SettingsFrench people of Russian descent
Alexander N. Rossolimo
Alexander N. Rossolimo is an American think tank executive, entrepreneur, and corporate director.
Alexander N. Rossolimo is an American think tank executive, entrepreneur, and corporate director.
Alexandre Gaydamak
Alexandre "Sacha" Gaydamak (Александр Гайдамак, אלכסנדר גאידמק, born May 1976 in France) is a French businessman of Russian Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and also holds an Israeli passport.
Alexandre "Sacha" Gaydamak (Александр Гайдамак, אלכסנדר גאידמק, born May 1976 in France) is a French businessman of Russian Ashkenazi Jewish descent, and also holds an Israeli passport.
Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a Russian-born French philosopher and statesman whose philosophical seminars had an immense influence on twentieth-century French philosophy, particularly via his integratio...
Alexandre Kojève was a Russian-born French philosopher and statesman whose philosophical seminars had an immense influence on twentieth-century French philosophy, particularly via his integratio...
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Alexandre Mnouchkine was a French film producer.
Alexandre Mnouchkine was a French film producer.
Alexandre Sidorenko
Alexandre Sidorenko is a French tennis player.
Alexandre Sidorenko is a French tennis player.
Alexia Sedykh
Alexia Sedykh is a French athlete of Ukrainian and Russian descent specialising in the hammer throw.
Alexia Sedykh is a French athlete of Ukrainian and Russian descent specialising in the hammer throw.
Almira Skripchenko
Almira Skripchenko is a French chess player who has achieved the FIDE International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles.
Almira Skripchenko is a French chess player who has achieved the FIDE International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles.
Amira Casar
Amira Casar enjoys challenging work on « films d’auteur » and varies international projects one of which was the Quay brothers’ Piano Tuner of Earthquakes in wich she plays an opera singer who l...
Amira Casar enjoys challenging work on « films d’auteur » and varies international projects one of which was the Quay brothers’ Piano Tuner of Earthquakes in wich she plays an opera singer who l...
André Andrejew
André Andrejew (January 21, 1887 – March 13, 1967) was one of the most important art directors of the international cinema of the twentieth century.
André Andrejew (January 21, 1887 – March 13, 1967) was one of the most important art directors of the international cinema of the twentieth century.
André Levinson
André Yacovlev Levinson, Андрей (Андрэ) Яковлевич Левинсон; Andrey Yakovl'evich Levinson (November 1, 1887, St. Petersburg - December 3, 1933, Paris) was a French dance journalist.
André Yacovlev Levinson, Андрей (Андрэ) Яковлевич Левинсон; Andrey Yakovl'evich Levinson (November 1, 1887, St. Petersburg - December 3, 1933, Paris) was a French dance journalist.
Anne Meson
Anne Meson (born May 12, 1975) is a French show host and singer.
Anne Meson (born May 12, 1975) is a French show host and singer.
Anne of Kiev
Anne of Kiev was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I, and regent for her son Philip I.
Anne of Kiev was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I, and regent for her son Philip I.
Anne Wiazemsky
Princess Anne Wiazemsky (born 14 May 1947 in Berlin, West Germany) is a French actress and novelist, of the Russian Rurikid family of Princes Vyazemsky-Counts Levashov.
Princess Anne Wiazemsky (born 14 May 1947 in Berlin, West Germany) is a French actress and novelist, of the Russian Rurikid family of Princes Vyazemsky-Counts Levashov.
Barbara (singer)
Monique Andrée Serf, known as Barbara, was a popular French female singer.
Monique Andrée Serf, known as Barbara, was a popular French female singer.
Bogdanov Affair
The Bogdanov Affair is an academic dispute regarding the legitimacy of a series of theoretical physics papers written by French twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanov (alternately spelt ...
The Bogdanov Affair is an academic dispute regarding the legitimacy of a series of theoretical physics papers written by French twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanov (alternately spelt ...
Boris Ephrussi
Boris Ephrussi, Professor of Genetics at the University of Paris, was a Russo-French geneticist.
Boris Ephrussi, Professor of Genetics at the University of Paris, was a Russo-French geneticist.
