List of Famous people born in France
Sada Thioub
Sada Thioub is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Angers SCO and the Senegal national team.
Cécile Guilbert
Cécile Guilbert is a French writer and literary critic. She studied at Sciences-Po Paris. She has written a number of books on writers who are esprits libres or "free spirits": Saint Simon, Guy Debord, Laurence Sterne and Andy Warhol. She won the Prix Médicis de l'essai for Warhol spirit.She has also written novels such as Le Musée National (2000) and Réanimation (2012). She has written for France Culture, Canal Plus, Monde des Livres and Magazine Littéraire.
Gérard Lebovici
Gérard Lebovici was a French film producer, editor and impresario.
Louise Weiss
Louise Weiss was a French author, journalist, feminist and European politician.
Georges Sarre
Georges Sarre was a French politician and leader of the Citizen and Republican Movement.
René Andrieu
René Andrieu was a French Communist Resistance fighter, journalist and politician. He served in the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans during World War II, and headed the Communist newspaper l'Humanité from 1958 to 1984. He was also part of the Central Committee of the French Communist Party.
Fodé Ballo-Touré
Fodé Ballo-Touré is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ligue 1 club Monaco. Born in France, he represents the Senegal national team.
Huguette Bello
Huguette Bello is a French politician from Réunion and a member of the Reunionese Communist Party (PCR).
Pierre Lees-Melou
Pierre Lees-Melou is a French professional footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice as an attacking midfielder. He also previously played for US Lège Cap Ferret and Dijon.
Frédéric Lefebvre
Frédéric Lefebvre is a French politician who served as Secretary of State for Trade, Small and Medium Enterprises, Tourism, Services, Liberal professions and Consumption under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, François Baroin, in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon. From 2008 to 2009 and from 2013 until 2017, he was a member of the National Assembly, representing the Hauts-de-Seine department. He is also the founder of l'Ame Nord, a non-profit organization dedicated to serve the interests of French residents living in the US and Canada.