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Jean-Paul Sartre
(Novelist, Playwright, & Philosopher)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 21, 1905
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 15, 1980
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Louis Pasteur
(French Chemist and Microbiologist Who Discovered the Principles of Vaccination, Microbial Fermentation and Pasteurization)
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Birthdate: December 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dole, France
Died: September 28, 1895
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Emile Durkheim
(French Sociologist Who Established the 'Academic Discipline of Sociology')
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Épinal, France
Died: November 15, 1917
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Jacques Derrida
(French Philosopher Who Developed the Philosophical Approach Known as 'Deconstruction')
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: El Biar, Algeria
Died: October 9, 2004
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Simone Weil
(French Mystic, Social Philosopher and Resistance Activist During World War II)
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 3, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 24, 1943
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Henri Bergson
(French Philosopher and Winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 18, 1859
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 4, 1941
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Maurice Merleau-Ponty
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 14, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rochefort-sur-Mer, Charente-Inférieure, France
Died: May 3, 1961
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Raymond Aron
(Sociologist, Philosopher, and Political Scientist Known for His Skepticism of Ideological Orthodoxies)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 14, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 17, 1983
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Jean Jaurès
(French Socialist Leader )
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: September 3, 1859
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Castres, France
Died: July 31, 1914
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Édouard Louis
(Writer)
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Michel Foucault
(Philosopher & Historian)
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Birthdate: October 15, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poitiers, France
Died: June 25, 1984
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Thomas Piketty
(French Economist Best Known for His Work 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century')
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2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 7, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Clichy, France
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Émile Borel
(Former mathematician, he was known for his founding work in the areas of measure theory and probability)
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1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 7, 1871
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Affrique, France
Died: February 3, 1956
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Alain Connes
(Mathematician known for his contributions to the study of operator algebras and noncommutative geometry)
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0
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Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
(Playwright, Short Story Writer, Novelist and Film Director)
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Gabriel Lippmann
(French Physicist and Winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics)
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0
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Birthdate: August 16, 1845
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bonnevoie, Luxembourg
Died: July 13, 1921
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Pierre Janet
(Psychologist)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 30, 1859
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 24, 1947
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René Thom
(Mathematician)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 2, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montbéliard, France
Died: October 25, 2002
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Georges Canguilhem
(Philosopher)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: June 4, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Castelnaudary, Aude, France
Died: September 11, 1995
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Jeanne Balibar
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 13, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Marc Bloch
(French Historian and a Founding Member of the 'Annales School of French Social History')
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2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 6, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: June 16, 1944
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Michel Serres
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 1, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Agen, France
Died: June 1, 2019
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Jacques Rancière
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 10, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Algiers, Algeria
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Charles Péguy
(French Poet, Editor, and Essayist)
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Birthdate: January 7, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Orléans, France
Died: September 5, 1914
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Alain Badiou
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rabat, Morocco
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Robert Brasillach
(French Author and Editor of Nationalist Newspaper 'Je Suis Partout')
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0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: March 31, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Perpignan, France
Died: February 6, 1945
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Jacques Le Goff
(French Historian)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Toulon, France
Died: April 1, 2014
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Paul Vidal de La Blache
(French Geographer Who Pioneered Modern French Geography)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 22, 1845
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pézenas, France
Died: April 5, 1918
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Michel Henry
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 10, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Haiphong, Vietnam
Died: July 3, 2002
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Lucien Febvre
(French Historian Best Known for the Role He Played in Establishing the Annales School of History)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 22, 1878
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: September 11, 1956
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François Laruelle
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 22, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chavelot, Vosges, France
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Jean-Luc Marion
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 3, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Meudon, France
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Henri Cartan
(Mathematician)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 8, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: August 13, 2008
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Georges Dumézil
(Philologist)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 4, 1898
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 11, 1986
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Romain Rolland
(French Playwright, Essayist and Novelist Who Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1866
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Clamecy, France
Died: December 30, 1944
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Jean Baptiste Perrin
(French Physicist and Winner of the 1926 Nobel Prize for Physics)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 30, 1870
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lille, France
Died: April 17, 1942
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Quentin Meillassoux
(Philosopher)
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Birthdate: October 26, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Jacques Hadamard
(Mathematician)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 8, 1865
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: October 17, 1963
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Bernard-Henri Lévy
(French Intellectual and Leader of the 'New Philosophers' Movement)
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Pierre Duhem
(French Physicist, Mathematician, and Philosopher Best Known for His Work on 'Chemical Thermodynamics')
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Birthdate: June 9, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 14, 1916
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Julia Cagé
(Economist)
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Birthdate: February 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Metz, France
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Gilbert Simondon
(Philosopher)
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Birthdate: October 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Étienne, France
Died: February 7, 1989
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Laurent Lafforgue
(Mathematician)
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Hippolyte Taine
(French Historian, Critic and Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 21, 1828
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vouziers, France
Died: March 5, 1893
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Maurice Halbwachs
(French Philosopher and Sociologist Known for Developing the Concept of Collective Memory)
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Birthdate: March 11, 1877
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: March 16, 1945
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Ahmad Ahmad
(Vice-President of FIFA from 2017 to 2021)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 30, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mahajanga, Madagascar
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Marcel Déat
(Politician)
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: March 7, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Guerigny, France
Died: January 5, 1955
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Roger Caillois
(literary critic)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: December 21, 1978
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Antoine-Augustin Cournot
(Philosopher and Mathematician Known for His Contribution to the Development of Economics)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 28, 1801
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gray, France
Died: March 31, 1877
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Paul Painlevé
(Former Prime Minister of France (September 1917 – November 1917, April 1925 – November 1925) and Mathematician)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 5, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 29, 1933
