List of Famous people born in France

Frédéric Petit was a French astronomer. He was the first director of the Toulouse Observatory, located in Toulouse, France, serving from 1838 to 1865. In 1846 he announced that he had discovered a second moon of Earth. The theory was later dismissed by his peers, although the concept of a second smaller satellite of the Earth was used by Jules Verne in his novel From the Earth to the Moon.

Lieutenant Colonel Thibaut Vallette is a French equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing. He was a career officer in the Alpine Troops before being seconded to the Cadre Noir at Saumur.

Mathieu Lemoine is a French Olympic equestrian. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the team eventing and finished 15th individually with the horse Bart.

François Nourissier was a French journalist and writer.

Alfred Guillaume Gabriel Grimod d'Orsay, comte d'Orsay was a French amateur artist, dandy, and man of fashion in the early- to mid-19th century.

Gabrielle-Charlotte Patin was a French numismatist, writer and painter during the 17th century.

Edmond Séchan was a French cinematographer and film director.