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Famous Natives
People listed are either native to France, or of French descent (born elsewhere) that have made a significant contribution to the fame of the country in their personal endeavors (PAGE 2)
(Page 1) here!
Paul-Louis Halley supermarket tycoon
Johnny Hallyday actor, singer
Daniel Hechter inventor of ready-to-wear
Henri IV monarch
Pierre Henry composer
Thierry Henry footballer
Paul Hèroult inventor
Auguste Himly historian
Bernard Hinault five-time tour de france winner
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin magician
Victor Hugo novelist, poet and playwright
Maurice Jarre film music composer
Alain Jouffroy poet, art critic
Louis Jouvet actor, producer
Jean-Claude Killy olympic medalist, alpine skier
Lacoste apparel company
Jean Lafitte pirate
Yves Saint-Laurent fashion designer
Gèrard LeBlond publisher
Jacques-Donatien LeRay shipping magnate and a "father of the american revolution"
Gaston Leroux journalist, author
Ferdinand de Lesseps developer suez canal, diplomat
Louis-Philippe I last king to rule france
Louis XIV king of france (for 72 years)
Édouard Manet artist
Jean Marais actor
Marcel Marceau world's greatest mime
Sophie Marceau actress, model, singer
Charles Martel frankish ruler
Henri Matisse painter
Jean Mermoz aviator
Mistinguett actress, singer
Claude Monet painter
Michel de Montaigne philosopher, essayist
Yves Montand actor, singer
Montesquieu political philosopher
Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier inventors
Gustave Moreau painter
Jeanne Moreau actress
Edgar Morin philosopher, sociologist
Berthe Morisot impressionist painter
Gaby Morlay actress
Emmanuel Mounier philosopher
Gèrard Mulliez entrepreneur
Louis Pasteur inventor, scientist
Charles Perrault mother goose tales
Armand Peugeot founder peugeot automobile
Gérard Philipe actor
Edith Piaf singer
Jean Piaget psychologist
Abbe Pierre humanitarian, founder of emmaus
Michel Francois Platini famed footballer
Clémence Poésy actress
Francois Rabelais renaissance writer
Raimu actor
Marcel Renault automobile manufacturer
Jean Reno actor
Pierre-Auguste Renoir painter
Cèsar Ritz hotelier
Madeleine Robinson actress
Viviane Romance dancer, actress
Tino Rossi singer, actor
George Sand author, feminist
Nicolas Sarkozy president
Jean-Paul Sartre philosopher, author
Eugene Schueller founder of l'oreal
Michel Simon actor (born in Switzerland)
Madeleine Sologne actress
Philippe Starck designer
Henri Troyat novelist
François Roland Truffaut screenwriter, director
Turgot economist
Roger Vadim actor, director, producer
Charles Vanel actor, director
Jules Verne author
Henri Verneuil playwright, filmmaker
Jean Vigo film-maker
Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize actor
Voltaire philosopher, essayist
Louis Vuitton fashion designer
Zinedine Zidane retired football player
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