List of Famous people born in France

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié was an 18th-century French painter, the son of two well-known engravers at the time, François-Bernard Lépicié and Renée-Élisabeth Marlié, was introduced to the artistic and cultural environment by his parents.

Jacques Marinelli is a former French cyclist. He wore the yellow jersey of leadership for six days in the 1949 Tour de France before finishing third.

Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre was a French mathematician, astronomer, historian of astronomy, and geodesist. He was also director of the Paris Observatory, and author of well-known books on the history of astronomy from ancient times to the 18th century.

Jean-Jacques Candelier is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Gauche démocrate et républicaine.

Louis-Auguste Bisson was a 19th-century French photographer.

William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison.

Jacques Bonne-Gigault de Bellefonds (1698–1746) was a French prelate who was Archbishop of Arles from 1741 to 1746.