List of Famous people born in France

André François-Poncet was a French politician and diplomat whose post as ambassador to Germany allowed him to witness first-hand the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and the Nazi regime's preparations for World War II.

André Edouard Antoine Marie Fleury was a French composer, pianist, organist, and pedagogue.

Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol was a French psychiatrist.

André Chamson was a French archivist, novelist and essayist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Jeannette Batti (1921–2011) was a French film actress.

Michel Louis Etienne Regnaud, later 1st Count Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély was a French politician.

Marcel Renault was a French racing driver and industrialist, co-founder of the car maker Renault. He was the brother of Louis and Fernand Renault.

Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin Marbot, known as Marcellin Marbot, was a French general, famous for his memoirs depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare. He belongs to a family that has distinguished itself particularly in the career of arms, giving three generals to France in less than 50 years. His elder brother, Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot, was also a military man of some note.

Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris was a French writer and scholar. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, 1902 and 1903.