Famous French - French Celebrities - page 27

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
Isabella of France

Isabella of France

Isabella of the Royal House of Capet was a Queen of England through her marriage

French1295123 views

Camille Corot

Camille Corot was a French painter known for his landscape painting whose style inspired the innovations of Impressionism

FrenchJuly 16, 1796147 views

Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall was a famous painter and designer

BelarusianJuly 6, 1887203 views

Joseph Joffre

Joseph Joffre was a French General during the World War I

FrenchJanuary 12, 1852166 views

Charles IX

Charles IX was a French King

FrenchJune 27, 1550121 views

Henry II of England

Henry II was the King of England and the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty

FrenchMarch 5, 1133156 views

Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch was a French soldier and military theorist

FrenchOctober 2, 1851134 views

Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa, also known as Musa Keita I of Mali, was the tenth Sultan of the Mali Empire

French1280278 views

Auguste Comte

Auguste Comte was a renowned philosopher and introduced Sociology and positivism

FrenchJanuary 19, 1798163 views

Sarah Bernhardt

Popular as ‘Divine Sarah’, Sarah Bernhardt was one of the most excellent actors of the 19th century France

FrenchOctober 22, 1844151 views