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François Hollande

1954 – present · age 72^[1][2]

Politics & Leadership

Fun Facts About François Hollande

• François Hollande's first run for parliament, in 1981, was against future president Jacques Chirac, and he lost in the first round.^[3]
• On becoming president of France, Hollande also became, ex officio, Co-Prince of Andorra.^[3]
• Hollande's first cabinet was the first in French history with gender parity, 17 men and 17 women, and its first act was to cut the salaries of the president and ministers by 30%.^[3]
• For 29 years Hollande's partner was Ségolène Royal, who ran for president herself in 2007 and lost to Nicolas Sarkozy, the man Hollande defeated five years later.^[3][4][5]
• After serving as president, Hollande surprised even his own party by running for his old seat in the National Assembly in 2024, and he won it back.^[3]
• The surname Hollande means "one originally from Holland," and the earliest known member of his family was a miller living near Plouvain around 1569.^[3]
• François Hollande was alive at the same time as Thomas Mann — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1954–1955).^[1][2][6][7]
• François Hollande shares a birthday with Erwin Schrödinger: both were born on August 12.^[1][2][8][9]

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from 2001 to 2008, as well as President of the General Council of Corrèze from 2008 to 2012. He has also held the 1st constituency of Corrèze seat in the National Assembly three times, first from 1988 to 1993, then from 1997 to 2012, and from 2024 onwards.^[1]

Contemporaries

Noam Chomsky

72 yr overlap

Wole Soyinka

72 yr overlap

Dalai Lama

72 yr overlap

Woody Allen

72 yr overlap

Francis Ford Coppola

72 yr overlap

Bob Dylan

72 yr overlap

Billie Jean King

72 yr overlap

Aung San Suu Kyi

72 yr overlap

Steven Spielberg

72 yr overlap

Oprah Winfrey

72 yr overlap

Haruki Murakami

72 yr overlap

Tu Youyou

72 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About François Hollande

When was François Hollande born?

François Hollande was born on August 12, 1954, and is alive today.

How old is François Hollande?

François Hollande was born on August 12, 1954, and turned 72 on August 12, 2026.

What is François Hollande known for?

François Hollande is known for: President of France 2012–2017. François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from 2001 to 2008, as well as President of the General Council of Corrèze from 2008 to 2012. He has also held the 1st constituency of Corrèze seat in the National Assembly three times, first from 1988 to 1993, then from 1997 to 2012, and from 2024 onwards.

Who was alive at the same time as François Hollande?

François Hollande's closest contemporary was Noam Chomsky. Their lives overlapped for 72 years.