List of Famous people born in France

John de Borman is a French born British cinematographer.

Maurice Diot was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1951, he won the Paris–Brest–Paris race of 1200 km in a record time that has not been broken since. He rode in the 1947, 1948, and 1949 Tour de France. He also finished in second place in the 1950 Paris–Roubaix.

Claude Azéma was a French Roman Catholic prelate. He was auxiliary bishop of Montpellier from 2003 to 2018. He was born in Vailhauquès.

Norbert José Henri Turini is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was named metropolitan archbishop of Montpellier in July 2022. He was bishop of Cahors from 2004 to 2014 and bishop of Perpignan-Elne from 2015 to 2022.

Julien El Fares is a French professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo.

Adelbert von Chamisso was a German poet and botanist, author of Peter Schlemihl, a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt.