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This is a list of famous citizens of
France with
Irish origin or roots.
Arts and media
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Eugène Hus (1758-1823) - ballet dancer and choreographer; Irish father
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Louise Swanton Belloc (1796–1881) - writer and translator; Irish father
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Joseph O'Kelly (1828-1885) - composer, pianist and choral conductor; Irish father
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Auguste O'Kelly (1829-1900) - music publisher in Paris; Irish father
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George O'Kelly (1831-1914) - pianist and composer; Irish father
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Augusta Holmès (1847-1903) - composer; Irish father
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Henri O'Kelly (1859-1938) - composer, pianist, organist and choir director; Irish father
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James Hopper (1876-1956) - writer and novelist; Irish father
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Émile Nelligan (1879-1941) - Montreal poet; Irish father
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Jacques Becker (1906-1960) - film director and screenwriter; mother of Irish descent
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Vivien Leigh
[1]
[2](1913-1967) - actress; mother born in India - possibly of Irish descent
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Georges Wilson (1921-2010) - French film and television actor; Irish mother
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Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017) - French actress, singer, screenwriter' English mother of Irish descent
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Michael Lonsdale (May 1931 – 2020) - French actor and author; mother half-Irish
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Jean Becker (born 1933) - film director and screenwriter
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Étienne Becker (1936-1995) - photographer
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Betty Catroux (born 1945) - Brazilian-born French former Chanel model and fashion icon
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Lambert Wilson (born 1958) - actor, singer and activist
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Jim Bittermann -
CNN correspondent
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Gilles Lellouche (born 1972) - French actor; mother of Irish heritage
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James Thierrée (born 1974) - Swiss circus performer, violinist, actor and director
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Alison Wheeler (born 1986) - French comedian and actress
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Vaimalama Chaves (1994) - French singer, beauty pageant titleholder, and model; father has Irish heritage
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Lily-Rose Depp (born 1999) - actress and model
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Liah O'Prey (born 1999) - actress; Irish father
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