Notable people

French writer, historian and philosopher (1694–1778)

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

French writer (1828–1905)

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

French poet and critic (1821–1867)

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)

French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917)

French writer (1844–1924)

French writer and Nobel Prize winner (born 1940)

French and Swiss film director (1930–2022)

French-born American author (1903–1977)

Turkish writer (born 1971)

Argentine biochemist

French physicist (1819–1896)

French tennis player