List of Famous people born in France
Tanguy Pastureau
Tanguy Pastureau is a French radio and television comedian.
Bayezid Osman
Bayezid Osman, also known as Osman Bayezid Osmanoğlu with a surname as required by the Republic of Turkey, or known by the Ottoman imperial name as Şehzade (Prince) Bayezid Osman Efendi, was the 44th Head of the Imperial House of Osman, which ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922. The monarchy was abolished in 1922, with the modern Republic of Turkey replacing it.
Danielle Gaubert
Danielle Gaubert was a French actress.
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Julie-Marie Parmentier is a French actress.
Annette Messager
Annette Messager is a French visual artist. In 2005 she won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Biennale for her artwork at the French Pavilion. In 2016, she won the prestigious Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award. She lives and works in Malakoff, France.
Ilana Cicurel
Ilana Cicurel is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2020.
Jacques Calvet
Jacques Calvet was a French businessman.
Jules Romains
Jules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule, was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté . Sinclair Lewis called him one of the six best novelists in the world.
Mamertus
Saint Mamertus was the bishop of Vienne in Gaul, venerated as a saint. His primary contribution to ecclesiastical practice was the introduction of litanies prior to Ascension Day as an intercession against earthquakes and other disasters, leading to "Rogation Days." His feast day is the first of the Ice Saints.
Jefferson Poirot
Jefferson Poirot is a French rugby union player. His position is prop and he currently plays for Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14. He was named in the French squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.