50 Famous Men from France - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
President of France since 2017 Emmanuel Macron
95%
Military leader during the French Revolution and the first 'Emperor of the French' Napoleon Bonaparte
92%
FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003 Zinedine Zidane
89%
Statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II Charles de Gaulle
84%
Founder of fashion brand of leather goods Louis Vuitton
84%
The ruler of France, considered to be the longest ruling monarch in Europe Louis XIV
84%
Architect and engineer, designed the famous tower for the world expo in Paris Gustave Eiffel
82%
Footballer who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina Kylian Mbappé
82%
Painter whose most famous paintings include the Waterlily pond in Giverny Claude Monet
79%
All-time great striker for Arsenal and the France national team Thierry Henry
74%
Author of the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Victor Hugo
71%
Author of the novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth Jules Verne
68%
Philosopher famous for his criticism of the Roman Catholic Church Voltaire
68%
DJ who performed the official song for the UEFA 2016 David Guetta
66%
Scientist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination Louis Pasteur
66%
The architect of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre
66%
Author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas
63%
Star of the movie Léon: The Professional Jean Reno
63%
His best known philosophical statement is "cogito, ergo sum" Rene Descartes
63%
Unit of pressure was named after him Blaise Pascal
58%
President of France from 1981 until 1995 Francois Mitterrand
58%
Footballer who won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1983, 1984 and 1985 Michel Platini
58%
Nominated for Oscar for Best Actor for movie Cyrano de Bergerac Gerard Depardieu
55%
2.24 m tall basketball player who was named the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama
55%
Actor, director and footballer who played for Manchester United Eric Cantona
53%
Footballer who scored a record of 13 goals at 1958 FIFA World Cup Just Fontaine
50%
Naval officer and explorer who studied the sea and all forms of life in water Jacques Cousteau
47%
Astrologer, physician and reputed seer, best known for his book Les Prophéties Nostradamus
47%
Author of The Stranger Albert Camus
45%
Writer of The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery
45%
Painter who created Woman with a Hat, The Joy of Life and Nu bleu Henri Matisse
45%
First French actor who won Academy Award for Best Actor (The Artist) Jean Dujardin
45%
Basketball player who played 17 seasons for San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Tony Parker
45%
One of the most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in 1960s and 1970s Alain Delon
42%
Four-time Formula One Drivers' Champion Alain Prost
42%
Hero of both the French and American Revolutions Marquis de Lafayette
42%
Composer and pianist of the famous Bolero Maurice Ravel
42%
Impressionist artist famous for his depictions of dancers Edgar Degas
39%
Philosopher whose ideas influenced the Enlightenment Jean-Jacques Rousseau
39%
Author of Tartuffe, ‎Don Juan and ‎The Misanthrope Moliere
34%
Director or producer of the films The Big Blue and La Femme Nikita Luc Besson
29%
Author of the novel Father Goriot Honore de Balzac
26%
Painter who is considered as a bridge between Impressionism and Cubism Paul Cezanne
26%
The last Frenchman to win a Grand Slam singles title (Roland Garros 1983) Yannick Noah
26%
Composer with one of his most famous works the Mazurka Claude Debussy
24%
Racer who won World Rally Championship a record 9 times in a row Sebastien Loeb
24%
First person who mapped the St Lawrence River in Northern America Jacques Cartier
21%
IHF Handball World Player of the Year in 2007, 2014, and 2016 Nikola Karabatic
18%
One of the biggest French film stars of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Jean-Paul Belmondo
16%
President of France during the World War I Raymond Poincaré
13%
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