List of Famous people born in France

Cécile Rol-Tanguy was a French communist who was a Resistance fighter during World War II. She participated in the liberation of Paris serving as secretariat and a liaison officer, conducting clandestine operations and relaying confidential communications.

Yves Cochet is a French politician, member of Europe Écologie–The Greens. He was minister in the government of Lionel Jospin. On 6 December 2011, he was elected member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Julien Lizeroux is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He competed mainly in slalom, but also in giant slalom and combined.

Jérémy Stravius is a French swimmer, swimming freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.

Frank Giroud was a French comics writer.

Yamina Benguigui is a French film director and politician of Algerian descent. She is known for her films on gender issues in the North African immigrant community in France. Through her films, Benguigui gave a voice to many from the Maghrebi population in France.

Dominique Rocheteau is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. A French international, he played in the final tournament of three World Cups, scoring at least a goal in each of them, and was part of the team that won the European Championship in 1984. At club level, he won four Division 1 titles, three Coupes de France and played in the 1976 European Champion Clubs' Cup final.

Annie Féolde is a French chef, best known for holding three Michelin stars at her restaurant Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, Italy. She was the first female chef in Italy to win that level of accolade, and only the fourth ever.

Patrick Bouchitey is a French actor and film director. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1972. His film Cold Moon was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

Gilles Simeoni, is a French lawyer and politician. He was mayor of Bastia from 2014 to 2016 and has been president of the executive council of Corsica since 2015. Notably, Simeoni served as the Corsican Nationalist Yvan Colonna's lawyer at his trial for the assassination of Claude Érignac.