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

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
Michel Platini

Michel Platini

Michel François Platini is a football administrator and a former French football player and manager

FrenchJune 21, 1955118 views

Laurent Fignon

Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer

FrenchAugust 12, 1960231 views

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)

FrenchOctober 26, 1916183 views

Paul Signac

Paul Signac was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who played a major role in the development of the Pointillist style

FrenchNovember 11, 1863150 views

Henry IV of France

Henry IV was King of Navarre and King of France from 1589 to 1610

FrenchDecember 13, 1553162 views

Gustave Eiffel

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French civil engineer and architect who built the famous Eiffel Tower

FrenchDecember 15, 1832201 views

Eugène Delacroix

Eugene Delacroix was an eminent French Romantic artist of his time and considered to be the forerunner of the French Romantic school

FrenchApril 26, 1798112 views

Camille Pissarro

Jacob-Abraham-Camille Pissarro was a Danish-French painter cum printmaker

FrenchJuly 10, 1830109 views

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

FrenchOctober 21, 1790100 views

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

FrenchOctober 5, 1640216 views