List of Famous people born in France
Romain Bardet
Romain Bardet is a professional French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team DSM. Bardet is known for his climbing ability which makes him one of the top contenders in Grand Tours.
Estelle Denis
Estelle Denis is a French journalist and television presenter.
Louis Nicollin
Louis Nicollin was a French entrepreneur and director of the Nicollin Company, which specializes in the collection and reprocessing of household and industrial waste. Nicollin notably served as chairman of Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, a football team, from 1974 to his death.
Peter Wyngarde
Peter Paul Wyngarde was a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: Department S (1969–70) and Jason King (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s; Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce a collection of enticing, elegant, and provocative images of the modern, sometimes decadent, affairs of those times.
Bernard de La Villardière
Bernard Berger de La Villardière is a French journalist, radio and television presenter.
Maxime Lucu
Maxime Lucu is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14.
Jacqueline Danno
Jacqueline Danno was a French actress and singer. Danno died on 28 November 2021, one day after turning 90.
Gaston Ramon
Gaston Ramon was a French veterinarian and biologist best known for his role in the treatment of diphtheria and tetanus.
Pierre Mondy
Pierre Mondy was a French film and theatre actor and director.