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Abbe Pierre, Tiny Abbe Pierre Priest 14 1912 - 2007
Agnes Varda Director 3 1928
Alain Badiou Philosopher 4 1937
Alain Delon, Tiny Alain Delon Actor 4 1935
Alain Prost Celebrity 29 1955
Alain Resnais Director 12 1922
Alain Robert, Tiny Alain Robert Athlete 5 1962
Albert Camus, Tiny Albert Camus Philosopher 90 1913 - 1960
Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, Tiny Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin Revolutionary 1 1807 - 1874
Alexandre Dumas, Tiny Alexandre Dumas Dramatist 18 1802 - 1870
Alexandre Ledru-Rollin, Tiny Alexandre Ledru-Rollin Politician 1 1807 - 1874
Alexis Carrel, Tiny Alexis Carrel Scientist 20 1873 - 1944
Alexis de Tocqueville Historian 38 1805 - 1859
Alfred de Musset Writer 10 1810 - 1857
Alfred de Vigny Poet 21 1797 - 1863
Alfred Jarry Writer 7 1873 - 1907
Alfred Loisy Clergyman 2 1857 - 1940
Alphonse Allais Writer 2 1854 - 1905
Alphonse de Lamartine Poet 15 1790 - 1869
Alphonse Karr Critic 12 1808 - 1890
Amanda Lear Musician 4 1946
Amelie Mauresmo Athlete 14 1979
Anatole France Novelist 48 1844 - 1924
Andre Boucourechliev Composer 2 1925 - 1997
Andre Breton, Tiny Andre Breton Poet 16 1896 - 1966
Andre Gide, Tiny Andre Gide Novelist 41 1869 - 1951
Andre Malraux Author 19 1901 - 1976
Andre Maurois Writer 31 1885 - 1967
Andre Weil Mathematician 5 1906 - 1998
Andreas Capellanus Writer 3
Anne Parillaud Actress 9 1960
Anouk Aimee Actress 3 1932
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Novelist 40 1900 - 1944
Antoine Lavoisier Scientist 7 1743 - 1794
Antoine Rivarol Journalist 14
Antonin Artaud Dramatist 13 1896 - 1948
Aristide Briand Statesman 5 1862 - 1932
Arsene Wenger Coach 18 1949
Arthur Rimbaud Poet 14 1854 - 1891
Audrey Tautou Actress 7 1978
Auguste Comte Sociologist 3 1798 - 1857
Auguste Lumiere, Tiny Auguste Lumiere Director 1 1864 - 1948
Auguste Rodin, Tiny Auguste Rodin Sculptor 15 1840 - 1917
Balthus Artist 10 1908 - 2001
Barbet Schroeder Director 8 1941
Baron de Montesquieu Philosopher 2 1689 - 1755
Beatrice Dalle Actress 5 1964
Benoit Mandelbrot Mathematician 18 1924 - 2010
Bernard Hinault Athlete 11 1954
Bernard Loiseau, Tiny Bernard Loiseau Celebrity 1 1951 - 2003
Bernard Palissy Inventor 1
Bernard Pivot Journalist 10 1935
Blaise Pascal, Tiny Blaise Pascal Philosopher 94 1623 - 1662
Boris Vian Writer 6 1920 - 1959
Brigitte Bardot Actress 41 1934
Brigitte Boisselier Celebrity 5
Camille Claudel Sculptor 26 1864 - 1943
Camille Pissarro Artist 16 1830 - 1903
Cardinal De Retz Clergyman 3
Cardinal Richelieu Clergyman 6 1585 - 1642
Catherine Deneuve Actress 59 1943
Charles Baudelaire, Tiny Charles Baudelaire Poet 75 1821 - 1867
Charles de Gaulle, Tiny Charles de Gaulle Leader 50 1890 - 1970
Charles de Montesquieu Philosopher 34 1689 - 1755
Charles de Secondat Philosopher 33 1689 - 1755
Charles Fourier, Tiny Charles Fourier Philosopher 1 1772 - 1837
Charles Hermite Mathematician 3 1822 - 1901
Charles Jules Henry Nicolle, Tiny Charles Jules Henry Nicolle Scientist 13 1866 - 1936
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, Tiny Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Diplomat 20 1754 - 1838
Charles Munch Musician 3 1891 - 1968
Charles Peguy Philosopher 9 1873 - 1914
Charles Perrault Author 12 1628 - 1703
Charlotte Gainsbourg Actress 28 1971
Charlotte Rampling Actress 16 1946
Christian Audigier, Tiny Christian Audigier Designer 2 1958 - 2015
Christian Dior Designer 5 1905 - 1957
Christian Lacroix, Tiny Christian Lacroix Designer 13 1951
Claude Adrien Helvetius Philosopher 5 1715 - 1771
Claude Bernard Psychologist 13 1813 - 1878
