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List Of French PeopleActors/Actresses A B-C D-L M-V Architects Authors See also: French language authors, French language poets, French novelists A B C-E F-I L M-N P-R S-Z Aviators Business - Bernard Arnault (born 1949), entrepreneur
- Liliane Bettencourt, cosmetics, richest person in France
- Marcel Bich, (1914-1994), Bic pens
- Vincent Bollor (born 1952), transportation and engineering
- Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947), automobile manufacturer
- Andr Citroen (1878-1935), automobile manufacturer
- Marcel Dassault (1892-1986), aviation
- Alexandre Darracq (1855-1931), automotive pioneer
- Louis Delage (1874-1947) automotive pioneer
- Emile Delahaye (1843-1905), automotive pioneer
- Philippe Camus Former Airbus co-CEO
- Gerard Louis-Dreyfus (born 1932), agricultural commodities
- Eleuthre Irne du Pont de Nemours (1771-1834), founder of DuPont
- Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817), entrepreneur
- Jacques Foccart (1901-1956), import-export
- Lon Gaumont, pioneer film inventor
- Paul-Louis Halley (1934-2004), supermarket tycoon
- Max Hymans (1900-1961), aviation
- Jean-Marie Messier (born 1957), former Vivendi CEO
- Charles Path, pioneer of film industry
- Franois Pinault (born 1936), entrepreneur
- Jacques-Donatien Le Ray (1726-1803), shipping magnate and a "Father of the American Revolution"
- Marcel Renault (1872-1903), automobile manufacturer
- James Mayer Rothschild (1792-1868), banker
- Philippe de Rothschild (1902-1988), wine maker
- Eugene Schueller (1881-1954), founder of L'Oreal
- Bernard Tapie (born 1943), entrepreneur
Colonial administrators Composers Criminals For Collaboration with Nazi Germany see also the politicians section. Dancers See also Moulin Rouge and Folies Bergeres Economists Fashion Fictional characters Filmmakers Humorists Monarchs See also French monarchs, members of the French Royal Families Musicians, singers Painters Philosophers Politicians See also: Prime Ministers of France, Presidents of France Popes See List of French popes Resistance workers See also French Resistance - Lucie Samuel-Aubrac(born 1912), human rights activist
- Raymond Aubrac (born 1914), statesman
- Robert Benoist (1895-1944), SOE operative, champion race car driver
- Denise Bloch (1915-1945), SOE operative: King's Commendation for Brave Conduct, Legion of Honor, French Resistance Medal
- Andre Borrel (1919-1944), SOE operative: Croix de Guerre
- Madeleine Damerment (1917-1944), SOE operative: Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre, Mdaille combattant volontaire de la Rsistance
- Marie Louise Dissard
- William Grover-Williams (1903-1945), SOE operative, champion race car driver
- Cecily Lefort (1900-1945), SOE operative: Croix de Guerre
- Pierre Mends-France (1907-1982), lawyer, statesman
- Jean Moulin (1899-1943), statesman
- Abb Pierre (1912- ), Priest and founder of Emmaus
- Christian Pineau(1904-1995), statesman
- Eliane Plewman (1917-1944), SOE operative: Croix de Guerre
- Germaine Ribire
- Elise Rivet (1890-1945), nun executed by Nazis for aiding the resistance
- Lilian Rolfe (1914-1945), SOE agent executed by the Nazis
- Odette Sansom (1912-1995), SOE operative: George Cross, MBE, Legion of Honor
- Suzanne Spaak, Belgian-born agent: "Red Orchestra" intelligence network; executed 1944
- Violette Szabo (1921-1945), SOE operative: George Cross, Croix de Guerre
- Jean-Pierre Wimille (1908-1949), SOE operative, champion race car driver
Scientists A-C D-M P-V Sculptors Social Activists Sportsmen and -women - Tariq Abdul-Wahad -- NBA player (born Olivier Saint-Jean)
- Louis Acaries -- boxer, former world title challenger, now promoter
- Jacques Anquetil -- cyclist
- Fabien Barthez -- football player
- Serge Blanco -- Venezuela born French citizen, rugby player
- Louison Bobet -- cyclist
- Surya Bonaly -- figure skater
- Andre Brunet & Pierre Brunet -- 1928 & 1932 Olympic skating Gold Medalists
- Philippe Candeloro - figure skater
- Eric Cantona -- football player
- Georges Carpentier -- world champion boxer
- Marcel Cerdan -- world champion boxer
- Eugene Criqui -- world champion boxer
- Jean Cruguet -- jockey of Seattle Slew
- Emile Delahaye -- race car pioneer
- Marcel Desailly -- Ghana born French citizen, football player
- David Douillet -- judo
- Laurent Fignon -- cyclist
- Just Fontaine -- football player
- Lucien Gaudin -- fencer
- Thierry Henry -- football player
- Bernard Hinault -- cyclist
- Cristobal Huet -- hockey player
- Constant Huret -- cyclist
- Olivier Jacque -- motorcycle rider
- Rene Jacquot -- boxer, underdog who became world champion
- Laurent Jalabert -- cyclist
- Jean-Claude Killy -- skier
- Raymond Kopa -- football player
- Suzanne Lenglen -- tennis player
- Bixente Lizarazu - football player
- Jeannie Longo -- cyclist
- Laure Manaudou -- swimmer
- Amlie Mauresmo -- tennis player
- Jose Meiffret -- cyclist
- Alain Mimoun -- athlete
- Antoine Monteiro -- boxer, lost to Santos Laciar for the world title
- Carole Montillet -- skier
- Hell Nice -- pioneer female race car driver
- Yannick Noah -- tennis player
- Tony Parker -- Belgian born French citizen, NBA player
- Marie-Jos Perec -- athlete
- Mary Pierce-- Canadian born French citizen, tennis player
- Julien Pillet -- fencer
- Michel Platini -- football player
- Alain Prost -- automobile racer
- Georges Stern -- thoroughbred racing jockey
- Marcel Thil -- world champion boxer
- Christophe Tiozzo -- world champion boxer
- Fabrice Tiozzo -- world champion boxer, Christophe's brother
- Damien Touya -- fencer
- Patrick Vieira -- Senegal born French citizen, football player
- Richard Virenque -- Morocco born French citizen, cyclist
- Jean-Pierre Wimille, race car driver
- Zindine Zidane -- football player
Theologians Others See also
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