Born in 1st arrondissement of Paris

1st arrondissement of Paris

One of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of Paris

1st arrondissement of Paris as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960), French racing cyclist, Designer born in Paris): Jacques Becker, Eugène Christophe, Alexandre Léonard and some more.

Celebrities from 1st arrondissement of Paris

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Jacques Becker

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960)

*September 15th, 1906 †February 21st, 1960, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist

*January 22nd, 1885 †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris

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Alexandre Léonard

Designer born in Paris

*November 26th, 1890 †March 13th, 1946, Shanghai

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Pierre Joxe

French politician

*November 28th, 1934

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Charles Nuitter

French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra

*April 24th, 1828 †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of Paris

85

Michel Ciment

French film critic (1938–2023)

*May 26th, 1938 †November 13th, 2023, 14th arrondissement of Paris

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Philippe Boiry

Pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia (1927-2014)

*February 19th, 1927 †January 5th, 2014, Chourgnac

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Alexandre Pharamond

French rugby union player

*October 20th, 1876 †May 4th, 1953, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Paul Dukas

French composer

*October 1st, 1865 †May 17th, 1935, Paris

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Bernard Barbiche

French historian

*July 28th, 1937

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Jean-Paul Huchon

French politician

*July 29th, 1946

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René Herbst

French designer

*March 18th, 1891 †September 29th, 1982, 8th arrondissement of Paris

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Florence Blot

French actress (1912-1994)

*August 24th, 1912 †October 9th, 1994, Saint-Maurice

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Paul Léautaud

French writer

*January 18th, 1872 †February 22nd, 1956, Le Plessis-Robinson

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Robert Linzeler

French sailor

*March 7th, 1872 †January 25th, 1941, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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Marcelle Lajeunesse

French actress

*January 3rd, 1924 †July 27th, 1990, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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Princess Maria Letizia, Duchess of Aosta

Italian noblewoman

*November 20th, 1866 †October 25th, 1926, Moncalieri

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Léon Curmer

French bookseller and publisher (1801-1870)

*December 17th, 1801 †January 29th, 1870, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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J. André Fouilhoux

French born American architect

*January 1st, 1879 †January 1st, 1945, New York City

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Justinien de Clary

Sport shooter

*April 20th, 1860 †June 13th, 1933, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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Henri Abraham

French physicist

*July 12th, 1868 †December 22nd, 1943, Auschwitz

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Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild

French banker (1868-1949)

*February 24th, 1868 †June 30th, 1949, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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Edgar Humann

French soldier

*May 7th, 1838 †May 9th, 1914, Paris

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Léon-Paul Fargue

French poet and essayist

*March 4th, 1876 †November 24th, 1947, Paris

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Berthe Weill

French art dealer (1865-1951)

*November 20th, 1865 †April 17th, 1951, Paris

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Paul Tissandier

French aviator and public figure (1881-1945)

*February 19th, 1881 †March 11th, 1945

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