List of Famous people born in France

Charles Hermite FRS FRSE MIAS was a French mathematician who did research concerning number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra.

Théodore Lacordaire or Jean Théodore Lacordaire was a Belgian entomologist of French extraction.

Henri Daniel-Rops was a French Roman Catholic writer and historian whose real name was Henri Petiot.

Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer.

Roger Ferdinand (1898–1967) was a French playwright and screenwriter.

Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye (1536–1606/8) was a French poet born at the château of La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage or Caen in Normandy in 1536.

Clément-Émile Roques was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rennes from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.

Christophe Mengin is a retired French racing cyclist and a former cyclo-cross racer. He became professional in 1995, signing to the Chazal team, and retired after the 2008 season. His height is 1.73 m, and weight is 68 kg.