Famous French People

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Military leader who rose after the French Revolution and became Emperor, later defeated and exiled.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Undersea explorer who invented the Aqua Lung and created ocean documentaries.

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Jacques Cousteau

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Fashion designer known for dresses, hats, handbags, and perfume.

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Coco Chanel

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French explorer who claimed territory in Quebec and Montreal.

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Jacques Cartier

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Polish chemist, Sorbonne alum, Nobel Prize winner for radioactivity.

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Marie Curie

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Microbiologist who discovered pasteurization to control germs in milk and food.

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Louis Pasteur

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Military leader of the French Resistance in WWII and later President.

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Charles de Gaulle

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Queen of France beheaded at the guillotine during the French Revolution.

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Marie Antoinette

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Dutch painter in France, famous for Starry Night.

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Vincent Van Gogh

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First hot air balloon inventor.

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Montgolfier Brothers