French Famouse Personalities

Roger Vadim

Roger Vadim was a French scriptwriter, director, producer, and author, who also acted occasionally. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.

Born: 26 January 1928 French

Honoré De Balzac

French Novelist and Playwright

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. This biography profiles his childhood, career, work, achievements, life and timeline.

Born: 20 May 1799 French

Antoine Lavoisier

Antoine Lavoisier was a famous French chemist, known for his extraordinary research on oxygen and combustion. Read on for detailed information about his childhood, profile, career and timeline

Born: 26 August 1743 French

Edgar Degas

Impressionist Painter

Edgar Degas was a famous French Impressionist painter who depicted the Parisian life in beautiful images. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline

Born: 19 July 1834 French

Arthur Rimbaud

Arthur Rimbaud was a renowned French poet often regarded as –an infant Shakespeare“. To know more about him and his childhood, read on his brief biography in the following lines.

Born: 20 October 1854 French

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Adèle Exarchopoulos is a French actress best known for her performance in the movie ‘Blue Is the Warmest Colour’. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about her.

Born: 22 November 1993 French

Gilles De Rais

Serial Killer of Children

Gilles de Retz or Gilles de Rais was a lord and knight of Anjou, Poitou and Brittany who later became infamous as a serial killer of children. This biography profiles his childhood, life, career and timeline.

Born: 04 September 1404 French

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a board member of the company L'Oréal S.A. Check out this biography to know about her birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about her.

Born: 10 July 1953 French

Vercingetorix

King of Arveni Tribe

Vercingetorix was a chieftain of the Arverni tribe, who united all the Gallic tribes and launched a rebellion against Roman forces led by Julius Caesar. Check out this biography to know about his life and achievements.

Born: 0082 BC French

Jacques Lacan

Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst and a psychiatrist, considered to be the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.

Born: 13 April 1901 French