1. François Rude (1784)

French Artist

French sculptor who was the stepfather of sculptor Paul Cabet. He sculpted Mercury fastening his sandals and Jeanne d' Arc.

2. Gustave Eiffel (1832)

French Civil Engineer And Archit

French civil engineer best known for designing the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. He also created various railroad bridges, most notably the Garabit viaduct.

3. Denis Brogniart (1967)

French Sports Journalist

Television personality who has served as the host of numerous French game and reality shows over the years, including Ninja Warrior, Le Parcours Des Héros and Les Aventuriers de Koh-Lanta. He is...

4. Bastien Salabanzi (1985)

French Skateboarder

Professional skateboarder from France with a regular stance. He rode for Flip and appeared in the video Sorry.

5. Mehdi Bourabia (1991)

Footballer

Mehdi Bourabia is a French professional football player. Currently he plays in the Ligue 1 for Grenoble Foot 38. He also holds Moroccan citizenship. He made his professional debut for...

6. Fabien Lavoyer (1985)

Footballer

bien Lavoyer is a French midfielder currently playing for Championnat de France amateur side Luçon.

7. Thibaut Fauconnet (1985)

French Speed Skater

Thibaut Fauconnet is a French speed skater. He represents France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

8. Emmanuel Jonnier (1975)

French Cross-country Skier

Emmanuel Manu Jonnier is a French cross country skier and non-commissioned officer who has been competing since 1998. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the 50...

9. Rachid Bourabia (1985)

Footballer

Rachid Bourabia is a football Franco-Moroccan central midfielder who plays for Lierse in The Belgian Pro League. Before that he played for Mons and K. V. Red Star Waasland in...

10. Julien Nicolardot (1981)

Olympic Swimmer

Julien Nicolardot is a French swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a member of Mulhouse Olympic Natation in Mulhouse and is coached and trained by Lionel Horter. Nicolardot...

11. Roger Guillemin (1924)

French Physician

Roger Charles Louis Guillemin received the National Medal of Science in 1976 and the Nobel prize for medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones sharing the prize that year...

12. Germaine Golding (1887)

Tennis Player

A. Germaine Golding was a French tennis player.

13. Jérôme Golmard (1973)

French Tennis Player

Jérôme Golmard is a former French male tennis player. The left-hander reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in April 1999 winning 2 singles titles and reaching the...

14. Régine Veronnet (1929)

French Fencer

Régine Veronnet is a French fencer. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

15. Philip the Good (1396)

Duke Of Burgundy

Philip the Good was Duke of Burgundy as Philip III from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty. During his reign...

16. Eric Kolelas (1987)

French Actor

Eric Kolelas is an Anglo-French actor and film director.

17. Mathurin Moreau (1822)

French Artist

Mathurin Moreau was a French sculptor in the academic style. Moreau was born in Dijon first exhibited in the 1848 Salon and finally received a medal of honor from the...

18. Charles Bernard Desormes (1777)

French Chemist

Charles Bernard Desormes was a French physicist and chemist. He determined the ratio of the specific heats of gases in 1819. He did this and almost all his scientific work...

19. Charles the Bold (1433)

Duke Of Burgundy

Charles the Bold baptised Charles Martin was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477.

20. Abbé de Coulmier (1741)

French Priest And Insane Asylum

çois Simonet de Coulmier was a French Catholic priest originally a member of the Premonstratensian canons regular and an active member of the French legislature at the start of the...

21. Claude Basire (1764)

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Claude Basire was a French politician of the Revolutionary period.

22. Anthony Guttig (1988)

France Ice Hockey Player

Anthony Guttig is a French professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Ducs de Dijon of the Ligue Magnus. Guttig competed in the 2012 IIHF World Championship...

23. Charles Chanoine (1835)

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Charles Sulpice Jules Chanoine was a French military officer who played an important role in the Far East and later became Minister of War. Early in his career he served...

24. François Sauvadet (1953)

French Politician

çois Sauvadet is the president of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France and the parliamentary leader of the New Centre. Sauvadet was born in Dijon. He is a member of...

25. Marine Debauve (1988)

French Gymnast

Marine Debauve is a French artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. As the 2005 all-around European Champion Debauve is also the first French female gymnast...

