List of Famous people born in France

Charles-Simon Catel was a French composer and educator born at L'Aigle, Orne.

Henri-Jacques Espérandieu was an architect who made his career in Marseille, France. He was responsible for some of the most famous buildings of the city, including the "Bonne mère", Notre-Dame de la Garde.

Paul Henri Büsser was a French classical composer, organist, and conductor.

Alice Coffin is a French journalist, feminist, lesbian activist and politician. She was elected to the Council of Paris in 2020. She is affiliated to the political party Europe Ecology – The Greens, without being a member of this party.

Louis Caput was a French professional racing cyclist and then team manager. He won Paris–Tours in 1948, and two stages of the Tour de France. He was national champion in 1946.

John Baptiste Berthier was a Catholic missionary and educator. Berthier was born February 24, 1840 in Chatonnay in southern France. He founded a Catholic religious institute, the Institute for Late Vocations in Grave, the Netherlands in 1895 - organized to meet the needs of men who desired to become priests later in their life. The organization received episcopal approval in 1904, and took the name Missionaries of the Holy Family. Berthier died Oct. 16, 1908. Berthier was the author of 36 ascetical and theological works, largely relating to the diversity of ways to holiness through imitating the holy family.

Gustave-Auguste Ferrié was a French radio pioneer and army general.