List of Famous people born in France

Edmond Maire was a French labor union leader. He was the secretary general of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) from 1971 to 1988. He was dismissive of strike actions and supported a more equal division of labour.

Jacqueline Picasso or Jacqueline Roque was best known as the muse and second wife of Pablo Picasso. Their marriage lasted 11 years until his death, during which time he created over 400 portraits of her, more than any of Picasso's other loves.

Yvonne Marie Louise Simon was a French racing driver who participated in rallying, circuit races and endurance racing.

Jean Bernard Léon Foucault was a French physicist best known for his demonstration of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light, discovered eddy currents, and is credited with naming the gyroscope.

Louis Seigner was a French actor.

Catherine Sauvage was a French singer and actress.

Fabien Claude is a French biathlete.

Francesca Solleville is a French singer. She was born in Périgueux on 2 March 1932 and lives in Malakoff (Hauts-de-Seine). She is the granddaughter of the founder of the Italian League for the Rights of Man. She is married to the painter Louis Loyzeau de Grandmaison.

Jean Rottner is a French politician of the political party The Republicans and is mayor of Mulhouse from 2010 to 2017, and President of the regional council of Grand Est since 2017.

Louis Ducreux was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nomination at the César Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country. He also worked on Max Ophüls's La Ronde as a composer. He died in Paris at the age of 81.