Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo

male, deceased (1885)
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most... More
Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

male, deceased (1683)
Jean-Baptiste Colbert served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. He was described by Mme de... More
Jean Racine

Jean Racine

male, deceased (1699)
Jean Racine (December 22, 1639 - April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the "big three" of 17th century France (along with Molière and C... More
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

male, deceased (1757)
Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, also referred to as Bernard le Bouyer de Fontenelle (February 11, 1657-January 9, 1757) was a French author.... More
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Antoine Furetière

male, deceased (1688)
Antoine Furetière, French scholar and miscellaneous writer, was born in Paris. He first studied law, and practised for a time as an advocate, but e... More
Alain Robbe-Grillet

Alain Robbe-Grillet

male, 86 years old
Alain Robbe-Grillet (born August 18 1922) is a French writer and filmmaker, born in Brest, Finistère, France into a family of engineers and s... More
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Léopold Sédar Senghor

male, deceased (2001)
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese poet, politician, and cultural theorist who served as the first president of Senegal (1960-1980). Senghor wa... More
Henri Bergson

Henri Bergson

male, deceased (1941)
Henri-Louis Bergson (October 18, 1859-January 4, 1941) was a major French philosopher, influential in the first half of the 20th century.
Valéry Giscard D'Estaing

Valéry Giscard D'Estaing

male, 82 years old
Valéry Marie René Giscard d'Estaing is a French centre-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981. His tenure as... More
Georges Duby

Georges Duby

male, deceased (1996)
Georges Duby was a French historian specializing in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages. He ranks among the most influential... More