List of Famous people born in France

Marcel-Lenoir

Jules Oury
Born on May 11, 1872
Died on September 6, 1931 (aged 59)
Born in France, Occitania
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Adrien Moerman

First Name Adrien
Last Name Moerman
Born on August 7, 1988 (age 38)
Height 203 cm | 6'8

Adrien Rene Moerman is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the senior French national team.

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Astralabius

Born on November 30, 1117
Died on January 1, 1200 (aged 82)
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Thibaud of Ostia

First Name Thibaud
Last Name Ostia
Born on November 30, 1199
Died on November 4, 1188
Born in France

Theobald of Ostia was a French cardinal.

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Corbinian

Born on November 30, 0674
Died on September 8, 0730 (aged 55)

Saint Corbinian was a Frankish bishop. After living as a hermit near Chartres for fourteen years, he made a pilgrimage to Rome. Pope Gregory II sent him to Bavaria. His opposition to the marriage of Duke Grimoald to his brother's widow, Biltrudis, caused Corbinian to go into exile for a time. His feast day is 8 September. The commemoration of the translation of his relics is 20 November.

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Bertin

Born on November 30, 0614
Died on January 1, 0698 (aged 83)
Born in France, Normandy

Bertin, also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The fame of Bertin's learning and sanctity was so great that in a short time more than 150 monks lived under his rule. Among them were St. Winnoc and his three companions who had come from Brittany to join Bertin's community and assist in the conversions. Nearly the whole Morini region was Christianized.

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Nabil Ghilas

First Name Nabil
Last Name Ghilas
Born on April 20, 1990 (age 36)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Nabil Ghilas is a professional footballer who plays for the Algeria national team as a striker.

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O'Galop

Born on June 8, 1867
Died on February 2, 1946 (aged 78)

O'Galop, pseudonym of Marius Rossillon was a French artist and cartoonist, best known for creating Bibendum, the Michelin Man. O'Galop began his career around 1893, drawing cartoons for magazines. He created his first advertisement Michelin in 1898 and would continue creating posters for the company featuring the character until 1911. He was also a pioneer in animation and created about 40 animated films between 1910 and 1927.

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Austrebertha

Born on January 1, 0630
Died on February 10, 0704 (aged 74)

Austrebertha was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young and was a nun at the Port Monastery in the Ponthieu. Then she became abbess to the foundation of Pavilly, where she died at the beginning of the eighth century, at the age of 74 years. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Her feast day is February 10.

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Erluino

Born on January 1, 0995
Died on August 26, 1078 (aged 83)
Born in France, Normandy

Herluin otherwise Hellouin was a knight at the court of Gilbert of Brionne and subsequently a Benedictine monk. He founded the Abbey of Our Lady of Bec, Normandy.

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