List of Famous people born in France

Joseph Darnand was a soldier in the French and later German militaries, a leader of the Vichy French collaborators with Nazi Germany and a Waffen-SS officer.

Catherine Belkhodja is a French artist, actress, and film director.

Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Malo Gusto is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Michèle Yvette Marie-Thérèse Jeanne Honorine Alliot-Marie, known in France as MAM, is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from France. She is a member of the Republicans, part of the European People's Party. A member of all right-wing governments formed in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, she was the first woman in France to hold the portfolios of Defense (2002–2007), the Interior (2007–2009) and Foreign Affairs (2010–2011); she has also been in charge of Youth and Sports (1993–1995) and Justice (2009–2010), and was granted the honorary rank of Minister of State in her last two offices.

Stéphanie Renouvin is a French journalist and television presenter.

Christian Boltanski is a French sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker, most well known for his photography installations and contemporary French Conceptual style.

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered to be one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland", along with Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Giuseppe Mazzini. Garibaldi is also known as the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in South America and Europe.

Nans Peters is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team.

Nâdiya is a French R&B singer.