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He owns an important collection of contemporary art that is on display in his own museums.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"21 August 1936","date":"1936-08-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Les Champs-Géraux","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868458"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"businessperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43845"},{"text":"art collector","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10732476"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Lycée Saint-Martin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3268928"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Louise Gautier","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106578098","end":"1964"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167#P26"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226","date":"2017-04-14"},{"text":"Commander of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855212","date":"2007-04-06"},{"text":"Officer of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855195","date":"1997-03-01"},{"text":"Cross for Military Valour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q945618"},{"text":"Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28858567","date":"2016"},{"text":"Knight of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855271","date":"1988-05-10"},{"text":"Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855216","date":"2012-02-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Pinault","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1451167"],"faq":[{"q":"When was François Pinault born?","a":"François Pinault was born on 21 August 1936 in Les Champs-Géraux."},{"q":"Where did François Pinault study?","a":"François Pinault was educated at Lycée Saint-Martin."}],"related":[{"name":"Bernard Arnault","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bernard-arnault"},{"name":"Liliane Bettencourt","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/liliane-bettencourt"},{"name":"Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/marie-christine-coisne-roquette"},{"name":"Ambroise Roux","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ambroise-roux"},{"name":"Benoît Cœuré","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/benoit-cure"},{"name":"Bernard Lathière","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bernard-lathiere"},{"name":"Bertrand P. 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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: François Pinault Stade rennais - Le Havre AC 20150708 44.jpg — S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"François Pinault\". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/francois-pinault. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-30T06:59:34Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/francois-pinault","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/francois-pinault","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/francois-pinault?lang=ne"}}