It is [person's name]

Question

In a quiz: Q:  Qui est cet homme?A:  C’est Marc Dupré.Why C'est and not Il est?  The first rule in the lesson for C’est is that you use it if it/he/she
is followed by un/une/le/la or another article.  That is not the case here.The second rule is to use C'est to express general,
unspecific statements and opinions, referring to a thing generally, as in something
unspecified is great or delicious, like "Science is fun!".  But here, the answer is identifying a specific person, Marc Dupré, not a general concept.  Thanks.

Accepted Answer

Hi Chapel,
In the case of people you cannot use 'il/elle est' .
It has to be -
C'est Martine
C'est Mme Legrand
C'est mon oncle
C'est Marc Dupré 
etc.
Hope this helps!

Answer

In English, you would also tend to use the impersonal form:"Who is that?" -- "That's Mike" (and not "he is mike")