Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
Claude Levi-Strauss |
Scientist |
November 28, 1908 |
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Claude Monet |
Artist |
November 14, 1840 |
December 5, 1926 |
Claude Vorilhon |
Celebrity |
September 30, 1946 |
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Claudette Colbert |
Actress |
September 13, 1903 |
June 30, 1996 |
Coco Chanel |
Designer |
August 19, 1883 |
January 10, 1971 |
Comte de Lautreamont |
Poet |
April 4, 1846 |
November 24, 1870 |
Cyrano de Bergerac |
Playwright |
March 6, 1619 |
July 28, 1655 |
Darius Milhaud |
Composer |
September 4, 1892 |
June 22, 1974 |
David Ginola |
Athlete |
January 25, 1967 |
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Delphine de Girardin |
Novelist |
January 24, 1804 |
June 29, 1855 |
Denis Diderot |
Editor |
October 5, 1713 |
July 31, 1784 |
Dominique Bouhours |
Critic |
1628 |
May 27, 1702 |
Dominique de Villepin |
Diplomat |
November 14, 1953 |
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Dominique Wilkins |
Athlete |
January 12, 1960 |
|
Eddie Barclay |
Musician |
January 26, 1921 |
May 13, 2005 |
Edgar Degas |
Artist |
July 19, 1834 |
September 27, 1917 |
Edgar Quinet |
Historian |
February 17, 1803 |
March 27, 1875 |
Edith Piaf |
Musician |
December 19, 1915 |
October 11, 1963 |
Edmond About |
Novelist |
February 14, 1828 |
January 16, 1885 |
Edmond de Goncourt |
Writer |
May 26, 1822 |
July 16, 1896 |
Edmond Rostand |
Poet |
April 1, 1868 |
December 2, 1918 |
Edouard Manet |
Artist |
January 23, 1832 |
April 30, 1883 |
Eliphas Levi |
Author |
February 8, 1810 |
May 31, 1875 |
Elliott Erwitt |
Photographer |
July 26, 1928 |
|
Emile Coue |
Psychologist |
February 26, 1857 |
July 2, 1926 |
Emile Durkheim |
Sociologist |
April 15, 1858 |
1917 |
Emile Zola |
Novelist |
April 2, 1840 |
September 29, 1902 |
Emmanuelle Beart |
Actress |
August 14, 1965 |
|
Eric Cantona |
Athlete |
May 24, 1966 |
|
Erik Satie |
Composer |
May 17, 1866 |
July 1, 1925 |
Ernest Dimnet |
Clergyman |
1866 |
1954 |
Ernest Gellner |
Philosopher |
December 9, 1925 |
November 5, 1995 |
Ernest Hello |
Critic |
1828 |
1885 |
Ernest Renan |
Philosopher |
February 28, 1823 |
October 12, 1892 |
Eugene Delacroix |
Artist |
April 26, 1798 |
August 13, 1863 |
Eugene Ionesco |
Dramatist |
November 26, 1912 |
March 28, 1994 |
Eugene Sue |
Novelist |
January 20, 1804 |
August 3, 1857 |
Eustache Deschamps |
Poet |
1346 |
1406 |
Eva Green |
Actress |
July 5, 1980 |
|
Ferdinand Foch |
Soldier |
October 2, 1851 |
March 20, 1929 |
Fernand Braudel |
Historian |
August 24, 1902 |
November 27, 1985 |
Fernand Leger |
Artist |
February 4, 1881 |
August 17, 1955 |
Flora Tristan |
Activist |
April 7, 1803 |
November 14, 1844 |
Florent Schmitt |
Composer |
September 28, 1870 |
August 17, 1958 |
Francis Picabia |
Artist |
January 22, 1878 |
November 30, 1953 |
Francois de La Rochefoucauld |
Writer |
September 15, 1613 |
March 17, 1680 |
Francois de Malherbe |
Poet |
1555 |
1628 |
Francois Fenelon |
Clergyman |
1651 |
1715 |
Francois Gautier |
Writer |
1950 |
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Francois Guizot |
Historian |
October 4, 1787 |
September 12, 1874 |
