List of Famous people born in France

Louis III of Naples

First Name Louis
Last Name Naples
Born on September 25, 1403
Died on November 12, 1434 (aged 31)

Louis III was a claimant to the Kingdom of Naples from 1417 to 1426, as well as count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and duke of Anjou from 1417 to 1434. As the heir designate to the throne of Naples, he was duke of Calabria from 1426 to 1434.

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Patrice Tirolien

Patrice Doctrove Tirolien
First Name Patrice
Born on March 17, 1946
Died on November 23, 2019 (aged 73)
Born in France, Guadeloupe

Patrice Tirolien was a French politician who served in the French National Assembly from 1995–1997 and was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) elected in the 2009 European election for the Overseas constituency. He was born in Grand-Bourg, Guadeloupe, and was mayor of his home town.

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Gérard Larrousse

First Name Gérard
Last Name Larrousse
Born on May 23, 1940 (age 86)

Gérard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse is a former sports car racing, rallying and Formula One driver from France. His greatest success as a driver was winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1973 and 1974, driving a Matra-Simca MS670. After the end of his career as racing car driver, he continued to be involved in Formula One as a team manager for Renault. He later founded and ran his own Formula One team, Larrousse, from 1987 to 1994.

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Marie Anne de Mailly

First Name Marie
Last Name Mailly
Born on October 5, 1717
Died on December 8, 1744 (aged 27)

Marie Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchesse de Châteauroux was the youngest of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of whom would become the mistress of King Louis XV of France. She was his mistress from 1742 until 1744.

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Louis, Prince of Condé

First Name Louis,
Last Name Condé
Died on March 4, 1710

Louis de Bourbon, or Louis III, Prince of Condé, was a prince du sang as a member of the reigning House of Bourbon at the French court of Louis XIV. Styled as the Duke of Bourbon from birth, he succeeded his father as Prince of Condé in 1709; however, he was still known by the ducal title. He was prince for less than a year.

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Petronilla of Aquitaine

First Name Petronilla
Last Name Aquitaine
Born on November 30, 1124 (age 901)

Petronilla of Aquitaine was the second daughter of William X of Aquitaine and Aenor of Châtellerault. She was the elder sister of William Aigret and the younger sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was Queen consort of France, later England. She is variously called Alix and Petronilla; she typically went by Alix after her marriage, while Petronilla seems to have been her childhood name.

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Nicolas Lapierre

First Name Nicolas
Last Name Lapierre
Born on April 2, 1984 (age 42)

Nicolas Lapierre is a French professional racing driver. He raced with Toyota and with Alpine Racing in the past seasons of the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring, with overall victories in 2011 and 2018, and scored four LMP2 class victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019.

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Bernard Cornut-Gentille

First Name Bernard
Last Name Cornut-Gentille
Born on July 26, 1909
Died on January 21, 1992 (aged 82)
Born in France, Brittany

Bernard Cornut-Gentille was a French administrator and politician.

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Henry of Flanders

First Name Henry
Last Name Flanders
Born on January 1, 1174
Died on June 11, 1216 (aged 42)

Henry was the second Latin emperor of Constantinople. He was one of the leaders of the Fourth Crusade in which the Byzantine Empire was conquered and Latin Empire formed.

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Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon

First Name Prince
Last Name Alençon
Born on July 12, 1844
Died on June 29, 1910 (aged 65)

Ferdinand Philippe Marie d'Orléans, duc d'Alençon was the son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d'Orléans, Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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