List of Famous people born in France
Charles Godefroy
Charles Godefroy was a French aviator who became famous for flying through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in 1919.
Suliane Brahim
Suliane Brahim is a French actress. With a background in theatre, she has also performed in film and on television, most recently in a lead role in the series Zone Blanche.
Viviane Asseyi
Viviane Marie-Louise Blanche Asseyi is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German club Bayern Munich of the Frauen Bundesliga.
Madeleine Béjart
Madeleine Béjart, was a French actress and theatre director, one of the most famous French stage actors of the 17th-century. She was the co-founder of the Illustre Théâtre.
Paul Poiret
Paul Poiret was a leading French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. He was the founder of his namesake haute couture house. His contributions to his field have been likened to Picasso's legacy in 20th-century art.
Bruno Bellone
Bruno Bellone is a former French international footballer who played as a winger, and who earned 34 caps and scored two goals for France from 1981 to 1988. One of the goals was in the final of the 1984 European Championships, where France defeated Spain 2–0 to win the title. He was also in France's 1982 and 1986 World Cup squads.
René Marsiglia
René Marsiglia was a football defender and most recently the manager of Nîmes Olympique. He was born in Aubagne, France.
Marc Riboud
Marc Riboud was a French photographer, best known for his extensive reports on the Far East: The Three Banners of China, Face of North Vietnam, Visions of China, and In China.
Jérémy Michalak
Jérémy Michalak is a French television presenter and producer. He is known for presenting the sketch comedy show On n'demande qu'à en rire after he took over from Laurent Ruquier in 2012.
Constantine II
Constantine II was Roman emperor from 337 to 340. Son of Constantine the Great and co-emperor alongside his brothers, his attempt to exert his perceived rights of primogeniture led to his death in a failed invasion of Italy in 340.