Carlos (singer)
Carlos, born Yvan-Chrysostome Dolto, and sometimes called Jean-Christophe Doltovitch, was a leading French singer, entertainer and actor.
Carlos, born Yvan-Chrysostome Dolto, and sometimes called Jean-Christophe Doltovitch, was a leading French singer, entertainer and actor.
Christian Vadim
Christian Vadim is a French actor.
Christian Vadim is a French actor.
Constantin Rozanoff
Constantin Wladimir Rozanoff, also known as Kostia Rozanoff, (Розанов, Константин Владимирович) - was a French test pilot, Colonel of the French Air Force, and one of the pioneers of jet a...
Constantin Wladimir Rozanoff, also known as Kostia Rozanoff, (Розанов, Константин Владимирович) - was a French test pilot, Colonel of the French Air Force, and one of the pioneers of jet a...
Cécilia Attias
Cécilia María Sara Isabel Attias (née Ciganer-Albéniz, previously Martin and Sarkozy) (born 12 November 1957) was the second wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy until Octo...
Cécilia María Sara Isabel Attias (née Ciganer-Albéniz, previously Martin and Sarkozy) (born 12 November 1957) was the second wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy until Octo...
Dmitri Savitski
Dmitry Petrovich Savitsky (Дмитрий Петрович Савицкий, (born January 25, 1944), (Дми́трий Петро́вич Сави́цкий) is a Russian writer and poet.
Dmitry Petrovich Savitsky (Дмитрий Петрович Савицкий, (born January 25, 1944), (Дми́трий Петро́вич Сави́цкий) is a Russian writer and poet.
Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine was an American actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe.
Eddie Constantine was an American actor and singer who spent his career working in Europe.
Edouard Roditi
Édouard Roditi was an American poet, short-story writer and translator.
Édouard Roditi was an American poet, short-story writer and translator.
Elisa Tovati
Elisa Tovati born Elisa Touati is a French singer, actress and television personality.
Elisa Tovati born Elisa Touati is a French singer, actress and television personality.
Emmanuel Krivine
Emmanuel Krivine (born 7 May 1947, Grenoble) is a French conductor, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father.
Emmanuel Krivine (born 7 May 1947, Grenoble) is a French conductor, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father.
Emmanuelle Béart
Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963) is a French film actress, who has appeared in over 50 film and television productions since 1972.
Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963) is a French film actress, who has appeared in over 50 film and television productions since 1972.
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky (16 August 1884 – 31 December 1954) was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author.
Eugene Alexandrovich Znosko-Borovsky (16 August 1884 – 31 December 1954) was a Russian chess master, music and drama critic, teacher and author.
Eugène Lourié
Eugène Lourié (1903 - 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his ...
Eugène Lourié (1903 - 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his ...
Fania Fénelon
Fania Fénelon was a French pianist, composer and cabaret singer.
Fania Fénelon was a French pianist, composer and cabaret singer.
Francine du Plessix Gray
Francine du Plessix Gray is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and literary critic.
Francine du Plessix Gray is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and literary critic.
Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Féodor Atkine
Féodor Atkine is a French actor.
Féodor Atkine is a French actor.
Grégoire Michonze
Grégoire Michonze (1902–1982) (variant name Grégoire Michonznic, Григо́рий Мишо́нзник Grogórij Mišónznik) was a Russian-French painter, born in 1902 in Kishinev (Bessarabia), Russia (n...
Grégoire Michonze (1902–1982) (variant name Grégoire Michonznic, Григо́рий Мишо́нзник Grogórij Mišónznik) was a Russian-French painter, born in 1902 in Kishinev (Bessarabia), Russia (n...
Guy Béart
Guy Béart (born 16 July 1930) is a French singer and songwriter.
Guy Béart (born 16 July 1930) is a French singer and songwriter.
Isaac Schneersohn
Isaac Schneersohn was a French rabbi, industrialist, and the founder of the first Holocaust Archives and Memorial, born in the Ukraine.
Isaac Schneersohn was a French rabbi, industrialist, and the founder of the first Holocaust Archives and Memorial, born in the Ukraine.
