| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Louis Blanc |
Politician |
October 29, 1811 |
December 6, 1882 |
| Louis Bonaparte |
Royalty |
September 2, 1778 |
July 25, 1846 |
| Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre |
Artist |
November 18, 1787 |
July 10, 1851 |
| Louis Malle |
Director |
October 30, 1932 |
November 23, 1995 |
| Louis Pasteur |
Scientist |
December 27, 1822 |
September 28, 1895 |
| Louis XI |
Royalty |
July 3, 1423 |
August 30, 1483 |
| Louis XIV |
Royalty |
September 5, 1638 |
September 1, 1715 |
| Louis XVIII |
Royalty |
November 17, 1755 |
September 16, 1824 |
| Louis-Ferdinand Celine |
Writer |
May 27, 1894 |
July 1, 1961 |
| Luc Besson |
Director |
March 18, 1959 |
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| Luc de Clapier |
Novelist |
August 6, 1715 |
May 28, 1747 |
| Luc de Clapiers |
Writer |
August 6, 1715 |
May 28, 1747 |
| Luc Ferrari |
Composer |
February 5, 1929 |
August 22, 2005 |
| Luc Montagnier |
Scientist |
August 18, 1932 |
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| Ludovic Halevy |
Author |
January 1, 1834 |
May 8, 1908 |
| Madame de Sevigne |
Writer |
February 5, 1626 |
April 17, 1696 |
| Madame de Stael |
Writer |
April 22, 1766 |
July 14, 1817 |
| Malcolm De Chazal |
Writer |
1902 |
1981 |
| Marc Bloch |
Historian |
July 6, 1886 |
June 16, 1944 |
| Marc Chagall |
Artist |
July 7, 1887 |
March 28, 1985 |
| Marcel Achard |
Playwright |
July 5, 1899 |
September 4, 1974 |
| Marcel Carne |
Director |
August 18, 1906 |
October 31, 1996 |
| Marcel Duchamp |
Artist |
July 28, 1887 |
October 2, 1968 |
| Marcel Marceau |
Actor |
March 22, 1923 |
September 22, 2007 |
| Marcel Pagnol |
Dramatist |
February 28, 1895 |
April 18, 1974 |
| Marcel Proust |
Author |
July 10, 1871 |
November 18, 1922 |
| Marceline Desbordes-Valmore |
Poet |
June 20, 1786 |
June 23, 1859 |
| Marguerite de Valois |
Royalty |
May 14, 1553 |
May 27, 1615 |
| Marguerite Duras |
Novelist |
April 4, 1914 |
March 3, 1996 |
| Marie Antoinette |
Royalty |
November 2, 1755 |
October 16, 1793 |
| Marie de France |
Poet |
|
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| Marie Laurencin |
Artist |
October 31, 1883 |
June 8, 1956 |
| Marie Louise |
Royalty |
December 12, 1791 |
December 17, 1847 |
| Marie Trintignant |
Actress |
January 21, 1962 |
August 1, 2003 |
| Marion Cotillard |
Actress |
|
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| Marquis de Condorcet |
Philosopher |
September 17, 1743 |
March 28, 1794 |
| Marquis De Custine |
Author |
1790 |
1857 |
| Marquis de Lafayette |
Revolutionary |
September 6, 1757 |
May 20, 1834 |
| Marquis de Sade |
Novelist |
June 2, 1740 |
December 2, 1814 |
| Mathieu Kassovitz |
Director |
August 3, 1967 |
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| Maurice Barres |
Politician |
September 22, 1862 |
December 4, 1923 |
| Maurice Chevalier |
Actor |
September 12, 1888 |
January 1, 1972 |
| Maurice de Vlaminck |
Artist |
April 4, 1876 |
October 11, 1958 |
| Maurice Denis |
Artist |
1870 |
1943 |
| Maurice Jarre |
Composer |
September 13, 1924 |
|
| Maurice Ravel |
Composer |
March 7, 1875 |
December 28, 1937 |
| Max Jacob |
Poet |
July 12, 1876 |
March 5, 1944 |
| Maximilien Robespierre |
