List of Famous people born in France

Claude Mercier-Ythier was a French harpsichord maker who ran a shop and workshop in Paris dedicated exclusively to harpsichords. Instruments that he built and restored have been played in many concerts and recordings, including a recording of Bach's complete keyboard works by Zuzana Růžičková. He wrote a standard book on the topic, Les clavecins, published in 1990.

Alexandre-Marie Colin (1798-1875) was a French painter of historical and genre subjects.

Abbé Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie was professor of apologetics at the Institut Catholique in Paris, and writer on apologetic subjects.

Jean-Baptiste Cavaignac was a French politician and statesman.

Claude de Beauharnais, 2nd count des Roches-Baritaud was a French politician.

Emmanuel Bourdieu (born 6 April 1965 in Paris) is a French writer, playwright, film director and philosopher. He is the youngest son of Marie Claire Brizard and sociologist Pierre Bourdieu.