List of Famous people born in France
Alain Damasio
Alain Damasio is a French writer of sci-fi and fantasy. He also works as a scriptwriter for comics, radio fictions, movie and TV series. He is also notable as an audio and spoken word artist.
Bruno Germain
Bruno Germain, is a former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, being capped once for France. Germain is the father of former Monaco, Nice and now Marseille player Valère Germain.
Christian Prudhomme
Christian Prudhomme is a French journalist and general director of the Tour de France since 2007.
Octavian
Octavian Oliver Godji, known mononymously as Octavian, is a French-British rapper, singer, and songwriter from London. In 2019 he won the BBC's Music of Sound Award, their top award for new artists. He has appeared on tracks produced by Diplo, Mura Masa, Take a Daytrip, JRick and A2. He has collaborated with Skepta, A$AP Ferg, Gorillaz, and many others.
Raymond Depardon
Raymond Depardon is a French photographer, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker.
Jean-Laurent Cochet
Jean-Laurent Cochet was a French director and actor.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a French film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films mix elements of fantasy, realism and science fiction either to create idealized realities or to give relevance to mundane situations. A former animator, his movies are marked by quirky, slapstick humor, alongside surrealist visuals.
Jean-Luc Petitrenaud
Jean-Luc Petitrenaud is a French food critic and television personality. In June 2017, he announced that he would be taking a short break from hosting his television show Les escapades de Petitrenaud due to fatigue.
Roger Béteille
Roger Béteille was a French aeronautical engineer and businessman. Regarded as one of the founding fathers of the company, he is known for his contributions towards Airbus, which contributed towards the airline company's initial success. He also worked for Air France, Lufthansa, United, TWA and American Airlines.
Karima Delli
Karima Delli is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election, 2014 European elections and in the 2019 European elections for the Île-de-France constituency.