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Feb 9, 2024 · There are many famous French people, renowned artists, inventors, and scholars. Here's a list of the 25 most famous people from France.
- Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885) Victor-Marie Hugo famously known as Victor Hugo is one of the most important people in French history and the literary world.
- Charles de Gaulle (1890 – 1970) Charles de Gaulle, born Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, was a French army officer and one of the most prominent French historical figures.
- Marie Antoinette (1755 – 1793) When mentioning famous French people in history, one cannot forget Marie Antoinette even though she didn’t leave behind the best reputation.
- Gustave Eiffel (1832 – 1923) One of the most iconic attractions that France is synonymous with is the Eiffel Tower and the engineer behind this world-famous structure is none other than Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
- Actors & Actresses. Here are hottest actors and actresses of today, who have already transitioned from French films and tv shows, to anglophone audiences.
- Musicians. Music makes the world go around. So we had to include the top French musicians and celebrities of today that that are on everyone’s playlist.
- Footballers. There are many popular sports in France, but nothing that quite captures the imagination like football (aka soccer to North Americans).
- Fashion Designers 1. Isabel Marant. Isabel Marant is a French fashion designer and owner of the eponymous fashion brand, which was launched in 1994. Since then she has won several awards including the Award de la Mode (1997) and Fashion Designer of the Year at British Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards (2012).
- Gérard Depardieu. Born in the small town of Châteauroux in the centre of France, Gérard Depardieu did not have a privileged start in life. He left school at 13, falling in with a rough crowd.
- Omar Sy. Already well known on the French screen for roles like The Intouchables, his Netflix hit Arsene Lupin has made him even more famous. The 4th of 8 children, Sy is the son of West African immigrants, growing up in the Parisian suburb of Yvelines.
- Sophie Marceau. Born in Paris, Sophie Marceau began acting as a teenager, finding fame in France at a young age. A classically trained cellist, she is also an author and director, and has won several awards.
- Marion Cotillard. Having played characters like Edith Piaf and Joan of Arc, Cotillard has more than proved her acting chops. She has one several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, two César Awards, and many more.
- Simone de Beauvoir. Regarded by many as the mother of feminism and the modern women’s movement, this controversial writer and philosopher put the cat amongst the pigeons by advocating “open relationships” and developing the concept of the changing nature of gender.
- Coco Chanel. Born in 1883, losing her mother at the tender age of 11 years and abandoned by her father, Gabrielle Chanel, was to overcome poverty, becoming the creator of one the most iconic fashion brands in history, making her one of the most celebrated personalities of France.
- Josephine Baker. Also born into poverty in 1906, Josephine Baker was an American-born French-naturalised singer, dancer, and actress who took Paris by storm during the “roaring twenties” performing her unique erotic dances in the Théâtre des Champs Elysées to packed audiences.
- Brigitte Bardot. What can one say about one of the most beautiful, desired, and sexiest women in the world that hasn’t been said already? French actress, singer, supermodel, and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot stands as one of the most iconic French women who ever lived, being idolized by idols and who was once described by President Charles de Gaulle as “a French export as valuable as Renault cars!”
Jul 6, 2021 · 1. Vincent Cassel. Cassel is the son of journalist Sabine Litique and actor Jean-Pierre Cassel and was born in Paris, France. One of Cassel’s earliest on-screen performances was in a 1994 Renault Clio commercial that was broadcast in the United Kingdom.
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Aug 12, 2022 · Held mainly in the Carousel du Louvre, the Grand Palais or the Espace Eiffel, the big boys (and girls) of fashion, Dolce and Gabbana, Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Balenciaga, Schiaparelli and Fendi, strutted their stuff in front of a plethora of A-list celebrities.
