List of Famous people born in France

Maurice Gustave Gamelin was an army general in the French Army. Gamelin is remembered for his disastrous command of the French military during the Battle of France in World War II and his steadfast defence of republican values.

Dominique Farran was a French radio host and journalist.

Bernard Monot is a French economist and politician and Member of the European Parliament representing Massif-central–Centre.

Baptiste Reynet is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Nîmes Olympique.

Raphaël Géminiani is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy. He became a professional and then a directeur sportif, notably of Jacques Anquetil and the St-Raphaël team.

Benjamin Bernheim is a lyric French tenor known for his interpretation of Italian and French roles.

George Pau-Langevin is a French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2012 and again since 2016.

Hubert Velud is a French former Association football player and the current manager of Sudan national football team, following his departure from JS Kabylie mid season 2019–20.

Yves Brunier is a French puppeteer. He is best known for his character, Casimir, an orange colored dinosaur who appears on French Children's TV. He played Chelli in Sacatruc, the French version of Big Bag. Brunier later went to perform on 5, Rue Sésame as Yoyo. He also performed on the Muppet Show TV pilot.

Marc Joulaud is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the West France constituency from 2014 until 2019. He is a member of the French center right party Les Républicains (LR). He was jailed due to the Fillon affair.