Jean le Rond d'Alembert
mathematician, physicist known for the D'Alembert formula of waves, philosopher, co-editor of the Encyclopédie (of Enlightenment) with Denis Diderot
1717-1783 (66)
Alice Charlotte de Rothschild
Socialite aka Miss Alice
1847-1922 (75)
family.rothschildarchive.org
Alphonse Rothschild
Vineyard owner, wines, art collector, financier, breeder of racehorses, philanthropist, heir of the Rothschild France family dynasty
1827-1905 (78)
Amschel Rothschild
Banker, executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management, his father was Victor Rothschild
1955-1996 (41)
Antoine Lavoisier
Chemist, diets, discovery of metabolism, inventor, Law of Conservation of Mass, guillotined during the French Revolution
1743-1794 (51)
sciencehistory.org
Arnaud de Puyfontaine living
Business executive, CEO of Vivendi since 2014, director at TIM
1964- (60)
vivendi.com
Étienne-Louis Boullée living
Neoclassical architect who is well known for designing the Hôtel Alexandre, Hôtel de Brunoy, Élysée Palace, author of Boullée & Vision Architecture
1728- (296)
Louis Braille
Inventor, educator, pioneer of the Braille reading and writing system for the blind and persons who are visually impaired.
1809-1852 (43)
britannica.com
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Mathematician, polymath, polynomials, engineer, physicist
1789-1857 (68)
King Charles VI, the Victorious of France
King of France from 1422-1461, House of Valois
1403-1461 (58)
britannica.com
Christian Louboutin living
Fashion designer known for iconic red sole high heels, 24% owner of Exor, gay male, LGBTQ
1963- (61)
us.christianlouboutin.com
Christian Noyer living
Lawyer, attorney, naval officer, military veteran, honorary governor of the Banque de France, former chairman of the Bank of International Settlments
1950- (74)
group30.org
Christine Lagarde living
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) since 2019, politician for The Republicans, attorney, lawyer, former managing director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011-2019
1956- (68)
Georges Clemenceau
Prime Minister of France from 1906-1909 and 1917-1920, statesman, politician
1841-1929 (88)
Coco Chanel
Fashion designer, businesswoman, founder of Chanel brand
1883-1971 (88)
Daniel Payseur
Crown Prince of France (disputed) who escaped to North Carolina allegedly adopted/smugged in a laundry basket by Dr. Naudin, Baron de Richemont, some claim he could be the real King Louis XVII (17th) after Young Louis XVII (17th) who died of tuberculosis
1785-1860 (75)
David Benyamine living
Denis Diderot
philosopher, pioneer of the Diderot Effect on consumption, art critic, academic writer, co-editor of the Encyclopédie for thoughts on the Enlightenment with Jean le Rond d'Alembert
1713-1784 (71)
plato.stanford.edu
Dimitri Rassam living
Dodi Fayed
Film producer, son of Mohamed Al-Fayed, partner of Princess Diana, died in a car crash in Paris with Lady Diana
1955-1997 (42)
Édouard de Rothschild
Businessman, aristocrat, financier, socialite
1868-1949 (81)
Prince Edward VIII
King Edward the 8th, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India, Duke of Windsor, playboy socialite, currency smuggler, thief, prostitutes, ruled for one year and forced to abdicate in 1936 for Queen Elizabeth II
1894-1972 (78)
Gustave Eiffel
civil engineer, architect designer of the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Maria Pia Bridge and whisky stills for Combier Distillery and Lucas Bols
Élie de Rothschild
Banker, financier, partner at Rothschild Frères, entrepreneur, winemaker at Château Lafite-Rothschild vineyards from 1946-1974
1917-2007 (90)
family.rothschildarchive.org
Jean J. (Étienne) Lenoir
inventor of the Lenoir cycle, electro-plating, internal combustion engine in 1858
1822-1900 (78)
scihi.org
Ferdinand Rothschild
Banker, art collector, UK MP, Liberal Party politician
1839-1898 (59)
waddesdon.org.uk
François Heisbourg living
Senior Advisor for Europe at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, lobbyist, Special Advisor at Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
1949- (75)
europeanleadershipnetwork.org
François Mitterrand
21st President of France from 1981-1995, politician
1916-1996 (80)
britannica.com
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
Architect, sculptor, painter, designer of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World") for New York City
1834-1904 (70)
nps.gov
Gérard Louis-Dreyfus
Billionaire, businessman, chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services, great grandson of the LDC founder Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, poet, chairman of the Poetry Society of America from 1998-2008, his daughter is Seinfeld actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus
1932-2016 (84)
Dr. Joseph Guillotin
Physician, politician, freemasonry, inventor of the Guillotine in 1789 for executions during the French Revolution
1738-1814 (76)
Gustave de Rothschild
Financier, in 1874 he built the Château de Laversine in Saint-Maximin, Oise, France
Baron Gustave de Rothschild
Gustave Le Bon
Revolutionary, pioneer in group psychology and the manipulation of crowds, family medicine doctor, polymath, author of The Crowd in 1895, The Psychology of Revolution in 1912
1841-1931 (90)
Guy de Rothschild
Art collector, horse breeder, thoroughbred racing, soldier, philanthropist, banker, financier, Rothschild Frères, Imerys
1909-2007 (98)
family.rothschildarchive.org
King Henry IV the Great of France
King of France from 1589-1610, King of Navarre from 1572-1610, House of Bourbon and the Capetian dynasty
1553-1610 (57)
