List of Famous people born in France

Walter V, Count of Brienne was Duke of Athens from 1308 until his death. Being the only son of Hugh of Brienne and Isabella de la Roche, Walter was the sole heir to large estates in France, the Kingdom of Naples and the Peloponnese. He was held in custody in the Sicilian castle of Augusta between 1287 and 1296 or 1297 to secure the payment of his father's ransom to the Aragonese admiral, Roger of Lauria. When his father died fighting against Lauria in 1296, Walter inherited the County of Brienne in France, and the Counties of Lecce and Conversano in southern Italy. He was released, but he was captured during a Neapolitan invasion of Sicily in 1299. His second captivity lasted until the Treaty of Caltabellotta in 1302.

Zoé Victoire Talon, styled comtesse du Cayla, was an intimate friend and confidante of Louis XVIII of France, and was his maîtresse-en-titre.

Léon Vaudoyer was a French architect.

Dominique Sossorobla Malonga is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Jane Marken was a French actress. She was the first wife of the actor Jules Berry.

Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse (1681), duc de Penthièvre (1697), (1711),, a legitimated prince of the blood royal, was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. At the age of five, he became grand admiral of France.

Rémi Walter is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for MLS side Sporting Kansas City.

Monique Mélinand was a French film and television actress.