List of Famous people born in France

Michel-Étienne Turgot was prévôt des marchands de Paris from 1729 to 1740. His name is associated with one of the most famous maps of Paris, the "Plan de Turgot", a detailed bird's-eye view of Paris realized by Louis Bretez from 1734 to 1739.

Danielle Cohen-Levinas is a French philosopher, musicologist, and a specialist of Jewish philosophy.

Joseph de Marliave was a French musicologist. He is best known for his book on Beethoven's string quartets, which was the most widely read and quoted book on the subject prior to Joseph Kerman's 1966 book The Beethoven Quartets.

Daniel Widlöcher was a French psychiatrist and academic. He served as president of the International Psychoanalytical Association in 2001.

Pierre Amoyal is a French violinist and is the artistic director of the Conservatory of Lausanne.

Léonard Sylvain Julien (Jules) Sandeau was a French novelist.