Claude Chabrol Director 16 1930
Claude Debussy Composer 19 1862 - 1918
Claude Levi-Strauss Scientist 9 1908
Claude Monet Artist 7 1840 - 1926
Claude Vorilhon Celebrity 6 1946
Claudette Colbert Actress 9 1903 - 1996
Coco Chanel, Tiny Coco Chanel Designer 37 1883 - 1971
Comte de Lautreamont Poet 4 1846 - 1870
Cyrano de Bergerac Playwright 4 1619 - 1655
Darius Milhaud Composer 1 1892 - 1974
David Ginola Athlete 21 1967
Delphine de Girardin Novelist 7 1804 - 1855
Denis Diderot, Tiny Denis Diderot Editor 46 1713 - 1784
Dominique de Villepin Diplomat 3 1953
Dominique Wilkins Athlete 6 1960
Eddie Barclay Musician 1 1921 - 2005
Edgar Degas Artist 10 1834 - 1917
Edgar Quinet Historian 7 1803 - 1875
Edgard Varese, Tiny Edgard Varese Composer 10 1883 - 1965
Edith Piaf Musician 18 1915 - 1963
Edmond About Novelist 5 1828 - 1885
Edmond De Goncourt Writer 16 1822 - 1896
Edmond Rostand Poet 5 1868 - 1918
Edouard Manet Artist 12 1832 - 1883
Eliphas Levi Author 2 1810 - 1875
Elliott Erwitt, Tiny Elliott Erwitt Photographer 3 1928
Emile Durkheim Sociologist 4 1858 - 1917
Emile Zola Novelist 13 1840 - 1902
Emmanuelle Beart Actress 2 1965
Eric Cantona Athlete 24 1966
Erik Satie Composer 2 1866 - 1925
Ernest Dimnet, Tiny Ernest Dimnet Priest 11 1866 - 1954
Ernest Gellner Philosopher 1 1925 - 1995
Ernest Hello Critic 3
Ernest Renan Philosopher 20 1823 - 1892
Eugene Delacroix Artist 8 1798 - 1863
Eugene Ionesco Dramatist 18 1912 - 1994
Eugene Sue Novelist 1 1804 - 1857
Eva Green, Tiny Eva Green Actress 19 1980
Ferdinand Foch Soldier 9 1851 - 1929
Fernand Braudel, Tiny Fernand Braudel Historian 2 1902 - 1985
Fernand Leger, Tiny Fernand Leger Artist 5 1881 - 1955
Francis Picabia Artist 18 1878 - 1953
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Tiny Francois de La Rochefoucauld Writer 173 1613 - 1680
Francois de Malherbe Poet 1
Francois Fenelon Clergyman 12
Francois Gautier Writer 6
Francois Guizot Historian 1 1787 - 1874
Francois Jacob Scientist 4 1920
Francois Mauriac Novelist 6 1885 - 1970
Francois Mitterrand Statesman 2 1916 - 1996
Francois Rabelais Clergyman 35
Francois Truffaut Director 13 1932 - 1984
Francoise Sagan Playwright 11 1935 - 2004
Frantz Fanon Psychologist 7 1925 - 1961
Frederic Bastiat Economist 8 1801 - 1850
Gabriel Marcel Philosopher 11 1889 - 1973
Gaston Bachelard Philosopher 19 1884 - 1962
George Sand, Tiny George Sand Novelist 27 1804 - 1876
Georges Bataille Writer 14 1897 - 1962
Georges Bernanos Author 17 1888 - 1948
Georges Bidault Politician 1 1899 - 1983
Georges Bizet Composer 4 1838 - 1875
Georges Braque Artist 7 1882 - 1963
Georges Carpentier, Tiny Georges Carpentier Athlete 2 1894 - 1975
Georges Clemenceau, Tiny Georges Clemenceau Leader 13 1841 - 1929
Georges Courteline, Tiny Georges Courteline Dramatist 2 1858 - 1929
Georges Cuvier Scientist 2 1769 - 1832
Georges Duhamel Novelist 10 1884 - 1966
Georges Jacques Danton, Tiny Georges Jacques Danton Revolutionary 7 1759 - 1794
Georges Pompidou Statesman 3 1911 - 1974
Georges Rouault Artist 10 1871 - 1958
Georges Sorel Philosopher 1 1847 - 1922
Gerard De Nerval Novelist 7 1808 - 1855
Gerard Debreu Mathematician 4 1921 - 2004
Gerard Depardieu Actor 7 1948
Gilles Deleuze Philosopher 1 1925 - 1995
Greg Akcelrod, Tiny Greg Akcelrod Athlete 5 1982
Guillaume Apollinaire Novelist 11 1880 - 1918
Gustave Courbet, Tiny Gustave Courbet Artist 10 1819 - 1877
Gustave Flaubert, Tiny Gustave Flaubert Novelist 58 1821 - 1880
Gustave Moreau, Tiny Gustave Moreau Artist 4 1826 - 1898
Guy de Maupassant Writer 6 1850 - 1893
Guy Debord Writer 7 1931 - 1994
Guy Forget Athlete 19 1965
Hector Berlioz, Tiny Hector Berlioz Composer 5 1803 - 1869
