List of Famous people born in France

Benoît Jacquot is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema.

Alain Guiraudie is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay.

Philippe Saurel is a French politician, mayor of Montpellier between 2014 and 2020.

Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood. As the eldest surviving brother of King Louis XIII, he was known at court by the traditional honorific Monsieur.

Guillaume Warmuz is a French football coach and former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Aurélie Muller is a French swimmer, who specializes in long-distance freestyle events and open water marathon. She won the 10-kilometer competition at the 2015 world championship in Kazan, Russia and at the 2017 world championship in Budapest, Hungary.

Antoine Reinartz is a French actor.

Philippe Jaenada is a French writer. The author of over a dozen books, he won the Prix Femina for his 2017 novel La Serpe.

Jacques-Alaixys Romao, commonly known as Alaixys Romao, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Ionikos. Born in France, he represented Togo at international level.

Marie Desplechin is a French writer. She studied literature and journalism before becoming a writer. She is the author of several children's novels and Taking it to Heart, a collection of short stories. Sans Moi, her first novel, has been a great success in France, where it has sold over 120,000 copies. She won the Prix Médicis in 2005 for her book, La vie sauve.