List of Famous people born in France

François Sully (1927-1971) was a French journalist and photographer best known for his work during the Vietnam War. Sully was one of the earliest journalists to cover the Vietnam War and spent 24 years in Indochina. At the time of his death in a command helicopter crash near the Cambodian border, he was viewed as the dean of the Saigon press corps.

Pierre Georges Henry was a French composer, considered a pioneer of musique concrète.

Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins was a journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Danton when the Committee of Public Safety reacted against Dantonist opposition. He was a schoolmate of Maximilien Robespierre and a close friend and political ally of Georges Danton, who were influential figures in the French Revolution.

Cyril Raffaelli is a French traceur, martial artist and stuntman.

Aurore Kichenin is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the 1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2017 and represented France at Miss World 2017 in Sanya.

Géraldine Muhlmann is a French political scientist and political journalist. She is a former host of the France 5 program C politique (Fr).

Dimitri Szarzewski is a former French rugby union footballer. His usual position was at hooker, and also represented France.

Michel Mercier is a French politician and who served as Minister of Justice from 2010 until 2012.

Delphine Levy was a French manager of cultural institutions. She was director of Paris Musées between 2013 and 2020.

Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French former professional footballer. Mainly a right winger, he also played as a centre-forward, second striker and on the left wing.