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René Girard25 December 1923
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French Novelist
Anna Karina22 September 1940
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Actor
Michel Houellebecq26 February 1956
Poet, Film director, Songwriter, Essayist,
Joël Robuchon07 April 1945
Chef
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Betsy Drake11 September 1923
Actor, Novelist, Writer, Screenwriter, Stage
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Philosopher, Writer, Feminist
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Philosopher, Anthropologist, Sociologist,
Alain Badiou17 January 1937
Philosopher, Novelist, Playwright, Editor,
Bertrand Cantat05 March 1964
Singer, Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer-songwriter,
Michel Serres01 September 1930
Philosopher, Writer
Olivier Assayas25 January 1955
Screenwriter, Film director, Film critic, Writer
Éric Zemmour31 August 1958
Journalist, Writer, Literary critic
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Writer, Journalist, Explorer, Conspiracy theorist,
Catherine Breillat13 July 1948
Film director, Actor, Writer, Novelist,
George Steiner23 April 1929
Philosopher, Novelist, Writer, University teacher,
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Journalist, Writer, Film director, Screenwriter
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Actor, Photographer, Poet
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Adult Film Star, Film director, Writer, Sex
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Writer, Painter, Translator, Novelist, Playwright,
Bernard Werber18 September 1961
Journalist, Writer, Screenwriter, Science fiction
Tzvetan Todorov01 March 1939
Non-fiction writer, Historian, Semiologist,
Sophie Calle09 October 1953
Photographer, Visual artist, Writer, Choreographer
Virginie Despentes13 June 1969
Writer, Film director, Novelist, Screenwriter
Jacques Rivette01 March 1928
Film director, Screenwriter, Film critic,
Paul Virilio04 January 1932
Philosopher, Writer, Architect, Urban planner,
Anne Wiazemsky14 May 1947
Actor, Film director, Novelist, Screenwriter,
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Actor, Linguist, Translator, Playwright, Novelist,
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Essayist, Faculty, University teacher, Writer,
Fred Vargas07 June 1957
Writer, Archaeologist, Novelist, Historian
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Philosopher, Radio personality, Writer, University
Marina Vlady10 May 1938
Actor, Singer, Writer
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Economist, Banker, Writer, Engineer, University
Keren Ann10 March 1974
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Adult Film Star, Actor, Writer
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Politician, Philosopher, Sociologist, Director of
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Novelist
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Writer
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Radio personality, Television presenter,
Marc Levy16 October 1961
Actor, Writer, Film producer, Novelist
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Poet, Writer, Painter
Pascal Bruckner15 December 1948
Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Screenwriter
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Journalist, Photographer, Writer
Bertrand Tavernier25 April 1941
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer,
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Screenwriter, Film director, Actor, Playwright,
Pierre Lemaitre19 April 1951
Writer, Screenwriter
Joann Sfar28 August 1971
Screenwriter, Writer
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Philosopher, Political scientist, Writer
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Chef
Jacques Pepin18 December 1935
Chef
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Étienne Balibar23 April 1942
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