French male non-fiction writers

French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)

French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)

French sociologist (1858–1917)

Franco-Czechoslovak poet and novelist (1929—2023)

French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)

French author, poet and statesman (1790-1869)

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)

French philosopher (1930–2004)

French author of maxims and memoirs (1613-1680)

Burgundian saint, abbot and theologian (1090-1153)

French natural historian (1707-1788)

French philosopher (1925–1995)

French classical scholar (1790-1832)

French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)

Russian-French chess player (1892–1946)

German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)

Pope of the Catholic Church from 938 to 1003

French author (1885–1967)

French utopian socialist and philosopher (1772–1837)

French historian; popularized the historical concept of the Renaissance

185th Pope of the Catholic Church

French philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist (1743-1794)

French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist

Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances

French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)

French composer and music theorist (1683–1764)

French writer and musician (1920–1959)

French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)

French judge, writer and philosopher

French historian and leader of the Annales School

French economist and businessman (1767–1832)

French film director (1922-2014)

French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)

French literary critic (1804–1869)

French physician and philosopher

French economist and statesman (1727–1781)

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)

French phenomenological philosopher

French philosopher

Jewish-French-Lithuanian philosopher

French writer, playwright and critic (1852–1935)

French bishop and theologian (1627-1704)

French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters

French economist (born 1971)

French film director and philosopher

French lawyer, politician and writer (1755-1826)

French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994)

French composer and chess player (1726-1795)

French writer and literary critic (born 1965)

French writer (1884–1966)

French author and film director (1922–2008)

French academic

French geographer and writer (1830–1905)

French chemist (1850–1936)

French author and journalist (1868–1927)

French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition" (1772-1844)

French historian (1924-2014)

French film director and screenwriter (born 1967)

French philosopher (1882–1973)

French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952)