List of Famous people born in France

André Jolivet

First Name André

Last Name Jolivet

Born on August 8, 1905

Died on December 20, 1974 (aged 69)

Born in France, Île-de-France

André Jolivet was a French composer. Known for his devotion to French culture and musical thought, Jolivet drew on his interest in acoustics and atonality, as well as both ancient and modern musical influences, particularly on instruments used in ancient times. He composed in a wide variety of forms for many different types of ensembles.

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Raimond de Turenne

First Name Raimond

Last Name Turenne

Born on November 30, 1351

Died on November 30, 1412 (aged 61)

Born in France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Jean d'Estrées

First Name Jean

Last Name D'Estrées

Born on January 1, 1666

Died on March 3, 1718 (aged 52)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Jean d'Estrées was a French priest and politician. He was the son of Jean II d'Estrées and his wife Marie Marguerite Morin.

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Étienne Wolff

First Name Étienne

Last Name Wolff

Born on February 12, 1904

Died on November 18, 1996 (aged 92)

Born in France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Étienne Wolff was a French biologist, specialising in experimental and teratological embryology. He led the Société zoologique de France from 1958 and was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1963.

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Roger Cornillac

First Name Roger

Last Name Cornillac

Born on June 25, 1939 (age 87)

Born in France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Pierre Buhler

First Name Pierre

Last Name Buhler

Born on March 21, 1954 (age 72)

Born in France, Grand Est

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Pierre Fugain

First Name Pierre

Last Name Fugain

Born on August 29, 1919

Died on July 18, 2009 (aged 89)

Born in France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Barbara Parodi Delfino

First Name Barbara

Last Name Delfino

Born on April 15, 1959 (age 67)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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Jacques Piasenta

First Name Jacques

Last Name Piasenta

Born on September 12, 1942 (age 84)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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Jacques Poujol

First Name Jacques

Last Name Poujol

Born on February 12, 1922

Died on February 18, 2012 (aged 90)

Born in France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Jacques Poujol was a French essayist and historian of Protestantism. He also fought in the French Resistance during the Second World War.

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