Nostradamum – famous astrologer from France is considered to be a prophet, had visions and made predictions. de Notrdame – Nostradamus

Born in France. Joseph Jacquard was an inventor who boosted the textile trade with his newly developed weaving machine. Joseph Jacquard

De Coubertin was born in France and is famous for the First Olympic Congress, the Olympic Movement and revival of Olympics as it originated in Greece. De Coubertin

John Calvin (500 years ago) was the famous French theologian and Protestant reformer.Born as Jean Cauvin.Calvinism and Presbyterians derived from his life and work

Louis Braille the French blind founder of the Braille system as a language