List of Famous people born in France

Paul-Félix Armand-Delille was a physician, bacteriologist, professor, and member of the French Academy of Medicine who accidentally brought about the collapse of rabbit populations throughout much of Europe and beyond in the 1950s by infecting them with myxomatosis.

Pierre Zimmer was a French actor and film director. He appeared in 31 films and television shows between 1966 and 2001. In 1962 he directed the film Give Me Ten Desperate Men, which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.

Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team.

Jacques "Jacky" Simon was a French footballer who played as a midfielder. He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Claude Perdriel is owner-manager of the Perdriel Group that publishes Sciences et Avenir, Challenges, Rue89 and during 1970–1980, the Paris daily Le Matin de Paris. It also published Le Nouvel Observateur from its foundation in 1964 to 2014 when it was sold to a group of investors that already published Le Monde.

Mehdi Jean Tahrat is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Abha and the Algeria national team. He can play as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder.

Marc Fumaroli was a French historian and essayist who was widely respected as an advocate for French literature and culture. While born in Marseille, Fumaroli grew up in the Moroccan city of Fez, and served in the French army during the Algerian War.

Christian Constant is a French chef and entrepreneur.

Sophie Joissains is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Bouches-du-Rhône department and is a member of the Radical Party.

Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné, comtesse de Grignan, was a French aristocrat, remembered for the letters that her mother, Madame de Sévigné, wrote to her.