List of Famous people born in France

Pierre Desproges was a French humorist. He was born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis. According to himself, he made no significant achievements before the age of 30. From 1967 to 1970, he worked as: life insurance salesman, opinion pool investigator, "lonely hearts" columnist, horse racing forecaster, and sales manager for a styrofoam beam company.

Olivier Levasseur, was a French pirate, nicknamed La Buse or La Bouche in his early days for the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies as well as his ability to verbally attack his opponents. He is known for allegedly hiding one of the biggest treasures in pirate history, estimated at over £1 billion, and leaving a cryptogram behind with clues to its whereabouts.

Philippe Douste-Blazy is a French United Nations official and former centre-right politician. Over the course of his career, he served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development in the UN and chairman of UNITAID.

Jean Le Cam is a French sailor.

Frédéric Pierrot is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 85 films and television shows since 1986. He starred in the film Tell Me I'm Dreaming, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. He is next seen in Abner Pastoll's film Road Games., released theatrically in the US by IFC Films.

Élisabeth Margoni is a French actress. She appeared in more than seventy films since 1968.

Laurence Debray is a French writer, daughter of Regis Debray and Elizabeth Burgos.

Bruno Wolkowitch is a French actor born on 10 May 1961 in Paris, in the 11th arrondissement.

In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in hospital after being injured in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. Her partner, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived with serious injuries.

Benoît "Ben" Poher is a French singer, songwriter. He is the lead singer of French rock band Kyo and was the lead singer in the supergroup Empyr.