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

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
Dominique de Villepin

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

FrenchNovember 14, 195394 views

Henri Moissan

Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan was a French Chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1936

FrenchSeptember 28, 1852140 views

Paul Sabatier

Paul Sabatier was a French organic chemist known for his research works in catalytic organic synthesis

FrenchNovember 5, 1854116 views

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

FrenchOctober 24, 193291 views

Stéphane Mallarmé

Stéphane Mallarmé, was an eminent French poet and critic

FrenchMarch 18, 1842116 views

Jean Baptiste Perrin

Jean Baptiste Perrin was a renowned French physicist who was honored with the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1926

FrenchSeptember 30, 1870127 views

Gabriel Lippmann

Gabriel Lippmann was a French physicist and inventor

FrenchAugust 16, 1845246 views

Henri Bergson

Henri-Louis Bergson was a well-known philosopher who won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature

FrenchOctober 18, 1859179 views

Patrick Modiano

Jean Patrick Modiano is a French novelist and recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in literature

FrenchJuly 30, 1945131 views

Frédéric Passy

Frederic Passy was an economist and a peace activist who received the first Nobel Peace Prize along with Henri Durant

FrenchMay 20, 1822171 views