France
Historical figures born in France
34,055 notable historical figures were born in France. These are the most notable:
France ranks #4 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Germany, United Kingdom and United States.
By era
- Medieval: 5
- Early Modern: 8
- Modern: 27
By occupation
- Writer/Author: 13
- Politician: 10
- Monarch/Royalty: 9
- Football: 9
- Actor: 8
- Soldier/Officer: 6
- Journalist: 5
- Visual Artist: 5
- Charlemagne (748 to 814, Politics)
- Voltaire (1694 to 1778, Literature)
- John Calvin (1509 to 1564, Religion)
- Louis Pasteur (1822 to 1895, Science)
- Emmanuel Macron (born 1977, Politics)
- Napoleon (1769 to 1821, Politics)
- Gérard Depardieu (born 1948, Entertainment)
- Paul Pogba (born 1993, Sports)
- Zinedine Zidane (born 1972, Sports)
- Olivier Giroud (born 1986, Sports)
- Franck Ribéry (born 1983, Sports)
- Karim Benzema (born 1987, Sports)
- Kylian Mbappé (born 1998, Sports)
- Claude Monet (1840 to 1926, Arts & Music)
- Paul Gauguin (1848 to 1903, Arts & Music)
- Emma Watson (born 1990, Entertainment)
- Antoine Griezmann (born 1991, Sports)
- Thierry Henry (born 1977, Sports)
- Brigitte Bardot (1934 to 2025, Entertainment)
- Roman Polanski (born 1933, Entertainment)
- Jean-Luc Godard (1930 to 2022, Entertainment)
- Arsène Wenger (born 1949, Sports)
- Marion Cotillard (born 1975, Entertainment)
- Thérèse of Lisieux (1873 to 1897, Religion)
- William the Conqueror (1028 to 1087, Politics)
- Louis XIV (1638 to 1715, Politics)
- Joan of Arc (1412 to 1431, Religion)
- Charles de Gaulle (1890 to 1970, Politics)
- Napoleon III (1808 to 1873, Politics)
- Louis XVI (1754 to 1793, Politics)
- Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955, Politics)
- René Descartes (1596 to 1650, Philosophy)
- Maximilien Robespierre (1758 to 1794, Politics)
- Henry II of England (1133 to 1189, Politics)
- Louis XV (1710 to 1774, Politics)
- Victor Hugo (1802 to 1885, Literature)
- Alain Delon (1935 to 2024, Entertainment)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 to 1882, Military)
- Edward IV (1442 to 1483, Politics)
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 to 1980, Philosophy)
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