7 key personalities from the French Revolution

Apr 25, 2025, 23:12 IST

Manas Joshi

1. Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

He was member of the clergy who wrote an influential pamphlet called 'What Is the Third Estate?', just before the Revolution.

2. Marquis de Lafayette

He was a liberal aristocrat and military hero. He wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

3. Jean-Paul Marat

He was the Revolution's most influential journalist.

4. Olympe de Gouges

She was a playwright and Girondin. He campaigned for abolition of slavery and women's rights.

5. Georges Danton

He was leader of the Cordeliers Club, a political club of the French Revolution.

6. Maximilien Robespierre

He was leader of the radical Jacobins in the National Assembly. He was a lawyer and noted orator.

7. Jacques Pierre Brissot

He was leader of the Girondins, the conservative faction of the National Convention.