List of Famous people born in France

René David was a French Professor of Law. His work has been published in eight different languages. He was, in the second half of the 20th century, one of the key representatives in the field of comparative law.

François-Gaston de Lévis, Duc de Lévis, styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a nobleman and a Marshal of France. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession. During the Seven Years' War, he was second-in-command to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm in the defense of New France and then, after the surrender of New France in 1760, he served in Europe. After the war, he was appointed Governor of Artois, and in 1783 he was made a Marshal of France.

Olivier Perrier is a French actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1972.

Claude de Givray is a French film director and screenwriter. In 1960 he was co-director with François Truffaut for Tire-au flanc. He directed the 1965 film Un mari à un prix fixe, which starred Anna Karina. He was François Truffaut's co-writer to his films Stolen Kisses and Bed and Board. Between the two films he wrote and directed the mini-series Mauregard starring Claude Jade, the heroine of the two Truffaut-Films. His last movie as Director was Dernier banco in 1984, starring Jean-Pierre Cassel and Michel Duchaussoy. In 1988 Claude Miller made the film The Little Thief based on a book by de Claude de Givray and Truffaut.