List of Famous people born in France
Pierre-Louis Barassi
Pierre-Louis Barassi is a French rugby union player who plays for Lyon OU in the Top 14 and the French national team. His position is centre.
Bernard Sainz
Bernard Sainz, aka Dr Mabuse, was an unlicensed sports doctor who achieved great success in horse racing and cycling. He was jailed for falsely practising medicine, particularly in cycle racing.
Sira Sylla
Sira Sylla is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Seine-Maritime.
Michael Calfan
Michael Calfan is a French DJ and house music producer from Paris.
Catherine Dulac
Catherine Dulac is a French-American biologist. She is the Higgins Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, where she served as department chair from 2007 to 2013. She is also an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She was born in 1963 in France. She came to the United States for her postdoctoral study in 1991.
Jacques Revaux
Jacques Abel Jules Revaud, known as Jacques Revaux, is a French songwriter most famous for his 1968 collaboration with singer Claude François on the song "Comme d'habitude" that singer-songwriter Paul Anka reworked into the English language as "My Way". He co-founded Trema Records with Regis Talar. Revaux also wrote many hit songs for another French singing star, Michel Sardou.
Clément Poitrenaud
Clément Poitrenaud is a former French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fullback but he also plays at centre. He most recently played for South African side the Sharks in Super Rugby, having represented Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition between 2000 and 2016, and France between 2001 and 2012, including at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia and the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. He has since transitioned into a role of partner, father and coach.
Lolita Pille
Lolita Pille is a French author, best known for her two novels: Paris 75016: Hell's Diary and Bubble Gum.
Dominique Probst
Dominique Probst is a French composer.
Abdallah Yaisien
Abdallah Yaisien is a French professional footballer who plays for Al Mokawloon in the Egyptian Premier League.