Leader |
May 6, 1758 |
July 28, 1794 |
| Michael Vartan |
Actor |
February 27, 1968 |
|
| Michel De Certeau |
Writer |
|
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| Michel de Montaigne |
Philosopher |
February 28, 1533 |
September 13, 1592 |
| Michel Foucault |
Historian |
October 15, 1926 |
June 26, 1984 |
| Michel Legrand |
Composer |
February 24, 1932 |
|
| Mireille Mathieu |
Musician |
July 22, 1946 |
|
| Moliere |
Playwright |
January 15, 1622 |
February 17, 1673 |
| Nadar |
Artist |
April 6, 1820 |
March 21, 1910 |
| Nadia Boulanger |
Musician |
September 16, 1887 |
October 22, 1979 |
| Napoleon Bonaparte |
Leader |
August 15, 1769 |
May 5, 1821 |
| Nicolas Boileau |
Poet |
November 1, 1636 |
March 13, 1711 |
| Nicolas Chamfort |
Writer |
April 6, 1741 |
April 13, 1794 |
| Nicolas Malebranche |
Philosopher |
August 6, 1638 |
October 13, 1715 |
| Ninon de Lenclos |
Celebrity |
November 10, 1620 |
October 17, 1705 |
| Octave Mirbeau |
Writer |
February 16, 1848 |
February 16, 1917 |
| Odilon Redon |
Artist |
April 20, 1840 |
July 6, 1916 |
| Olivier Martinez |
Actor |
January 12, 1966 |
|
| Olivier Messiaen |
Composer |
December 10, 1908 |
April 27, 1992 |
| Olivier Sarkozy |
Businessman |
|
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| Pasquier Quesnel |
Theologian |
July 14, 1634 |
December 2, 1719 |
| Patrice Leconte |
Director |
November 12, 1947 |
|
| Paul Bert |
Scientist |
October 17, 1833 |
November 11, 1886 |
| Paul Bourget |
Novelist |
September 2, 1852 |
December 25, 1935 |
| Paul Cezanne |
Artist |
January 19, 1839 |
October 22, 1906 |
| Paul Claudel |
Dramatist |
August 6, 1868 |
February 23, 1955 |
| Paul Eluard |
Poet |
December 14, 1895 |
November 18, 1952 |
| Paul Gauguin |
Artist |
June 7, 1848 |
May 9, 1903 |
| Paul Morand |
Diplomat |
March 13, 1888 |
July 24, 1976 |
| Paul Ricoeur |
Philosopher |
February 27, 1913 |
May 20, 2005 |
| Paul Scarron |
Poet |
1610 |
1660 |
| Paul Signac |
Artist |
November 11, 1863 |
August 15, 1935 |
| Paul Valery |
Poet |
October 30, 1871 |
July 20, 1945 |
| Paul Verlaine |
Poet |
March 30, 1844 |
January 8, 1896 |
| Paul Virilio |
Writer |
1932 |
|
| Peter Abelard |
Philosopher |
1079 |
1142 |
| Peter Lombard |
Theologian |
1100 |
1160 |
| Philippe Perrin |
Astronaut |
January 6, 1963 |
|
| Philippe Quinault |
Dramatist |
June 3, 1635 |
November 26, 1688 |
| Philippe Sollers |
Writer |
November 28, 1936 |
|
| Pierre Bayle |
Philosopher |
November 18, 1647 |
December 28, 1706 |
| Pierre Beaumarchais |
Inventor |
January 24, 1732 |
May 17, 1799 |
| Pierre Bonnard |
Artist |
October 3, 1867 |
January 23, 1947 |
| Pierre Boulez |
Composer |
March 26, 1925 |
|
| Pierre Bourdieu |
Sociologist |
August 1, 1930 |
January 23, 2002 |
| Pierre Cardin |
Designer |
July 7, 1922 |
|
| Pierre Charron |
Philosopher |
1541 |
1603 |
| Pierre Corneille |
Dramatist |
June 6, 1606 |
October 1, 1684 |
| Pierre Curie |
Scientist |
May 15, 1859 |
April 19, 1906 |
| Pierre de Coubertin |
Leader |
January 1, 1863 |
September 2, 1937 |
| Pierre de Fermat |
Lawyer |
August 20, 1601 |
January 12, 1655 |
| Pierre Jean de Beranger |
Musician |
August 19, 1780 |
July 16, 1857 |
| Pierre Laplace |
Mathematician |
March 23, 1749 |
March 5, 1827 |