List of Famous people born in France
Jean-Louis Touraine
Jean-Louis Touraine is a French medical teacher and politician of La République En Marche! (REM), he has been a member of the National Assembly for the Rhône department since 2007.
Jacques Bouveresse
Jacques Bouveresse was a philosopher who wrote on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of mathematics and analytical philosophy. Bouveresse was called "an avis rara among the better known French philosophers in his championing of critical standards of thought."
Martin Bouygues
Martin Bouygues is the chairman and chief executive officer of the French company Bouygues ; founded by his father Francis Bouygues in 1952.
Cyril Paglino
Cyril Paglino is a French breakdancer, reality TV personality and IT entrepreneur who has founded and invested in several startup companies.
Pierre Sidos
Pierre Sidos was a French far right nationalist, neo-Pétainist, and antisemitic activist. One of the main figures of post-WWII nationalism in France, Sidos was the founder and leader of the nationalist organizations Jeune Nation (1949–1958) and L'Œuvre Française (1968–2013).
Nadar
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known by the pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist, and proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs.
Louis, Prince of Condé
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a prominent Huguenot leader and general, the founder of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon.
Lou Jean
Lou Jean, known on stage as simply Lou, is a French singer.
Marcel Tisserand
Marcel Jany Émile Tisserand is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Fenerbahçe and the DR Congo national team.
Marcel Rozier
Marcel Rozier is an equestrian from France and Olympic champion. He also owns the renowned Espace Rozier equestrian center in Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne. He collaborated with the perfume company Chez Marionnaud to establish the Team Marionnaud, a show jumping team that includes his own sons, Philippe and Thierry Rozier. Charlotte Casiraghi of Monaco's Princely Family also rode for this team from 2001 to 2004 .