List of Famous people born in France
David Bettoni
David Bettoni is a French former professional football player and coach, he is as an assistant coach of Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.
Jean Briane
Jean Briane was a French politician. A member of the Union for French Democracy, he served Aveyron's 1st constituency in the National Assembly from 1971 to 2002.
André Antoine Bernard
André Antoine Bernard called Bernard de Saintes, was a French lawyer and revolutionary, one of the Jacobins responsible for the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution.
Valérie Guignabodet
Valérie Guignabodet was a French film director and screenwriter. She directed four films between 2002 and 2009, including Danse avec lui in 2007, and the television series Sam in 2016.
Maurice Schwob
Maurice Schwob (1859-1928) was a French publisher of the daily newspaper Le Phare de la Loire, based in Nantes. The newspaper had been sold to Maurice's father, Georges Schwob, in 1876 by Evariste Mangin.
Romain Cannone
Romain Cannone is a French fencer and a 2020 Olympic gold medalist in individual epée. He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France.
Marie-Ange Nardi
Marie-Ange Nardi is a French television presenter for TF1. She began in television as a continuity announcer for France 3 Marseille while studying psychology in university, later becoming a national announcer with Antenne 2.
Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch
Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch is a German athlete specialising in the high jump. She finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships.
Anne Consigny
Anne Consigny is a French actress who has been active since 1981. She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film Not Here to Be Loved (2005). She is also known for her role as Claude in the 2007 drama The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and as Elizabeth in the 2008 film A Christmas Tale, for which she was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Claudie Haigneré
Claudie (André-Deshays) Haigneré is a French doctor, politician, and former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (1985–1999) and the European Space Agency (1999–2002).