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Famous French People by Picture

Can you name these famous French people from history and the present?
One of these people was born in Poland. Deal with it.
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First submittedNovember 22, 2019
Times taken12,329
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1769–1821
1977–
1934–
1412–1431
1972–
1948–
1946–1993
1890–1970
1967–
1802–1885
1975–
1915–1963
1932–2019
1948–
1694–1778
2004–
1802–1870
1910–1997
(musical group)
1867–1934
Ibath
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Level 59
Nov 24, 2019
As a french, all were easy except andré the giant which i never heard of...

I'm astonished that 78% found him atm (while Hugo is at 41...).Strange differences of culture

kogatora
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Level 93
Nov 24, 2019
He was in The Princess Bride and is hard to forget.
EcceHomo
+3
Level 79
Oct 14, 2020
He was in the American movie The Princess Bride, therefore all French people should know him. Hmmmm...
PoetsCorner
+3
Level 85
Jan 8, 2022
If Americans can be expected to know Hugo's novels and Piaf's music, the French can be expected to know a couple of especially famous American movies. What's the point of taking quizzes if you're satisfied knowing nothing outside of your immediate sphere?
mrputter
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Level 81
Apr 22, 2024
Ok fine, but the point being that he's going to be far more well-known to Americans than to French people. Because most of his success came in particularly American forms of entertainment (US movies, US wrestling, etc.).

It's as if there was a US-born actor who moved to France, only starred in French movies or stage productions, and didn't do any (or much) acting in Hollywood. If they were to appear on a "Famous American people" quiz, it wouldn't be surprising if they were, some margin, the least-guessed person on the quiz, and there were a bunch of responses along the lines of, "Huh. I've never heard of that person before."

(Also: I'm not convinced the Princess Bride is an "especially famous" movie. Yes, it's extremely beloved among its fans -- of which I am one! -- but it doesn't have that wide a fanbase, and references to it are often among the least-guessed when they appear in JetPunk quizzes.)

kalbahamut
+13
Level 82
Apr 14, 2020
I've read Hugo, enjoyed cartoons and Broadway musicals and movies based on his works, but can't recall ever seeing a picture of him. Andre on the other hand is hard to forget.
toccina
+2
Level 64
Apr 14, 2020
I m french, too. And, the same thing. Never heard André the giant..... The others, tt's so easy !!!
emmadimartino
+1
Level 29
Apr 22, 2024
regarde squeezie mdr j'le connais grâce a lui. c'était un catcheur
Rufy
+1
Level 76
Apr 14, 2020
Same for me. I'm French and heard of André the Giant for the first time thanks to Jetpunk!
Nicryc
+1
Level 27
Jun 19, 2020
Yes I was surprised by the now 27% score of Victor Hugo. Yet I'm not quite surprised with André the Giant score, wrestling is a very popular sports in the US and he represented back in the 80s along with Hulk Hogan the face of wrestling.
sillie
+7
Level 77
Nov 24, 2019
Again. "That bad-ass guy from Leon". Nope, didn't work.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Nov 24, 2019
Gérard Depardieu is looking good.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 84
Nov 25, 2019
Took 20 attempts to find an acceptable spelling. :-)
ander217
+2
Level 75
Apr 15, 2020
I first saw him in Green Card and thought he was one of the sexiest actors I'd ever seen. Last movie I saw him in was Life of Pi. He's changed a bit since his Green Card days, but I still love his acting.
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 85
Jan 8, 2022
Green Card is the only English-language performance of Depardieu's that I like. I think he's wonderful in his native French and my favorite performance of his is Jean de Florette. But, most of the time, he feels (to me) like a caricature of himself whenever he performs in English.
ingriddurden
+5
Level 60
Nov 25, 2019
There are many, many more French people that are famous! And many more that I would have recognized !
CardinalSin
+2
Level 77
Jan 8, 2020
Yes, I was expecting Sebastien Chabal.
Nirven
+21
Level 76
Nov 26, 2019
Marie Curie was Polish. French citizen, but still Polish.
camus
+7
Level 78
Nov 26, 2019
Deal with it.
stefan18
+11
Level 46
Apr 14, 2020
Yeah I agree, she always considered herself Polish instead of French as well.
howard38
+4
Level 61
Apr 14, 2020
French citizen = French.
Emchupi
+2
Level 68
Mar 24, 2024
Not at all.

