List of Famous people born in France

René Leduc (1898–1968) was a French engineer who is much acclaimed for his work on ramjets. In 1949 the Leduc 0.10 became the first aircraft to fly under the power of ramjets alone. Development of this aircraft had begun in 1937, but was severely delayed by the interruption of the Second World War.

René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor.

René Génin was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965.

Arnaud d'Aux was a relative of pope Clement V, who named him bishop of Poitiers, and then cardinal-bishop of Albano. He accompanied cardinal Arnaud Nouvel in England in 1312. He acted also as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church from 1311 until 1319. He participated in the papal conclave, 1314-1316 and died at Avignon.

Charles Jacob (1878-1962) was a French geologist. He served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 1940 to 1944 under Vichy France.

René Blancard was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965.