Famous French - French Celebrities - page 8

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
Louis Renault

Louis Renault

Louis Renault was a French industrialist and a pioneer of automobile industry

FrenchFebruary 12, 1877184 views

Louis Braille

Louis Braille was a French educationist and inventor who devised a system of reading and writing for use by the blind

FrenchJanuary 4, 1809178 views

Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Urbain Faure was a French composer, organist and pianist

FrenchMay 12, 1845172 views

Jean Monnet

Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet was a French political economist and diplomat who is regarded as the founding father of the European Union

FrenchNovember 9, 1888110 views

Georges Clémenceau

Georges Benjamin Clemenceau was a French statesman and Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920

FrenchSeptember 28, 1841144 views

Fernand Léger

Fernand Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker in the first half of the 20th century

FrenchFebruary 4, 1881111 views

François Hollande

François Hollande is the current President of France

FrenchAugust 12, 1954131 views

Auguste Lumière

Auguste Lumière was a French inventor, successful businessman and a medical professional

FrenchOctober 19, 1862175 views

Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil was a French cyclist who won the most prestigious 'Tour de France' 5 times

FrenchJanuary 8, 1934166 views

Louis Lumière

Louis Lumière and his brother Auguste were French inventors who made the world’s first true motion picture

FrenchOctober 5, 1864207 views