List of Famous people born in France

François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and served as the Archbishop of Paris.

Abel Jacquin (1893–1968) was a French actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1930 and 1956. Jacquin co-directed the 1933 comedy film Les deux 'Monsieur' de Madame. He was also noted for his narration of the 1933 documentary Land Without Bread.

Guy de Bourgogne, O.Cist., was a French monk, Abbot, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Johann, or Jean, Hermann, or Herrmann, was a French physician and naturalist.

Adrien Manglard was a French painter, draughtsman, and engraver. He was a skilled marine painter, who was able to rapidly advance his career in Rome thanks to his compositional skills, selling paintings to clients such as the Rospigliosi family, Victor Amadeus II, King of Sardinia, and Philip, the Duke of Parma. The latter alone commissioned more than 140 paintings from Manglard.

Arthur-Marie Le Hir was a French Biblical scholar and Orientalist.

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault was a French musician, best known as an organist and composer. He was born, and died, in Paris.

Jean Charles Athanase Peltier was a French physicist. He was originally a watch dealer, but at 30 years old took up experiments and observations in physics.

Saint John of Matha (1160–1213) was a Christian saint of the 12th century and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, dedicated to ransoming captive Christians.

Khaled Lemmouchia is a former professional footballer. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level.