Writers from Paris

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.

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

French poet and critic (1821–1867)

French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)

French writer (1844–1924)

French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)

French philosopher (1859–1941)

French novelist and memoirist (1804–1876)

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)

French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)

French writer and dramatist (1824–1895)

French author (1628-1703)

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

French writer (1810–1857)

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)

French and Swiss film director (1930–2022)

French poet and criminal

French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)

French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)

French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)

Argentine writer (1914–1984)

French-born American author (1903–1977)

Genevan-French author (1766-1817)

French philosopher (1925–1995)

French poet and critic (1636–1711)

French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981)

17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696)

French early socialist theorist (1760-1825)

French philosopher; (1715-1771)

French historian; popularized the historical concept of the Renaissance

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

French intellectual and literary figure (1897–1962)

French-American economist (born 1972)

French novelist and dramatist (1619–1655)

Palestinian essayist and writer

French writer (1888–1948)

French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist (1905–1983)

French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist (1910-1986)

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist (1889-1973)

French comic book artist and author (1926-1977)

French novelist and art critic (1848–1907)

French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)

French poet and chansonnier (1780-1857)

French noble and epistolarian writer (1626–1696)

French politician (1816-1887)

French writer (1884–1966)

French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994)

French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist (1936–1982)

French duke and poet (1394-1465)

French writer (1895–1972)

French author and journalist (1868–1927)

French writer (1634-1693)

French philosopher (1882–1973)

French Armenian writer

French writer (1804-1857)

Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (, ; 28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche (), was a French stand-up comedian, film actor, activist and philanthropist. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26, as he began his entertainment career. He became known for his irreverent attitude towards politics and the establishment, and he incorporated this into much of his material.

Romanian-French writer (1876-1933)