List of Famous people born in France
Manuela Montebrun
Manuela Montebrun is a retired, female hammer thrower from France. She is an Olympic bronze medallist and two-time World Championship bronze medallist.
Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord
Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord was a French churchman and politician. He was the paternal uncle of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838).
Jeanne de Laval
Jeanne de Laval, was the second wife and Queen consort of René I of Anjou, King of Naples, Sicily, titular King of Jerusalem, Aragon, and Majorca; Duke of Anjou, Bar, and Lorraine; and Count of Provence and Piedmont.
Martine Leguille-Balloy
Martine Leguille-Balloy is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Vendée.
Georges Franju
Georges Franju was a French filmmaker. He was born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine.
Marthe Gautier
Marthe Gautier is a French medical doctor and researcher, best known for her role in discovering the link of diseases to chromosome abnormalities.
Marcel Francisci
Marcel Francisci was an alleged member of the Unione Corse who was accused of masterminding the French Connection drug network. As a young man, Francisci fought in World War II and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. Following the war, he developed a business empire that included casinos in Britain, France and Lebanon. Francisci served in the general council of the Corse-du-Sud (UDR) and was a member of the Civic Action Service (SAC), a Gaullist militia. He was assassinated in Paris in 1982.
Valentin Roberge
Valentin Sébastien Roger Roberge is a French professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol as a centre back.
Fernand Pouillon
Fernand Pouillon was a French architect, urban planner, building contractor and writer.
Laurent Grandguillaume
Laurent Grandguillaume is a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017, representing the 1st constituency of Côte-d'Or.