Famous People Born in France

Jules Amedee Barbey (Writer) - La Roche-sur-Yon, France (February 2nd, 1818)

Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly (Writer) - Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, France (November 2nd, 1808)

Nina Bouraoui (Novelist) - Rennes, France (January 1st, 1967)

Alphonse Daudet (Writer) - Nîmes, France (May 13th, 1840)

Honoré de Balzac (Writer) - Tours, France (May 20th, 1799)

Alexandre Dumas (Writer) - Villers-Cotterêts, France (July 24th, 1802)

Gustave Flaubert (Writer) - Rouen, France (December 12th, 1821)

Théophile Gautier (Poet, Writer) - Tarbes, France (August 31st, 1811)

Victor Hugo (Poet, Writer) - Besançon, France (February 26th, 1802)

Nicolas Mathieu (Novelist) - Épinal, France (January 1st, 1978)

Marie NDiaye (Novelist) - Pithiviers, France (June 4th, 1967)

Anaïs Nin (Writer) - Neuilly‑sur‑Seine, France (February 21st, 1903)

Louis Pasteur (scientist) - Dole, France (December 27th, 1822)

Arthur Rimbaud (Poet) - Charleville, France (October 20th, 1854)

Romain Rolland (Writer) - Clamecy, France (January 29th, 1866)

Edmond Rostand (Poet, Writer) - Marseille, France (April 1st, 1868)

W. G. Sebald (Writer) - Wissembourg, France (May 18th, 1944)

Elif Shafak (Essayist, Novelist) - Strasbourg, France (October 25th, 1971)

Stendhal (Writer) - Grenoble, France (January 23rd, 1783)

Jules Vallès (Writer) - Le Puy-en-Velay, France (June 11th, 1832)

Paul Verlaine (Poet) - Metz, France (March 30th, 1844)

Jules Verne (Writer) - Nantes, France (February 8th, 1828)

Birthplaces of Notable Celebrities