Natalie Clifford Barney

31 Oct 1876 – 24 Apr 1972

Poet, Memoirist and Epigrammatist. Her father,...

Jean Louis Barrault

8 Sep 1910 – 22 Jan 1994

French actor and director who with his wife...

Julia Bartet

1854 – 28 Oct 1941

Theatrical Actress. She trained at the...

Marie Bashkirtseff

24 Nov 1858 – 31 Oct 1884

Author, Russian Historian. When she died at age 24...

Maurice Bellonte

25 Oct 1896 – 14 Jan 1984

French Aviation Pioneer. Born in Méru (Oise),...

Paul “Tristan” Bernard

7 Sep 1866 – 7 Dec 1947

French playwright, novelist, journalist and...

Henry Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein

20 Jun 1876 – 27 Nov 1953

Author. Principle works include "Le Marché" (1900;...

Édouard Bourdet

26 Oct 1887 – 17 Jan 1945

Author. Principle works include "Le Rubicon"...

Francis Bouygues

5 Dec 1922 – 24 Jul 1993

Architect and Television businessman. Founder of...

George Brasov

6 Aug 1910 – 21 Jul 1931

Son of Grand Duke Michael (Romanov) of Russia,...

Natalia Sergeyevna Brasova

27 Jun 1880 – 23 Jan 1952

Russian Royalty. Twice divorced, she fell in love...

Béatrice Anne-Marie Bolchesi Bretty

26 Oct 1893 – 4 Sep 1982

Actress. Born Béatrix Anne-Marie Bolchesi, she...

Jacques Carlu

7 Apr 1890 – 12 Mar 1976

Architect. Notable works include the Palais de...

Ernest Cognacq

2 Oct 1839 – 21 Feb 1928

Businessman, he founded the great shop, La...

Eugène Cortambert

12 Oct 1805 – 5 Mar 1881

Geographer. Born Pierre-François Eugčne...

Dieudonne Costes

4 Nov 1892 – 18 May 1973

Aviation Pioneer. Born in Septfonds,...

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Sophie Alexandrine Croizette

1847 – 19 Mar 1901

Actress. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia to French...

Bao Dai

22 Oct 1913 – 30 Jul 1997

Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty. Bảo Đại, born...

Marcel Dassault

22 Jan 1892 – 18 Apr 1986

Pioneer Aircraft Industrialist. Born Marcel Bloch...

Hubert de Givenchy

21 Feb 1927 – 10 Mar 2018

French Fashion Designer. He founded The House of...