List of Famous people born in France

Joseph Malerba is a French actor most recently known for his role as police detective Walter Morlighem in the tough French TV series Braquo. He has also played roles in many other French films and television series since 1992, including Leon in 1994 and Mesrine Part 2 (2008), as well as in the theatre.

Benjamin Macé, also known as "Benj", is a French speed skater and short track speed skater. He competed in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics and speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Lucien Rebatet was a French author, journalist, and intellectual. He is known as an exponent of fascism and virulent antisemite but also as the author of Les Deux étendards, regarded by some as one of the greatest novels of the post-war era.

Alain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier, a French author and soldier. He was the author of a single novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which has been filmed twice and is considered a classic of French literature. The book is based partly on his childhood.

François Deguelt was a French singer, best known for his participation on behalf of Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1960 and 1962.

Patrick Daniel Tambay is a French former racing driver. He competed in 123 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, winning twice, securing five pole positions and scoring a total of 103 Championship points. In 2006, he raced in the inaugural season of the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers, and continued in the series in 2007.

Maryvonne de Saint-Pulgent is a French musicologist and member of the Conseil d’État.

Laurent Mauvignier is a French writer.

Louis Pinton was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Indre department. He was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

Reginald Marsh was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque, women, and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that reappear throughout his work. He painted in egg tempera and in oils, and produced many watercolors, ink and ink wash drawings, and prints.