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
(British actress)

15 April 1990

British

Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski
(French-Polish film director)

18 August 1933

French

Eva GreenEva Green
(Model, Actress)

06 July 1980

French

Kathie Lee GiffordKathie Lee Gifford
(TV Host, Actress)

16 August 1953

French,American

Lily-Rose DeppLily-Rose Depp
(Actress, Model)

27 May 1999

American

VoltaireVoltaire
(Writer)

21 November 1694

French

Marion CotillardMarion Cotillard
(Actress)

30 September 1975

French

Claude MonetClaude Monet
(Painter)

14 November 1840

French

Napoleon IIINapoleon III
(Emperor of the Second French Empire)

20 April 1808

French

Léa SeydouxLéa Seydoux
(Actress)

01 July 1985

French

Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot
(Actress & Animal Rights Activist)

28 September 1934

French

Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre
(Philosopher)

21 June 1905

French

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Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin
(Artist - Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Engraving)

07 June 1848

French

Henry II of FranceHenry II of France
(King of France)

31 March 1519

French

Hervé VillechaizeHervé Villechaize
(Actor)

23 April 1943

French,American

Sophie MarceauSophie Marceau
(Actress, Screenwriter, Director)

17 November 1966

French

Marquis de SadeMarquis de Sade
(Erotic Novelist)

02 June 1740

French

Mélanie LaurentMélanie Laurent
(Actress, Director)

21 February 1983

French

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Olivier MartinezOlivier Martinez
(Actor)

12 January 1966

French

Simone de BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir
(Writer)

09 January 1908

French

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve
(French Actress)

22 October 1943

French

Juliette BinocheJuliette Binoche
(Actress)

09 March 1964

French

Yo-Yo MaYo-Yo Ma
(Cellist)

07 October 1955

French

Nicolas SarkozyNicolas Sarkozy

28 January 1955

French

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Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg

02 April 1928

French

Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
(Film Director)

03 December 1930

Swiss,French

Louis XVIII of FranceLouis XVIII of France
(King of France)

17 November 1755

French

Roger VadimRoger Vadim
(Screenwriter)

26 January 1928

French

Antoine LavoisierAntoine Lavoisier
(Chemist)

26 August 1743

French

Edgar DegasEdgar Degas
(Impressionist Painter)

19 July 1834

French

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Charles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire
(Poet)

09 April 1821

French

J. R. D. TataJ. R. D. Tata
(French-Indian aviator)

29 July 1904

Indian

Cardinal RichelieuCardinal Richelieu
(French Clergyman, Noble and Statesman)

09 September 1585

French

Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
(Sculptor)

12 November 1840

French

Camille Saint-SaensCamille Saint-Saëns
(Composer, Organist, Pianist)

09 October 1835

French

Jacques LacanJacques Lacan
(Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist)

13 April 1901

French

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Charles AznavourCharles Aznavour
(Singer)

22 May 1924

French

Pierre OmidyarPierre Omidyar
(Entrepreneur)

21 June 1967

American

George SandGeorge Sand

01 July 1804

French

Jacques ChiracJacques Chirac
(Politician, Ex-President of France, Ex-Prime Minister of France and Ex-Mayor of Paris)

29 November 1932

French

Sarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt
(Actress)

22 October 1844

French

Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David
(Neoclassical Style Painter)

30 August 1748

French

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Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville

29 July 1805

French

Pierre CuriePierre Curie
(Nobel Laureate in Physics)

15 May 1859

French

Claudine LongetClaudine Longet
(Singer, Actress)

29 January 1941

French

Charles VII of FranceCharles VII of France
(King of France)

22 February 1403

French

Georges BizetGeorges Bizet
(Composer)

25 October 1838

French

Irène Joliot-CurieIrène Joliot-Curie
(Chemist)

12 September 1897

French

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Morgane PolanskiMorgane Polanski
(Actress, Model)

20 January 1993

French

Liliane BettencourtLiliane Bettencourt
(Businesswoman, Socialite)

21 October 1922

French

Simone WeilSimone Weil
(Philosopher, mystic and social activist)

03 February 1909

French

Cyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
(Dramatist and Playwright)

06 March 1619

French

Henri BergsonHenri Bergson
(Philosopher and Writer)

18 October 1859

French

Rick DufayRick Dufay
(Musician, Songwriter)

02 February 1952

French,American

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Maurice ChevalierMaurice Chevalier
(Actor, Singer)

12 September 1888

French

Jean RenoirJean Renoir
(Film Director, Actor, Producer)

15 September 1894

French,American

Sophie GermainSophie Germain
(Mathematician)

01 April 1776

French

Diana VreelandDiana Vreeland
(Magazine editor, fashion journalist and special consultant)

29 July 1906

American

Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc
(Musician)

07 January 1899

French

Henri BecquerelHenri Becquerel
(Physicist, Discoverer of Radioactivity)

15 December 1852

French

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Pierre de CoubertinPierre de Coubertin
(Father of the Modern Olympic Games)

01 January 1863

French

Augustin-Louis CauchyAugustin-Louis Cauchy
(Mathematician)

21 August 1789

French

Nadia BoulangerNadia Boulanger
(Musician)

16 September 1887

French

Léon BlumLéon Blum
(Former Prime Minister of France)

09 April 1872

French

Françoise DorléacFrançoise Dorléac
(Actress)

21 March 1942

French

Jean-Martin CharcotJean-Martin Charcot
(Neurologist, Scientist and Professor)

29 November 1825

French

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Anatole FranceAnatole France
(Writer)

16 April 1844

French

Paul SignacPaul Signac
(Painter)

11 November 1863

French

Charles GounodCharles Gounod
(Composer)

17 June 1818

French

Alex LangeAlex Lange
(Instagram Model)

03 March 2001

South African

Paul DukasPaul Dukas
(Composer)

01 October 1865

French

Stéphane MallarméStéphane Mallarmé
(Poet)

18 March 1842

French

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Edith PiafEdith Piaf
(Singer, Songwriter, Actress)

19 December 1915

French

Alfred SisleyAlfred Sisley
(Impressionist Landscape Painter)

30 October 1839

British

Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-Curie
(Physicist)

19 March 1900

French

Adrien-Marie LegendreAdrien-Marie Legendre
(Mathematician)

18 September 1752

French

Guy HamiltonGuy Hamilton
(Film Director)

16 September 1922

British

Alfred de MussetAlfred de Musset
(Dramatist, Poet, Novelist)

11 December 1810

French

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Charles Le BrunCharles Le Brun
(Painter)

24 February 1619

French

Léon FoucaultLéon Foucault
(Physicist)

18 September 1819

French

Jacques MonodJacques Monod
(Biologist)

09 February 1910

French

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