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François Christophe Kellermann François Christophe de Kellermann General who commanded the French at Valmy, Marshal of the Empire Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1735–1820
Louis Joseph de Bourbon Louis Joseph de Bourbon, prince de Condé Bourbon prince who commanded the émigré Army of Condé Military command · Army of Condé 1736–1818
Charles François Dumouriez Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez French Revolutionary general and statesman who defected to Austria in 1793 Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1739–1823
Jean-Paul Marat Jean-Paul Marat Radical journalist and publisher of L’Ami du peuple Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards) 1743–1793
Olympe de Gouges Olympe de Gouges Writer who demanded women’s civil and political rights Literature and arts · Independent activity 1748–1793
Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David Neoclassical painter of the French Revolution Literature and arts · French First Republic state institutions 1748–1825
Emmanuel Sieyès Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès Clergyman and political theorist of Third Estate sovereignty Political and party leadership · French revolutionary movement 1748–1836
Sylvain Maréchal Sylvain Maréchal French writer and author of the Manifesto of the Equals Social movements and organizing · Conspiracy of the Equals / Société des Égaux 1750–1803
Charles-Philippe Ronsin Charles-Philippe Ronsin Hébertist general who commanded the Parisian Revolutionary Army Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1751–1794
Jacques Roux Jacques Roux Enragé priest who demanded controls on subsistence prices Political and party leadership · Enragés 1752–1794
Pierre Vergniaud Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud Leading Girondin orator in the National Convention Political and party leadership · Girondins 1753–1793
Lazare Carnot Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot The mathematician who organized the army of the Revolution Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1753–1823
Jacques Pierre Brissot Jacques Pierre Brissot Girondin journalist and deputy who championed revolutionary war Political and party leadership · Girondins 1754–1793
Louis XVI Louis XVI French king deposed and tried during the Revolution Monarchs and royalty · French monarchy 1754–1793
Isaac Le Chapelier Isaac Le Chapelier Author of the Le Chapelier Law banning guilds and workers’ combinations Legislature and state representation · French monarchy 1754–1794
Georges Couthon Georges Auguste Couthon Committee of Public Safety member allied with Robespierre Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions 1755–1794
Jean-Pierre-André Amar Jean-Pierre-André Amar Committee of General Security member who reported the ban on women’s clubs Security, intelligence and policing · French First Republic state institutions 1755–1816
Bertrand Barère Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac Convention deputy who bridged the Plain and Committee of Public Safety Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions 1755–1841
Antoine-François Momoro Antoine-François Momoro Cordelier printer who spread the motto “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Social movements and organizing · Cordeliers Club 1756–1794
Pierre-Joseph Cambon Pierre-Joseph Cambon Finance specialist who led the Convention’s finance committee Economy, finance and planning · French monarchy 1756–1820
Jacques René Hébert Jacques René Hébert Revolutionary journalist whose Le Père Duchesne spoke to a sans-culotte readership Political and party leadership · Cordeliers Club 1757–1794
Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette French general who fought in the revolutions of two continents Military command · Feuillants 1757–1834
Charles X Charles Philippe, comte d’Artois Count of Artois who led émigré royalism during the Revolution Monarchs and royalty · French monarchy 1757–1836
Maximilien Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre Jacobin politician who argued for subsistence rights and revolutionary government Political and party leadership · Jacobin Club 1758–1794
André Masséna André Masséna French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars commander, Marshal of the Empire Military command · Consulate and First Empire state institutions 1758–1817
Jacques Cathelineau Jacques Cathelineau First generalissimo of the Vendéan insurgency Military command · Catholic and Royal Army (Vendée) 1759–1793
Georges Danton Georges Jacques Danton Revolutionary leader associated with the Cordeliers and Indulgents Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards) 1759–1794
Adrien Duport Adrien Duport Feuillant politician and advocate of judicial reform Political and party leadership · Feuillants 1759–1798
Camille Desmoulins Camille Desmoulins Revolutionary journalist associated with both the Bastille rising and Indulgents Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards) 1760–1794
François Buzot François Buzot Girondin deputy who argued after Varennes that the king could be tried Political and party leadership · Girondins 1760–1794
Gracchus Babeuf Gracchus Babeuf Advocate of substantive equality in the Conspiracy of the Equals Social movements and organizing · Conspiracy of the Equals / Société des Égaux 1760–1797
Alexandre de Lameth Alexandre de Lameth Politician who moved from the revolutionary triumvirate to the Feuillants Political and party leadership · Feuillants 1760–1829
Antoine Barnave Antoine Barnave Leading Feuillant orator who sought to preserve constitutional monarchy Political and party leadership · Feuillants 1761–1793
Jean-Charles Pichegru Charles Pichegru French Revolutionary Wars general, royalist conspirator Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1761–1804
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Jean-Baptiste Jourdan General of the Revolutionary Wars, victor of Fleurus and framer of the 1798 conscription law Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1762–1833
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette Pierre Gaspard Chaumette Paris Commune prosecutor prominent in dechristianisation Political and party leadership · Jacobin Club 1763–1794
François de Charette François Athanase de Charette de la Contrie Royalist commander who led guerrilla war in the Lower Vendée Military command · Catholic and Royal Army (Vendée) 1763–1796
Jean Victor Marie Moreau Jean Victor Marie Moreau French Revolutionary general, victor of Hohenlinden Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1763–1813
Léger-Félicité Sonthonax Léger-Félicité Sonthonax Civil commissioner who proclaimed emancipation in northern Saint-Domingue Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions 1763–1813
Jean-François Varlet Jean-François Varlet Enragé activist who championed section assemblies and direct democracy Social movements and organizing · Enragés 1764–1837
François-Nicolas Vincent François-Nicolas Vincent Cordelier and Hébertist who served as secretary-general of the War Ministry Government and administration · French First Republic state institutions 1767–1794
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just Louis Antoine de Saint-Just Committee of Public Safety member and theorist of revolutionary government Political and party leadership · The Mountain (Montagnards) 1767–1794
Jean Joseph Amable Humbert Jean Joseph Amable Humbert French revolutionary general, commander of the 1798 Irish expedition Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1767–1823
Charlotte Corday Charlotte Corday Norman noble and Girondin sympathizer who assassinated Marat Social movements and organizing 1768–1793
Louis Charles Antoine Desaix Louis Charles Antoine Desaix French Revolutionary Wars general killed at Marengo Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1768–1800
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoléon Bonaparte A conqueror who rose from revolutionary general to emperor Government and administration · Consulate and First Empire state institutions 1769–1821
Antoine Richepanse Antoine Richepanse French Revolutionary Wars general and commander of the Guadeloupe expedition Military command · French First Republic state institutions 1770–1802
Henri de La Rochejaquelein Henri de La Rochejaquelein Young noble officer elected generalissimo of the Vendéan army Military command · Catholic and Royal Army (Vendée) 1772–1794