Coco Chanel Fashion Designer Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was a French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand. She is the only fashion designer listed on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Born: August 19, 1883, Saumur, France Died: January 10, 1971, Paris, France Full name: Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel Nationality: French Awards: Neiman Marcus Fashion Award Siblings: Lucien Chanel, Antoinette Chanel, Alphonse Chanel, Augustin Chanel, Julia Chanel
