List of Famous people born in France
Éric Tabarly
Éric Marcel Guy Tabarly was a French Navy officer and yachtsman. He was a member of the Yacht Club de France.
Marie Dubois
Marie Dubois was a Parisian-born French actress.
François Gabart
François Gabart is a French professional offshore yacht racer who won the 2012-13 Vendée Globe in 78 days 2 hours 16 minutes, setting a new race record. In 2017 he set the speed record for sailing around the globe in 42 days 16 hours 40 minutes and 35 seconds finishing on 17 December. He was sailing singlehanded in the 30 metre Trimaran Macif.
Suzanne Valadon
Suzanne Valadon was a French painter and artists' model who was born Marie-Clémentine Valadon at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France. In 1894, Valadon became the first woman painter admitted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. She was also the mother of painter Maurice Utrillo.
Antoine Duléry
Antoine Duléry is a French actor.
Éric Di Meco
Éric Yves Di Meco is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back.
Jean Teulé
Jean Teulé, is a French novelist, cartoonist and screenwriter. He is the partner of the actress Miou-Miou.
Alexandre Brasseur
Alexandre Brasseur is a French actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of actor Claude Brasseur, the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux and great-grandson of Jules Brasseur.
Arnaud Démare
Arnaud Démare is a professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ. In 2011 he won the UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships, and in 2016 he won the Milan–San Remo.
Iliana Rupert
Iliana Rupert is a French basketball player for Tango Bourges Basket and the French national team.