1. Francis Garnier (1839)

Explorer

French naval officer who explored the Mekong river in what is now Vietnam.

2. Aravane Rezaï (1987)

Tennis Player

French-Iranian tennis player who has earned victories at high-profile events like the 2009 WTA Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia. She has bested many of the world's top players during...

3. Panayotis Pascot (1998)

YouTube Star

Actor, video content creator, and social media influencer who is a contributor to Le Petit Journal on Canalplus in addition to being a YouTuber. He was also popular on Vine.

4. Alexis Ajinça (1988)

French Basketball Player

French center best known for his years in the NBA with teams like the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans. In between stints with NBA teams, he has played overseas...

5. Mathieu Sommet (1988)

YouTube Star

French-language YouTube star, he became well-known for his YouTube comedy series Salut Les Geeks, in which he plays various humorous characters reacting to viral videos. In his second series Envers...

6. Charlotte Massardier (1975)

Olympic Synchronized Swimmer

Charlotte Massardier is a French former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

7. Claudine Chomat (1915)

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Claudine Chomat who was born 7 February 1915 at Saint-Etienne in France and died on 14 October 1995 in Boulogne-Billancourt was a member of the French Resistance and a French...

8. Christiane Fournier (Unknow)

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9. Jacques Dixmier (Unknow)

French Mathematician

Jacques Dixmier is a French mathematician. He worked on operator algebras and wrote several of the standard reference books on them and introduced the Dixmier trace and the Dixmier mapping....

10. Jean-Sébastien Vialatte (1951)

French Politician

Jean-Sébastien Vialatte is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Var department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

11. Brahim Ferradj (1987)

Footballer

Brahim Ferradj is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for Stade Brest in the French Ligue 2. He can play as a fullback on both sides of the pitch or...

12. Huguette Bouchardeau (1935)

French Socialist Politician

Huguette Bouchardeau is a French socialist politician as well as a publisher essayist and biographer.

13. Anthony Bartholomé (1982)

Footballer

Anthony Bartholomé is a French footballer. He currently plays for K. V. Kortrijk.

14. Sliimy (1988)

French Singer

Yanis Sahraoui better known by his stage name Sliimy pronounced like Jimmy is a French pop musician of Moroccan-Algerian descent who in 2009 released the album Paint Your Face which...

15. Guy Chambefort (1944)

French Politician

Guy Chambefort is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the first constituency of the Allier department and sits as a member of the Socialist Radical Citizen...

16. Daniel Dorian (1855)

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17. Jean-Charles Cirilli (1982)

Footballer

Jean-Charles Cirilli is a French professional football player. Currently he plays in the Championnat National for Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.

18. Lamine Djaballah (1982)

Footballer

Lamine Djaballah is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Championnat National side Amiens SC.

19. Georges Didi-Huberman (1953)

French Philosopher

Georges Didi-Huberman is a French philosopher and art historian.

20. Jamal Alioui (1982)

Footballer

Jamal Alioui is a French-born Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Wydad Casablanca. He also played for Perugia Calcio Calcio Catania F. C. Crotone FC Metz FC Sion FC Nantes...

21. André Marcon (1948)

Actor

22. Philippe Grandrieux (Unknow)

French Film Director

Philippe Grandrieux is a French film director.

23. Jacky Nercessian (1950)

French-armenian Actor

Jacky Nercessian is a French actor who is ethnically Armenian. One of his most known roles is Apkar in Mayrig by Henri Verneuil. Nercessian was born in 1950 in Saint-Etienne....

24. Bernard Fournier (1946)

French Politician

Bernard Fournier is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Loire department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement...

25. François Mathieu (1934)

French Painter

çois Mathieu was a French neo-impressionist painter. Francois Mathieu was born in Dijon France. After receiving his artistic education there he followed the Old French School style and was influenced...

26. Benoît Fourneyron (1802)

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Benoît Fourneyron was a French engineer born in Saint-Étienne Loire. Fourneyron made significant contributions to the development of water turbines. Benoît Fourneyron was educated at the École Nationale Supérieure des...

