Paul Bourget

Paul Bourget

male, deceased (1935)
Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, was a French novelist and critic. He was born in Amiens in the Somme "département" of Picardie, France. His father, a p...
Pierre Taittinger

Pierre Taittinger

male
Pierre-Charles Taittinger was founder of the famous Taittinger champagne house and chairman of the municipal council of Paris in 1943-1944 during...
Gabrielle D'Estrées

Gabrielle D'Estrées

female, deceased (1599)
Gabrielle d'Estrées, duchesse de Beaufort et Verneuil, marquise de Monceaux was a French mistress of King Henry IV of France, born at Château de la...

Émile Ollivier

male, deceased (1913)
Olivier Émile Ollivier was a French statesman. He was born at Marseille. His father, Demosthènes Ollivier (1799-1884), was a vehement opponent of th...
Aristide Bruant

Aristide Bruant

male, deceased (1925)
Aristide Bruant (May 6, 1851 - February 10, 1925) was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner who is best recognized as the man in...
Jean Casimir-Perier

Jean Casimir-Perier

male, deceased (1907)
Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier was a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic. He was born in Paris, the son of Auguste...
Robert de Sorbon

Robert de Sorbon

male, deceased (1274)
Robert de Sorbon was a French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne college in Paris. Born into a poor family in Sorbon, in what is now the...

Charles Pathé

male, deceased (1957)
Charles Pathé was a major French pioneer of the film and recording industries. The son of a butcher shop owner, Charles Pathé was born at Ch...

Jean Dasté

male, deceased (1994)
Jean Dasté was an actor and theatre director. Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a va...
Ange Mancini

Ange Mancini

male, 65 years old
Ange Mancini (born June 15, 1944, Beausoleil) is the prefect of Landes. He began his term as prefect August 27, 2006.