List of Famous people born in France

Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet is a French biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the women's sprint and women's pursuit, as well as in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her sister Chloé Chevalier is also a biathlete.

Madjid Bougherra is a former professional footballer. He was a central defender, who could also play as a midfielder.

Olivia Côte is a French actress.

Anna Gavalda is a French teacher and award-winning novelist.

Vanessa Schneider is a French political journalist and writer.

Cindy Bruna is a French fashion model.

Jean Ferrat was a French singer-songwriter and poet. He specialized in singing poetry, particularly that of Louis Aragon. He had a left-wing sympathy that found its way into a few songs.

Claire Nouvian is a French environment activist, journalist, television producer, film director and organizational leader.

Béatrice Dalle is a French actress.

Charles Marie Philippe Millon, born on 13 November 1945 in Belley, Ain, is a French politician. A member of the UDF, he was member of the French parliament for Ain and President of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council. He was Minister of Defence from 1995 to 1997 in Alain Juppé's government, and led the highly sensitive reform on the professionalization of the armed forces. In 1998, in order to keep the presidency of the regional council, he agreed on being elected with votes from Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front and was subsequently expelled from the UDF. He then created his own party, called "The Right", aiming at federating French libertarians and conservatives, which met limited success. He ran in 2001 for Mayor of Lyon. He has been nominated in 2003 as France's ambassador to FAO, where he advocates for the development of Africa.