List of Famous people born in France
Samy Naceri
Saïd "Samy" Naceri is a French actor known for his work in the four Taxi films and The Code.
Olivier Duhamel
Olivier Duhamel is a French former university professor and politician. As a member of the social-democratic Socialist Party, he was elected as a member of the European Parliament from 1997 to 2004.
Miss Dominique
Miss Dominique [as she is generally known as], born Dominique Michalon 7 September 1978 in Sarcelles, France, is a French singer and second-place finalist of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star [based version of "Pop Idol"]. Her parents are both Caribbean.
Pio Marmaï
Pio Marmaï is a French actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2008.
Thomas Lemar
Thomas Benoît Lemar is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the France national team. He is known for his versatility, being able to play on both wings and through the centre. Features of his game include dribbling and passing ability.
Louise Coldefy
Louise Coldefy is a French actress.
Jérémie Aliadière
Jérémie Aliadière is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute. His other roles include Michèle Mercier's husband in the Angélique series, a gunfighter in the Spaghetti Western Cemetery Without Crosses, and a Catholic priest who falls in love with Claude Jade and becomes a communist in Forbidden Priests.
Jacline Mouraud
Jacline Mouraud is a French activist credited as being one of the founders of the yellow vest movement. She rose to national attention as a result of a viral Facebook video she posted in October 2018 about France's proposed eco-tax to which she was opposed. Mouraud quickly found herself on regional and national television debating French MPs. Mouraud slowly became a divisive figure in the movement, being criticized by other yellow vest activists including Priscilla Ludosky and Eric Drouet, and the French media who have accused her of sharing of "fake news".
Mélanie Doutey
Mélanie Doutey is a French actress.