Famous French Writers

Birthdate: November 21, 1694

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: May 30, 1778

18th-century historian, author, philosopher, and advocate of freedom of speech Voltaire was a leading figure of the French Age of Enlightenment. He often ran into trouble for his criticism of the French nobility and the Roman Catholic Church. He once went to Britain on voluntary exile, fearing imprisonment in France.