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Olympe de Gouges

(Marie Gouze)feminist, writerBorn: 1745?Birthplace: Montauban, Languedoc, France De Gouges was an ardent advocate of many human rights, especially equality for women, at a time when those beliefs…

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues

artist, cartographer Born: c. 1533Birthplace: Dieppe, France A French cartographer (mapmaker) and painter, Le Moyne de Morgues produced the first map of Florida. His paintings and sketches are…

Niki de Saint Phalle

artist and feminist Born: 1930Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France French-born artist and feminist known for her nanas sculptures, papier-mâché figures of enormous, voluptuous women. One of the…

Andree de Jongh Biography

rescuerDied: Oct. 13, 2007 (Brussels, Belgium) Best Known as: rescuer of Allied soldiers during World War II World War II legend who led 118 Allied soldiers down…

Baron Guy de Rothschild Biography

bankerDied: June 12, 2007 (Paris, France) Best Known as: head of French banking dynasty Heir to the House of Rothschild and head of French bank dynasty. His…

Allan Pineda Lindo (apl.de.ap) Biography

(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines to a…

Allan Pineda Lindo (apl.de.ap) Biography

(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines to a…