Paris has produced a number of well-known actresses, models, actors, journalists and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Paris includes Emma Watson, Eva Green, Roman Polanski, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lily-Rose Depp, and many others.

Famous People Born In Paris

Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski
18 August 1933, French
French-Polish film director
Emma WatsonEmma Watson
15 April 1990, British
British actress

Eva GreenEva Green
06 July 1980, French
Model, Actress

Jacques ChiracJacques Chirac
29 November 1932, French
Former President of France

Léa SeydouxLéa Seydoux
01 July 1985, French
Actress

Lily-Rose DeppLily-Rose Depp
27 May 1999, American
Actress, Model
Marion CotillardMarion Cotillard
30 September 1975, French
Actress

VoltaireVoltaire
21 November 1694, French
Writer

Kathie Lee GiffordKathie Lee Gifford
16 August 1953, French, American
TV Host, Actress

Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot
28 September 1934, French
Actress & Animal Rights Activist
Mélanie LaurentMélanie Laurent
21 February 1983, French
Actress, Director

Napoleon IIINapoleon III
20 April 1808, French
Emperor of the Second French Empire
Claude MonetClaude Monet
14 November 1840, French
Painter

Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre
21 June 1905, French
Philosopher

Bilal HassaniBilal Hassani
09 September 1999, French
Singer
Marquis de SadeMarquis de Sade
02 June 1740, French
Erotic Novelist

Henry II of FranceHenry II of France
31 March 1519, French
King of France
Sophie MarceauSophie Marceau
17 November 1966, French
Actress, Screenwriter, Director

Olivier MartinezOlivier Martinez
12 January 1966, French
Actor

Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin
07 June 1848, French
Artist - Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Engraving
Hervé VillechaizeHervé Villechaize
23 April 1943, French, American
Actor

Juliette BinocheJuliette Binoche
09 March 1964, French
Actress
Nicolas SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy
28 January 1955, French
 

Simone de BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir
09 January 1908, French
Writer

J. R. D. TataJ. R. D. Tata
29 July 1904, Indian
French-Indian aviator

Jade JaggerJade Jagger
21 October 1971, French, British
Model
Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve
22 October 1943, French
French Actress
Antoine LavoisierAntoine Lavoisier
26 August 1743, French
Chemist

Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg
02 April 1928, French
 

Yo-Yo MaYo-Yo Ma
07 October 1955, French
Cellist

Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
03 December 1930, Swiss, French
Film Director
Joséphine de La BaumeJoséphine de La Baume
08 October 1984, French
Actress

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Cardinal RichelieuCardinal Richelieu
09 September 1585, French
French Clergyman, Noble and Statesman

Édouard ManetÉdouard Manet
23 January 1832, French
Artist

Louis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII of France
17 November 1755, French
King of France

Roger VadimRoger Vadim
26 January 1928, French
Screenwriter
Edgar DegasEdgar Degas
19 July 1834, French
Impressionist Painter

Charles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire
09 April 1821, French
Poet
Sarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt
22 October 1844, French
Actress

Charles VII of FranceCharles VII of France
22 February 1403, French
King of France

Pierre OmidyarPierre Omidyar
21 June 1967, American
Entrepreneur
Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
12 November 1840, French
Sculptor

Jacques LacanJacques Lacan
13 April 1901, French
Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist
George SandGeorge Sand
01 July 1804, French
 

Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville
29 July 1805, French
 

Laurent FignonLaurent Fignon
12 August 1960, French
Road Bicycle Racer

Pierre CuriePierre Curie
15 May 1859, French
Nobel Laureate in Physics

Charles AznavourCharles Aznavour
22 May 1924, French
Singer
Irène Joliot-CurieIrène Joliot-Curie
12 September 1897, French
Chemist

Claudine LongetClaudine Longet
29 January 1941, French
Singer, Actress

Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saëns
09 October 1835, French
Composer, Organist, Pianist

Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David
30 August 1748, French
Neoclassical Style Painter
Morgane PolanskiMorgane Polanski
20 January 1993, French
Actress, Model

Simone WeilSimone Weil
03 February 1909, French
Philosopher, mystic and social activist
Liliane BettencourtLiliane Bettencourt
21 October 1922, French
Businesswoman, Socialite

Georges BizetGeorges Bizet
25 October 1838, French
Composer

Henri BergsonHenri Bergson
18 October 1859, French
Philosopher and Writer
Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
06 March 1619, French
Dramatist and Playwright

Anne ParillaudAnne Parillaud
06 May 1960, French
Actress
Maurice ChevalierMaurice Chevalier
12 September 1888, French
Actor, Singer

Rick DufayRick Dufay
02 February 1952, French, American
Musician, Songwriter

Jean RenoirJean Renoir
15 September 1894, French, American
Film Director, Actor, Producer
Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc
07 January 1899, French
Musician

Diana VreelandDiana Vreeland
29 July 1906, American
Magazine editor, fashion journalist and special
Pierre de CoubertinPierre de Coubertin
01 January 1863, French
Father of the Modern Olympic Games

Nora ArnezederNora Arnezeder
08 May 1989, French
Actress

Léon BlumLéon Blum
09 April 1872, French
Former Prime Minister of France

Sophie GermainSophie Germain
01 April 1776, French
Mathematician
Henri BecquerelHenri Becquerel
15 December 1852, French
Physicist, Discoverer of Radioactivity
Anatole FranceAnatole France
16 April 1844, French
Writer

Augustin-Louis CauchyAugustin-Louis Cauchy
21 August 1789, French
Mathematician

Nadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger
16 September 1887, French
Musician

Jean-Martin CharcotJean-Martin Charcot
29 November 1825, French
Neurologist
Lizzie BrocheréLizzie Brocheré
22 March 1985, French
Actress

Luis Federico LeloirLuis Federico Leloir
06 September 1906, Argentinian
Biochemist, Physician

Françoise DorléacFrançoise Dorléac
21 March 1942, French
Actress

Alex LangeAlex Lange
03 March 2001, South African
Instagram Model

Alfred SisleyAlfred Sisley
30 October 1839, British
Impressionist Landscape Painter
Guy HamiltonGuy Hamilton
16 September 1922, British
Film Director

Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-Curie
19 March 1900, French
Physicist
Charles GounodCharles Gounod
17 June 1818, French
Composer

Stéphane MallarméStéphane Mallarmé
18 March 1842, French
Poet

Paul SignacPaul Signac
11 November 1863, French
Painter
Adrien-Marie LegendreAdrien-Marie Legendre
18 September 1752, French
Mathematician

Edith PiafEdith Piaf
19 December 1915, French
Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Léon FoucaultLéon Foucault
18 September 1819, French
Physicist

Alfred de MussetAlfred de Musset
11 December 1810, French
Dramatist, Poet, Novelist

Jacques MonodJacques Monod
09 February 1910, French
Biologist

Paul DukasPaul Dukas
01 October 1865, French
Composer
Charles Le BrunCharles Le Brun
24 February 1619, French
Painter

Henri MoissanHenri Moissan
28 September 1852, French
Chemist
Pierre Gilles de GennesPierre-Gilles de Gennes
24 October 1932, French
Physicist

Sophie Gengembre AndersonSophie Gengembre Anderson
1823 AD, British
Painter
Michel Jean-Pierre DebreMichel Debré
15 January 1912, French
149th Prime Minister of France

Jeanne CadieuJeanne Cadieu
08 February 1996, French
Model
Charles Robert Richet Charles Richet
25 August 1850, French
Physiologist