List of Famous people born in France

Georges Récipon, son of the Odiot goldsmith / silversmith Paul Edmond Récipon (1832–1898), was a French painter and sculptor whose major work is probably his sculpture at the Grand Palais in Paris, two monumental and exuberant quadrigas on the building's roof.

Louis Guédon was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Vendée department, between 1993 and 2012. and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Georges Robert, was born in Courseulles on 31 January 1875, and died in Paris on 2 March 1965. He was an officer of the French Navy and an administrator. He ended his military career with the rank and title of admiral. He is mainly known for his role as High Commissioner of the Vichy regime for the French overseas territories of the Western Atlantic.

Louis Godefroy Jadin was a French painter specializing in animals and landscapes, especially known for having painted the hunts of Napoleon III and the dogs of the high society of the Second Empire. His father was the composer Louis-Emmanuel Jadin.

Georges Renavent was a French-American actor in film, Broadway plays and operator of American Grand Guignol. He was born in Paris, France. In 1914, he immigrated to the United States, crossing the frontier between Canada and Vermont.

Louis-Marie-Edmond Blanquart de Bailleul was a French Roman Catholic bishop. He worked as a lawyer for a time, before becoming the third bishop of Versailles (1832-1844) and then archbishop of Rouen (1844-1858). As bishop of Versailles, on 18 October 1837 he presided over the Catholic marriage service of Princess Marie of Orléans and Duke Alexander of Württemberg at Versailles, and in 1843 he consecrated Versailles's main town church as the cathedral of the 33-year-old diocese.

Félix Lebuhotel was a French professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France.