The Greatest French Architects

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1 Le Corbusier

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: October 6, 1887

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: La Chaux-de-Fonds

Died: August 27, 1965

Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French designer, painter, architect, writer, and urban planner. He was one of the pioneers of modern architecture. During his illustrious career, which spanned 50 years, Le Corbusier designed buildings in India, Japan, Europe, and North and South America. He is also credited with revolutionizing urban planning.

2 Gustave Eiffel

Famous As: Architect, Civil Engineer

Birthdate: December 15, 1832

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France

Died: December 27, 1923

The man behind the jewel that adorns Paris, the Eiffel Tower, French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel later earned the nickname “the magician of iron.” He revolutionized bridge-building by using compressed-air caissons, designed the Statue of Liberty, and built the first aerodynamic laboratory. He died while listening to Beethoven's 5th symphony.

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3 Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Famous As: Engineer

Birthdate: August 2, 1754

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: June 14, 1825

4 André Le Nôtre

Birthdate: 0000 AD

Birthplace: Paris

5 Jean Nouvel

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: August 12, 1945

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Fumel

6 Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: January 27, 1814

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: September 17, 1879

7 Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Famous As: Military engineer

Birthdate: May 1, 1633

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Saint-Léger-Vauban

Died: March 30, 1707

8 Paul Virilio

Famous As: Philosopher, Writer, Architect, Urban planner, Sociologist

Birthdate: January 4, 1932

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Paris

9 Étienne-Louis Boullée

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: February 12, 1728

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: February 4, 1799

10 Hector Guimard

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: March 10, 1867

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Lyon

Died: May 20, 1942

11 Charlotte Perriand

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: October 24, 1903

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: October 27, 1999

12 Bernard Tschumi

Famous As: Architect, University teacher

Birthdate: January 25, 1944

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Lausanne

13 Claude Nicolas Ledoux

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: March 21, 1736

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Dormans, France

Died: November 18, 1806

14 Charles Garnier

Famous As: architect

Birthdate: November 6, 1825

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Paris

Died: August 3, 1898

15 Auguste Perret

Famous As: architect

Birthdate: February 12, 1874

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Ixelles

Died: February 25, 1954

16 Christian de Portzamparc

Famous As: Architect, Restorer

Birthdate: May 5, 1944

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Casablanca

17 Louis Le Vau

Famous As: architect, artist

Birthdate: 1612 AD

Birthplace: Paris

Died: October 11, 1670

18 Fulk III Nerra

Famous As: Count of Anjou

Birthdate: 0970 AD

Birthplace: France

Died: June 21, 1040

19 Jean Prouvé

Famous As: Architect, Designer, Artist, Politician

Birthdate: April 8, 1901

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris

Died: March 23, 1984

20 Jules Hardouin-Mansart

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: April 16, 1646

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: May 11, 1708

21 Henri Labrouste

Famous As: architect

Birthdate: May 11, 1801

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Paris

Died: June 24, 1875

22 Andreas Feininger

Famous As: Photographer, Writer, Architect

Birthdate: December 27, 1906

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Paris

Died: February 18, 1999

23 Claude Perrault

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: September 25, 1613

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: October 9, 1688

24 Dominique Perrault

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: April 9, 1953

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Clermont-Ferrand, France

25 Tony Garnier

Famous As: French architect

Birthdate: August 13, 1869

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Lyon, France

Died: January 19, 1948

26 François Mansart

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: January 23, 1598

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: September 23, 1666

27 Jacques-Germain Soufflot

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: July 22, 1713

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Irancy, France

Died: August 29, 1780

28 Paul Philippe Cret

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: October 24, 1876

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Lyon, France

Died: September 8, 1945

29 Robert Mallet-Stevens

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: March 24, 1886

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: February 8, 1945

30 Ange-Jacques Gabriel

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: October 23, 1698

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: January 4, 1782

31 Jean Goujon

Famous As: Sculptor

Birthdate: 1510 AD

Birthplace: Normandy, France

Died: 1565 AD

32 Jean Chalgrin

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1739 AD

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: January 21, 1811

33 Jacques-François Blondel

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: January 8, 1705

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Rouen, France

Died: January 9, 1774

34 Girard Desargues

Famous As: Mathematician

Birthdate: February 21, 1591

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Lyon, France

Died: August 31, 1661

35 Philibert de l'Orme

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: June 3, 1514

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Lyon, France

Died: January 8, 1570

36 Pierre Puget

Famous As: Sculptor

Birthdate: October 16, 1620

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Marseille, France

Died: December 2, 1694

37 Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: April 23, 1756

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: La Rochelle, France

Died: June 3, 1819

38 Charles Percier

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: August 22, 1764

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: September 5, 1838

39 Louis Visconti

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: February 11, 1791

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: December 29, 1853

40 Germain Boffrand

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: May 16, 1667

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Nantes, France

Died: March 19, 1754

41 Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1679 AD

Birthplace: France

Died: March 10, 1719

42 Daniel Marot

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1661 AD

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: June 4, 1752

43 Jean Bullant

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1515 AD

Birthplace: Amiens, France

Died: October 13, 1578

44 Jacques Lemercier

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1585 AD

Birthplace: Pontoise, France

Died: January 13, 1654

45 William Of Sens

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 0000 AD

Birthplace: Sens, France

Died: August 11, 1180

46 Salomon de Brosse

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1571 AD

Birthplace: Verneuil, France

Died: December 9, 1626

47 Robert de Cotte

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1656 AD

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: July 15, 1735

48 Hector Lefuel

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: November 14, 1810

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

Died: December 31, 1880

49 Jean Perréal

Famous As: Architect

Birthdate: 1450 AD

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1530 AD

50 Claude-François-Dorothée, marquis de Jouffroy d'Abbans

Famous As: Engineer

Birthdate: September 30, 1751

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Roches-sur-Rognon, France

Died: July 18, 1832

Famous French Architects

1 Le Corbusier

2 Gustave Eiffel

3 Pierre Charles L'Enfant

4 André Le Nôtre

5 Jean Nouvel

6 Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

7 Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban

8 Paul Virilio

9 Étienne-Louis Boullée

10 Hector Guimard

11 Charlotte Perriand

12 Bernard Tschumi

13 Claude Nicolas Ledoux

14 Charles Garnier

15 Auguste Perret

16 Christian de Portzamparc

17 Louis Le Vau

18 Fulk III Nerra

19 Jean Prouvé

20 Jules Hardouin-Mansart

21 Henri Labrouste

22 Andreas Feininger

23 Claude Perrault

24 Dominique Perrault

25 Tony Garnier

26 François Mansart

27 Jacques-Germain Soufflot

28 Paul Philippe Cret

29 Robert Mallet-Stevens

30 Ange-Jacques Gabriel

31 Jean Goujon

32 Jean Chalgrin

33 Jacques-François Blondel

34 Girard Desargues

35 Philibert de l'Orme

36 Pierre Puget

37 Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne

38 Charles Percier

39 Louis Visconti

40 Germain Boffrand

41 Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond

42 Daniel Marot

43 Jean Bullant

44 Jacques Lemercier

45 William Of Sens

46 Salomon de Brosse

47 Robert de Cotte

48 Hector Lefuel

49 Jean Perréal

50 Claude-François-Dorothée, marquis de Jouffroy d'Abbans