27. Michel Durafour (Unknow)

French Politician

Michel Durafour is a Jewish French conservative politician. He served in many government posts under Jacques Chirac Raymond Barre and Michel Rocard and was mayor of Saint-Étienne from 1965 to...

28. Jean-Michel Othoniel (1964)

French Artist

Jean-Michel Othoniel is a contemporary artist born in 1964 in Saint-Etienne. He lives and works in Paris.

29. Michel Thiollière (1955)

French Politician

Michel Thiollière is a French politician senator for the Loire since 2001. He was the Mayor of Saint-Étienne from 1994 to 2008. He is a member of the Radical Party....

30. Eugène Flotard (1821)

French Politician

Eugène Flotard was a French republican politician. Flotard was born in Saint-Étienne and was a member of the National Assembly from 1871 to 1876.

31. Jean-Louis Gagnaire (1956)

French Politician

Jean-Louis Gagnaire is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loire department and is a member of the Socialiste radical citoyen et divers gauche.

32. Gilles Peycelon (1960)

Footballer

Gilles Peycelon is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has two children's: Deborah Peycelon and Jordy Peycelon. Gilles Peycelon is now a famous lawyer in Saint-Étienne...

33. Christophe Épalle (1969)

French Athlete

Christophe Épalle is a French hammer thrower whose personal best throw is 81. 79 metres achieved in June 2000 in Clermont-Ferrand.

34. Gérard Bapt (Unknow)

French Politician

Gérard Bapt is a member of the National Assembly of France and represents the Haute-Garonne department. He is a member of the Socialist Party and works in association with the...

35. Jean Castaneda (1957)

Footballer

Jean-Luc Castaneda is a former French footballer who played as a goalkeeper for France. Castaneda began his professional career with AS Saint-Etienne in 1975. He also played for the France...

36. Romain Reynaud (1983)

Footballer

Romain Reynaud is a French professional football player. Currently he plays for OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League on loan from Kortrijk. During the 2009-10 season Reynaud played in...

37. Sylvain Armand (1980)

Footballer

Sylvain Armand is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Rennes in the French Ligue 1.

38. Antoine Durafour (Unknow)

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39. Willy Sagnol (1977)

Footballer

Sagnol is a former French international footballer who played as a defender. He spent much of his professional career playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. He was also part...

40. Gwenaëlle Aubry (1971)

French Writer

Gwenaëlle Aubry is a French novelist and philosopher.

41. Sébastien Faure (1858)

French Anarchist

Sébastien Faure was a French anarchist freethought and secularist activist and a principal proponent of synthesis anarchism.

42. François Gonon (1979)

Orienteer

çois Gonon is a French orienteering competitor. He has received gold and silver medals with the French relay team in both world championships and European championships.

43. Loris Néry (1991)

Footballer

Loris Néry is a French football player who currently plays for French club Valenciennes in Ligue 1. He can play as a defender and can play anywhere along the back...

44. Cédric Horjak (1979)

Footballer

Cédric Horjak is a French former football midfielder. Horjak has previously played in Ligue 2 for AS Saint-Étienne. He has also played for Lausanne-Sports FC Arlès-Avignon and Nîmes Olympique.

45. Charles Morice (1860)

English Footballer

Charles John Morice was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland. Morice was born in London the son of Sophia...

46. Lounis Lanseur (1989)

Footballer

Lounis Lanseur is an Algerian football player. He is currently Unattached.

47. Pierre Boutang (1916)

French Writer

Pierre Boutang was a French philosopher poet and translator. He was also a political journalist associated with the currents of Maurrasianism and Royalism.

48. Charles Charras (1920)

Actor

Charles Charras occupe la fonction de secrétaire de Charles Dullin de 1946 à 1949. Il devient également professeur à l'école de théâtre Charles Dullin, où il a notamment pour élèves Jean-Claude Drouot, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pierre Santini, Romain Bouteille, Pierre Richard ou...

49. Paul Fournel (1947)

French Writer

Paul Fournel is a French writer poet publisher and cultural ambassador. He was educated at the École normale supérieure of Saint-Cloud. Fournel wrote his master's thesis on Raymond Queneau and...

50. Claude Charles Fauriel (1772)

French Historian And Philologist

Claude Charles Fauriel was a French historian philologist and critic.