List of Famous people born in France

Pierre Chapo

First Name Pierre
Last Name Chapo
Born on July 23, 1927
Died on December 31, 1986 (aged 59)

Pierre Chapo, born in Paris, was a French furniture designer and craftsman.

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Odile Mallet

Odile Antoinette Brunet
First Name Odile
Born in France, Normandy
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Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie

Emmanuel Raoul d'Astier de La Vigerie
First Name Emmanuel
Last Name Vigerie
Born on January 9, 1900
Died on June 12, 1969 (aged 69)

Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie was a French journalist, politician and member of the French Resistance.

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Prince Charles, Duke of Penthièvre

First Name Prince
Last Name Penthièvre
Born on January 1, 1820
Died on July 25, 1828 (aged 8)

Prince Charles d'Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre was the eighth child of the Duke and Duchess of Orléans, future Louis Philippe I and la Reine Marie Amélie. He was created Duke of Penthièvre, a title previously held by his great grandfather.

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Eugène Curie

First Name Eugène
Born on August 28, 1827
Died on February 25, 1910 (aged 82)
Born in France, Grand Est
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Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

First Name Étienne
Last Name Saint-Hilaire
Born on April 15, 1772
Died on June 19, 1844 (aged 72)

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition". He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck's evolutionary theories. Geoffroy's scientific views had a transcendental flavor and were similar to those of German morphologists like Lorenz Oken. He believed in the underlying unity of organismal design, and the possibility of the transmutation of species in time, amassing evidence for his claims through research in comparative anatomy, paleontology, and embryology.

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Marika Rivera

First Name Marika
Last Name Rivera
Born on November 13, 1919
Died on January 14, 2010 (aged 90)

Marika Rivera was a French-born film and stage actress and dancer.

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François Fabius

François Élie Louis Fabius
First Name François
Last Name Fabius
Born on July 28, 1944
Died on August 13, 2006 (aged 62)

François Fabius was a French antiquarian and equestrian.

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Maxim Zetkin

First Name Maxim
Last Name Zetkin
Born on August 1, 1883
Died on August 19, 1965 (aged 82)

Maxim Zetkin was a German politician and surgeon.

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Pierre Charles Le Monnier

First Name Pierre
Last Name Monnier
Born on November 23, 1715
Died on April 3, 1799 (aged 83)

Pierre Charles Le Monnier was a French astronomer. His name is sometimes given as Lemonnier.

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