List of Famous people born in France

Louis-Michel van Loo was a French painter.

Gabriel Paul Othenin de Cléron, comte d'Haussonville was a French politician and author.

Alain Casabona was a French novelist and short story writer. He won the Prix Alphonse-Allais from the Académie Alphonse Allais in 1994. He became a great chancellor of the Académie in 1996.

Jan Vaillant, was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Alain Mérieux is a French billionaire businessman, chairman of Institut Mérieux.

Antoine "Tonino" Baliardo is the lead guitarist for Gipsy Kings, a New Flamenco group from France that has sold more than 18 million albums worldwide. He was born in Montpellier. He is the son of guitarist Manitas de Plata.

Alain Porthault was a French sprinter and rugby player. He competed in the men’s 4 x 100 meters relay in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the Men’s 100 meters and the Men’s 4 x 100 meters relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In rugby, he played for Racing 92 from 1951 to 1953. He also earned seven caps with the France national rugby union team. He died on 25 November 2019 at the age of 90.