TheFamousPeople

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, Polish
French-Polish Film Director

Eva GreenEva Green
06 July 1980, French
Model, Actress

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

Nicolas SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy
28 January 1955, French
 

Marion CotillardMarion Cotillard
30 September 1975, French
Actress
VoltaireVoltaire
21 November 1694, French
Writer

Henry II of FranceHenry II of France
31 March 1519, French
King of France

Léa SeydouxLéa Seydoux
01 July 1985, French
Actress
Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot
28 September 1934, French
Actress & Animal Rights Activist

Napoleon IIINapoleon III
20 April 1808, French
Emperor of the Second French Empire
Marquis de SadeMarquis de Sade
02 June 1740, French
Erotic Novelist

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

Mélanie LaurentMélanie Laurent
21 February 1983, French
Actress, Director

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

Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre
21 June 1905, French
Philosopher
Claude MonetClaude Monet
14 November 1840, French
Painter

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

Juliette BinocheJuliette Binoche
09 March 1964, French
Actress

Simone de BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir
09 January 1908, French
Writer
Olivier MartinezOlivier Martinez
12 January 1966, French
Actor

Irène Joliot-CurieIrène Joliot-Curie
12 September 1897, French
Chemist
Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg
02 April 1928, French
 

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve
22 October 1943, French
French Actress

Pierre CuriePierre Curie
15 May 1859, French
Nobel Laureate in Physics
Sophie MarceauSophie Marceau
17 November 1966, French
Actress, Screenwriter, Director

Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin
07 June 1848, French
Artist - Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Engraving
J. R. D. TataJ. R. D. Tata
29 July 1904, Indian
French-Indian aviator

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

Hervé VillechaizeHervé Villechaize
23 April 1943, French, American
Actor
George SandGeorge Sand
01 July 1804, French
 

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Philip IV of FrancePhilip IV of France
31 March 1268, French
King
Jacques ChiracJacques Chirac
29 November 1932, French
Former President of France

Emile ZolaEmile Zola
02 April 1840, French
French novelist

Charles VI of FranceCharles VI of France
03 December 1368, French
King of France

Roger VadimRoger Vadim
26 January 1928, French
Screenwriter
Claudine LongetClaudine Longet
29 January 1941, French
Singer, Actress
Cardinal RichelieuCardinal Richelieu
09 September 1585, French
French Clergyman, Noble and Statesman

Jacques LacanJacques Lacan
13 April 1901, French
Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist

Charles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire
09 April 1821, French
Poet

Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saëns
09 October 1835, French
Composer, Organist, Pianist
Charles VII of FranceCharles VII of France
22 February 1403, French
King of France

Morgane PolanskiMorgane Polanski
20 January 1993, French
Actress, Model

Antoine LavoisierAntoine Lavoisier
26 August 1743, French
Chemist

Edgar DegasEdgar Degas
19 July 1834, French
Impressionist Painter

Charles AznavourCharles Aznavour
22 May 1924, French
Singer
Édouard ManetÉdouard Manet
23 January 1832, French
Artist

Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville
29 July 1805, French
 
Jade JaggerJade Jagger
21 October 1971, French, British
Model

MoliereMoliere
15 January 1622, French
Playwright, Actor and Stage Manager

Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David
30 August 1748, French
Neoclassical Style Painter
Pierre OmidyarPierre Omidyar
21 June 1967, American
Entrepreneur

Sarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt
22 October 1844, French
Actress
Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
12 November 1840, French
Sculptor

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

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

Maurice ChevalierMaurice Chevalier
12 September 1888, French
Actor, Singer

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PérigordCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
02 February 1754, French
Diplomat
Georges BizetGeorges Bizet
25 October 1838, French
Composer

Nora ArnezederNora Arnezeder
08 May 1989, French
Actress

Anne ParillaudAnne Parillaud
06 May 1960, French
Actress

Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
06 March 1619, French
Dramatist and Playwright
Charles PerraultCharles Perrault
12 January 1628, French
Author

Joséphine de La BaumeJoséphine de La Baume
08 October 1984, French
Actress
Henri BergsonHenri Bergson
18 October 1859, French
Philosopher and Writer

Louis VII of FranceLouis VII of France
1120 AD, French
King

Esther DufloEsther Duflo
25 October 1972, French, American
American-French Economist
Liliane BettencourtLiliane Bettencourt
21 October 1922, French
Businesswoman, Socialite

Jean RenoirJean Renoir
15 September 1894, French, American
Film Director, Actor, Producer
Louis X of FranceLouis X of France
04 October 1289, French
King

Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-Curie
19 March 1900, French
Physicist

Louise BourgeoisLouise Bourgeois
25 December 1911, French, American
Artist
Jean GenetJean Genet
19 December 1910, French
Novelist

Louis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII of France
17 November 1755, French
King of France
Andre GideAndre Gide
22 November 1869, French
 

Cecile BrecciaCecile Breccia
 , French
Actress, Model

Pierre de CoubertinPierre de Coubertin
01 January 1863, French
Father of the Modern Olympic Games

Diana VreelandDiana Vreeland
29 July 1906, American
Magazine editor, fashion journalist and special
Françoise DorléacFrançoise Dorléac
21 March 1942, French
Actress
Henri BecquerelHenri Becquerel
15 December 1852, French
Physicist, Discoverer of Radioactivity

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

Nadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger
16 September 1887, French
Musician

William MaughamWilliam Maugham
25 January 1874, British
Novelist & Playwright
Sophie GermainSophie Germain
01 April 1776, French
Mathematician

Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc
07 January 1899, French
Musician

Andre MalrauxAndre Malraux
03 November 1901, French
French Novelist

Anatole FranceAnatole France
16 April 1844, French
Writer

Augustin-Louis CauchyAugustin-Louis Cauchy
21 August 1789, French
Mathematician
Lizzie BrocheréLizzie Brocheré
22 March 1985, French
Actress

Jean-Martin CharcotJean-Martin Charcot
29 November 1825, French
Neurologist
Guy HamiltonGuy Hamilton
16 September 1922, British
Film Director

Bilal HassaniBilal Hassani
09 September 1999, French
Singer
Charles GounodCharles Gounod
17 June 1818, French
Composer
Stéphane MallarméStéphane Mallarmé
18 March 1842, French
Poet