Henri Barbusse, Tiny Henri Barbusse Novelist 3 1873 - 1935
Henri Bergson Philosopher 32 1859 - 1941
Henri Cartier-Bresson Photographer 15 1908 - 2004
Henri de Lubac Clergyman 1 1896 - 1991
Henri Matisse, Tiny Henri Matisse Artist 32 1869 - 1954
Henri Poincare Mathematician 34 1854 - 1912
Henri Rousseau Artist 4 1844 - 1910
Herve Villechaize Actor 6 1943 - 1993
Hippolyte Taine Critic 1 1828 - 1893
Honore de Balzac, Tiny Honore de Balzac Novelist 84 1799 - 1850
Isabelle Adjani, Tiny Isabelle Adjani Actress 30 1955
Isabelle Huppert, Tiny Isabelle Huppert Actress 25 1955
Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont Author 7 1846 - 1870
Jacques Chirac Statesman 14 1932
Jacques Delille Poet 2 1738 - 1813
Jacques Delors Economist 25 1925
Jacques Derrida Philosopher 27 1930 - 2004
Jacques Ellul Philosopher 12 1912 - 1994
Jacques Lacan Psychologist 19 1901 - 1981
Jacques Maritain Philosopher 10 1882 - 1973
Jacques Marquette Clergyman 1 1637 - 1675
Jacques Prevert, Tiny Jacques Prevert Poet 5 1900 - 1977
Jacques Rivette Director 10 1928
Jacques Verges Lawyer 10 1925
Jacques Yves Cousteau Explorer 29 1910 - 1997
Jacques-Henri Lartigue Photographer 3 1894 - 1986
James Goldsmith Businessman 4 1933 - 1997
Jean Alesi, Tiny Jean Alesi Celebrity 24 1964
Jean Anouilh Playwright 31 1910 - 1987
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Lawyer 21 1755 - 1826
Jean Antoine Petit-Senn Poet 1 1792 - 1870
Jean Baudrillard Sociologist 32 1929 - 2007
Jean Cocteau Director 47 1889 - 1963
Jean de Brunhoff Writer 1 1899 - 1937
Jean de la Bruyere Philosopher 59
Jean de La Fontaine, Tiny Jean de La Fontaine Poet 39 1621 - 1695
Jean Dubuffet Artist 2 1901 - 1985
Jean Dujardin Actor 20 1972
Jean Froissart Historian 2
Jean Gabin Actor 2 1904 - 1976
Jean Genet Dramatist 18 1910 - 1986
Jean Giraudoux Dramatist 21 1882 - 1944
Jean Guitton Philosopher 2 1901 - 1999
Jean Henri Fabre Author 5 1823 - 1915
Jean Monnet Politician 1 1703 - 1979
Jean Moulin Activist 3 1899 - 1943
Jean Philippe Rameau Composer 3 1683 - 1764
Jean Racine Dramatist 30 1639 - 1699
Jean Reno Actor 3 1948
Jean Renoir Director 3 1894 - 1979
Jean Rostand Scientist 45 1894 - 1977
Jean-Francois Lyotard Philosopher 15 1924 - 1998
Jean-Jacques Annaud Director 19 1943
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Tiny Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher 56 1712 - 1778
Jean-Louis Trintignant Actor 3 1930
Jean-Luc Godard Director 11 1930
Jean-Marie Le Pen Politician 28 1928
Jean-Michel Jarre, Tiny Jean-Michel Jarre Composer 5 1948
Jeanne Calment Celebrity 22 1875 - 1997
Jeanne Moreau Actress 40 1928
Jean-Paul Sartre, Tiny Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher 59 1905 - 1980
Jean-Pierre Raffarin Politician 29 1948
Joachim du Bellay Poet 3
Joan of Arc, Tiny Joan of Arc Celebrity 13 1412 - 1431
John Calvin Theologian 21 1509 - 1564
Joseph de Maistre Diplomat 16 1753 - 1821
Joseph Joubert Writer 36 1754 - 1824
Joseph Roux Clergyman 17
Josephine Baker Dancer 5 1906 - 1975
Jules Michelet Historian 2 1798 - 1874
Jules Renard Dramatist 33 1864 - 1910
Jules Romains Author 3 1885 - 1972
Jules Verne, Tiny Jules Verne Author 9 1828 - 1905
Julie Delpy Actress 6 1969
Julien Benda Philosopher 7 1867 - 1956
Juliette Binoche, Tiny Juliette Binoche Actress 33 1964
Just Fontaine Athlete 8 1933
Laetitia Casta Model 2 1978
Laurent Fabius Statesman 14 1946
Laurent Jalabert Athlete 7 1968
Leon Blum Politician 3 1872 - 1950
Leon Foucault Inventor 2 1819 - 1868
Leon Gambetta Politician 1 1838 - 1882
Leon Jouhaux Leader 15 1879 - 1954
Leslie Caron Actress 26 1931
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