List of Famous people born in France
Elye Wahi
Sepe Elye Wahi is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
Pierre Palmade
Pierre Palmade is a French actor and comedian.
Chantal Lauby
Chantal Lauby is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, humorist, comedian and television host. She is a member and founder of the group of comedians Les Nuls alongside Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia.
Pierre Soulages
Pierre Soulages is a French painter, engraver, and sculptor. In 2014, François Hollande described him as "the world's greatest living artist."
Vincent Cerutti
Vincent Cerutti is a French radio and television presenter.
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris.
Cédric Bakambu
Cédric Bakambu is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan and the DR Congo national team.
Maurice Druon
Maurice Druon was a French novelist and a member of the Académie française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.
Marc-Olivier Fogiel
Marc-Olivier Fogiel is a French television and radio presenter and producer.
Yseult
Yseult Onguenet, known professionally as Yseult, is a French singer-songwriter and model. She rose to prominence after becoming runner-up on the tenth season of the French reality television series, Nouvelle Star. She subsequently signed to Polydor Records, and released her debut album, Yseult, in January 2015. Since leaving Polydor, she has released three extended plays, Rouge (2019), Noir (2019), and Brut (2020), as an independent artist.