Max Gallo
 Max Gallo (French: [maks ɡaˈlo]; born in Nice on 7 January 1932) is a French writer historian and politician.The son of Italian immigrants Max Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974 he joined the Socialist Party. On April 26 2007 the Académie française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24 formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie française on 31 May 2007.