French autobiographers

French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)

French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)

French author, poet and statesman (1790-1869)

Argentine writer (1914–1984)

French philosopher and essayist

French singer (1944–2024)

French actress (1948-2006)

French and American actress and dancer (born 1931)

plastician, painter and sculptor (1930–2002)

Greek-French writer (1905-1982)

mistress of Louis XIV

Benedictine historian, theologian and author of autobiographies (c. 1055–1124)

French Roman Catholic mystic

philosopher from France

French writer, journalist, cartoonist, publisher and press owner (1923-2014)

French dancer (1875-1966)

French physician, psychiatrist, feminist, socialist, editor (1874-1939)

French singer and actor (1929–2023)

French author, journalist, film director, media personality, lyricist

French actress (1968–2022)

French ballet dancer (1917–2016)

ballerina and ballet teacher (1933-2016)

French poet

French madam (1923-2015)

Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (23 August 1931 – 9 October 2006), better known by her stage name Coccinelle ("ladybird" in French), was a French cabaret entertainer, singer, actress, and transgender activist. A transgender woman, she was the first widely publicized celebrity to undergo gender reassignment in Europe. Coccinelle was an international celebrity and a renowned club singer, styled as a blonde bombshell and sex symbol.

French rugby union player (1972–2020)

French author

actress (1921-1950)

French professor of French literature

French-Algerian writer

Industrialist, pioneer of pastis (1909-1997)

Anglo-French historical researcher

French singer (1916–2014)

French television presenter and veterinarian (1921–2024)

French perfumer

French army commander and historian (1788–1858)

French chef

French journalist (1935-2018)

French director and producer of pornographic films

French industrialist and former president of Schlumberger (1919-1985)

French politician (1921–2021)

French broadcaster, entertainer, and writer

French singer-songwriter (1922-2019)

Artillery and intelligence officer, writer