List of Famous people born in France

Charles Antoine Lemaire, was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae.

Pope Nicholas II, otherwise known as Gerard of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1059 until his death. At the time of his election, he was bishop of Florence. During his Papacy, Nicholas II successfully expanded the influence of the papacy in Milan and southern Italy. He was also responsible for passing papal election reforms which resulted in greater papal influence in electing new Popes.

Élisabeth Sophie Chéron is remembered today primarily as a French painter, but she was a renaissance woman - acclaimed in her lifetime as a gifted poet, musician, artist, and academicienne.

Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798–1852) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.

Eugène de Kermadec was a French painter.

Pierre-Joseph Desault was a French anatomist and surgeon.