A French heroine and a Roman Catholic saint, Joan claimed to receive heavenly visions that told her to reclaim France from English control during the Hundred Years' War. She played a key role in bringing Charles VII to the throne, but was captured by the English and burned at the stake. She was 19 years old.
joan of arc (1412-1431)
Nostradamus is well known for making dire predictions about the future, usually in such a vague way that a lot of people still think he was right. He was also an accomplished apothecary and helped to treat victims of the plague.
Nostradamus (1503-1566)
He was a military and political leader who is widely considered one of the greatest commanders in history - he won so many battles that at one time he controlled most of continental Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
He founded the fashion house in 1854 by designing a stackable travel trunk, and today it sells everything from expensive shoes to expensive handbags to expensive books. That might not be great for your backpacking budget. The company is worth over $28 billion.
Louis Vitton (1821 - 1892)
Andre the Giant (1946 - 1993)
Andre the Giant was a pro wrestler who stood at a towering 7'5" tall and weighed a whopping 525lbs. He was hugely successful in the WWF (he's in the Hall of Fame), and also had a popular turn in The Princess Bride.
Pepe Le Pew
This adorable skunk from the Looney Tunes cartoons was pretty much every French stereotype rolled into one, which maybe explains why he became such a popular character in the USA.
Zinedine Zidane (1972 - )
Arguably the greatest footballer of all time, he won the World Cup with France, as well as trophies in Italy and Spain. Popular myth says that he was never once caught offside in his career, something which football fans like to endlessly, pointlessly debate.