List of Famous people born in France
Marc Trévidic
Marc Trévidic, born on 20 July 1965 in Bordeaux, is a French magistrate. From 2000 to 2015, he was an examining magistrate at the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris, specializing in fighting terrorism.
Quentin Dupieux
Quentin Dupieux, also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo, is a French filmmaker, electronic musician and DJ. Dupieux uses his full name for his filmmaking career, Mr. Oizo being only used for his musical career.
Frédéric Mitterrand
Frédéric Mitterrand is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture and Communication of France from 2009 to 2012 under President Nicolas Sarkozy. Throughout his career, he has been an actor, screenwriter, television presenter, writer, producer and director.
Christophe Hondelatte
Christophe Hondelatte is a French television and radio host who has worked for BFMTV since fall 2014.
Philippe Candeloro
Philippe Candeloro is a French former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World medalist, a two-time European silver medalist, and a four-time French national champion (1994–97). He has been a commentator for French television during figure skating events at the Olympics. He also voices a villain, "Frozer", in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.
Gabriel Naouri
Gabriel Naouri is a French CEO and entrepreneur. He was previously deputy head of international operations of Groupe Casino until July 2017. Since January 2019, he is the Chairman of Yandex.Market, one the leading e-commerce player in Russia.
Jacques Médecin
Jacques Médecin was a French politician. A member of the Gaullist RPR, he succeeded his father as mayor of the city of Nice and served from 1966 to 1990. Under suspicion of corruption, he fled France in 1990, but was extradited from Uruguay back to France in 1993, convicted and jailed.
Christiane Martel
Christiane Martel is a French actress and beauty queen who became the second woman to win Miss Universe, in 1953. She was the only Frenchwoman holding the Miss Universe title until Iris Mittenaere in 2016.
Sophie Vouzelaud
Sophie Vouzelaud was elected first runner-up in the 2007 Miss France pageant. She represented the region of Limousin.
Yannick Alléno
Yannick Alléno is a French chef who operates the restaurants Pavillon Ledoyen and L'Abysse in Paris and Le 1947 in Courchevel. He has been awarded six Michelin stars in his career.