Famous Arts Birthday, Biography & Family

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin was a leading French Post Impressionist painter known for his use of bold colours and synthetist style. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 07 June 1848 French

Édouard Manet

He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

Born: 23 January 1832 French

Alfred Dreyfus

Alfred Dreyfus was a Jewish origin French artillery officer who was at the center of the a 12-year-long controversy, known as the 'Dreyfus Affair'. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about hi

Born: 09 October 1859 French

Jean Cocteau

Master of numerous talents, Jean Cocteau was a Parisian artist with incomparable talent and creativity. This biography gives detailed information on his childhood, life, achievements and timeline.

Born: 05 July 1889 French

Marie Tussaud

Marie Tussaud was a renowned French wax-modeling artist, the founder of London’s famous ‘Madam Tussauds wax museum,’ and one of the most successful career women of the 19th century.

Born: 01 December 1761 French

Louis Daguerre

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, more famous as Louis Daguerre, was an accomplished French painter and photographer, best known for inventing the photographic process of ‘daguerreotype.’

Born: 18 November 1787 French

Sonia Delaunay

The famous painter and designer, is known for her innovative techniques in fine arts and their application to designing and décor. To know more about childhood, profile, career and timeline of Sonia Delaunay read on

Born: 14 November 1885 French

Paul Cezanne

Paul Cezanne was an influential post-impressionist painter known for his radically intense style, bold colours and brushstrokes. Go through this biography to learn more about his profile, childhood, life and timeline.

Born: 19 January 1839 French

Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau was born on 22 March 1923. He was French national and known as Mime artist, Actor, Clown, Circus performer.

Born: 22 March 1923 French

Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo was born on 25 April 1927. He was French national and known as Comics artist, Painter, Screenwriter.

Born: 25 April 1927 French