List of Famous people born in France

Ford Madox Brown was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was Work (1852–1865). Brown spent the latter years of his life painting the twelve works known as The Manchester Murals, depicting Mancunian history, for Manchester Town Hall.

George Louis Hubert Buisson was a French trade union leader and Resistance activist.

Samy Sana is a French Muay Thai kickboxer who currently competes in ONE Championship. He is the former WBC Muaythai Interim Super Middleweight champion.

William IV, called Fierebras or Fierebrace, was the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 963 to his retirement in 990.

Justin Jules is a French professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Delko.

Pierre-Luc Séguillon (1940–2010) was a French columnist and journalist.

Général d'armée aérienne André Lanata is a French fighter pilot and served as Chief of Staff of the French Air Force CEMAA from 21 September 2015. He was succeeded on 31 August 2018 by Philippe Lavigne.

René Rémond was a French historian, political scientist and political economist.

Marc Lelandais is a French business executive in the luxury and textile industry. He became chairman of ST Dupont in 2005 and then Lancel from 2006 to 2012. In July 2012, he was made CEO of French clothing distributor Vivarte. Since 2015, he founded a consulting firm Pacello & Co.

Paul Maximilien Landowski was a French monument sculptor of Polish descent. His best-known work is Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.