 views

Charles Gounod

Charles Gounod was one of the most brilliant French composers of the 19th century

FrenchJune 17, 1818107 views

Eric Cantona

Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and one of the most vibrant football players of the French national team

FrenchMay 24, 1966312 views

Emile Zola

Known for his theories of naturalism, Emile Zola was the most prominent novelist of the 19th century France

FrenchApril 2, 1840125 views

Henry III of France

Henry III of France was the last King of France of the House of Valois

FrenchSeptember 19, 1551115 views