List of Famous people born in France

Sylvie Retailleau is a French politician who is currently serving as Minister of Higher Education in the Borne government since May 2022.

Albert Lamorisse was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game Risk in 1957.

Joseph-Marie–Auguste Caillaux was a French politician of the Third Republic. He was a leader of the French Radical Party and Minister of Finance, but his progressive views in opposition to the military alienated him from conservative elements. He was accused of corruption, but was cleared by a parliamentary commission. This political weakness strengthened the right wing elements in the Radical Party.

Louis Laurent Gabriel de Mortillet, French archaeologist and anthropologist, was born at Meylan, Isère.

Gen Paul was a French painter and engraver.

Jean Vezin was a French librarian and medievalist historian, specializing in Latin palaeography and codicology.

Jean Toulout was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959.

Marie Gabriel Augustin Savard was a French composer and teacher.