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Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.

Théophile Gautier
French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic (1811–1872)
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
French poet and critic (1636–1711)
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French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Philosopher, military and political leader (1767-1794)
Joachim du Bellay
French writer, poet, literary critic, and member of the Pléiade (1522–1560)

Georges Brassens
French singer-songwriter and poet (1921–1981)
Bernard of Cluny
French poet
Jean François Sarrazin
French author
Zutiste
thumb|The group met at the Hôtel des Étrangers
The Zutistes or the Circle of Poets Zutiques was an informal group of French poets, painters and musicians who met at the Hôtel des Étrangers, at the corner of rue Racine and rue de l'École-de-Médecine, in Paris in September and October 1871.