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

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

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

Eva GreenEva Green
06 July 1980, French
Model, Actress

Lily-Rose DeppLily-Rose Depp
27 May 1999, American
Actress, Model

Léa SeydouxLéa Seydoux
01 July 1985, French
Actress
Marion CotillardMarion Cotillard
30 September 1975, French
Actress

VoltaireVoltaire
21 November 1694, French
Writer

Claude MonetClaude Monet
14 November 1840, French
Painter

Napoleon IIINapoleon III
20 April 1808, French
Emperor of the Second French Empire
Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot
28 September 1934, French
Actress & Animal Rights Activist

Hervé VillechaizeHervé Villechaize
23 April 1943, French, American
Actor
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre
21 June 1905, French
Philosopher

Olivier MartinezOlivier Martinez
12 January 1966, French
Actor

Henry II of FranceHenry II of France
31 March 1519, French
King of France
Bilal HassaniBilal Hassani
09 September 1999, French
Singer

Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin
07 June 1848, French
Artist - Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Engraving
Marquis de SadeMarquis de Sade
02 June 1740, French
Erotic Novelist

Juliette BinocheJuliette Binoche
09 March 1964, French
Actress

Sophie MarceauSophie Marceau
17 November 1966, French
Actress, Screenwriter, Director
Mélanie LaurentMélanie Laurent
21 February 1983, French
Actress, Director

Simone de BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir
09 January 1908, French
Writer
Nicolas SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy
28 January 1955, French
 

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

Jade JaggerJade Jagger
21 October 1971, French, British
Model

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve
22 October 1943, French
French Actress
Louis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII of France
17 November 1755, French
King of France
Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg
02 April 1928, French
 

Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
03 December 1930, Swiss, French
Film Director

Antoine LavoisierAntoine Lavoisier
26 August 1743, French
Chemist

Edgar DegasEdgar Degas
19 July 1834, French
Impressionist Painter
Joséphine de La BaumeJoséphine de La Baume
08 October 1984, French
Actress

Jacques LacanJacques Lacan
13 April 1901, French
Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist

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

Charles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire
09 April 1821, French
Poet

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J. R. D. TataJ. R. D. Tata
29 July 1904, Indian
French-Indian aviator
Jacques ChiracJacques Chirac
29 November 1932, French
Politician, Ex-President of France, Ex-Prime

Sarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt
22 October 1844, French
Actress
Charles AznavourCharles Aznavour
22 May 1924, French
Singer

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

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

Charles VII of FranceCharles VII of France
22 February 1403, French
King of France
Roger VadimRoger Vadim
26 January 1928, French
Screenwriter

Liliane BettencourtLiliane Bettencourt
21 October 1922, French
Businesswoman, Socialite

George SandGeorge Sand
01 July 1804, French
 

Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David
30 August 1748, French
Neoclassical Style Painter

Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saëns
09 October 1835, French
Composer, Organist, Pianist
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville
29 July 1805, French
 

Claudine LongetClaudine Longet
29 January 1941, French
Singer, Actress

Irène Joliot-CurieIrène Joliot-Curie
12 September 1897, French
Chemist

Morgane PolanskiMorgane Polanski
20 January 1993, French
Actress, Model
Henri BergsonHenri Bergson
18 October 1859, French
Philosopher and Writer

Georges BizetGeorges Bizet
25 October 1838, French
Composer
Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
06 March 1619, French
Dramatist and Playwright

Simone WeilSimone Weil
03 February 1909, French
Philosopher, mystic and social activist

Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc
07 January 1899, French
Musician
Rick DufayRick Dufay
02 February 1952, French, American
Musician, Songwriter

Sophie GermainSophie Germain
01 April 1776, French
Mathematician
Jean RenoirJean Renoir
15 September 1894, French, American
Film Director, Actor, Producer

Diana VreelandDiana Vreeland
29 July 1906, American
Magazine editor, fashion journalist and special

Maurice ChevalierMaurice Chevalier
12 September 1888, French
Actor, Singer
Henri BecquerelHenri Becquerel
15 December 1852, French
Physicist, Discoverer of Radioactivity

Pierre de CoubertinPierre de Coubertin
01 January 1863, French
Father of the Modern Olympic Games
Léon BlumLéon Blum
09 April 1872, French
Former Prime Minister of France

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

Anatole FranceAnatole France
16 April 1844, French
Writer

Nadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger
16 September 1887, French
Musician
Jean-Martin CharcotJean-Martin Charcot
29 November 1825, French
Neurologist
Charles GounodCharles Gounod
17 June 1818, French
Composer

Lizzie BrocheréLizzie Brocheré
22 March 1985, French
Actress

Paul SignacPaul Signac
11 November 1863, French
Painter

Edith PiafEdith Piaf
19 December 1915, French
Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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

Stéphane MallarméStéphane Mallarmé
18 March 1842, French
Poet
Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-Curie
19 March 1900, French
Physicist

Adrien-Marie LegendreAdrien-Marie Legendre
18 September 1752, French
Mathematician
Alfred de MussetAlfred de Musset
11 December 1810, French
Dramatist, Poet, Novelist

Paul DukasPaul Dukas
01 October 1865, French
Composer

Charles Le BrunCharles Le Brun
24 February 1619, French
Painter
Léon FoucaultLéon Foucault
18 September 1819, French
Physicist

Laurent FignonLaurent Fignon
12 August 1960, French
Road Bicycle Racer
Jacques MonodJacques Monod
09 February 1910, French
Biologist

Henri MoissanHenri Moissan
28 September 1852, French
Chemist

Sophie Gengembre AndersonSophie Gengembre Anderson
1823 AD, British
Painter

Jeanne CadieuJeanne Cadieu
08 February 1996, French
Model
Pierre Gilles de GennesPierre-Gilles de Gennes
24 October 1932, French
Physicist

Michel Jean-Pierre DebreMichel Debré
15 January 1912, French
149th Prime Minister of France
MoliereMoliere
15 January 1622, French
Playwright, Actor and Stage Manager

Frederic PassyFrédéric Passy
20 May 1822, French
Economist & Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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

Charles Robert Richet Charles Richet
25 August 1850, French
Physiologist
Maurice AllaisMaurice Allais
31 May 1911, French
Economist