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 | |||
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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 |
Louis Renault
Louis Renault was a French industrialist and a pioneer of automobile industry
Louis Braille
Louis Braille was a French educationist and inventor who devised a system of reading and writing for use by the blind
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Faure was a French composer, organist and pianist
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
Georges Clémenceau
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau was a French statesman and Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920
Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker in the first half of the 20th century
Auguste Lumière
Auguste Lumière was a French inventor, successful businessman and a medical professional
Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil was a French cyclist who won the most prestigious 'Tour de France' 5 times
Louis Lumière
Louis Lumière and his brother Auguste were French inventors who made the world’s first true motion picture