| Claim to Fame | Person |
|---|
| Irish playwright of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' | |
| French astronomer known for his catalog of astronomical objects | |
| Famous 'divine' French stage and silent movie actress | |
| Lead singer of 'The Doors' | |
| Polish composer and pianist known for the 'Minute Waltz' | |
| French novelist who wrote 'Gigi' | |
| African-American author of 'Native Son' | |
| Author of 'The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas' | |
| German artist at the forefront of the Dada and Surrealist movements | |
| Author of 'À la recherche du temps perdu' ('In Search of Lost Time') | |
| French writer of the collected works 'La Comédie humaine' | |
| French Romantic painter of 'Liberty Leading the People' | |
| American 'Mother of Modern Dance' | |
| Proposed the use of a mechanical device to carry out death penalties via beheading | |
| French mime artist, known for the character 'Bip' | |
| Playwright of 'Tartuffe' | |
| Singer of 'La vie en rose' | |
| French painter known as the 'Father of Impressionism' | |
| Painter of the pointillist 'Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' | |
| Filmmaker of 'A Trip to the Moon' | |
| French fable writer | |
| Greek-American opera diva (original burial site) | |
| Italian composer of 'The Barber of Seville' (original burial site) | |
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