List of Famous people born in France

Jacques Desagneaux was a French film editor, active between 1930 and 1967. He was also an occasional actor, appearing in a handful of films.

Bruno Mantovani is a French composer. He has been awarded first prizes from the Conservatoire de Paris which he joined in 1993. His work has been commissioned by the French government as well as other organizations. In September 2010 he was appointed to the post of director of the Paris Conservatory.

Odette Gartenlaub was a French pianist, music teacher and composer.

Jean-Baptiste Lebas was a French Socialist politician, deputy to the National Assembly of France during the Third Republic, who served twice as minister under Léon Blum’s governments. He was mayor of Roubaix and member of the Resistance during World War II.

Arnaud Beauville is a French mathematician, whose research interest is algebraic geometry.

Humbeline of Jully was a Benedictine nun in 11th-12th century France, who was beatified in the Roman Catholic Church in 1703 by Pope Clement XI.