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coco chanel Born Gabrielle ’Coco’ Bonheur Chanel, she is an excellent French fashion designer, founder of the well-known Chanel brand, whose modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.