List of Famous people born in France

Marie Pierre Kœnig

Marie Joseph Pierre François Kœnig
First Name Marie
Last Name Kœnig
Born on October 10, 1898
Died on September 2, 1970 (aged 71)
Born in France, Normandy

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.

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Charles Berling

First Name Charles
Last Name Berling
Born on April 30, 1958 (age 68)

Charles Berling is a French actor, director and screenwriter.

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Jérémie Laheurte

First Name Jérémie
Born on September 7, 1990 (age 36)

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.

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Victoria Bedos

First Name Victoria
Last Name Bedos
Born on April 28, 1984 (age 42)

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.

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Bruno Mégret

First Name Bruno
Last Name Mégret
Born on April 4, 1949 (age 77)

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.

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Indila

Adila Sedraïa
Born on June 26, 1984 (age 42)
Height 157 cm | 5'2

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.

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Bruno Le Roux

First Name Bruno
Last Name Roux
Born on May 2, 1965 (age 61)

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.

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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.

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Sophie Quinton

First Name Sophie
Last Name Quinton
Born on August 31, 1976 (age 50)
Born in France, Normandy

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?.

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Damien Saez

First Name Damien
Last Name Saez
Born on August 1, 1977 (age 49)

Damien Saez or just Saez, is a French singer-songwriter and musician.

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