Jacques Bergier
Jacques Bergier (born Yakov Mikhailovich Berger (Яков Михайлович Бéргер)) (Odessa, August 8, 1912 - Paris, November 23, 1978), was a chemical engineer, member of the French-resistance, spy...
Jacques Bergier (born Yakov Mikhailovich Berger (Яков Михайлович Бéргер)) (Odessa, August 8, 1912 - Paris, November 23, 1978), was a chemical engineer, member of the French-resistance, spy...
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati (born Jacques Tatischeff; born 9 October 1907 in Le Pecq, Yvelines, France – died 5 November 1982) was a French filmmaker.
Jacques Tati (born Jacques Tatischeff; born 9 October 1907 in Le Pecq, Yvelines, France – died 5 November 1982) was a French filmmaker.
Jean Djorkaeff
Jean "Tchouki" Djorkaeff is a retired French football player.
Jean "Tchouki" Djorkaeff is a retired French football player.
Jean Ferrat
Jean Ferrat (born Jean Tenenbaum, 26 December 1930 – 13 March 2010) was a French singer-songwriter and poet.
Jean Ferrat (born Jean Tenenbaum, 26 December 1930 – 13 March 2010) was a French singer-songwriter and poet.
Joe Dassin
Joseph Ira Dassin, more commonly known as Joe Dassin, was an American singer-songwriter best known for his French songs of the 1960s and 1970s.
Joseph Ira Dassin, more commonly known as Joe Dassin, was an American singer-songwriter best known for his French songs of the 1960s and 1970s.
Julien Falk
Julien Falk (1902-1987) is a french composer.
Julien Falk (1902-1987) is a french composer.
Karine Saporta
Karine Saporta (b. Grenoble, Isère, 1950) is a French choreographer, dancer, photographer, and short film director.
Karine Saporta (b. Grenoble, Isère, 1950) is a French choreographer, dancer, photographer, and short film director.
Lila Kedrova
Lila Kedrova (born Yelizaveta Nikolayevna Kedrova; Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October, c. 1918 16 February 2000) was a Russian-born French actress.
Lila Kedrova (born Yelizaveta Nikolayevna Kedrova; Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October, c. 1918 16 February 2000) was a Russian-born French actress.
Lili Boulanger
Marie-Juliette Olga Lili Boulanger was a French composer, the younger sister of the noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger.
Marie-Juliette Olga Lili Boulanger was a French composer, the younger sister of the noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger.
Lorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is an American conductor, violinist and composer.
Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is an American conductor, violinist and composer.
Ludmilla Tchérina
Ludmilla Tchérina was a French prima ballerina, sculptor, actress, painter, choreographer and author of two novels.
Ludmilla Tchérina was a French prima ballerina, sculptor, actress, painter, choreographer and author of two novels.
Léon Poliakov
Léon Poliakov was a historian who wrote extensively on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
Léon Poliakov was a historian who wrote extensively on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
Léon Zitrone
Léon Zitrone was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter.
Léon Zitrone was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter.
Léonide Moguy
Léonide Moguy (14 July 1899 – 21 April 1976) was a Russian born French film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Léonide Moguy (14 July 1899 – 21 April 1976) was a Russian born French film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Macha Méril
Macha Méril, born Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina on 3 September 1940, Rabat, Morocco, is a French actress and writer, descended by her father from the Russian princely hous...
Macha Méril, born Princess Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarina on 3 September 1940, Rabat, Morocco, is a French actress and writer, descended by her father from the Russian princely hous...
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall ( ; Марк Заха́рович Шага́л; (28 March 1985), was a Russian-French artist associated with several major artistic styles and one of the most successful artists of the 20th century.
Marc Chagall ( ; Марк Заха́рович Шага́л; (28 March 1985), was a Russian-French artist associated with several major artistic styles and one of the most successful artists of the 20th century.
Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady (born Marina de Poliakoff-Baidaroff in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine on 10 May 1938) is a French actress.
Marina Vlady (born Marina de Poliakoff-Baidaroff in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine on 10 May 1938) is a French actress.
