List of Famous people born in France

Albert Pauphilet was a French university professor and medievalist.

Marcel Vallée was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films.

The Venerable Jean-Claude Colin, S.M. was a French priest who became the founder of the Society of Mary (Marists).

Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré was Bishop of Séez, Normandy, from 17 Sep 1775 until his death.

Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Châteaubrun was a French dramatist and a member of the Académie française. He was born and died in Angoulême.

Marcel Planiol was a French professor of law at the University of Rennes, then at the Sorbonne. He wrote on the law and on historical Brittany. He is known for his Elementary Treatise of Civil Law (1901), which attempted to explain French civil law in terms of elementary principles, particularly the maxims of Roman law.

Jean-Baptiste Moreau was a French composer of the baroque period. He served as the master of music at the court of Louis XIV. His compositional output includes several motets and music for the theatre.