List of Famous people born in France

Yves Guéna was a French politician. In 1940, he joined the Free French Forces in the United Kingdom. He received several decorations for his courage.

Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François, known as Jacques François was a French actor. During a sixty-year career (1942–2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions. In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in Letter from an Unknown Woman but the part went to Louis Jourdan. After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in The Barkleys of Broadway he returned to France.

Thomas Henry is a French professional footballer who plays for Belgian club OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division A. He plays as a striker.

Gilles Boyer is a French politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

Sophie Mounicot is a French actress and writer.

Michèle Lamy is a French culture and fashion figure of Algerian origin. She has been a clothing designer, performer, film producer, and restaurateur, and is the wife, muse and creative accomplice of fashion designer Rick Owens.

Rémi Cavagna is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.

Julie Fuchs is a French soprano known for her interpretation of light-lyric repertoire.

Sophie Desmarets (1922–2012) was a French film actress.

Laurent Binet is a French writer and university lecturer. His work focuses on the modern political scene in France.