Famous French - French Celebrities - page 9
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 |
Michel Platini
Michel François Platini is a football administrator and a former French football player and manager
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer
François Mitterrand
Francois Mitterrand was a French statesman and politician who went on to become the President of France for the longest term (1981-1995)
Paul Signac
Paul Signac was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who played a major role in the development of the Pointillist style
Henry IV of France
Henry IV was King of Navarre and King of France from 1589 to 1610
Gustave Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer and architect who built the famous Eiffel Tower
Eugène Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix was an eminent French Romantic artist of his time and considered to be the forerunner of the French Romantic school
Camille Pissarro
Jacob-Abraham-Camille Pissarro was a Danish-French painter cum printmaker
Alphonse de Lamartine
An ornate poet and political figure of his time, Alphonse de Lamartine was a prominent name in France during the historic French Revolution
Madame de Montespan
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart known as Madame de Montespan was a famous ‘maîtresse en titre’ of the King of France Louis XIV