List of Famous people born in France

Pierre Sprey

First Name Pierre
Last Name Sprey
Born on November 22, 1937
Died on August 8, 2021 (aged 83)

Pierre Michel Sprey was a defense analyst and record producer. As a defense analyst working together with John Boyd and Thomas P. Christie, he was a member of the self-dubbed 'Fighter Mafia', which advocated the use of energy–maneuverability theory in fighter design.

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Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans

First Name Blanche
Last Name Orléans
Born on April 1, 1328
Died on February 8, 1393 (aged 64)

Blanche of France was the posthumous daughter of King Charles IV of France and his third wife, Jeanne d'Évreux. She is the last direct Capetian; she was the last-surviving member of her family, and her marriage to her cousin Philippe d'Orléans proved childless. With Blanche's death in 1393, the House of Capet continued to exist only via its numerous cadet branches.

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Thomas Vincensini

First Name Thomas
Last Name Vincensini
Born on September 12, 1993 (age 33)
Born in France, Corsica

Thomas Vincensini is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National club SC Bastia, on loan from RC Lens.

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Dionys Mascolo

Dionysos Orphée Alcibiade Mascolo
First Name Dionys
Died on August 20, 1997 (aged 27)

Dionys Mascolo was a French literary editor, resistance fighter, left-wing political activist, author, and former husband of Marguerite Duras.

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Florence Devouard

Florence Jacqueline Sylvie Nibart
First Name Florence
Last Name Devouard
Born on September 10, 1968 (age 58)

Florence Jacqueline Sylvie Devouard, is the former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation between October 2006 and July 2008.

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Henri Montan Berton

First Name Henri
Last Name Berton
Born on September 17, 1767
Died on April 22, 1844 (aged 76)

Henri-Montan Berton was a French composer, teacher, and writer, mostly known as a composer of operas for the Opéra-Comique.

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Alfred Vulpian

Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian
First Name Alfred
Born on January 5, 1826
Died on May 18, 1887 (aged 61)

Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian was a French physician and neurologist. He was the co-discoverer of Vulpian-Bernhardt spinal muscular atrophy and the Vulpian-Heidenhain-Sherrington phenomenon.

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Paul Taffanel

Claude Paul Taffanel
First Name Paul
Last Name Taffanel
Born on September 16, 1844
Died on November 22, 1908 (aged 64)

Claude-Paul Taffanel was a French flautist, conductor and instructor, regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century.

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Jules Lemaître

François Élie Jules Lemaître
First Name Jules
Last Name Lemaître
Born on April 27, 1853
Died on August 4, 1914 (aged 61)

François Élie Jules Lemaître was a French critic and dramatist.

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Olivier Roellinger

First Name Olivier
Last Name Roellinger
Born on September 14, 1955 (age 71)
Born in France, Brittany
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