List of Famous people born in France
Adrien Gouteyron
Adrien Gouteyron was a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represented the Haute-Loire department and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party.
Medhi Lacen
Mehdi Gregory Giuseppe Lacen is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Conrad de Witt
Olivier Merle
Olivier Merle is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a lock. He was known by several nicknames, including "La Merluche" and "Le Massif Central". He was known for his violent play and after headbutting Ricky Evans the Welsh prop in Paris causing a ruck to collapse on him breaking his ankle, resulted in his being sued successfully in the courts for damages. This was the first case of its kind and BBC video evidence was used in court. After that he never played for France again.
Philippe Louis de Noailles
Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine, comte de Noailles, prince-duc de Poix, and 2nd Spanish and 1st French duc de Mouchy, was a French soldier, and politician of the Revolution.
Benoît Peeters
Benoît Peeters is a French comics writer, novelist, and comics studies scholar.
Charles III, Prince of Monaco
Charles III was Prince of Monaco and Duke of Valentinois from 20 June 1856 to his death. He was the founder of the famous casino in Monte Carlo, as his title in Monegasque and Italian was Carlo III. He was born in Paris, the only son of Florestan, Prince of Monaco, and Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz.
Jacques-Joseph Champollion
Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac, also known as Champollion l'aîné was a French archaeologist, elder brother of Jean-François Champollion.
Rudolph of France
Rudolph or Rudolf was the king of France from 923 until his death in 936. He was elected to succeed his father-in-law, Robert I, and spent much of his reign defending his realm from Viking raids.
Jean-Pierre Autheman
Jean-Pierre Autheman was a French comic book author. He was also occasionally a novelist, illustrator, and cartoonist.