In a similar quiz, Columbus is considered an Italian because that's where he's born. Tesla isn't considered 'murican either.

Marie Curie was polish.

dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 68
Apr 22, 2024
FFS, people, deal with the fact that some people have multiple identities. It would be just as wrong to say she wasn't French, as to say she wasn't Polish.
dasims45
+3
Level 81
Nov 26, 2019
Thank you for including Edith Piaf!
Freestatebear
+3
Level 85
Nov 26, 2019
AND the woman who won an Oscar (and many other awards) for playing her - Marion Cotillard!
theenforcer22
+1
Level 65
Apr 22, 2024
I wonder if she regrets playing her?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Apr 14, 2020
I keep trying to spell "Chirac" as "Chiraq"
Yanni47
+1
Level 77
Apr 21, 2024
If he was a cross between a chimera and Iraq, you'd probably be right.
Julotek
+1
Level 60
Apr 22, 2024
A cross ? You mean a chimera ;)
divantilya
+4
Level 37
Apr 14, 2020
Alain Delon... Catherine Deneuve... Rene Descartes... Emile Zola... Nicholas Sarkozy...Alexander Dumas for example.
dewon9731
+7
Level 71
Apr 14, 2020
Marie Curie-Skłodowska od from Poland. Beacuse of people like you people would think that she was French. These quizes should teach people new Interesting facts, not falsify history.
RobNobody
+3
Level 77
Apr 14, 2020
If the quiz had been "Famous People Born in France," then yes, that would be wrong. But she was a naturalized French citizen and lived two-thirds of her life in France. That counts as "French" to me. Unless being a French citizen does not count as being French, for some reason?
howard38
+4
Level 61
Apr 14, 2020
Oh no! People will think that a French person is French!!
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Apr 14, 2020
because of people like you
QuizApe
+1
Level 67
Dec 6, 2022
Yo don’t have to be born in France to have French citizenship
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 68
Apr 22, 2024
Obviously, the right answer is that she was both Polish and French, and can therefore rightly feature in quizzes about both countries. Therefore, this debate is non-sensical. However, if you insist on having it, we could point out that she was born in Poland, but worked and won two Nobel prizes in France. Which one of those is the greatest achievement?
Beppe0
+6
Level 35
Apr 14, 2020
Marie Curie was polish and Napoleon is not sure that was french
QuizApe
+3
Level 67
Dec 6, 2022
Marie Curie had French citizenship
baptistegorce
+3
Level 54
Apr 16, 2020
I'm French and I know all of them, exept André the Giant...
Nicryc
+1
Level 27
Jun 19, 2020
Too bad there aren't any real challenge for a French. It's too easy.
FlickerP
+1
Level 72
Aug 5, 2021
Thanks for using a photo of David Guetta that showed headphones around his neck otherwise I would never have got him
PoetsCorner
+2
Level 85
Jan 8, 2022
I love that the photo of Marion Cotillard is RIGHT NEXT TO the photo of Edith Piaf. If you know, you know.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 85
Apr 21, 2024
Great movie, though a bit depressing!
sprig3
+2
Level 80
Jan 9, 2022
I was thinking "Man, so many of these famous people are french, what's the deal with this 'Famous people by picture' quiz"

And then I re-read the title.

Ilia
+1
Level 74
Mar 3, 2023
Jean Reno is actually a spaniard born in Morocco. Deal with it. ;-)
blizzrd33
+2
Level 79
Apr 22, 2024
Kylian Mbappe?
solis
+1
Level 85
Apr 22, 2024
I thought Marie Curie was Polish... Even if she had French citizenship. 
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