List of Famous people born in France
Jean-Marie Périer
Jean-Marie Périer is a French photographer and film director.
Michèle Torr
Michèle Torr is a French singer and author, best known in non-Francophone countries for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg in 1966 and for Monaco in 1977.
Jeanne Added
Jeanne Added is a French singer songwriter singing mainly in English. After starting as a jazz interpreter with various musicians, she launched her solo EP EP#1 in 2011 followed by an independent album Yes is a Pleasant Country also in 2011. She has released three albums and three EPs and a number of singles.
Cécile Cassel
Cécile Crochon, better known by the stage name Cécile Cassel, is a French actress and singer. Since 2002, she has appeared in a number of films and television series. She is also a recording artist using the stage name HollySiz.
Danyel Gérard
Danyel Gérard is a French pop singer and composer.
Corinne Touzet
Corinne Touzet is a French actress and producer. She is best known for her starring role as Isabelle Florent in the French police drama series Une femme d'honneur which ran from 1996 - 2008.
Erika Moulet
Erika Moulet is a French journalist and television host.
Hélène Darroze
Hélène Darroze is a French chef. She has three Michelin stars and three restaurants, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in London and Restaurant Hélène Darroze in Paris and Moscow.
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1947. He won the Best Actor European Film Award for Toto the Hero in 1991 and two Best Actor Césars for How I Killed My Father (2001) and The Last Mitterrand (2005). He also received the Molière Award for Best Actor for Les côtelettes in 1998, then again for Exit the King in 2005. In 2014, he was awarded the Honorary Molière for the sum of his career. He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 2018.
Damien Abad
Damien Abad is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been member of the French National Assembly since 2012, representing Ain. From 2009 until 2012, he was a member of the European Parliament, representing South-East France.