Friday, July 6, 2018

Celebrating French-American Heritage Month: Famous French Americans

The following is only a partial list of some famous French Americans. Can you name some more? Post in the comments section below. 

  • Madonna (born 1958), international singer; mother is of French-Canadian descent
  • Beyoncé Knowles (born 1981), American R&B singer-songwriter and actress; a French Creole of French and African-American and Native American descent
  • Jessica Alba, actress; mother is of partial French-Canadian ancestry
  • Marcheline Bertrand, actress of half French-Canadian ancestry, mother of actress Angelina Jolie
  • The late Anthony Bourdain, author and the "Chef-at-Large" of Brasserie Les Halles, based in New York City with locations in Miami, Florida, and Washington, D.C.[41] and host of the Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), First Lady and wife of the late John F. Kennedy; maiden name is Bouvier and she is usually referred to by all three of her surnames together; father was of French descent
  • Oliver Stone, director
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States
  • Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), novelist, writer, poet, artist, and part of the Beat Generation
  • Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), author of many articles and essays, development critic, naturalist, transcendentalist, pacifist, tax resister and philosopher; known for Walden, Civil Disobedience, Resistance to Civil Government
  • E. Annie Proulx, American journalist and author
  • Laila Ali (born 1977), professional boxer; daughter of Muhammad Ali and his Louisiana Creole wife
  • Hulk Hogan, professional wrestler; French on his maternal side

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