List of Famous people born in France

Jean-Cyril Spinetta is a French businessman and formerly chairman of the airline holding company Air France-KLM Group and chairm of the nuclear company AREVA.

Hervé Gaymard is a French politician and a member of The Republicans conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of Finances from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005.

Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau is a French snowboarder competing in snowboard cross.

Henri Barbusse was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party. He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein.

Franck Thilliez is a French writer. Thilliez was a computer engineer for a decade before he began writing. His book La Chambre des morts was made into a film.

Marielle Gallo is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the Île-de-France constituency.

Julien Duvivier was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are La Bandera, Pépé le Moko, Little World of Don Camillo, Panique, Voici le temps des assassins and Marianne de ma jeunesse.

Alexandre Astruc was a French film critic and film director.

Alain Geismar is a French politician, physicist, and Honorary Inspector General of Education.

Jean Léon Marie Delumeau was a French historian specializing in the history of the Catholic Church, and author of several books regarding the subject. He held the Chair of the History of Religious Mentalities (1975–1994) at the Collège de France and was a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres.