List of Famous people born in France
Tristan Dingomé
Tristan Dingomé is a French footballer who plays for Troyes. He primarily plays as a left-back or left midfielder.
Daniel Halévy
Daniel Halévy was a French historian.
Christine of France
Christine of France was the sister of Louis XIII and the Duchess of Savoy by marriage. At the death of her husband Victor Amadeus I in 1637, she acted as regent of Savoy between 1637 and 1648.
Rose Vestris
Françoise-Rose Gourgaud, stage name Madame Vestris, was a French actress.
Charles de Schomberg d' Halluin
Charles de Schomberg, Duke d'Halluin, was a French soldier from the 17th century and Marshal of France.
Robert Namias
Georges Carpentier
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908 to 1926. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood 5 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (182 cm) and his fighting weight ranged from 147 to 175 pounds. Carpentier was known for his speed, his excellent boxing skills and his extremely hard punch. The Parisian Sports Arena Halle Georges Carpentier is named after him.
Claude Servan-Schreiber
Sophie Amiach
Sophie Amiach is a former professional tennis player from France who played on the WTA tour from 1980 to 1995.
Jean Le Pautre
Jean Le Pautre or Lepautre was a French designer and engraver, the elder brother of the architect Antoine Le Pautre, the father of the engravers Pierre Le Pautre and Jacques Le Pautre, and the uncle of the sculptor Pierre Lepautre. Jean Le Pautre was an apprentice to a carpenter and builder. In addition to learning mechanical and constructive work, he developed considerable skill with the pencil. His designs, innumerable in quantity and exuberant in content, consisted mainly of ceilings, friezes, chimney-pieces, doorways and mural decorations. He also devised fire-dogs, sideboards, cabinets, console tables, mirrors and other pieces of furniture.