Maurice Jarre
Maurice-Alexis Jarre was a French composer and conductor.
Maurice-Alexis Jarre was a French composer and conductor.
Michel Constantin
Michel Constantin (born Constantin Hokloff, July 13, 1924–August 29, 2003) was a French film actor.
Michel Constantin (born Constantin Hokloff, July 13, 1924–August 29, 2003) was a French film actor.
Mikhail Gromov (mathematician)
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century.
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century.
Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie Sarraute (; July 18, 1900 – October 19, 1999) was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.
Nathalie Sarraute (; July 18, 1900 – October 19, 1999) was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.
Nathalie Vadim
Nathalie Vadim is the daughter of Roger Vadim and actress Annette Strøyberg.
Nathalie Vadim is the daughter of Roger Vadim and actress Annette Strøyberg.
Nicolas de Staël
Nicolas de Staël was a painter known for his use of a thick impasto and his highly abstract landscape painting.
Nicolas de Staël was a painter known for his use of a thick impasto and his highly abstract landscape painting.
Nicolas Rimsky
Nicolas Rimsky (Николас Римский; February 18, 1886 – September 5, 1941) was an Russian-born French film actor, director and writer.
Nicolas Rimsky (Николас Римский; February 18, 1886 – September 5, 1941) was an Russian-born French film actor, director and writer.
Nicolas Rossolimo
Nicolas Rossolimo was an American-French-Russian-Greek chess Grandmaster.
Nicolas Rossolimo was an American-French-Russian-Greek chess Grandmaster.
Nina Berberova
Nina Nikolayevna Berberova (Ни́на Никола́евна Бербе́рова) (26 July 1901 – 26 September 1993) was a Russian writer who chronicled the lives of Russian exiles in Paris in her short stories a...
Nina Nikolayevna Berberova (Ни́на Никола́евна Бербе́рова) (26 July 1901 – 26 September 1993) was a Russian writer who chronicled the lives of Russian exiles in Paris in her short stories a...
Odile Versois
Odile Versois (14 June 1930 – 23 June 1980) was a French actress who appeared in 47 film and television productions between 1948 and 1980.
Odile Versois (14 June 1930 – 23 June 1980) was a French actress who appeared in 47 film and television productions between 1948 and 1980.
Olga Kurylenko
Olha Kostyantynivna Kurylenko, better known as Olga Kurylenko, is a French actress and model.
Olha Kostyantynivna Kurylenko, better known as Olga Kurylenko, is a French actress and model.
Paul Armont
Paul Armont was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter.
Paul Armont was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter.
Philippe Jaroussky
Philippe Jaroussky (born 13 February 1978 in Maisons-Laffitte, France) is a French sopranist countertenor.
Philippe Jaroussky (born 13 February 1978 in Maisons-Laffitte, France) is a French sopranist countertenor.
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff was a French actor.
Pierre Batcheff was a French actor.
Raphaël Fejtö
Raphaël Fejtö is a French actor, director, and author.
Raphaël Fejtö is a French actor, director, and author.
Raphaël Haroche
Raphaël Haroche (born 7 November 1975), professionally known under his mononym Raphaël, is a French singer–songwriter and actor.
Raphaël Haroche (born 7 November 1975), professionally known under his mononym Raphaël, is a French singer–songwriter and actor.
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and sometime actor, best known for launching the career of his first wife, Brigitte Bardot, with his...
Roger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and sometime actor, best known for launching the career of his first wife, Brigitte Bardot, with his...
Romain Gary
Romain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator of Litvak origin.
Romain Gary was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator of Litvak origin.
Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life".
Sacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life".
Schneour Zalman Schneersohn
Schneour Zalman Schneersohn (Gomel, Russia, 1898 – Brooklyn, New York, 1980) was a French Hasidic Chief Rabbi, before moving in his late years to the United States.
Schneour Zalman Schneersohn (Gomel, Russia, 1898 – Brooklyn, New York, 1980) was a French Hasidic Chief Rabbi, before moving in his late years to the United States.
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer, songwriter, poet, composer, artist, actor and director.
