List of Famous people born in France

Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. He promoted progressive taxation such as progressive income taxes and social insurance schemes, along with economic equality, expanded educational opportunities, and cooperative solidarism. In foreign policy, he called for a strong League of Nations, and the maintenance of peace through compulsory arbitration, controlled disarmament, economic sanctions, and perhaps an international military force.

Jonathan Bamba is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lille OSC.

Léo Leroy is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.

Élise Bussaglia is a French football player who currently plays for French club Dijon of the Division 1 Feminine. She plays as a midfielder and was a member of the France women's national football team. Bussaglia is a former winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year having won the award after a successful 2010–11 season with Paris Saint-Germain.

Leila Alaoui was a French–Moroccan photographer and video artist. She worked as a commercial photographer for magazines and NGOs and completed assignments on refugees. Her work was exhibited widely and is held in the collection of Qatar Museums. Alaoui died from injuries suffered in a terrorist attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Joël Ayayi is a French-Beninese college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC). Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg), he plays the shooting guard position.

Geneviève de Galard is a French nurse who was dubbed l'ange de Dien Bien Phu during the French war in Indochina by the press in Hanoi, although in the camp she was known simply as Geneviève.

Ophélie Claude-Boxberger, born 18 October 1988 at Montbéliard is a French athlete running for club Belfort Montbeliard Athletics. A specialist in the middle-distance races, she won 4 French Under 23s national championship titles in the 800 m and the 1,500 m and ran internationally twice for France before becoming champion of France Indoors in the 1,500 m and outdoors champion in the 3000m steeplechase.

Zinédine Machach is a French professional footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo, on loan from Napoli. He plays as a midfielder.

Gérard Longuet is a French conservative politician. He served as French Defense Minister from 27 February 2011 until 15 May 2012.