List of Famous people born in France

Jean-Baptiste Massillon

First Name Jean-Baptiste
Last Name Massillon
Born on June 24, 1663
Died on September 28, 1742 (aged 79)

Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Cong. Orat., was a French Catholic bishop and famous preacher, who served as Bishop of Clermont from 1717 until his death.

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Claire Duhamel

Marie Claire Viraut
First Name Claire
Last Name Duhamel
Born on September 6, 1925
Died on February 7, 2014 (aged 88)

Claire Duhamel was a French film and stage actress, whose credits included Stolen Kisses in 1968 and Bed and Board in 1970. She died pm February 7, 2014, at the age of 88.

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Louis Janmot

First Name Louis
Last Name Janmot
Born on May 21, 1814
Died on June 1, 1892 (aged 78)

Anne-François-Louis Janmot was a French painter and poet.

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Jean-Claude Rumeau

First Name Jean-Claude
Born on January 6, 1777
Died on December 2, 1839 (aged 62)
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Hugues de Salins

First Name Hugues
Last Name Salins
Born on December 3, 1632
Died on September 28, 1710 (aged 77)
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Jean-François-Joseph Lecointe

Born on July 21, 1783
Died on April 9, 1858 (aged 74)

Jean-François-Joseph Lecointe (1783–1858) was official architect to king Charles X of France. He worked in direct collaboration with Jacques Ignace Hittorff from 1819 to 1830, in particular on the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the organisation of grand royal ceremonies and the elaborate temporary structures these required. He is buried at the Notre-Dame cemetery in Versailles.

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Joseph Séguy

First Name Joseph
Last Name Séguy
Born on January 1, 1689
Died on March 25, 1761 (aged 72)
Born in France, Occitania

Joseph Séguy was a French clergyman.

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Joseph Garibaldi

First Name Joseph
Last Name Garibaldi
Born on May 12, 1863
Died on May 6, 1941 (aged 77)

Joseph Garibaldi was a French painter, specializing in cityscapes and coastal scenes.

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Esprit Fléchier

First Name Esprit
Last Name Fléchier
Born on June 10, 1632
Died on February 16, 1710 (aged 77)

Esprit Fléchier was a French preacher and author, Bishop of Nîmes from 1687 to 1710.

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Hippolyte Ribbrol

First Name Hippolyte
Last Name Ribbrol
Born on August 30, 1839 (age 187)
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