List of Famous people born in France

Louis, Count of Soissons

First Name Louis,
Last Name Soissons
Born on May 1, 1604
Died on July 6, 1641 (aged 37)

Louis de Bourbon was Count of Soissons. He was the son of Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Anne de Montafié. He was the second cousin of King Louis XIII of France and held the rank of prince of the blood.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Henri Rouart

First Name Henri
Last Name Rouart
Died on January 2, 1912

Stanislas-Henri Rouart was a French industrialist, impressionist painter, and art collector. His son Ernest married the painter Julie Manet.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Esther Turpin

First Name Esther
Last Name Turpin
Born on April 29, 1996 (age 30)
Born in France, Réunion

Esther Turpin is a French athlete competing in the combined events. She finished fourth in the heptathlon at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Gérard Miquel

First Name Gérard
Last Name Miquel
Born on June 17, 1946 (age 80)
Born in France, Occitania

Gérard Miquel is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Lot department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Catherine of Naples

First Name Catherine
Last Name Naples
Born on May 31, 1348
Died on June 8, 1349 (aged 1)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Jean Hérold-Paquis

First Name Jean
Last Name Hérold-Paquis
Born on February 4, 1912
Died on October 11, 1945 (aged 33)
Born in France, Grand Est

Jean Auguste Hérold, better known as Jean Hérold-Paquis, was a French journalist who fought for the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John I, Duke of Brittany

First Name John
Last Name Brittany
Born on January 1, 1217
Died on October 8, 1286 (aged 69)

John I, known as John the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany from 1221 to his death and 2nd Earl of Richmond in 1268.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Alfred Lenoir

First Name Alfred
Born on May 12, 1850
Died on July 27, 1920 (aged 70)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Alfred Deseilligny

First Name Alfred
Born on May 9, 1828
Died on April 17, 1875 (aged 46)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

François de Bourbon

First Name François
Last Name Bourbon
Born on August 19, 1558
Died on August 3, 1614 (aged 55)

François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti was the third son of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, a junior line of the House of Bourbon, and his first wife Eléanor de Roucy de Roye). He was given the title of Marquis of Conti and between 1581 and 1597 was elevated to the rank of a prince. The title of Prince of Conti was honorary and did not carry any territorial jurisdiction.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.040045022964478s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.028419017791748s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.028380870819092s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.021836996078491s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.019152641296387s
router_page: 1x 0.011137962341309s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.010643005371094s
qids: 2x 0.0051891803741455s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0044960975646973s
headline: 2x 0.0018241405487061s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00034809112548828s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.00020098686218262s
head-facts: 1x 0.00017809867858887s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 1.3828277587891E-5s
related: 1x 4.0531158447266E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-11-02 05:26:11)  -----