Famous French - French Celebrities - page 6
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 |
Dominique de Villepin
Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepinis a French diplomat, politician, and writer who served as the Prime Minister of France during 2005–07
Henri Moissan
Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan was a French Chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1936
Paul Sabatier
Paul Sabatier was a French organic chemist known for his research works in catalytic organic synthesis
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
Pierre Gilles de Gennes was a French scientist, well-known for his study of the order phenomena in liquid crystals and polymers
Stéphane Mallarmé
Stéphane Mallarmé, was an eminent French poet and critic
Jean Baptiste Perrin
Jean Baptiste Perrin was a renowned French physicist who was honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1926
Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson was a well-known philosopher who won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature
Patrick Modiano
Jean Patrick Modiano is a French novelist and recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature
Frédéric Passy
Frederic Passy was an economist and a peace activist who received the first Nobel Peace Prize along with Henri Durant