
Gustave Eiffel
1832 - 1923
Gustave Eiffel is most famous for his work on the Eiffel Tower.
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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary French Engineers of all time. This list of famous French Engineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of French Engineers.

1832 - 1923
Gustave Eiffel is most famous for his work on the Eiffel Tower.

1796 - 1832
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot was a French physicist and engineer. He is most famous for his work on the Carnot cycle, which is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the conversion of heat into work.

1633 - 1707
Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban was a French military engineer who is most famous for his work on fortifications. He wrote a book called "The Art of War" which is still used by military engineers today.

1878 - 1935
André Citroën is most famous for the introduction of the Citroën DS, the first mass-produced car with a unitary body, in 1955.

1200 - 1250
Villard de Honnecourt is most famous for being the first person to write a book on architecture.

1892 - 1986
French aircraft industrialist (1892-1986)

1872 - 1903
French racing driver (1872–1903)

1874 - 1958
French pilot, aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer

1240 - 1300
early investigator of magnetism

1881 - 1944
French engineer (1881–1944)
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