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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Josephine Baker	Dancer	3-Jun-1906	12-Apr-1975	Sensual dancer turned WWII spy
Jeremy Bentham	Philosopher	15-Feb-1748	6-Jun-1832	Proponent of Utilitarianism
Henri Bergson	Philosopher	18-Oct-1859	4-Jan-1941	L'Évolution Créatrice
Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich	Astronomer	18-May-1711	13-Feb-1787	Theoria philosophiae naturalis
Constantin Brancusi	Sculptor	19-Feb-1876	16-Mar-1957	Bird in Space
Carla Bruni	First Lady	23-Dec-1967		First Lady of France, 2007-12
Giovanni Domenico Cassini	Astronomer	8-Jun-1625	14-Sep-1712	Italo-French astronomer
Paul Celan	Poet	23-Nov-1920	20-Apr-1970	Todesfuge
Georges Charpak	Physicist	1-Aug-1924	29-Sep-2010	Subatomic particle detectors
Roman Cieslewicz	Artist	13-Jan-1930	21-Jan-1996	Polish poster artist
Le Corbusier	Architect	6-Oct-1887	27-Aug-1965	Most influential 20th century architect
Costa-Gavras	Film Director	12-Feb-1933		Z
Marie Curie	Chemist	7-Nov-1867	4-Jul-1934	Early nuclear chemist
Gad Elmaleh	Actor	19-Apr-1971		Midnight In Paris
César Franck	Composer	10-Dec-1822	8-Nov-1890	Symphonic Variations
Franz Joseph Gall	Doctor	9-Mar-1758	22-Aug-1828	Invented phrenology
Ante Gotovina	Military	12-Oct-1955		Croatian war criminal
Jess Hahn	Actor	29-Oct-1921	29-Jun-1998	Topkapi
Jules A. Hoffmann	Biologist	2-Aug-1941		Innate immunity
Stanley Hoffmann	Historian	27-Nov-1928	13-Sep-2015	Gulliver's Troubles
Alejandro Jodorowsky	Film Director	7-Feb-1929		El Topo
Fritz Kreisler	Violinist	2-Feb-1875	29-Jan-1962	Austrian violin virtuoso
Milan Kundera	Author	1-Apr-1929		The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Olga Kurylenko	Actor	14-Nov-1979		Quantum of Solace
Wanda Landowska	Musician	5-Jul-1879	16-Aug-1959	Harpsichord virtuoso
Christa Ludwig	Singer	16-Mar-1928		Operatic mezzo-soprano
Jean-Baptiste Lully	Composer	28-Nov-1632	22-Mar-1687	Founder of French opera
Maurice, comte de Saxe	Military	28-Oct-1696	30-Nov-1750	Marshal Saxe
Jules Mazarin	Religion	14-Jul-1602	9-Mar-1661	French Cardinal and Statesman
Charles Münch	Conductor	26-Sep-1891	6-Nov-1968	Conductor, Orchestre National de France, 1962-68
Ferdinand Porsche	Engineer	3-Sep-1875	30-Jan-1951	Designer of the Volkswagen Beetle
Igor Stravinsky	Composer	17-Jun-1882	6-Apr-1971	The Rite of Spring
Henri Verneuil	Playwright	15-Oct-1920	11-Jan-2002	I as in Icarus
George Weah	Soccer	1-Oct-1966		Liberian footballer, candidate
David Williams	Philosopher	1738	29-Jun-1816	Founder, Royal Literary Fund
Gao Xingjian	Author	4-Jan-1940		Chinese expatriate, novelist

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