List of Famous people born in France
Marie Pierre Kœnig
Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig was a French general during the Second World War, where he commanded a Free French Brigade at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. He started a political career after the War and was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1984.
Charles Berling
Charles Berling is a French actor, director and screenwriter.
Jérémie Laheurte
Jérémie Laheurte is a French actor and former model. An acting role in the 2013 classic The Life of Adele in which he played the male love interest for the film's female star Adèle Exarchopoulos, the supporting role saw his film career escalate and he also went on to become Adèle's boyfriend in real life.
Victoria Bedos
Victoria Bedos is a French author, screenplay writer, singer and actor. She is the daughter of Guy Bedos and Joëlle Bercot, and the sister of Nicolas Bedos. She was named after Chaplin's daughter.
Bruno Mégret
Bruno Mégret is a former French nationalist politician. He was the leader of the Mouvement National Républicain political party, but retired in 2008 from all political action.
Indila
Adila Sedraïa, best known by her stage name Indila, is a French singer and songwriter. She collaborated with many musicians on vocals and songwriting prior to releasing her first single, "Dernière danse", in December 2013, which reached SNEP Top 2 in France. She released her first album Mini World in February 2014.
Bruno Le Roux
Bruno Le Roux was the Minister of the Interior of France from 6 December 2016 to 21 March 2017. He was a member of the National Assembly of France where he represented the Seine-Saint-Denis department and was the leader of the Socialist, Ecologist & Republican Group. He led the Socialist Party in the National Assembly from 2012 until 2016. On 6 December 2016 he was named Minister of the Interior in the Government of Bernard Cazeneuve.
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Jean-Michel Cousteau is a French oceanographic explorer, environmentalist, educator, and film producer. The first son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, he is the father of Fabien Cousteau and Céline Cousteau.
Sophie Quinton
Sophie Quinton is a French actress. She has played in a number of short films directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, and starred in the 2003 film Who Killed Bambi?.
Damien Saez
Damien Saez or just Saez, is a French singer-songwriter and musician.