Pneu Michelin (Firm)

Michelin is a French company founded in 1888 by brothers André and Édouard Michelin in Clermont-Ferrand. They helped popularize the pneumatic tire, first for bicycles and then for motor vehicles, at a moment when personal transport was beginning to change everyday life.

The firm became widely known not only for tires, but also for publishing the Michelin Guide, first issued in 1900 for motorists in France. Over time, that guide evolved into one of the best-known restaurant rating systems in the world, while the company mascot Bibendum—better known in English as the Michelin Man—became one of the most recognizable brand figures anywhere.

Because this is a company rather than a single person, there is no author portrait to use here. If you'd like, I can instead create an entry focused on one of Michelin's founders, such as André Michelin or Édouard Michelin.