List of Famous people born in France

Jean de Silhon was a French philosopher and politician. He was a founding member, and the first to occupy seat 24 of the Académie française in 1634.

Émile Delahaye was a French automotive pioneer who founded Delahaye Automobiles.

Charles Cotin or Abbé Cotin was a French abbé, philosopher and poet. He was made a member of the Académie française on 7 January 1655.

Jean-Pierre-Xavier Bidauld was a French painter, mainly of landscapes and still lifes. Born in Carpentras, he died in Lyon. He was the older brother, and first teacher, of Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld; he was also the father-in-law of Jean-Baptiste Guimet and grandfather of Émile Étienne Guimet.

Jean Témerson (1898–1956) was a French actor.

Jean LeClerc was a 17th-century painter from the Duchy of Lorraine. His style was Baroque, or more specifically "tenebrist". Only six authenticated paintings remain of LeClerc’s work, but numerous etchings and engravings have survived.

César de Bus was a French Catholic priest, founder of two religious congregations.