List of Famous people born in France

Sylvie Simon

Monique Mireille Georgette Rachet
First Name Sylvie
Born on October 26, 1927
Died on November 8, 2013 (aged 86)
Born in France, Occitania
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Symphorien Meunié

First Name Symphorien
Born on November 17, 1795
Died on July 30, 1871 (aged 75)
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Jean-Louis Faure

First Name Jean-Louis
Last Name Faure
Born on October 27, 1863
Died on October 26, 1944 (aged 80)

Jean-Louis Faure was a French surgeon famous for improving methods and approaches in gynecological surgery. He was the elder brother of Élie Faure.

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Jeanne Samary

Léonie Pauline Jeanne Samary
First Name Jeanne
Last Name Samary
Born on March 4, 1857
Died on September 18, 1890 (aged 33)

Jeanne Samary was a French actress at the Comédie-Française and a model for Auguste Renoir, including for Renoir's 1881 painting, Luncheon of the Boating Party.

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Élie Halévy

First Name Élie
Last Name Halévy
Born on September 6, 1870
Died on August 21, 1937 (aged 66)
Born in France, Normandy

Élie Halévy was a French philosopher and historian who wrote studies of the British utilitarians, the book of essays Era of Tyrannies, and a history of Britain from 1815 to 1914 that influenced British historiography.

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Marie-Joseph Peyre

First Name Marie-Joseph
Born on January 1, 1730
Died on August 11, 1785 (aged 55)

Marie-Joseph Peyre was a French architect who designed in the Neoclassical style.

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Marie-Claire Jamet

First Name Marie-Claire
Born on November 27, 1933 (age 92)
Born in France, Grand Est

Marie-Claire Jamet is a French classical harpist.

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Amédée Thierry

Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry
First Name Amédée
Last Name Thierry
Born on August 2, 1797
Died on March 27, 1873 (aged 75)

Amédée Simon Dominique Thierry, French journalist and historian, was the younger brother of Augustin.

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Marie-Françoise Bucquet

Marie-Françoise Brigitte Bucquet
First Name Marie-Françoise
Born on October 28, 1937
Died on August 15, 2018 (aged 80)
Born in France, Normandy

Marie-Françoise Bucquet was a French pianist.

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Karol Beffa

First Name Karol
Last Name Beffa
Born on October 27, 1973 (age 53)

Karol Beffa, born on October 27, 1973 in Paris, is a French and Swiss composer and pianist.

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