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Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
Yves Saint Laurent
French fashion designer (1936–2008)
André Citroën
French businessman (1878-1935)
J. R. D. Tata
Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (1904–1993)
Christian Louboutin
French fashion designer (born 1964)
Liliane Bettencourt
French heiress, socialite and businesswoman
Philippe Starck
French architect and industrial designer (born 1949)
Louis Renault
French industrialist
Marcel Dassault
French aircraft industrialist (1892-1986)
Pierre Omidyar
American entrepreneur and philanthropist; founder of eBay
Henri Estienne
16th century French printer and classical scholar
Claude Garamond
French publisher
Bernard Tapie
French businessman and politician (1943–2021)
Émile de Girardin
French politician and journalist (1802-1881)
Jean Chardin
French jeweler, traveler and author
Osman Kavala
Turkish businessperson and philanthropist (born 1957)
Robert Estienne
16th-century printer and classical scholar in Paris
André Michelin
French engineer and industrialist; co-founder (with his brother) of the Michelin Tyre Company
Gérard Mestrallet
French businessman
Paul Durand-Ruel
French art dealer (1831-1922)
Gaston Gallimard
French publisher (1881–1975)
Eugène Schueller
French chemist and businessman (1881–1957)
Guy de Rothschild
Jewish-French banker, art collector, horse breeder
Léon Gaumont
French businessman (1864–1946)
Henri Herz
Austrian musician (1803–1888)
Eugène Bourdon
French clockwork maker and inventor (1808-1884)
Sam Rainsy
Cambodian politician
Alphonse James de Rothschild
French banker and art collector (1827-1905)
Jean-Luc Brunel
Jean-Luc Didier Henri René Brunel was a French model scout and alleged sex trafficker. He gained prominence by leading the international modelling agency Karin Models, and founded MC2 Model Management with financing by Jeffrey Epstein. The subject of a 60 Minutes investigation in 1988, Brunel faced allegations of procuring prostitution and sexual assault spanning three decades.
Paul Rosenberg
French art dealer (1881-1959)
Antoine Joseph Santerre
French general (1752-1809)
Gaby Aghion
Egyptian-born Jewish fashion designer
Jacques de Flesselles
French politician (1730-1789)
Vincent Bolloré
CEO of investment group Bolloré
Henri Rouart
French industrialist, impressionist painter, and art collector (1833-1912)
David de Rothschild
French banker
René-Victor Pilhes
French writer (1934–2021)
Nicolas Berggruen
Businessperson, billionaire
Achille Fould
French banker and politician (1800-1867)
Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild
French banker (1868-1949)
Firmin Didot
French printer, engraver, and type founder (1764-1836)
Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe
French businessman (1846–1919)
Philippe Junot
French venture capitalist (1940–2026)
Denise René
French art dealer (1913-2012)
Georges Petit
French art dealer (1856-1920)
Andrée Putman
French interior and product designer (1925–2013)
Paul Baudouin
French politician and Foreign Minister (1894-1964)
Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild
French-born financier (1926-1997)
Ernest Hoschedé
French businessman, art collector (1837-1891)
Thierry Hermès
French businessman (1801-1878)
Georges Wildenstein
French art dealer and art historian (1892-1963)
Alain Minc
French businessman, political advisor, and author
Léonce Rosenberg
French art dealer and art historian (1879-1947)
Procopio Cutò
Italian chef (1651-1727)
Jean-Jacques Pauvert
French publisher (1926-2014)
Georges Doriot
French-American professor, general and entrepreneur
Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck
German businessman (1830-1916)
Gustave Samuel de Rothschild
French-Jewish banker (1829-1911)
Armand Deperdussin
French aerospace engineer (1864–1924)
Francis Bouygues
French businessman and film producer (1922–1993)