List of Famous people born in France

Charles Blondin was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope.

Yvette Chauviré was a French prima ballerina and actress. She is often described as France's greatest ballerina, and was the coach of prima ballerinas Sylvie Guillem and Marie-Claude Pietragalla. She was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1964.

Mathieu Klein is a French politician serving as Mayor of Nancy since 2020.

Richard Orlinski is a French sculptor and visual neo-pop artist.

Ludovic Radosavljevic is a French rugby union player. His position is Scrum-half and he plays for Pro D2 club Provence. He began his career with Pays d'Aix RC, now known as Provence Rugby, in the third-tier Fédérale 1 before moving to Clermont Auvergne in 2008 and then Castres in 2017. He eventually returned to his first club Provence in 2020. On 03 November 2021, he was made redundant by his club after having been found guilty of racially abusing a black player, calling him "banana eater".

Robert Emile Sigismond Léon Proust was a French urologist and gynaecologist and the younger brother of the writer Marcel Proust.

Suzy Solidor was a French singer and actress, appearing in films such as La Garçonne.

Guilhem Guirado is a French rugby union player, who plays for French Top 14 side, Montpellier. Guirado was the captain of France from 2016 to 2019.

Benjamin Siksou is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He sings in a "jazz blues" style and plays the guitar, piano, and the violin.

Georges Frêche was a French politician. He served as President of the Languedoc-Roussillon Region from 2004 until his death: prior to that, he had been mayor of Montpellier for 27 years, and was also a former member (député) of the National Assembly. Frêche had been a member of the French Socialist Party until he was expelled on January 27, 2007.