List of Famous people born in France

Lionel Guy Stoléru was a French politician and civil servant. He was also an orchestra founder and conductor.

Odile Caradec was a French poet.

Sarah Adler is a French and Israeli actress with dual citizenship.

Marceline Loridan-Ivens was a French writer and film director who was married to Joris Ivens. Her memoir But You Did Not Come Back details her time in Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Nadia Hai is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Secretary of State to Minister of Territorial Development Jacqueline Gourault in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex since 2020. She previously served as member of the French National Assembly from the 2017 elections, representing the department of Yvelines. She lives and works in Paris.

Jean-Christophe Victor was a political scientist focusing on international relations. He was the son of the polar explorer Paul-Emile Victor and the television producer Éliane Decrais. He earned a Master in Chinese language, a Master in political sciences (1982) and a PhD in ethnology on Nepal. He was posted as a diplomat in Afghanistan, worked as policy adviser at Nato- Bruxelles, and for the Policy Planning Office at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Bertrand Blier is a French film director and writer. His 1978 film Get Out Your Handkerchiefs won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards.

Carla Lazzari, better known simply as Carla, is a French singer. She represented France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Bim bam toi", finishing fifth.

Marie Sara is known for being a female bullfighter. In 1991 she was Europe's only female rejoneador (rejoneadora). Jean-Luc Godard is her godfather.

Nordine Oubaali is a French professional boxer of Moroccan descent who has held the WBC bantamweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the light-flyweight division at the 2007 World Championships.