List of Famous people born in France

Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry was the last Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

Valère Germain is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.

Maïmouna Doucouré is a French film director and screenwriter. She made her feature film directorial debut with Cuties in 2020 and became a popular and controversial figure globally after the film's international release on Netflix. On 8 March 2019 coinciding with the International Women's Day, she received the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women from the Academy Women's Initiative.

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.

Hervé Edwy Plenel is a French political journalist.

Wesley Fofana is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leicester City.

Houssem Aouar is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the France national team.

Aymeric Caron is a French radio and television journalist.

Jules Sitruk is a French actor, most widely known for his roles in the 2002 Jugnot film Monsieur Batignole and the 2007 Hammer & Tongs film Son of Rambow.

Michel Roux, OBE, also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, later to become the first three Michelin starred restaurant in Britain, and The Waterside Inn, which was the first restaurant outside France to hold three stars for 25 years.