List of Famous people born in France
Lorenzo
Jérémie Serrandour is a French rapper from Rennes, who has also been known since 2016 by his stage persona Lorenzo. Previously, he was a member of hip hop collective Columbine, under the moniker Larry Garcia. He released his first mixtape as Lorenzo, Empereur du sale, on 31 March 2016. followed by two albums: Rien à branler (2018) and Sex in the City (2019) both topping the French Albums Chart.
Raimu
Jules Auguste Muraire, whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy'.
Lucie Jeanne
Lucie Jeanne is a French television actress.
Madeleine Renaud
Lucie Madeleine Renaud was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre. She did though appear in several films directed by Jean Grémillon including Remorques and Lumière d'été.
Benoîte Groult
Benoîte Groult was a French journalist, writer, and feminist activist.
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière was a French woman who was convicted of murdering her father. The 1978 film of the same name, was based on this case. She accused her father of having sexually abused her, making it one of the first case of incest to appear in the French modern press.
Jean-Jacques Urvoas
Jean-Jacques Urvoas is a French politician. He was minister of Justice from 2016 to 2017. He represented Finistère's 1st constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2016, as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
Philippe Lioret
Philippe Lioret is a French film director, screenwriter and producer.
Vincent Moscato
Thierry Vincent Moscato, known as Vincent Moscato is a former French rugby union player as well as radio talk host and actor.
Edmond Albius
Edmond Albius was a horticulturalist from Réunion. Born into slavery, Albius became an important figure in the cultivation of vanilla. At the age of 12, he invented a technique for pollinating vanilla orchids quickly and profitably. Albius' technique revolutionized the cultivation of vanilla and made it possible to profitably grow vanilla beans away from their native Mexico.