List of Famous people born in France
Bruno Lochet
Bruno Lochet is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series Les Deschiens (1993-2002), in which he played alongside Yolande Moreau.
Paul Personne
Paul Personne is a French blues singer and guitarist.
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi is a French virologist and Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Division and Professor at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. Born in Paris, France, Barré-Sinoussi performed some of the fundamental work in the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS. In 2008, Barré-Sinoussi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with her former mentor, Luc Montagnier, for their discovery of HIV. She mandatorily retired from active research on August 31, 2015 and fully retired by some time in 2017.
Emre Akbaba
Emre Akbaba is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig side Galatasaray.
Delphine Gény-Stephann
Delphine Gény-Stephann, is a French politician, senior civil servant and business executive. She served as Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, from 24 November 2017 to 16 October 2018.
Christophe de Ponfilly
Christophe de Ponfilly (1951–2006) was a French journalist, film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He was married to Florence Dauchez.
Yvette Lévy
Yvette Henriette Lévy is a French educator and survivor of the Holocaust. In July 1944, she was arrested by the Gestapo and was eventually sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. She survived and now educates youths about her experiences. Lévy is a Commander of the National Order of Merit and Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Alix Bénézech
Alix Bénézech is a French actress.
Sebastian
Sébastien Akchoté-Bozović, known mononymously as Sebastian, is a French musician, composer, producer, mixer, engineer, vocalist and DJ affiliated with Ed Banger Records. He has worked as a solo electronic musician and as a remixer for bands and singers such as Charlotte Gainsbourg, Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, Bloc Party, and Nero. He has also composed and produced songs for Charlotte Gainsbourg, Katerine, Kavinsky, Frank Ocean, Uffie and Woodkid, and he has composed soundtracks for the films Our Day Will Come, The World Is Yours and Steak. Many of his tracks have been used on television and in video games.
Sophie Barjac
Sophie Barjac is a French actress of stage, screen and television. Although most of her work is in the French language, Barjac has occasionally acted in the English language: the Canadian television series Bordertown (1988-1990) and the Belgian-Polish coproduction Alice (1981).