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French Criminals

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

Rank the Most Wicked French Criminals

 1 Charles Sobhraj

Charles Sobhraj
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Famous As: Serial Killer
Birthdate: April 6, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: French
Charles Sobhraj, better known as the “Bikini Killer” and “The Serpent,” is an infamous criminal who was convicted of murdering twelve tourists in Southeast Asia in the 1970s, purely out of his hatred for hippies. After serving jail time in India, he is now serving a life sentence in Nepal.

 2 Henri Charrière

Henri Charrière
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Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: November 16, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: French, Venezuelan
Died: July 29, 1973
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 3 Man in the Iron Mask

Man in the Iron Mask
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Famous As: Prisoner
Birthdate: 1640 AD
Nationality: French
Died: November 19, 1703

 4 Gilles de Rais

Gilles de Rais
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Famous As: Serial Killer of Children
Birthdate: September 4, 1404
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: French
Died: October 26, 1440

Gilles de Rais was a French lord and knight who served as a leader in the French army. Rais' achievements as a military man are often overshadowed by the fact that he was convicted of killing several children. A confessed serial killer, Gilles de Rais was sentenced to death and hanged on 26 October 1440.

 5 Jean Lafitte

Jean Lafitte
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Famous As: Pirate
Birthdate: September 25, 1780
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: French, American
Died: 1823 AD

 6 Robert-François Damiens

Robert-François Damiens
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Famous As: Regicide
Birthdate: January 9, 1715
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: French
Died: March 28, 1757

 7 Zacarias Moussaoui

Zacarias Moussaoui
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Famous As: Terrorist
Birthdate: May 30, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: French
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 8 Christine Papin

Christine Papin
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Famous As: Maid Murderer
Birthdate: March 8, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: French
Died: May 18, 1937

 9 Léa Papin

Léa Papin
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Famous As: Maid Murderer
Birthdate: September 15, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: French
Died: July 24, 2001

 10 Marguerite Alibert

Marguerite Alibert
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Famous As: Courtesan
Birthdate: December 9, 1890
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: French
Died: January 2, 1971

 11 Jacques Mesrine

Jacques Mesrine
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Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: December 28, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: French
Died: November 2, 1979

 12 Catherine Share

Catherine Share
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Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: December 10, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: French

 13 Marcel Petiot

Marcel Petiot
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Famous As: Serial Killer
Birthdate: January 17, 1897
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: French
Died: May 25, 1946

 14 Henri Désiré Landru

Henri Désiré Landru
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Famous As: Serial killer, Subdeacon, Accountant, Q3053339, Cartographer, Roofer, Plumber, Con artist
Birthdate: April 12, 1869
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: French
Died: February 25, 1922

 15 Luigi Lucheni

Luigi Lucheni
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Famous As: Assassin
Birthdate: April 22, 1873
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: French, Italian
Died: October 19, 1910

 16 Hayat Boumeddiene

Hayat Boumeddiene
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Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: June 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: French

 17 Jeanne de Clisson

Jeanne de Clisson
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Famous As: Former Noblewoman
Birthdate: 1300 AD
Nationality: French
Died: 1359 AD

 18 Madame de Brinvilliers

Madame de Brinvilliers
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Famous As: Aristocrat
Birthdate: July 22, 1630
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: French
Died: July 17, 1676

 19 Albert Spaggiari

Albert Spaggiari
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Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: December 14, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: French
Died: June 8, 1989

 20 Rédoine Faïd

Rédoine Faïd
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Famous As: Gangster
Birthdate: May 10, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: French

 21 Guy Georges

Guy Georges
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Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: October 15, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: French

 22 Thierry Paulin

Thierry Paulin
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Famous As: Serial Killer
Birthdate: November 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: French
Died: April 16, 1989

 23 Giuseppe Marco Fieschi

Giuseppe Marco Fieschi
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Famous As: Conspirator
Birthdate: December 13, 1790
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: French
Died: February 19, 1836

 24 Veronique Courjault

Veronique Courjault
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Famous As: Serial Killer
Birthdate: 1968 AD
Nationality: French, South Korean

 25 Omar Ismaël Mostefaï

Omar Ismaël Mostefaï
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Famous As: Terrorist
Birthdate: November 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: French
Died: November 14, 2015

 26 Patrice Alègre

Patrice Alègre
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Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: June 20, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: French

 27 Jean-François Roberval

Jean-François Roberval
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Famous As: Adventurer
Birthdate: 1500 AD
Nationality: French
Died: 1560 AD

 28 Saïd Kouachi

Saïd Kouachi
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Famous As: Criminals
Birthdate: September 7, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: French
Died: January 9, 2015

 29 Chérif Kouachi

Chérif Kouachi
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Famous As: Criminals
Birthdate: November 29, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: French
Died: January 9, 2015

 30 Jacqueline Sauvage

Jacqueline Sauvage
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Famous As: Murderer
Birthdate: December 27, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: French
Died: July 23, 2020

 31 Volker Eckert

Volker Eckert
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Famous As: Serial killer
Birthdate: July 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: German, Spanish, French, Italian
Died: July 2, 2007

 32 Marie Lafarge

Marie Lafarge
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Famous As: Criminal
Birthdate: January 15, 1816
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: French
Died: November 7, 1852

 33 La Voisin

La Voisin
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Famous As: Fortune teller
Birthdate: 1640 AD
Nationality: French
Died: February 22, 1680