List of Famous people born in France

Isabelle Patissier is a French world champion rock climber and more recently a rally driver. She is known for winning two Lead Climbing World Cups and for being the first woman to climb an 8b (5.13d) route.

Ken Samaras, better known by his stage name Nekfeu, is a French rapper, actor and record producer. He is also a member of the bands L'entourage and 1995. He started his career as a member of S-Crew, with childhood friends Framal, Mekra, 2Zer Washington and DJ Elite. He joined 1995 in 2007, participating in open mic duels around Paris.

Richard Anconina is a French actor. He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1983 and in 1989 was named César for Best Actor.

Georges-Alain Jones is a French singer. He participated in the second edition of French TV reality show Star Academy. His debut single "Embrasse" was a top ten hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

Moussa Dembélé is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atlético Madrid on loan from French club Lyon.

René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French physician and musician. His skill of carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker. He pioneered its usage in diagnosing various chest conditions. He became a lecturer at the Collège de France in 1822 and professor of medicine in 1823. His final appointments were that of head of the medical clinic at the Hôpital de la Charité and professor at the Collège de France. He died of tuberculosis in 1826 at the age of 45.

Rayan Aït-Nouri is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from Angers.

Maria-Hélène Schneider, known as Maria Schneider, was a French actress. In 1972 at the age of nineteen she starred opposite Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris, but was traumatized by a rape scene and hounded by unsavoury publicity she subsequently declined to appear nude in roles for even the most prestigious directors. Although Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger showcased her abilities, a reputation for walking out of films mid-production resulted in her becoming unwelcomed in the industry. An incautious attitude to drugs and their toll on her mental health made what should have been banner years for Schneider increasingly chaotic. However, she re-established stability in her personal and professional life in the early 1980s, and became an advocate for equality and improving the conditions actresses worked under. She continued acting in film and TV until a few years before she died in 2011 after a long illness.

Sébastien Lecornu is a French politician serving as Minister of the Overseas since 2020. A member of La République En Marche! (REM) since he left The Republicans (LR) in 2017, he was President of the Departmental Council of Eure from 2015 to 2017, Secretary of State to the Minister of the Ecological and Inclusive Transition from 2017 to 2018 and Minister of Local Authorities from 2018 until 2020.

Christophe Castaner is a French politician who served as Minister of the Interior from 16 October 2018 to 6 July 2020. He served as the Executive Officer of La République En Marche! and Secretary of State for Relations with Parliament from 2017 to 2018. He served as Spokesperson of the Government under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in 2017. He was also spokesperson for Emmanuel Macron during his campaign for the presidential election of 2017.