List of Famous people born in France

Robert Misrahi is a French philosopher who specialises in the work of 17th Century Dutch thinker Baruch Spinoza.

Maurice Rajsfus was a French writer, journalist, historian and anti-establishment militant. He was the author of numerous books addressing themes such as the Jewish genocide in France, the police, and attacks on civil liberties.

Emmanuel Philippe Imorou is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a left back for French club Évian and the Benin national team.

Lamine Gassama is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Turkish club Göztepe and the Senegal national team.

Jérôme Ferrari is a French writer and translator born in 1968 in Paris. He won the 2012 Prix Goncourt for his novel Le Sermon sur la chute de Rome.

Antoine Blondin was a French writer.

Édouard Molinaro was a French film director and screenwriter.

Auguste Maquet was a French author, best known as the chief collaborator of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, père, co-writing such works as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

André Santini is a French politician and current mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine.

Claude Autant-Lara was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament (MEP).