Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

George Brassens: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Facts

Born October 22, 1921 • Sète • France
Died October 29, 1981 (aged 60) • France
default image
Mary Travers
American singer and songwriter
default image
Rick Wright
British musician
default image
Jeff Buckley
American musician
default image
Melissa Manchester
American singer and songwriter
default image
Suzanne Vega
American singer-songwriter
default image
Don Henley
American musician and singer
default image
Lee Hazlewood
American musician and record producer
Bruce Springsteen plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala.
Bruce Springsteen
American singer, songwriter, and bandleader
Dolly Parton smiles while holding a microphone, wearing a green outfit with sparkling details, in front of a red background.
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
American singer-songwriter
Beyonce smiling on the red carpet at the 2013 Grammy Awards, wearing a black and white dress with her hair pulled back.
Beyoncé
American singer
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
American poet, songwriter, and singer
Paul Williams
Paul Williams
American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor
Lady Gaga performing onstage in a sparkling blue outfit with dramatic shoulders, long platinum blonde hair, pink glitter mask, and holding a gold microphone.
Lady Gaga
American singer-songwriter and actress
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Jamaican musician
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Canadian musician
Lily Allen poses in a pale yellow lace gown with red lipstick at The Fashion Awards 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Lily Allen
English singer-songwriter and actress
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
American singer-songwriter
Noah Kahan smiles in a black tuxedo and bow tie, with decorative pins on his lapel.
Noah Kahan
American singer-songwriter
Justin Timberlake smiling and posing outdoors in a dark blazer and checked shirt at the Inside Llewyn Davis photocall during the Cannes Festival in France.
Justin Timberlake
American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer

Related Quizzes

USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz