France

Discover the renowned figures who have left their indelible mark on France. Explore the profiles of actors, musicians, politicians, and more who have achieved global fame and recognition while representing the rich cultural heritage of France.

King of France from 1824 to 1830

King of France from the Valois dynasty, lover of the Nights of Bartholomew, reigned from 1560 to 1574.

King of France from 1017 to 1025

Louis XIV de Bourbon

French king from the Bourbon dynasty

Emperor of the Frankish Empire

French king (1123-26), Capetian dynasty

King of France from the Bourbon dynasty from 1814 to 1824.

Raymond Poincare

French statesman, President of France

French politician, President of France (Third Republic, 1895-1899)

Philipp IV Beautiful

King of France from 1285 to 1314

Eugene Henri Brisson

French politician

French politician, the last President of France during the Third Republic (1932-1940).

French king, from the Valois dynasty

Jean Fransois Paul de Gondi

Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal de Retz, a prominent figure in the Fronde

Georges Pompidou

French statesman, prime minister (1962–1968) and president (1969–1974) of the Fifth Republic, leader of the right (Gaullists).

Marie-Antoinette

French queen, wife of Louis XVI

Duke of Lorraine of the Alsatian dynasty (1139-1176).

French king since 1498, from the Valois dynasty. The campaign of 1499 resumed the Italian Wars of 1494-1559. He carried out reforms to reorganize the army, streamline the court, taxation, and coinage system.

King of France (1461-1483)

King of France since 1483, from the Valois dynasty

He became famous for the defense of Metz from the troops of Emperor CHARLES V (1552), the capture of Calais from the English (1558), and in the initial period of the Religious Wars he commanded the Catholic troops.

Marquis, executioner of the Paris Commune

Fransua Mitteran

President of France from 1981 to 1995.

Marina de Bourbon

Heiress of a great family

Lui Napoleon Boanapart

French Emperor (1852-1870), nephew of Napoleon I

Michele Alliot-Marie

Minister of Defence of France

Maurice Couve de Murville

Prime Minister of France from July 1968 to June 1969, Gaullist

King of France, fifth of the Capetian dynasty

Prime Minister of France

Louis-Philippe I

The last monarch of France to hold the title of king

Emperor of France

Armand Fallieres

French statesman

King of France from 1380 to 1422, from the Valois dynasty

Prime Minister in the Government of France

French Minister of the Interior

Izabbela Bavarskaya

Antoine de Bourbon

Duke de Bourbon and de Vendôme, head of the House of Bourbon from 1537 to 1562

President of France

French statesman, 1871-1873 President of France, historian

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte

King of Holland, brother of Napoleon I Bonaparte

Charles V le Sage

King of France from the Valois dynasty, who reigned from 1364 to 1380.

Emmanuel Macron

French statesman, 25th President of France and former banker

Stephane Sejourne

French politician, French Foreign Ministry

Minister of Economy and Finance

King of France from the Valois dynasty from 1422 to 1461.

French politician, President of France (Third Republic, 1899-1906).

President of France, assassinated