Famous French People

Comment s'appelle-t-il?

The military leader who came to power at the end of the French Revolution and became Emperor of France.

• Joan of Arc

• Charles de Gaulle

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Emmanuel Macron

Comment s'appelle-t-elle?

A fashion designer known for designing dresses, hats, handbags and perfume.

• Joan of Arc

• Coco Chanel

• Marie Antoinette

• Brigitte Bardot

Comment s'appelle-t-elle?

Polish chemist who studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris and won a Nobel Prize for work with radioactivity.

• Coco Chanel

• Marie Antoinette

• Marie Curie

Comment s'appelle-t-il?

Microbiologist who discovered the method of pasteurization to control the growth of germs in milk and food.

• Jacques Cousteau

• Jacques Cartier

• Louis Pasteur

Comment s'appelle-t-il?

Military leader that led the French Resistance against Germany in WWII and later became the President.

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Charles de Gaulle

• Joan of Arc

Comment s'appelle-t-elle?

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

• Marie Antoinette

• Joan of Arc

• Marie Curie

Comment s'appellent-t-ils?

They invented the first hot air balloon.

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Jacques Cartier

• Montgolfier Brothers

Comment s'appelle-t-elle?

A courageous and strong young girl told by God to fight the English. Later became a saint in the Catholic Church.

• Marie Curie

• Coco Chanel

• Joan of Arc

Comment s'appelle-t-il?

A French pioneering aviator and fighter pilot during WWI. He had a tennis stadium was named in his memory.

• Roland Garros

• Jacques Cousteau

• Emmanuel Macron

Comment s'appelle-t-il?

A French painter, founder of the French Impressionist painting movement.

• Edouard Manet

• Claude Monet

• Edgar Degas