List of Famous people born in France

Soufiane Kone is a French football forward who played 32 matches and scored 6 goals for AS Nancy in Ligue 1 in the period 1998–2000.

Lise Vidal was a French windsurfer. She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth.

André Armand Vingt-Trois is a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 2005 to 2017, having previously served as Archbishop of Tours from 1999 to 2005. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.

Jacques Debary was a French actor.

Pap Ndiaye is a French historian. He focuses on transnational philosophies of race that draw both from American and French political thought, especially as they apply to the African diaspora populations of both countries.

Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, teacher, musician, composer, and poet.

Sophie Le Saint is a French journalist and television presenter. From November 1998 to July 2019, she was a presenter on channel France 2 hosting Télématin and as a replacing presenter at the Journal de 13 heures, and in exceptional occasions at the Journal de 20 heures.

Jehnny Beth, is a French musician, singer-songwriter, producer, presenter and actress, best known as half of the duo John & Jehn and front woman of the English rock band Savages. Her debut solo album To Love Is to Live was released to critical acclaim in June 2020. Beth is known for her powerful live performances and her intense voice. She also collaborated with other artists such as Trentemøller, Julian Casablancas, Tindersticks, Gorillaz, Noel Gallagher, Romy Croft, Idles and Bobby Gillespie.

Lucien Léger (1937–2008) was a French criminal.

Dany Verissimo, is a French actress and model. She originally worked from 2001 to 2002 as a pornographic actress under the stage name Ally Mac Tyana before starting a mainstream career. She also uses the name Dany Verissimo-Petit.