List of Famous people born in France

François de La Mothe Le Vayer, was a French writer who was known to use the pseudonym Orosius Tubero. He was admitted to the Académie française in 1639, and was the tutor of Louis XIV.

Didier Lavergne is a French make-up artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Makeup as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup for his work in La Vie en rose (2007).

François Bidard is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.

Colette Janine Marchand was a French prima ballerina and actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1952 for her performance as Marie Charlet in Moulin Rouge, directed by John Huston.

Marie Jean Baptiste François Sabatier was a French philanthropist, art critic and translator. He changed his name to Sabatier-Ungher after his marriage to the Austro-Hungarian opera singer, Caroline Ungher.

François Regnault is a French philosopher, playwright and dramaturg. Also a university instructor and teacher, Regnault was maître de conférences at Paris VIII before his retirement. Among his various writings he is the author, with Jean-Claude Milner, of the seminal Dire le vers and of Conférences d'esthétique lacanienne.

Danielle Simonnet is a French politician from La France Insoumise. She was elected Member of Parliament for Paris's 15th constituency in the 2022 legislative election.