List of Famous people born in France

Mireille Knoll was an 85-year-old French Jewish woman and Holocaust survivor who was murdered in her Paris apartment on 23 March 2018. The murder has been officially described by French authorities as an antisemitic hate crime.

Yrétha Silété is a French former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time French national champion and represented France at the European, World, and World Junior Championships. She achieved her best result, ninth, at the 2012 European Championships.

Benoît Fourneyron was a French engineer, born in Saint-Étienne, Loire. Fourneyron made significant contributions to the development of water turbines.

George Fitzmaurice was a French-born film director and producer.

Benoît Salmon (born 9 May 1974 is a French former professional road racing cyclist. In 1999, Salmon won the young rider classification in the Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre.

Marylin Pla is a French former pair skater. With Yannick Bonheur, she is a three-time (2005–2007) French national champion and placed 14th at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Pierre Bastien is a French musician, composer, and experimental musical instrument builder.

Steven Tronet is a French former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2007 until 2018.

Anne Jacobée Nompar de Caumont de La Force, Countess de Balbi, was a French aristocrat and lady-in-waiting. She is foremost known as a mistress of the Count of Provence, who later became Louis XVIII.