List of Famous people born in France

Georges Claude was a French engineer and inventor. He is noted for his early work on the industrial liquefaction of air, for the invention and commercialization of neon lighting, and for a large experiment on generating energy by pumping cold seawater up from the depths. He has been considered by some to be "the Edison of France". Claude was an active collaborator with the German occupiers of France during the Second World War, for which he was imprisoned in 1945 and stripped of his honors.

Jacques de Lacretelle was a French novelist. He was elected to the Académie française on 12 November 1936.

Jacqueline Doyen was a French actress. She appeared in 80 films and television shows between 1956 and 1995.

Pierre Montazel was a French cinematographer and screenwriter.

Danièle Dubroux is a French director, screenwriter, and actress.

Raymond Orteig was the New York City hotel owner who offered the Orteig Prize for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between New York City and Paris.