List of Famous people born in France

Jean Leray was a French mathematician, who worked on both partial differential equations and algebraic topology.

Robert Herbin was a French football defender and manager.

Olivier Besancenot ; born 18 April 1974) is a French far-left political figure and trade unionist, and the founding main spokesperson of the New Anticapitalist Party from 2009 to 2011.

Jean Sévillia is a conservative French journalist and essayist. He is known for writings in Le Figaro's magazine. His defense of the Roman Catholic Church's role in history has made him popular from traditionalist and ultraconservative organisations in France. He is critical of what he perceives to be left wing bias in the media that often influence popular beliefs on history.

Cyprien Iov, also known as Monsieur Dream or simply as Cyprien, is a French comedian, actor, dubber, and blogger known for his short comic YouTube videos. He is also known for producing, directing and acting in many short films.

Ibrahima Diakité better known by his stage name Gazo is a French rapper from Ile-de-France, a region of various surrounding department of Paris.

Alexandre Goudeau, better known as Alex Goude, is a French television host, author and actor.

Artus de Penguern was a French director, writer and actor of Breton descent.

Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.

Patrick Préjean is a French actor, known especially for his work in dubbing. He has also made a career in boulevard theatre. He is the son of the actor Albert Préjean and the actress Lysiane Rey, and is the father of actress Laura Préjean.