List of Famous people born in France

Christophe Manin is a French former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Vuelta a España and two editions of the Giro d'Italia. Among his most notable results were a stage win in the 1988 edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and a fifth place overall in the 1992 Paris–Nice. In June 2017 Manin was announced as the national technical director for the French Cycling Federation.

Emmanuelle Chaulet is a French actress. She starred in Eric Rohmer's 1987 comedy Boyfriends and Girlfriends and Jon Jost's 1990 film All the Vermeers in New York.

Antoinette Olympe Bradna was a French dancer and actress, who emigrated to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life.

Pierre Émile Levasseur, 3rd Baron Levasseur, was a French economist, historian, Professor of geography, history and statistics in the Collège de France, at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers and at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques, known as the founders and promoters of the study of commercial geography.

Amédée Fournier was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit event.

Louis Camille Maillard was a French physician and chemist. He made important contributions to the study of kidney disorders. He also became known for the "Maillard reaction", the chemical reaction which he described in 1912, by which amino acids and sugars react in foods via contact with fats, giving a browned, flavorful surface to everything from bread and seared steaks to toasted marshmallows.

Raphaël Fejtő is a French actor, director, and author. He is most famous for co-starring in Louis Malle's semi-autobiographical 1987 motion picture Au revoir, les enfants.