Notable Advocates
- Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (philosopher)
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (philosopher)
- Benjamin Constant (philosopher and politician)
- Auguste Comte (philosopher)
- Charles de Gaulle (President) (only for men; commuted a majority of sentences)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (politician)
- Alain Madelin (politician)
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