List of Famous people born in France

Adil Aouchiche is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne.

Paul Touvier was a French Nazi collaborator during World War II in Occupied France. In 1994, he became the first Frenchman ever convicted of crimes against humanity, for his participation in the Holocaust under Vichy France.

Charles Eugène de Foucauld, Viscount of Foucauld,, was a cavalry officer in the French Army, then an explorer and geographer, and finally a Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 and is considered by the Church to be a martyr. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of the Little Brothers of Jesus among other religious congregations. On 27 May 2020, Pope Francis cleared the way for his canonization at a future date.

Joséphine de La Baume is a French actress, singer, film director, and model. In 2018 she started the rock and garage group Film Noir.

Marcel Albert Carné was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include Port of Shadows (1938), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), The Devil's Envoys (1942) and Children of Paradise (1945), the last of which has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time.

Stéphane Freiss is a French film, television, and stage actor. He won a César Award for his performance in the 1988 film Chouans!.

Toifilou Maoulida is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker or as a winger.

Thierry Roland was a French sports commentator. He was born in the city of Boulogne-Billancourt, and died in Paris of a cerebrovascular event at age 74.

Ruddy Buquet is a French professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011.

Anne Dufourmantelle was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst.