List of Famous people born in France

Bertrand Meyer

First Name Bertrand

Last Name Meyer

Born on November 21, 1950 (age 75)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Bertrand Meyer is a French academic, author, and consultant in the field of computer languages. He created the Eiffel programming language and the idea of design by contract.

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Ghislaine Ottenheimer

First Name Ghislaine

Born on May 21, 1951 (age 75)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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Gilbert Coullier

First Name Gilbert

Last Name Coullier

Born on September 3, 1946 (age 80)

Born in France, Normandy

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Karin Petersen

Karine Nicole Raphaëlle Lépine

First Name Karin

Last Name Petersen

Born on March 27, 1945

Died on April 1, 1982 (aged 37)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

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Emmanuel Candès

First Name Emmanuel

Last Name Candès

Born on April 27, 1970 (age 56)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Emmanuel Jean Candès is a professor of mathematics, statistics, and electrical engineering at Stanford University, where he is also the Barnum-Simons Chair in Mathematics and Statistics. Candès is a 2017 MacArthur Fellow.

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Jean-Pierre Prouteau

First Name Jean-Pierre

Last Name Prouteau

Born on October 28, 1930

Died on September 5, 1998 (aged 67)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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Jacques Séguéla

First Name Jacques

Last Name Séguéla

Born on February 23, 1934 (age 92)

Born in France, Île-de-France

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Alex Capus

First Name Alex

Last Name Capus

Born on July 23, 1961 (age 65)

Born in France, Normandy

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Jean-Pierre Pichard

Jean-Pierre Gaston Marcel Pichard

First Name Jean-Pierre

Last Name Pichard

Born on September 17, 1945

Died on August 13, 2021 (aged 75)

Born in France, New Aquitaine

Jean-Pierre Pichard was a French musician and academic. He was known for organizing events promoting the culture of Brittany. He was co-founder of the Festival Interceltique de Lorient.

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Henri Béhotéguy

Henri Gabriel Béhotéguy

First Name Henri

Last Name Béhotéguy

Born on October 18, 1898

Died on June 18, 1975 (aged 76)

Born in France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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