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer, songwriter, poet, composer, artist, actor and director.
Serge Poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff (January 8, 1906 – October 12, 1969) was a Russian-born French modernist painter belonging to the 'New' Ecole de Paris (Tachisme).
Serge Poliakoff (January 8, 1906 – October 12, 1969) was a Russian-born French modernist painter belonging to the 'New' Ecole de Paris (Tachisme).
Tatiana de Rosnay
Tatiana de Rosnay, born on September 28, 1961 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French Journalist, writer and screenwriter.
Tatiana de Rosnay, born on September 28, 1961 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French Journalist, writer and screenwriter.
Ted Lapidus
Edmond "Ted" Lapidus (23 June 1929 – 29 December 2008) was a French fashion designer.
Edmond "Ted" Lapidus (23 June 1929 – 29 December 2008) was a French fashion designer.
Vanessa Vadim
Vanessa Vadim is an independent producer and cinematographer.
Vanessa Vadim is an independent producer and cinematographer.
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff is a Franco-British actor.
Vernon Dobtcheff is a Franco-British actor.
Victor Kahn
Victor Kahn (Виктор Кан; 1889, Moscow – 6 October 1971, Nice) was a Russian–French chess master.
Victor Kahn (Виктор Кан; 1889, Moscow – 6 October 1971, Nice) was a Russian–French chess master.
Victor Serge
Victor Serge, born Victor Lvovich Kibalchich, also known by the pen name Le Rétif, was a Russian revolutionary and Francophone writer.
Victor Serge, born Victor Lvovich Kibalchich, also known by the pen name Le Rétif, was a Russian revolutionary and Francophone writer.
Vladimir Gavreau
Vladimir Gavreau (born in Russia as Vladimir Gavronsky) was a French scientist making experiments on the biological effects of the infrasound.
Vladimir Gavreau (born in Russia as Vladimir Gavronsky) was a French scientist making experiments on the biological effects of the infrasound.
Vladimir Jankélévitch
Vladimir Jankélévitch (31 August 1903 in Bourges – 6 June 1985 in Paris) was a French philosopher and musicologist.
Vladimir Jankélévitch (31 August 1903 in Bourges – 6 June 1985 in Paris) was a French philosopher and musicologist.
Vladimir Salomonovitch Pozner
Vladimir Salomonovitch Pozner was a French writer and translator of Russian descent.
Vladimir Salomonovitch Pozner was a French writer and translator of Russian descent.
Volin
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Eikhenbaum (Все́волод Миха́йлович Эйхенба́ум; August 11, 1882 - September 18, 1945), known in later life as Volin or (the spelling he used himself) Voline (Во́л...
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Eikhenbaum (Все́волод Миха́йлович Эйхенба́ум; August 11, 1882 - September 18, 1945), known in later life as Volin or (the spelling he used himself) Voline (Во́л...
Véronique Rivière
Véronique Rivière is a French singer-songwriter and actress.
Véronique Rivière is a French singer-songwriter and actress.
Wladimir Troubetzkoy
Wladimir Troubetzkoy is a French literary historian of Polish/Russian origin.
Wladimir Troubetzkoy is a French literary historian of Polish/Russian origin.
Youra Guller
Youra Guller was a female French classical pianist.
Youra Guller was a female French classical pianist.
Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Raffi Djorkaeff (born 9 March 1968) is a former French international footballer who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder.
Youri Raffi Djorkaeff (born 9 March 1968) is a former French international footballer who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder.
Yves Mourousi
Yves Mourousi (20 July 1942, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine - 7 April 1998, Paris) was a French television and radio news presenter and journalist.
Yves Mourousi (20 July 1942, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine - 7 April 1998, Paris) was a French television and radio news presenter and journalist.
Yvonne Monlaur
Yvonne Monlaur (December 15, 1939 – ) is a retired French film actress of the late 1950s and 1960s best known for her roles in the Hammer horror films.
Yvonne Monlaur (December 15, 1939 – ) is a retired French film actress of the late 1950s and 1960s best known for her roles in the Hammer horror films.