List of French philosophers

The following is a list of notable French philosophers.

List

Organized by century of birth; alphabetized by surname within each century

11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

René Descartes (1596-1650)

17th century

18th century

19th century

1800s

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)

1810s

1820s

1830s

Alfred Fouillée (1838-1912)
Auguste Laugel (1830-1914)

1840s

1850s

Henri Bergson (1859-1941)

1860s

1870s

1880s

1890s

Georges Bataille (1897-1962)

20th century

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Birth year to be verified

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Britannica Editors. "list of philosophers." Encyclopedia Britannica, May 20, 2015. https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-philosophers-2027173.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hazareesingh, Sudhir (13 January 2015). "The 10 most celebrated French thinkers". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2026.

See also

Pages listing many French philosophers

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