List of Famous people born in France

Marie Joseph François Garnier was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer. He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commission in 19th century Southeast Asia.

Jean-Marc Monnerville, better known by his stage name Kali, is a French musician from Martinique known for his contributions to Modern Zouk, banjo playing and his work with the Eurovision Song Contest. He is further notable for his often controversial, politically charged lyrics comment on imperialism, slavery and military proliferation.

Jacques-René Hermant was a French architect, one of the most renowned architects of fin-de-siècle Paris.

Yves Herbet is a French former football player and manager, who played as a midfielder.

Anthony Geslin is a French retired professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2015, for the Bouygues Télécom and FDJ teams. Born in Alençon, Geslin won a bronze medal in the road race at the 2005 UCI Road World Championships.

Francis Dhomont is a French composer of electroacoustic / acousmatic music.

Franck Bouyer is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1995 and 2013. Bouyer competed for the Castorama, Agrigel–La Creuse–Fenioux, Française des Jeux, Bouygues Télécom and Team Europcar squads during his career. Bouyer suffers from narcolepsy, resulting in sudden sleep attacks and cataplexy, and was unable to compete or train without Modafinil.