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Kylian Mbappé
(French Football Forward - Considered One of the Best Players in the World)
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Karim Benzema
(French Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Striker)
129
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Vanessa Paradis
(Singer, Model and Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
4
Louis Pasteur
(French Chemist and Microbiologist Who Discovered the Principles of Vaccination, Microbial Fermentation and Pasteurization)
132
22
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dole, France
Died: September 28, 1895
5
Nostradamus
(French Astrologer and Physician Best Known for His Book 'Les Prophéties')
60
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 21, 1503
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Died: July 2, 1566
6
Anthony Martial
(French Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Forward)
72
31
7
Edith Piaf
(French Singer and One of Country's Most Widely Known International Stars)
93
27
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 19, 1915
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 11, 1963
8
Henri Matisse
(French Visual Artist Known for His Paintings: ‘Woman with a Hat’, 'The Dance', and 'Red Room’)
54
5
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 31, 1869
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
Died: November 3, 1954
9
Henry IV of France
(King of France from 1589 to 1610)
49
21
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 13, 1553
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pau, France
Died: May 14, 1610
10
Gustave Eiffel
(French Civil Engineer Known for His Contribution to Building the ‘Statue of Liberty’ and ‘Eiffel Tower’)
77
11
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: December 15, 1832
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: December 27, 1923
11
Hugo Lloris
(French Football Player Who Plays as a Goalkeeper)
33
15
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Larry Bourgeois
(French Dancer and Choreographer)
33
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Jacques Cartier
(Explorer)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 31, 1491
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Malo
Died: September 1, 1557
14
Julie Delpy
(Actress)
22
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 21, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
15
Jean-Luc Godard
(Film Director and a Pioneer of the 1960s 'French New Wave' Film Movement)
15
6
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: December 3, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 13, 2022
16
Tarita Teriipaia
(Former Actress and Third Wife of Actor Marlon Brando)
23
7
Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: December 29, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bora Bora, French Polynesia
17
Carla Bruni
(Singer, Supermodel & Spouse of the ex-French President 'Nicolas Sarkozy')
21
13
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Georges Seurat
(French Post-Impressionist Artist Who Devised the Painting Techniques Known as 'Chromoluminarism' and 'Pointillism')
17
4
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 2, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 29, 1891
19
Hector Berlioz
(French Composer and Conductor Known for His Work ‘Symphonie fantastique’, ‘Harold in Italy’ and ‘Roméo et Juliette’)
31
9
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 11, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: La Côte-Saint-André, France
Died: March 8, 1869
20
Gérard Depardieu
(French Actor Known for His Versatility and for His Unusual Combination of Gentleness and Physicality)
17
12
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 27, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Châteauroux, France
21
Jacques Pepin
(Chef)
11
2
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: December 18, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bourg-en-Bresse, French Third Republic France
22
Ève Curie
(Journalist and Pianist Best Known for Writing a Biography of Her Mother “Madame Curie”)
13
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 6, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 22, 2007
23
Madame de Pompadour
(Noblewomen)
12
6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 29, 1721
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 15, 1764
24
Gustave Flaubert
(French Author Best Known for His Novels: ‘Madame Bovary’, ‘Sentimental Education’, ‘Salammbô’ and ‘Three Tales’)
12
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 12, 1821
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: May 8, 1880
25
Marie Tussaud
(French Wax Sculpture Artist and Founder of 'Madame Tussauds', the Wax Museum in London)
19
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 1, 1761
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: April 16, 1850
26
Camille Claudel
(French Sculptor Known for Her Work: ‘The Waltz’ and ‘The Mature Age’)
14
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: December 8, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Died: October 19, 1943
27
Pierre de Fermat
(French Mathematician and Founder of the Modern Theory of Numbers)
26
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 6, 1607
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France
Died: January 12, 1665
28
Philip V of Spain
(Former King of Spain (1700 - 1724))
8
4
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 19, 1683
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: July 9, 1746
29
Thierry Mugler
(French Fashion Designer Known for Designing 'Demi Moore’s' Dress From ‘Indecent Proposal')
10
4
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: December 21, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: January 23, 2022
30
Jane Birkin
(Singer, songwriter and actress)
9
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England
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Ismael Bennacer
(Footballer)
15
6
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Henri Becquerel
(Physicist, Discoverer of Radioactivity)
21
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 15, 1852
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 25, 1908
33
Gonzalo Higuain
(Football player)
16
14
34
Billy Mitchell
(Military General)
7
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 29, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: February 19, 1936
35
Jean-François Champollion
(French Historian, Linguist and Founder of the Scientific 'Egyptology')
16
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 23, 1790
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Figeac, France
Died: March 4, 1832
36
Olivier Messiaen
(One of the Major Composers, Organists and Ornithologists of the 20th Century Who Developed 'Modes of Limited Transposition')
7
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 10, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: April 27, 1992
37
Sofiane Feghouli
(Footballer)
13
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 26, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Levallois-Perret, France
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Edgard Varese
(Composer)
10
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 22, 1883
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 6, 1965
39
Edwige Fenech
(Algerian-born Maltese-Sicilian Film Producer and Actress)
9
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 24, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Annaba, Algeria
40
Marguerite Alibert
(French Socialite Who Became a Royal Courtesan)
10
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 9, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 2, 1971
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Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
(French Chemist and Physicist Who Discovered That Water is Made of Two Parts Hydrogen and One Part Oxygen)
22
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 6, 1778
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, France
Died: May 9, 1850
42
Louise Bourgeois
(Artist Best Known for Her Large-Scale Sculpture and Installation Art)
8
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 31, 2010
43
Sébastien Ogier
(Rally driver)
5
0
44
Emmanuelle Charpentier
(Researcher)
6
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 11, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Juvisy-sur-Orge, France
45
Jean Marais
(Actor)
7
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 11, 1913
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
Died: November 8, 1998
46
Jean Racine
(Dramatist)
5
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 22, 1639
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Ferté-Milon, Kingdom of France
Died: April 21, 1699
47
Émilie du Châtelet
(Philosopher)
4
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 17, 1706
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 10, 1749
48
Bixente Lizarazu
(Football player)
4
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 9, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
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Paul Éluard
(Poet)
7
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 14, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Denis, France
Died: November 18, 1952
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Patricia Kaas
(Singer Known for Her Debut Album 'Mademoiselle chante')
9
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