François Pinault

French billionaire businessman and art collector
Person human Q1451167

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
August 21, 1936
Place of birth
Les Champs-Géraux
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Father
François Pinault[5]
Mother
Eugénie Pinault[6]
Spouse
Louise Gautier
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[30]
Birth name
François Henri Joseph Pinault[31]
Family name
Pinault[23]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Economic Elites[37]
Name in native language
François Pinault[32]
Net worth
+29700000000[36]
Relative
Salma Hayek, Florence Rogers-Pinault, Charlotte Fournet[27][28][29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Francois Pinault en François Pinault ar فرانسوا بينو de Francois Pinault fa فرانسوا پینو fr Artemis-Pinault fr Fondation Pinault fr Francois Pinault he פרנסואה פינו ja フランソワ・ピノー ko 프랑수아 피노 nl Francois Pinault ru Пино, Франсуа ru Франсуа Пино sv Pinault, Francois uk Піно Франсуа uk Франсуа Піно zh 弗朗索瓦·皮諾 zh 弗朗索瓦·皮诺
🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
14917549
Library of Congress authority ID
n98098952
GND ID
124984320
AbART person ID
86346
ArchINFORM person/group ID
14904
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13327513x
Challenges billionaire ID
francois-pinault-et-sa-famille_26539
DDB person (GND) ID
124984320
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Francois-Pinault
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FAST ID
425278
Freebase ID
/m/03lgz4
GeneaStar person ID
pinaultfran
Geni.com profile ID
6000000009785843400
IdRef ID
035658312
JRC Names ID
6576
Le Figaro tag ID
François-Pinault
MarketScreener business leaders ID
FRANCOIS-PINAULT-A04KAJ
Marsilio Editori author ID
5634
Munzinger person ID
00000023282
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007372146805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810564592805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
333501918
Prabook ID
1036212
Quora topic ID
François-Pinault
Radio France person ID
francois-pinault
Rodovid ID
593418
SBN author ID
VEAV525466
Union List of Artist Names ID
500290687
VERIF ID
4409708
Who's Who in France biography ID
11024
WikiTree person ID
Pinault-29
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhMmpBfD9PG7yVxhPrDv3

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Children (paternal) 1
Country of citizenship 1
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Owned entities 1
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Place of birth 1
Relative 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

François Pinault was born on August 21, 1936[1], in Les Champs-Géraux[2]. He has worked as a businessperson[3] and art collector[4].

FAQs

Where was François Pinault born?

François Pinault's place of birth was Les Champs-Géraux[2].

Who were François Pinault's parents?

François Pinault's father was François Pinault[5]. François Pinault's mother was Eugénie Pinault[6].

What did François Pinault do for work?

François Pinault worked as a businessperson[3] and art collector[4].

Where did François Pinault go to school?

François Pinault was educated at Lycée Saint-Martin[11].

What awards did François Pinault receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[12], Commander of the Legion of Honour[13], Officer of the Legion of Honour[14], and Cross for Military Valour[15].

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  1. 9w ago · WKPDA3 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Salma Hayek, Florence Rogers-Pinault, Charlotte Fournet
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Relative: Charlotte Fournet"
  2. 24w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Spouse → Louise Gautier
    Country of citizenship → France
    Sport → cycle sport
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