List of Famous people born in France

Louis Dussour

First Name Louis

Last Name Dussour

Born on January 1, 1905

Died on January 1, 1986 (aged 81)

Born in France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Joseph Isidore Samson

First Name Joseph

Last Name Samson

Born on July 2, 1793

Died on March 28, 1871 (aged 77)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Joseph Isidore Samson was a 19th-century French actor and playwright.

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Joseph Rumeau

First Name Joseph

Last Name Rumeau

Born on January 11, 1849

Died on February 9, 1940 (aged 91)

Born in France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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André Claveau

First Name André

Last Name Claveau

Born on December 17, 1911

Died on July 4, 2003 (aged 91)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

André Claveau was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Winning at the age of 46 years and 76 days, Claveau was the oldest winner of the contest until 1990, being the first and only winner prior to 1990 to triumph in their forties.

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Jean Cosmos

Jean Gaudrat

First Name Jean

Last Name Cosmos

Born on June 14, 1923

Died on August 26, 2014 (aged 91)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

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Guy Chevalier

Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier

First Name Guy

Last Name Chevalier

Born on May 25, 1938 (age 88)

Born in France, Pays de la Loire

Guy Chevalier is a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae. He was appointed bishop in 1985. He retired in 2015.

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François Adrien Boieldieu

First Name François

Last Name Boieldieu

Died on October 8, 1834

Born in France, Normandy

François-Adrien Boieldieu was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called "the French Mozart".

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Claude Carrère

Claude Léon François Ayot

First Name Claude

Last Name Carrère

Born on December 21, 1930

Died on April 10, 2014 (aged 83)

Born in France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Yves Nat

Yves Philippe Avit Nat

First Name Yves

Born on December 29, 1890

Died on August 31, 1956 (aged 65)

Born in France, Occitania

Yves Nat was a French pianist and composer.

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Grégoire de Saint-Quentin

First Name Grégoire

Last Name Saint-Quentin

Born on April 26, 1961 (age 65)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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