List of Famous people born in France

Fernand Cazenave was a former French rugby union international and national coach.

Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16. His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin that is regarded as a classic example of French film noir. Simonin co-authored the screenplay for the movie.

Fernand Holweck was a French physicist who made important contributions in the fields of vacuum technology, electromagnetic radiation and gravitation. He is also remembered for his personal sacrifice in the cause of the French Resistance and his aid to Allied airmen in World War II.

Guillaume Briçonnet was the Bishop of Meaux from 1516 until his death in 1534.

Louis-Marie-Florent de Lomont d'Haraucourt, marquis later duc du Châtelet, was an aristocratic French Army general and diplomat of the Ancien Régime.