Famous French - French Celebrities - page 7
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 |
René Cassin
René Cassin was a French jurist known for his work in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Andre Malraux
André Malraux was a French novelist and art theorist who became France’s first ‘Minister of Cultural Affairs’
Andre Gide
Andre Gide was a famous French author and a won Nobel Laureate
Nancy Wake
Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was a ‘Special Operations Executive’ agent of the British at the time of the ‘Second World War’
Charles Le Brun
Charles Le Brun was a famous French painter during 17th century
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a famous French painter and draftsman and a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style
Léon Bourgeois
Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois was a French statesman and a Nobel laureate
Aristide Briand
Aristide Briand was a French statesman, who became the Prime Minister of French Republic eleven times
Anatole France
Anatole France was a Nobel Prize winning writer and critic of French origin