26. Claudette Herbster-Josland (1946)

Fencer

Claudette Herbster-Josland is a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

27. Alain Joyandet (1954)

French Politician

Alain Joyandet is a French politician who was appointed Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony in the government of François Fillon from March 18 2008 to July 2010. Prior...

28. Albin Roussin (1781)

Admiral Of France

Albin Reine Roussin was a French admiral and statesman.

29. Jean-Philippe Lecat (1935)

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Jean-Philippe Lecat was a French politician. He graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 1963. Between 1968 and 1978 he was a member of the Union of Democrats for the...

30. François Rebsamen (1951)

French Politician

çois Rebsamen is a member of the Senate of France representing the Côte-d'Or department. He is a member of the Socialist Party. He is mayor of Dijon main city of...

31. Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau (1737)

French Chemist And Politician

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau was a French chemist and politician. He is credited with producing the first systematic method of chemical nomenclature.

32. Jean-Marc Boivin (1951)

French Multiple Extreme Sports P

Jean-Marc Boivin was a French mountaineer extreme skier hang glider and paraglider pilot speleologist BASE jumper award-winning film maker and author.

33. François Mauguin (1785)

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çois Mauguin was a French lawyer and politician. He was a Deputy from 1827 to 1848 and a Representative in 1848 and 1849. He played a leading role in the...

34. Anne Lauvergeon (1959)

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Atomic Anne redirects here. For the military hardware known as Atomic Annie see M65 Atomic CannonAnne Lauvergeon is a French businesswoman and was CEO of Areva 2001–2011.

35. Alain Thébault (1962)

French Yacht Racer

Alain Thébault is a French yachtsman and skipper of l'Hydroptère. With Éric Tabarly he participated in the conception of a multihull on hydrofoils named l'Hydroptère with a team of engineers...

36. Nicolas Ritz (1992)

French Ice Hockey Player

Nicolas Ritz is a French ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Ducs de Dijon of the Ligue Magnus. Ritz competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as...

37. Timoléon De Cossé-Brissac (1813)

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38. Éric Valli (1952)

French Photographer And Film Dir

Éric Valli is a French photographer and film director. Valli spent most of his career as a geographical photographer working for the National Geographic Magazine and The Sunday Times capturing...

39. Christian Allard (1964)

Scottish Politician

Christian Allard is a French born Scottish politician a member of the Scottish National Party and is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland electoral region....

40. Sophie Dion (1956)

Actress

41. Cécile Haussernot (1998)

French Chess Player

Cécile Claude Haussernot is a French chess player and is four times French Youth Champion: U-8 Girls 2006 U-10 Girls 2007 U-14 Girls 2008 U-14 Girls 2011 and U-16 Girls...

42. Patrick de Rousiers (1955)

French Air Force General

Patrick de Rousiers born 11 May 1955 in Dijon France is a French Air Force general. He currently serves as the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee assuming that...

43. Rémi Delatte (1956)

French Politician

Rémi Delatte is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Côte-d'Or department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

44. Nathalie Boutefeu (1968)

Actress

Nathalie Boutefeu is a French actress film director and screenwriter. She has appeared in 40 films since 1990. She starred in the film The Butterfly's Dream which was screened in...

45. Théophile Berlier (1761)

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Théophile Berlier was a French jurist and politician who was a member of the National Convention from 1792 until 1795.

46. Jean-Charles Brisard (1968)

French Terrorism Expert

Jean-Charles Brisard is a French international consultant and expert on terrorism.

47. Anne Plichota (1968)

French Writer

Anne Plichota is a French childrens' author. With her fellow Strasbourg librarian Cendrine Wolf she co-authored Oksa Pollock a French fantasy series and a second more gothic trilogy Susan Hopper....

48. Henri François Delaborde (1764)

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Henri François Delaborde was a French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.

49. Patricia Mazuy (1960)

Film Director Screenwriter

Patricia Mazuy is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film Peaux de vaches was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Eleven years...

50. Fabrice Brégier (1961)

Business Executive

brice Brégier is a French business executive. He was appointed president and chief executive officer of Airbus on June 1 2012. He is on the executive committee of the European...