List of Famous people born in France

Michel Bernanos

First Name Michel
Last Name Bernanos
Born on January 20, 1923
Died on July 27, 1964 (aged 41)

Michel Bernanos was a French poet and fantasy writer. He was the fourth child of French writer Georges Bernanos. He also used Michel Talbert and Michel Drowin as pen names to avoid the reputation of his father's name. His great cycle of initiation, inspired by two trips to Brazil between 1938 and 1948, centers around the novel The Other Side of the Mountain (1967).

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Louis, Duke of Rohan

First Name Louis,
Last Name Rohan
Born on November 3, 1652
Died on August 17, 1727 (aged 74)

Louis de Rohan-Chabot was a member of the House of Rohan-Chabot and Duke of Rohan. He married an heiress and acted as Louis XIV's representative in Brittany. He was styled as the Prince of Léon prior to becoming Duke of Rohan. His direct descendant is today's Josselin de Rohan, a member of the Senate of France, representing the Morbihan department.

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Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine

First Name Nicholas
Last Name Lorraine
Born on June 30, 1448
Died on July 27, 1473 (aged 25)
Born in France, Grand Est

Nicholas of Anjou was the son of John II, Duke of Lorraine and Marie de Bourbon.

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Mabô Kouyaté

Mabo Bacounda Ismaël Kouyaté
First Name Mabô
Last Name Kouyaté
Born on September 1, 1989
Died on April 3, 2019 (aged 29)
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Joëlle Kauffmann

Joëlle Yvonne Marie Brunerie
First Name Joëlle
Born on January 3, 1943 (age 83)
Born in France, Occitania
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Aurore Chabrol

Aurore Pajot
First Name Aurore
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Robert Casadesus

First Name Robert
Last Name Casadesus
Born on April 7, 1899
Died on September 19, 1972 (aged 73)

Robert Casadesus was a renowned 20th-century French pianist and composer. He was the most prominent member of a distinguished musical family, being the nephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus, husband of Gaby Casadesus, and father of Jean Casadesus. The preferred pronunciation of his last name is "Kah-zah-deh-su" with a silent final "s." Per live interview ca. 1970 of Robert Casadesus by announcer Bill Agee of KKHI-AM-FM San Francisco during a live San Francisco Symphony concert, Mr. Casadesus indicated that he pronounced his name as it is pronounced in Spanish, Kah-sah-deh'sus, final s pronounced.

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Liliane Tasca

Liliane Chomette
First Name Liliane
Born on April 1, 1901
Died on May 17, 1985 (aged 84)
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Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon

First Name Marie
Last Name Beauvau-Craon
Died on July 1, 1786
Born in France, Grand Est

Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon, marquise de Boufflers (1711–1786), commonly known as Madame de Boufflers, was a French noblewoman. She was the royal mistress of Stanislas Leszczyński and mother of the poet Stanislas de Boufflers.

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Jean Vincent

First Name Jean
Last Name Vincent
Born on November 29, 1930
Died on August 13, 2013 (aged 82)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Jean Vincent was a French international footballer and manager.

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