1 Auguste Comte
29
4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: January 19, 1798
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: September 5, 1857
2 Benoit Mandelbrot
6
2
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician and polymath
Birthdate: November 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 14, 2010
3 Henri Poincare
15
2
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician and Philosopher
Birthdate: April 29, 1854
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: July 17, 1912
4 Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
21
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: December 6, 1778
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, France
Died: May 9, 1850
5 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
4
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of the French Republic
Birthdate: February 2, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
6 Joseph Joffre
5
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Chief of Staff of the French Army (1911-16)
Birthdate: January 12, 1852
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rivesaltes, France
Died: January 3, 1931
7 Sadi Carnot
4
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist and Father of Thermodynamics
Birthdate: June 1, 1796
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 24, 1832
You May Like
8 Siméon Denis Poisson
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: June 21, 1781
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Loiret, France
Died: April 25, 1840
9 Albert Lebrun
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: President of France from 1932 to 1940
Birthdate: August 29, 1871
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mercy-le-Haut, France
Died: March 6, 1950
10 Jean Borotra
0
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Famous As: Tennis player
Birthdate: August 13, 1898
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Biarritz, France
Died: July 17, 1994
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
11 Georges Sorel
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Historian
Birthdate: November 2, 1847
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
Died: August 29, 1922
12 André Citroën
4
0
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën
Birthdate: February 5, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 3, 1935
13 Urbain Le Verrier
3
1
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Astronomer
Birthdate: March 11, 1811
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint-Lô, France
Died: September 23, 1877
14 Pierre Schaeffer
0
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer and founder of Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète
Birthdate: August 14, 1910
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: August 19, 1995
15 Charles Koechlin
0
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: November 27, 1867
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 31, 1950
16 Conrad Schlumberger
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Geophysicist
Birthdate: October 2, 1878
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guebwiller, France
Died: May 9, 1936
17 Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: May 21, 1792
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 19, 1843
18 Alfred de Vigny
15
1
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: March 27, 1797
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Loches, France
Died: September 17, 1863
19 Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: May 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
20 Jules Dumont d'Urville
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Explorer
Birthdate: May 23, 1790
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Condé-sur-Noireau, France
Died: May 8, 1842
21 Jean-Marie Messier
0
0
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessman
Birthdate: December 13, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Grenoble, France
22 Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: General
Birthdate: October 15, 1802
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 28, 1857
23 Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: April 11, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur, France
Died: April 5, 1882
24 Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: April 22, 1797
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 26, 1869
25 Jacques Attali
1
2
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: November 1, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Algiers, Algeria
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
26 Henri Louis Le Chatelier
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: October 8, 1850
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 17, 1936
27 Ion I. C. Brătianu
3
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: August 20, 1864
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ștefănești, Romania
Died: November 24, 1927
28 Stefanie Stantcheva
0
0
29 Henry Darcy
0
0
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: June 10, 1803
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: January 3, 1858
30 Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: May 29, 1957
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 3, 2016
31 Paul Bert
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physiologist
Birthdate: October 19, 1833
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Auxerre, France
Died: November 11, 1886
32 Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
0
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Journalist
Birthdate: February 13, 1924
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 7, 2006
33 Charles Fabry
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: June 11, 1867
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: December 11, 1945
34 Bernard Courtois
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: February 8, 1777
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: September 27, 1838
35 Henri-Victor Regnault
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: July 21, 1810
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Died: January 19, 1878
36 Anselme Payen
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: January 6, 1795
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 12, 1871
Recommended Lists:
37 Eugène Freyssinet
0
0
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Structural engineer
Birthdate: July 13, 1879
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Objat, France
Died: June 8, 1962
38 Étienne-Louis Malus
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: July 23, 1775
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 24, 1812
39 Yves Carcelle
0
0
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessman
Birthdate: May 18, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 31, 2014
40 Jules Dupuit
0
0
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Civil Engineer
Birthdate: May 18, 1804
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fossano, Italy
Died: September 5, 1866
41 Joseph Bertrand
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: March 11, 1822
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 5, 1900
42 Gerard Mestrallet
0
0
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: chairman of the board of directors of Engie and as CEO from 2008 to 2016
Birthdate: April 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
43 Charles de Freycinet
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Statesman
Birthdate: November 14, 1828
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Foix, France
Died: May 14, 1923
44 Leon Charles Thevenin
0
1
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: March 30, 1857
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Meaux, France
Died: September 21, 1926
45 Philippe Bunau-Varilla
0
0
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: July 26, 1859
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 18, 1940
46 Guillaume Henri Dufour
0
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Officer
Birthdate: September 15, 1787
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Konstanz, Germany
Died: July 14, 1875
47 Pierre Louis Dulong
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: February 12, 1785
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: July 19, 1838
48 Charles Rigault de Genouilly
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Naval Officer
Birthdate: April 12, 1807
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rochefort, France
Died: May 4, 1873
49 Victor Prosper Considerant
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Socialist
Birthdate: October 12, 1808
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Salins-les-Bains, France
Died: December 27, 1893
50 Agenor, duc de Gramont
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Diplomat
Birthdate: August 14, 1819
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 17, 1880