List of Famous people born in France

Edgard Tupët-Thomé was a French militant. He served in the Free French Forces.

Françoise Héritier was a French anthropologist, ethnologist, and feminist. She was the successor of Claude Lévi-Strauss at the Collège de France. Her work dealt mainly with the theory of alliances and on the prohibition of incest. In addition to Lévi-Strauss, she was also influenced by Alfred Radcliffe-Brown. She was replaced by Philippe Descola, who is the current holder of the chair of anthropology at the Collège.

Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley, was a British Army officer, author and journalist. Born to English parents in Paris, he lived in France until he was nine, before attending Eton College and then the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and served with them during the First World War. After the war he spent seven years in the Sahara desert, and then travelled through Asia. Bodley wrote several books about his travels. He was considered among the most distinguished British writers on the Sahara, as well as one of the main western sources of information on the South Seas Mandate.

Hervé Hubert is a French TV producer who is one of the most important producers of game shows and real TV competitions in France.

Marie-Amélie Le Fur is a French Paralympic athlete from Vendôme, Centre Region, competing in T44 sprint and F44 long jump events. Her left leg was amputated below the knee following a motor scooter accident in 2004. Before she lost her leg, she was a French junior running champion.

Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for French club Athlético Marseille. A versatile defender, he can operate as a right back, central defender or left back.

Bruno Caliciuri, better known as Cali, is a French singer-songwriter.

Bernard Courtois, also spelled Barnard Courtois, was a French chemist credited with first isolating iodine and morphine.

Mathieu Lindon is a French journalist and writer. He is the youngest son of the publisher Jérôme Lindon, and the first cousin of actor Vincent Lindon. He won the Médicis Prize in 2011.

Marius Paul Trésor is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers. He is considered as one of the best central defenders of all time, and he is regarded as one of France's greatest ever players.