List of Famous people born in France

Jean Nicot de Villemain was a French diplomat and scholar. He is famous for being the first to bring tobacco to France, including snuff tobacco. Nicotine is named after the tobacco plant Nicotiana tabacum, which in turn is named after Jean Nicot de Villemain, who sent tobacco and seeds to Paris in 1560, presented it to the French King, and who promoted their medicinal use. Smoking was believed to protect against illness, particularly the plague.

Guillaume Massieu was a French churchman, translator and poet, best known for his Latin verses in praise of the agreeability and benefits of coffee.

Guillaume Kornmann was a French banker. He is best known for the particularly sensational trial of his wife in the 1780s.

Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf was an Austrian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Jacques Adnet was a French art deco modernist designer, architect and interior designer.

Léonard Joseph (Léon) Faucher was a French politician and economist.

Gaston Baty, whose full name was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Gaston Baty, was a French playwright and theatre director. He was born in Pélussin, Loire, France.