List of Famous people born in France

Patrice Collazo is a French rugby union footballer and is the Head coach of Top 14 side RC Toulonnais. He played as a prop.

Jean-Luc Lagardère was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardère Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.

Marie-Alice "Malice" Yahé is a female French rugby union player and the current captain of France. She also plays in the scrum-half position for USA Perpignan.

Bernard of Clairvaux, venerated as Saint Bernard, was a Burgundian abbot, and a major leader in the revitalization of Benedictine monasticism through the nascent Order of Cistercians.

Jonathan Zebina is a French retired footballer. Having started his career as a striker, he played right-back for much of his career before being increasingly used as a centre-back. During his playing career, Zebina was an athletic defender, with good man-marking skills. However, Zebina, at times, was criticised throughout his career for being error-prone.

Jenia Grebennikov is a French volleyball player of Russian descent, member of the France men's national volleyball team and Italian club Leo Shoes Modena, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League.

Robert Lamoureux was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in 37 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film The Adventures of Arsène Lupin, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.

Pegguy Arphexad is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Gérard Paul Louis Marie-Joseph Mulliez is a French businessman. He is the founder of the Auchan chain of department stores.

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot is a French professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 24th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2016 NBA draft.