List of Famous people born in France

Hippolyte Bayard was a French photographer and pioneer in the history of photography. He invented his own process that produced direct positive paper prints in the camera and presented the world's first public exhibition of photographs on 24 June 1839. He claimed to have invented photography earlier than Louis-Jacques Mandé Daguerre in France and William Henry Fox Talbot in England, the men traditionally credited with its invention.

Camille Lopez is a French rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for ASM Clermont Auvergne

Caroline Pizzala is a French football player who plays for French club Olympique de Marseille of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a central midfielder and is a member of the France women's national football team.

Éric Fottorino, is a French journalist and writer. He is the winner of the Prix Femina, 2007, for Baisers de cinéma. After having been a reporter for the daily newspaper Le Monde, then becoming editor-in-chief and executive editor, he was appointed president of the directory group of the La Vie-Le Monde group in January 2008. He was removed from this latter office in December 2010.

Grégoire Delacourt is a French advertiser and writer.

Vincent Macaigne is a French actor, theatre director and film director. He is also a screenwriter and playwright.

Serge Élie Ayoub is a French political activist associated with the far-right and formerly the hooligan movement.

Lizzie Brocheré is a French film, television, and theatre actress who began working as a child actress in 1995 and has become a strong television and film presence in French cinema. She moved to English-speaking roles in the early 2010s, with appearances in dark comedic and dramatic pieces from Jean-Marc Barr, Eric Schaeffer and Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy.

Louis Delgrès was a leader of the movement in Guadeloupe resisting reoccupation by Napoleonic France in 1802.

Ludovic Fabregas is a French handball player for FC Barcelona Lassa and the French national team.