List of Famous people born in France

Eléonore Denuelle was a mistress of Emperor Napoleon I of France and the mother of his son Charles, Count Léon.

Louis-Mathias, Count de Barral was a French church figure.

Jean Micault was a French pianist and music educator. He was a direct descendant of Philippe-Alexandre Le Brun de Charmettes, a well-known French historian, writer and administrative expert of the 18th and 19th century.

Bruno Thibout is a French former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France, three editions of the Vuelta a España and two editions of the Giro d'Italia. Having ridden for the Castorama, Motorola and Cofidis teams, in retirement he has worked as a motorbike rider for the ASO during the Tour de France.

Jules-Félix Coutan was a French sculptor and educator.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne, known professionally as Ultra Violet, was a French-American artist, author, and both a colleague of Andy Warhol and one of the pop artist's so-called Superstars. Earlier in her career, she worked for and studied with surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Dufresne lived and worked in New York City, and also had a studio in Nice, France.

Henri Jacques Chrétien was a French astronomer and an inventor.

Jean-Paul Aubé was a French sculptor.

Pierre Lechantre is a French footballer coach and former player. He won the 2000 African Cup of Nations with the Cameroon national team.