French philosophers of culture

French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)

François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)

French sociologist (1858–1917)

French philosopher (1926–1984)

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

French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809-1865)

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

French philosopher (1925–1995)

French philosopher and essayist

French psychoanalyst and writer (1901–1981)

French utopian socialist and philosopher (1772–1837)

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

French phenomenological philosopher

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

French sociologist and anthropologist (1872-1950)

French philosopher (1868–1951)

French historian and philosopher (1884-1978)

French philosopher

French philosopher (1932–2018)

French preacher and theologian

French Jesuit and scholar (1925–1986)

French academic (1813–1900)

French philosopher (1924–2010)

French philosopher, writer and sociologist

French philosopher

French philosopher (1873-1940)

French philosopher