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 | |||
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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 |
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Philippe I, Duke of Orleans was the King of France from 1610 to 1643
Jean Cocteau
Master of numerous talents, Jean Cocteau was a Parisian artist with incomparable talent and creativity
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz was a well-known French composer, remembered for his contribution to the development of Romanticism
Henri Becquerel
Henri Becquerel was a French physicist , who won Nobel Prize for discovery of radioactivity
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert was a French writer who is known to be one of the most potent authors of the western literature
Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod was one of the most brilliant French composers of the 19th century
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and one of the most vibrant football players of the French national team
Emile Zola
Known for his theories of naturalism, Emile Zola was the most prominent novelist of the 19th century France
Henry III of France
Henry III of France was the last King of France of the House of Valois