Philosopher. He made many contributions to science and especially mathematics, but is best known for his so-called rationalist approach, that is his reliance on logic to think through problems, including problems of valuation.
| 1626–1696 | Madame de Sévigné |
| 1585–1642 | Armand Richelieu |
| 1614–1679 | Cardinal de Retz |
| 1626–1700 | Armand Rancé |
| 1628–1703 | Charles Perrault |
| 1623–1662 | Blaise Pascal |
| 1627–1693 | Anne Montpensier |
| 1622–1673 | Molière |
| 1638–1715 | Nicolas Malebranche |
| 1555–1628 | François de Malherbe |
| 1635–1719 | Françoise Maintenon |
| 1638–1715 | Louis XIV |
| 1620–1705 | Ninon de Lenclos |
| 1610–1674 | Jean de Labadie |
| 1613–1680 | François La Rochefoucauld |
| 1621–1665 | Jean La Fontaine |
| 1645–1696 | Jean de La Bruyère |
| 1577–1638 | Père Joseph |
| 1648–1717 | Jeanne Marie Guyon |
| 1643–1670 | Claude Duval |
| 1616–1680 | Antoinette Bourignon |
| 1627–1704 | Jacques Bossuet |
| 1636–1711 | Nicolas Boileau |
| 1530–1596 | Jean Bodin |
| 1636–1705 | Pierre Beauchamp |
| 1647–1706 | Pierre Bayle |
| 1612–1694 | Antoine Arnauld |
