Famous French Athletes

Birthdate: February 20, 1875

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Aurillac, in Cantal, France

Died: December 14, 1963

Refused entry in the Tour de France because she was a woman, French athlete Marie Marvingt finished the course by herself. An aviator and mountaineer, too, she later made many sporting records. She was the first female fighter pilot. She had also been a journalist, a medical officer, and a ski school instructor.