List of Famous people born in France

André Wilms is a French film and television actor who has also appeared in German and Finnish films. Wilms was the winner of the Best Supporting European Actor award at the 1992 European Film Awards for his work in Aki Kaurismäki's La Vie de Bohème.

Claude François de Malet was born in Dole to an aristocratic family. He was executed by firing squad, six days after staging a failed republican coup d'état as Napoleon I returned from the disastrous Russian campaign in 1812.

Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa is a French professional footballer, who plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan as a defender; mainly a right-back, he can also play in central defense.

Christian Califano is a former French rugby union player who finished his career at Gloucester Rugby.

François Poullain de la Barre was an author, catholic priest and a Cartesian philosopher.

Noëlle Cordier is a French singer. She participated for France in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with the song "Il doit faire beau là-bas", finishing in third place of 17 entries. The song is very well thought-of and remains a favourite with Eurovision fans.

Marc Weitzmann is a French journalist and novelist. The former editor-in-chief of Les Inrockuptibles, he hosts a weekly radio-show, Signe des Temps on the public radio France Culture, the French NPR, and is a regular contributor to Le Monde, Le Point, Le Magazine Littéraire, and the US news site Tablet Magazine. He is the author of 12 books.

Samuel Theis is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He was awarded the Camera d'Or prize along with Claire Burger and Marie Amachoukeli for directing the film Party Girl at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Bedsenté Gomis is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Havant & Waterlooville.

Sarah M'Barek is a former French football player. She is currently the manager of Guingamp in the Division 1 Féminine. As a player, M'Barek starred for the club from 2001–2005. She played as a midfielder and was also a member of the France women's national team having attained 21 caps.