List of Famous people born in France

Géraldine Lapalus is a French actress and model. Lapalus is best known for her role in La légende (2018) and roles in television series Sous le soleil, Plus belle la vie and Fort Boyard.

Patrick Weil is a French historian and political scientist. He is a senior research fellow at CNRS, at the Centre for the social history of the 20th century at the University of Paris 1. His research focuses on comparative citizenship and immigration law and history and constitutional law.

Louis "Loulou" Gasté was a French composer of songs.

Joffrey Boulanger, better known by his stage name Olympe, is a French singer originating from Amiens, France. He was a contestant in the French television show The Voice: la plus belle voix.

Philippe Val is a French journalist, singer, and comedian. He was a co-founder of the second iteration of Charlie Hebdo, serving as the satirical political weekly's editor and director. After leaving Charlie Hebdo in 2009, Val was director of the public radio channel France Inter until 2014.

Francis Joseph Coquelin is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish La Liga club Villarreal. He has also featured for Valencia, Arsenal, Lorient, Freiburg and Charlton Athletic in his career.

Louise Colet, born Louise Revoil de Servannes, was a French poet and writer.

Gaston Defferre was a French Socialist politician. He served as mayor of Marseille for 33 years until his death in 1986. He was minister for overseas territories in Guy Mollet’s socialist government in 1956–1957. His main achievement was to establish the framework used to grant independence to France’s African territories. As the Socialist candidate for president in 1969, he received only 5 percent of the vote. He was much more successful in promoting François Mitterrand as leader of the Parti Socialiste in 1971. He held a series of ministerial portfolios after the Socialist victory in 1981, especially as minister of state for the interior and decentralization.

Julie Charon Engelbrecht is a French-born German actress.

Martin Laurent Picandet, better known by his stage name Martin Solveig, is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called C'est La Vie on radio stations worldwide, including Radio FG in his homeland.