French philosophers of history

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)

Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (18 January 168910 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French judge, intellectual, historian, and political philosopher.

French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)

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 writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)

French philosopher (1925–1995)

French utopian socialist and philosopher (1772–1837)

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

French philosopher (1913–2005)

French academic

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

French historian (1924-2014)

French sociologist and anthropologist (1872-1950)

French historian (1878-1956)

French philosopher (1868–1951)

French historian and philosopher (1884-1978)

French philosopher

French philosopher (1932–2018)

French philosopher

French Jesuit and scholar (1925–1986)

French philosopher (1904-1995)

French academic (1813–1900)

French philosopher (1924–2010)

French philosopher, writer and sociologist

French philosopher (1873-1940)

French philosopher