Jacques Derrida
Postmodern philosopher, Marxist communist, pioneer of deconstruction theory in semiotic analysis, phenomenology
1930-2004 (74)
James Mayer de Rothschild
Railroads magnate of Syndicate in France, industrialist, banker, financier, founder of the French branch of the Rothschild banking dynasty
1792-1868 (76)
Jean-Louis Dumas
Billionaire businessman, former chairman and CEO of Hermès, son of Robert Dumas Hermes and Jacqueline Hermes
Jim Morrison
Bohemian vagabond musician, singer, lead vocalist for The Doors, poet, songwriter, his father was an admiral in the Gulf of Tonkin false flag attack
1943-1971 (28)
Jimmy Goldsmith
Financier, businessman, media tycoon, Movement for France party politician, controversial bagman for the Rothschilds
1933-1997 (64)
sirjamesgoldsmith.com
John Paul Jones
US Navy, naval commander, naval officer, military veteran
1747-1792 (45)
Jacques Lacan
Psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychiatrist, philosopher
1901-1981 (80)
plato.stanford.edu
King Louis X, the Quarrelsome
King of France from 1314-1316, King of Navarre from 1305-1316
-1316
King Louis XII
King of France from 1498-1515, King of Naples from 1501-1504, House of Habsburg, duc d'Orléans (Duke of Orléans), Duke of Milan after the Italian Wars
1462-1515 (53)
britannica.com
Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon
Remiremont Abbey nun, constructed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (Hotel of the Countess/Governor) during the house of Bourbon Restoration
1757-1824 (67)
Madame de Pompadour
Socialite, leading mistress of King Louis XV from 1745-1751
1721-1764 (43)
Édouard Manet
Modernist painter, artist, L'Amazone de Face
1832-1883 (51)
manet.org
Marie Louise d'Orléans
Queen of Spain from 1679-1689, first wife of King Charles II, daughter of Philippe of France, granddaughter of Louis XIII of France
Maxime Rodinson
Marxist sociologist, historian, philosopher, pioneer in socialism and socialist materialism (Marxism)
1915-2004 (89)
historicalmaterialism.org
Michel Foucault
Philosopher, historian, writer, author of Discipline and Punish, political activist, literary critic, social theorist, panopticon social control
1926-1984 (58)
Michel Pébereau living
Businessman, banker, chairman and former CEO of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP Paribas)
1942- (82)
canalacademies.com
Montesquieu
Judge, lawyer, attorney, historian, political philosopher, author of Persian Letters, The Sprit of the Laws
1689-1755 (66)
britannica.com
Napoleon III
1st President of France from 1848-1852, politician, emperor of the French from 1852-1870
1808-1873 (65)
Nathaniel de Rothschild
Winemaker at Château Mouton Rothschild, businessman, banker, financier
1812-1870 (58)
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
engineer, mechanic, inventor of the steam-powered tractor in 1769
1725-1804 (79)
Nicholas Sarközy living
Prince of Andorra (and co-President of France) from 2007-2012
1955- (69)
Pamela Churchill Harriman
Winston Churchill's mother aka Pamela Churchill Harriman, Democratic Party diplomat, political activist, socialite, first wife of Randolph Churchill
1920-1997 (77)
Vilfredo Pareto
Neoclassical economist, polymath, educator at the Lausanne School, pioneer in elitism of elites, cause and effect, wealth and power distribution and the 80/20 rule, Pareto charts, Pareto principles
1848-1923 (75)
Philippe Bénacin
Chairman and CEO of Interparfums at Vivendi
vivendi.com
Pierre Cardin
Fashion designer
1922-2020 (98)
pierrecardin.com
Pierre Lambert
Trotskyist leader, communist revolutionary, biographer, leader of the French Courant Communiste Internationaliste (Parti des Travailleurs)
1920-2008 (88)
Pierre Omidyar living
Billionaire, founder of eBay (which bought PayPal), software engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, Omidyar Network
1967- (57)
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Hermeneutic phenomenologist, phenomenological philosopher
1908-1961 (53)
plato.stanford.edu
Charlotte, Princess of Monaco
Duchess of Valentinois, Hereditary Princess of Monaco from 1922-1944, daughter of Louis II
1898-1977 (79)
Princess Diana
Princess of Wales aka Lady Diana, member of the British royal family, died in a car crash
1961-1997 (36)
royal.uk
Maximilien de Robespierre
Lawyer aka Maximilien de Robespierre, attorney, member of the Committee of Public Safety, Jacobin leader during the French Revolution
1758-1794 (36)
britannica.com
Rosalie Duthé
Noblewoman, the first "dumb blonde", madame aka Mademoiselle Duthe
1748-1830 (82)
Jean-Paul Sartre
Marxist philosopher, communist, pioneer in Existentialism
1905-1980 (75)
plato.stanford.edu
Simone de Beauvoir
gender theory, research studies, existentialist philosopher, writer, one of the most famous feminists of the 20th century, pioneer in womens liberation
1908-1986 (78)
Stefan Oelrich living
Pharmaceuticals director at Bayer since 2018
1968- (56)
bayer.com
Thierry Hermès
Fashion designer of horse saddles, early saddle bags, founder of Maison Hermès, the French handbags iconic luxury brand
1801-1878 (77)
Alexis de Tocqueville
Aristocrat aka Alexis de Tocqueville, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher, historian, Democracy in America, The Old Regime and the Revolution
1805-1859 (54)
Van Gogh
Painter, The Starry Night, artist, pioneer in post-impressionism
1853-1890 (37)
britannica.com
Victor Hugo
Poet, writer, novelist
1802-1885 (83)
britannica.com
Voltaire
Philosopher of criticism, liberalism, historian, writer, theologian of Chrisianity and the Catholic Church, critical thinking, best of all possible worlds
1694-1778 (84)
plato.stanford.edu
