Statistics for The 30 Greatest Frenchmen

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  • The average score is 13 of 30

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#What they did / wereFrenchman / Frenchwoman% Correct
1WWII general and first president of the Fifth RepublicCharles de Gaulle
95%
16Corsican who conquered Europe after the French RevolutionNapoleon Bonaparte
93%
6Les MisérablesVictor Hugo
84%
4Polish-born nobel prize winnerMarie Curie
80%
25He designed the most famous tower in ParisGustave Eiffel
79%
2He discovered vaccination and microbial fermentationLouis Pasteur
77%
10Singer, Non, je ne regrette rienEdith Piaf
74%
15Around the World in Eighty DaysJules Verne
72%
22"Father of Europe" who united much of the continent around 800Charlemagne
71%
24Longest ruling president (1981-1995)François Mitterrand
67%
9Pioneer in oceanographyJacques Cousteau
62%
21Current manager of Real MadridZinedine Zidane
56%
26J'accuseÉmile Zola
49%
17Giant of French comedy, The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobLouis de Funès
38%
8Playwright during absolutist France and great writerMolière
38%
29Singer and diplomat with Armenian rootsCharles Aznavour
33%
14Fables (17th century)Jean de la Fontaine
33%
3Catholic priest and Resistance member, EmmausAbbé Pierre
26%
5Comedian and founder of Restaurants du CœurColuche
26%
28Leader of French resistance during World War IIJean Moulin
23%
13Actor / singer nicknamed "her Fernand"Fernandel
21%
7Mononymous actor and comedian who played in Le CorniaudBourvil
18%
20Famous for his popular music, from mambo over reggae until funkSerge Gainsbourg
15%
19Singer popular in the French-speaking world, died in MaliDaniel Balavoine
13%
30Italian-French actor married to Simone SignoretYves Montand
13%
18Starred in many classical films (30s)Jean Gabin
10%
23Italian actor who starred in French filmLino Ventura
10%
12Singer-songwriter and poet, texts are black humour-tingedGeorges Brassens
7%
27Nun and humanitarianSœur Emanuelle
2%
11First filmmaker elected to the Académie françaiseMarcel Pagnol
1%

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