List of Famous people born in France

Serge Joncour is a French novelist and screenwriter. He was born in Paris and studied philosophy at university. His debut novel UV was published in 1998. Notable books include:

• L'Écrivain national, which won the Prix des Deux Magots
• Repose-toi sur moi winner of the Prix Interallié
• Chien loup, winner of the Prix Landerneau des Lecteurs, which became the first of his novels to appear in English translation.
• Nature humaine, winner of Prix Femina 2020.

André William Gregory is a French-born American theatre director, writer and actor. He is best known for co-writing and starring in My Dinner with Andre, a 1981 comedy-drama film directed by Louis Malle. Gregory studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.

Marie Alfred Cornu was a French physicist. The French generally refer to him as Alfred Cornu.

Maurice Duverger was a French jurist, sociologist, political scientist and politician born in Angoulême, Charente.