List of Famous people born in France
Jacques Villon
Jacques Villon, also known as Gaston Duchamp, was a French Cubist and abstract painter and printmaker.
Charlotte of Savoy
Charlotte of Savoy was queen of France as the second spouse of Louis XI. She served as regent during the king's absence in 1465, and was a member of the royal regency council during her son's minority in 1483.
Jean Riboud
Jean Riboud was a French socialist, corporate executive and the chairman of Schlumberger, the largest oilfield services company in the world. He was a member of the French Resistance during World War II and suffered incarceration in Buchenwald concentration camp of the Nazis. His contributions were reported in making Schlumberger into the market leader in oilfield services sector. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1986, for his contributions to society.
Caroline Champetier
Caroline Champetier is a French cinematographer. She has contributed to more than one hundred films since 1979. She won the César Award for Best Cinematography for her work on Of Gods and Men in 2011.
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Michèle Ray-Gavras is a French film producer and journalist.
Fernande Barrey
Fernande Barrey was a French artist model and painter.
Nicolas Curien
Blanche of Burgundy
Blanche of Burgundy was Queen of France and Navarre for a few months in 1322 through her marriage to King Charles IV the Fair. The daughter of Count Otto IV of Burgundy and Countess Mahaut of Artois, she was led to a disastrous marriage by her mother's ambition. Eight years before her husband's accession to the thrones, Blanche was arrested and found guilty of adultery with a Norman knight. Her sister-in-law, Margaret of Burgundy, suffered the same fate, while her sister Joan was acquitted. Blanche was imprisoned and not released even after becoming queen, until her marriage was annulled when she was moved to the coast of Normandy. The date and place of her death are unknown; the mere fact that she died was simply mentioned on the occasion of her husband's third marriage in April 1326.
Clément Darbo
Clément Darbo is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Provence Rugby in the Rugby Pro D2. He began his career with Pau before moving to FC Grenoble in 2011.
Martin Sourzac
Martin Sourzac is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AS Nancy.