List of Famous people born in France

Jean II Carondelet, was a Burgundian cleric, politician, jurist and one of the most important advisors to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. He was a patron of the Dutch philosopher Erasmus and a brother of the Habsburg diplomat Ferry Carondelet.

Guessouma Fofana is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Guingamp. He is the brother of the former Lyon player Gueïda Fofana.

William Edgar Exshaw was a British sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Jean-Charles Cazin was a French landscapist, museum curator and ceramicist.

Noël Mathieu better known under his pseudonym Pierre Emmanuel, was a French poet of Christian inspiration. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1968, president of PEN International between 1969 and 1971, president of French PEN Club between 1973 and 1976, and the first president of the French Institut national de l'audiovisuel in 1975.