| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Abbe Pierre |
Clergyman |
August 15, 1912 |
January 22, 2007 |
| Agnes Varda |
Director |
May 30, 1928 |
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| Aime Cesaire |
Poet |
June 20, 1913 |
April 17, 2008 |
| Alain Badiou |
Philosopher |
January 17, 1937 |
|
| Alain de Lille |
Theologian |
1128 |
1202 |
| Alain Delon |
Actor |
November 8, 1935 |
|
| Alain Prost |
Celebrity |
February 24, 1955 |
|
| Alain Resnais |
Director |
June 3, 1922 |
|
| Alain Robert |
Athlete |
April 7, 1962 |
|
| Alain-Fournier |
Author |
October 3, 1886 |
September 22, 1914 |
| Albert Camus |
Philosopher |
November 7, 1913 |
January 4, 1960 |
| Alexander Dumas |
Novelist |
July 24, 1802 |
December 5, 1870 |
| Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin |
Revolutionary |
February 2, 1807 |
December 31, 1874 |
| Alexandre Dumas |
Dramatist |
July 24, 1802 |
December 5, 1870 |
| Alexis Carrel |
Scientist |
June 28, 1873 |
November 5, 1944 |
| Alexis de Tocqueville |
Historian |
July 29, 1805 |
April 16, 1859 |
| Alfred de Musset |
Writer |
December 11, 1810 |
May 2, 1857 |
| Alfred de Vigny |
Poet |
March 27, 1797 |
September 17, 1863 |
| Alfred Jarry |
Writer |
September 8, 1873 |
November 1, 1907 |
| Alfred Loisy |
Clergyman |
February 28, 1857 |
June 1, 1940 |
| Alphonse Allais |
Writer |
October 20, 1854 |
October 28, 1905 |
| Alphonse Daudet |
Novelist |
May 13, 1840 |
December 17, 1897 |
| Alphonse de Lamartine |
Poet |
October 21, 1790 |
February 28, 1869 |
| Alphonse Karr |
Critic |
November 24, 1808 |
September 29, 1890 |
| Amanda Lear |
Musician |
November 18, 1946 |
|
| Amelie Mauresmo |
Athlete |
July 5, 1979 |
|
| Anatole France |
Novelist |
April 16, 1844 |
October 12, 1924 |
| Andre Bazin |
Critic |
April 18, 1918 |
November 11, 1958 |
| Andre Boucourechliev |
Composer |
July 28, 1925 |
November 13, 1997 |
| Andre Breton |
Poet |
February 18, 1896 |
September 28, 1966 |
| Andre Derain |
Artist |
June 10, 1880 |
September 8, 1954 |
| Andre Gide |
Novelist |
December 22, 1869 |
February 19, 1951 |
| Andre Malraux |
Author |
November 3, 1901 |
November 23, 1976 |
| Andre Maurois |
Writer |
July 26, 1885 |
October 9, 1967 |
| Andre Weil |
Mathematician |
May 6, 1906 |
August 6, 1998 |
| Andreas Capellanus |
Writer |
|
|
| Anne Parillaud |
Actress |
May 16, 1960 |
|
| Anouk Aimee |
Actress |
April 27, 1932 |
|
| Antoine Arnauld |
Theologian |
1612 |
1694 |
| Antoine Bourdelle |
Sculptor |
October 30, 1861 |
October 1, 1929 |
| Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
Novelist |
June 29, 1900 |
July 31, 1944 |
| Antoine Lavoisier |
Scientist |
August 26, 1743 |
May 8, 1794 |
| Antoine Rivarol |
Journalist |
1753 |
1801 |
| Antonin Artaud |
Dramatist |
September 4, 1896 |
March 4, 1948 |
| Arielle Dombasle |
Actress |
April 27, 1955 |
|
| Aristide Briand |
Statesman |
March 28, 1862 |
March 7, 1932 |
| Aristide Maillol |
Artist |
April 8, 1861 |
September 27, 1944 |
| Arsene Wenger |
Coach |
October 22, 1949 |
|
| Arthur Rimbaud |
Poet |
October 20, 1854 |
November 10, 1891 |
| Audrey Tautou |
Actress |
August 9, 1978 |
|
| Auguste Comte |
Sociologist |
February 17, 1798 |
September 5, 1857 |
| Auguste Lumiere |
Director |
October 5, 1864 |
June 6, 1948 |
| Auguste Renoir |
Artist |
February 25, 1841 |
December 3, 1919 |
| Auguste Rodin |
Sculptor |
November 12, 1840 |
November 17, 1917 |
| Balthus |
Artist |
February 29, 1908 |
February 18, 2001 |
| Barbet Schroeder |
Director |
August 26, 1941 |
|
| Baron de Montesquieu |
Philosopher |
January 18, 1689 |
February 10, 1755 |
| Beatrice Dalle |
Actress |
December 19, 1964 |
|
| Benoit Mandelbrot |
Mathematician |
November 20, 1924 |
October 14, 2010 |
| Bernard Hinault |
Athlete |
November 14, 1954 |
|
| Bernard Loiseau |
Celebrity |
January 13, 1951 |
February 24, 2003 |
| Bernard Palissy |
Inventor |
1510 |
1590 |
| Bernard Pivot |
Journalist |
May 5, 1935 |
|
| Bernard Werber |
Writer |
September 18, 1961 |
|
| Berthe Morisot |
Artist |
January 14, 1841 |
March 2, 1895 |
| Blaise Pascal |
Philosopher |
June 19, 1623 |
August 19, 1662 |
| Boris Vian |
Writer |
March 10, 1920 |
June 23, 1959 |
| Brigitte Bardot |
Actress |
September 28, 1934 |
|
| Brigitte Boisselier |
Celebrity |
|
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| Camille Claudel |
Sculptor |
December 8, 1864 |
October 19, 1943 |
| Camille Desmoulins |
Journalist |
March 2, 1760 |
April 5, 1794 |
| Camille Pissarro |
Artist |
July 10, 1830 |
November 13, 1903 |
| Capucine |
Actress |
January 6, 1931 |
March 17, 1990 |
| Cardinal De Retz |
Clergyman |
|
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| Cardinal Richelieu |
Clergyman |
September 9, 1585 |
December 4, 1642 |
| Catherine Deneuve |
Actress |
October 22, 1943 |
|
| Charles Baudelaire |
Poet |
April 9, 1821 |
August 31, 1867 |
| Charles de Gaulle |
Leader |
November 22, 1890 |
November 9, 1970 |
| Charles de Montesquieu |
Philosopher |
January 18, 1689 |
February 10, 1755 |
| Charles de Secondat |
Philosopher |
January 18, 1689 |
February 10, 1755 |
| Charles Fourier |
Philosopher |
April 7, 1772 |
October 10, 1837 |
| Charles Gounod |
Composer |
June 17, 1818 |
October 18, 1893 |
| Charles Hermite |
Mathematician |
December 24, 1822 |
January 14, 1901 |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand |
Diplomat |
February 2, 1754 |
May 17, 1838 |
| Charles Munch |
Musician |
September 26, 1891 |
November 6, 1968 |
| Charles Peguy |
Philosopher |
January 7, 1873 |
September 4, 1914 |
| Charles Perrault |
Author |
January 12, 1628 |
May 16, 1703 |
| Charles Richet |
Scientist |
August 26, 1850 |
December 4, 1935 |
| Charles Simon Favart |
Dramatist |
November 13, 1710 |
May 12, 1792 |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg |
Actress |
July 22, 1971 |
|
| Charlotte Rampling |
Actress |
February 5, 1946 |
|
| Chris Marker |
Director |
July 29, 1921 |
|
| Christian Audigier |
Designer |
|
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| Christian Dior |
Designer |
January 21, 1905 |
October 24, 1957 |
| Christian Lacroix |
Designer |
May 16, 1951 |
|
| Claude Adrien Helvetius |
Philosopher |
February 26, 1715 |
December 26, 1771 |
| Claude Bernard |
Psychologist |
July 12, 1813 |
February 10, 1878 |
| Claude Berri |
Director |
July 1, 1934 |
|
| Claude Chabrol |
Director |
June 24, 1930 |
|
| Claude Debussy |
Composer |
August 22, 1862 |
March 25, 1918 |