List of Famous people born in France

Tiloun, stage name of Jean-Michel Ramoune, was a Réunionese singer.

Romain Barras is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal-best score of 8,196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in thirteenth place overall in the decathlon. He became the regional champion at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.

Georges Cadoudal, sometimes called simply Georges, was a Breton politician, and leader of the Chouannerie during the French Revolution. He was posthumously named a Marshal of France in 1814 by the reinstated Bourbons. Cadoudal means in Breton language "warrior returning from the fight".

Pierre Bardou-Job was a French industrialist, manufacturer of JOB cigarette papers, and art collector.

Gaël Givet-Viaros, known as Gaël Givet, is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-footed centre back and as a left-back. Givet was a UEFA Champions League runner-up with Monaco in 2004 and was part of the France national team which reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final.

Marie Rivière is a French actress and filmmaker. She is known for her collaborations with director Éric Rohmer.

Denis Sire was a French cartoonist.

Benoît Puga is a general in the French Army and the Grand Chancellor of the National Order of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit.

Otto Hersing was a German naval officer who served as U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine and the k.u.k. Kriegsmarine during World War I.

Saint Blandina was a Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.