List of Famous people born in France
Pierre-André Taguieff
Pierre-André Taguieff is a French philosopher who has specialised in the study of racism and antisemitism. He is the director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in an Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris laboratory, the Centre for Political Research (CEVIPOF). He is also a member of the Cercle de l'Oratoire think tank.
Alexandre de Beauharnais
Alexandre François Marie, Viscount of Beauharnais was a French political figure and general during the French Revolution. He was the first husband of Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie, who later married Napoleon Bonaparte and became empress of the First French Empire. Beauharnais was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
Gérard de Villiers
Gérard de Villiers was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose SAS series of spy novels have been major bestsellers. According to the New York Times, "His works have been translated and are especially popular in Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Japan. The SAS series has sold a reported 120 million copies worldwide, which would make it one of the top-selling series in history, on a par with Ian Fleming's James Bond books. SAS may be the longest-running fiction series ever written by a single author."
Jacques Dacqmine
Jacques Dacqmine (1923–2010) was a French stage, film and television actor. He was married four times, including to the actress Odile Versois.
Bertrand Roiné
Bertrand Roiné is a French-born Qatari handball player for Al Ahli and the Qatari national team.
Prince-Désir Gouano
Prince Désiré Gnahoré Gouano, known as Prince-Désir Gouano, is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Amiens SC. He primarily plays as a centre-back in a four or three man back-line.
Daniel Bilalian
Daniel Bilalian is a French journalist, news anchor and television presenter.
Christophe Lemoine
Christophe Lemoine is a French actor and voice actor who "specializes" in dubbing. He is only known as the voice of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Eric Cartman in South Park, Tucker Foley and Vlad Plasmius in Danny Phantom, and Arnold Perlstein in The Magic School Bus.
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a French track and field athlete. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships. The following year she added the World Indoor title and won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and a gold in the 4×100 metres relay with France.
Christophe Lamaison
Christophe "Titou" Lamaison is a former French rugby union footballer who represented France at international level, and Brive, Agen and Aviron Bayonnais at professional club level. He won 37 caps, and at the time of his retirement was the all-time leading points scorer for France, with 380 points, a mark surpassed in August 2015 by Frédéric Michalak. Lamaison played most of his rugby as a centre, and possessed reliable distribution and kicking skills, which made up for his only real weakness, a lack of pace. He could also play at fly-half. He made his international debut against South Africa on 30 November 1996 in Paris, and rose to prominence as a key member of France's Grand slam-winning sides of 1997 and 1998. His goalkicking ability also helped Brive win the Heineken Cup in 1997 and reach the final in 1998.