List of Famous people born in France

François Quesnay was a French economist and physician of the Physiocratic school. He is known for publishing the "Tableau économique" in 1758, which provided the foundations of the ideas of the Physiocrats. This was perhaps the first work attempting to describe the workings of the economy in an analytical way, and as such can be viewed as one of the first important contributions to economic thought. His Le Despotisme de la Chine, written in 1767, describes Chinese politics and society, and his own political support for enlightened despotism.

Louis Renault was a French jurist and educator, the co-winner in 1907 of the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Joseph Théophile Louis Marie Madec was a French Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.

Francis Mourey is a French former professional cyclo-cross and road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2017.

Jacques Paisible, also known as James Peasable or James Paisible, was a French baroque composer and recorder virtuoso who lived and worked in London for about forty years.

Baptiste Carême is a male French badminton player. In 2013, he won bronze medal at the Mediterranean Games in men's doubles event.

Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin was a French social reformer, one of the founders of Saint-Simonianism. He was also a proponent of a Suez canal.