List of Famous people born in France

Olivia Blanc, known as Olivia Ruiz, is a French pop singer of partial Spanish descent belonging to the nouvelle chanson genre. She gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of the French Star Academy series in 2001.

Thomas Bangalter is a French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, and composer. He is best known as one half of the French house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. He has recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist. Bangalter's work has influenced a wide range of artists, many of whom are involved in different genres.

Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player. She has won one singles title and 24 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 23 October 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 10. On 10 June 2019, she peaked at No. 1 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Christian Ranucci was a travelling door-to-door salesman who abducted and killed an eight-year-old girl on Whit Monday, 1974. For these crimes, he was one of the last persons executed in France. He was convicted of the abduction and murder on March 10, 1976.

Sheila is a French pop singer who became successful as a solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s, and was also part of the duo Sheila & Ringo with her husband singer Ringo. She also fronted a disco act called Sheila and B. Devotion. Her stage name came from the title of her first release, a French cover version of "Sheila", a hit by Tommy Roe.

Djamel Belmadi is an Algerian football coach and former player who is the manager of the Algerian national team.

Emmanuelle Wargon is a French civil servant, politician and former lobbyist who has been serving as Minister Delegate for Housing in the Castex government of President Emmanuel Macron since July 2020. Previously she served as Minister of Ecological Transition attached to the Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition, from 2018 to 2020, in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.

Turia Pitt is an Australian mining engineer, athlete, motivational speaker, and author.

Stéphane Gilles Plaza is a French television presenter and an estate agent. He hosts the television shows Recherche appartement ou maison and Maison à vendre, both broadcast on M6. He has explained that he became a television presenter after a casting by Reservoir Prod.

Arnaud Clément is a retired tennis player and former captain of the France Davis Cup team. He reached the final of the 2001 Australian Open and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 10 in April the same year. Partnering with Michael Llodra, he won Wimbledon in 2007 and two Masters 1000.