Francois Jacob |
Scientist |
June 17, 1920 |
|
Francois Mauriac |
Novelist |
October 11, 1885 |
September 1, 1970 |
Francois Mitterrand |
Statesman |
October 26, 1916 |
January 8, 1996 |
Francois Quesnay |
Economist |
June 4, 1694 |
December 16, 1774 |
Francois Rabelais |
Clergyman |
1493 |
April 9, 1553 |
Francois Truffaut |
Director |
February 6, 1932 |
October 21, 1984 |
Francois Villon |
Poet |
1431 |
1484 |
Francoise Sagan |
Playwright |
June 21, 1935 |
September 24, 2004 |
Frantz Fanon |
Psychologist |
July 20, 1925 |
December 6, 1961 |
Frederic Bastiat |
Economist |
June 30, 1801 |
December 24, 1850 |
Gabriel Marcel |
Philosopher |
December 7, 1889 |
October 8, 1973 |
Gaston Bachelard |
Philosopher |
June 27, 1884 |
October 16, 1962 |
George Sand |
Novelist |
July 1, 1804 |
June 8, 1876 |
Georges Bataille |
Writer |
September 16, 1897 |
July 9, 1962 |
Georges Bernanos |
Author |
February 20, 1888 |
July 5, 1948 |
Georges Bidault |
Politician |
October 5, 1899 |
January 27, 1983 |
Georges Bizet |
Composer |
October 25, 1838 |
June 3, 1875 |
Georges Braque |
Artist |
May 13, 1882 |
August 31, 1963 |
Georges Carpentier |
Athlete |
January 12, 1894 |
October 28, 1975 |
Georges Clemenceau |
Leader |
September 28, 1841 |
November 24, 1929 |
Georges Courteline |
Dramatist |
June 25, 1858 |
June 25, 1929 |
Georges Cuvier |
Scientist |
August 23, 1769 |
May 13, 1832 |
Georges Duhamel |
Novelist |
June 30, 1884 |
April 13, 1966 |
Georges Guynemer |
Aviator |
December 24, 1894 |
September 11, 1917 |
Georges Jacques Danton |
Revolutionary |
October 26, 1759 |
April 5, 1794 |
Georges Pompidou |
Statesman |
July 5, 1911 |
April 2, 1974 |
Georges Rouault |
Artist |
May 27, 1871 |
February 13, 1958 |
Georges Seurat |
Artist |
December 2, 1859 |
March 29, 1891 |
Georges Sorel |
Philosopher |
November 2, 1847 |
August 29, 1922 |
Gerard De Nerval |
Novelist |
May 22, 1808 |
1855 |
Gerard Debreu |
Mathematician |
July 4, 1921 |
December 31, 2004 |
Gerard Depardieu |
Actor |
December 27, 1948 |
|
Gilles Deleuze |
Philosopher |
January 18, 1925 |
November 4, 1995 |
Greg Akcelrod |
Actor |
September 17, 1982 |
|
Guillaume Apollinaire |
Novelist |
August 26, 1880 |
November 9, 1918 |
Gustave Courbet |
Artist |
June 10, 1819 |
December 31, 1877 |
Gustave Flaubert |
Novelist |
December 12, 1821 |
May 8, 1880 |
Gustave Moreau |
Artist |
June 6, 1826 |
April 18, 1898 |
Guy de Maupassant |
Writer |
August 5, 1850 |
July 6, 1893 |
Guy Debord |
Writer |
December 28, 1931 |
November 30, 1994 |
Guy Forget |
Athlete |
January 4, 1965 |
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Hector Berlioz |
Composer |
December 11, 1803 |
March 8, 1869 |
Henri Barbusse |
Novelist |
May 17, 1873 |
August 30, 1935 |
Henri Bergson |
Philosopher |
October 18, 1859 |
January 4, 1941 |
Henri Cartier-Bresson |
Photographer |
August 22, 1908 |
August 3, 2004 |
Henri de Lubac |
Clergyman |
February 20, 1896 |
September 4, 1991 |
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
Artist |
November 24, 1864 |
September 9, 1901 |
Henri Gregoire |
Clergyman |
December 4, 1750 |
May 20, 1831 |
Henri Laurens |
Sculptor |
February 18, 1885 |
May 5, 1954 |
Henri Lefebvre |
Sociologist |
June 16, 1901 |
June 29, 1991 |