List of Famous people born in France
William Saliba
William Alain André Gabriel Saliba is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Nice, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.
Mathieu Kassovitz
Mathieu Kassovitz is a French director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and actor. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company.
Antoine de Maximy
Antoine de Maximy is a French backpacker, television host and producer. He is best known as the TV host and producer of J'irai dormir chez vous, a tourism TV show on France 5.
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
Vincent Niclo
Vincent Niclo(born in Paris on 6 January 1975) is a French pop opera tenor singer.
Sébastien Ogier
Sébastien Ogier is a French rally driver, competing for Toyota World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship (WRC), who is teamed with the co-driver Julien Ingrassia. He has won the World Rally Drivers' Championship 7 times, in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020. With 50 victories in the World Rally Championship and 7 titles, he is the second most successful WRC driver, after former Citroën WRC teammate Sébastien Loeb.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist. Born in Paris, France to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, United States, Ma was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from The Juilliard School and Harvard University, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world. He has recorded more than 90 albums and received 18 Grammy Awards.
Lassana Diarra
Lassana Diarra is a French former professional footballer. His predominant position was as a defensive midfielder but he could also play in a more advanced role and has played at right back, which he occasionally has done for the France national football team. Diarra has, in his club footballing career, featured for Chelsea, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Real Madrid and most recently Paris Saint-Germain before retiring on 21 February 2019. The Frenchman has also played for Russian clubs Anzhi Makhachkala and Lokomotiv Moscow.
Thomas Dutronc
Thomas Dutronc is a French singer and jazz manouche guitarist. His mother is the singer, songwriter, guitarist Françoise Hardy; his father the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and film actor Jacques Dutronc.
Yann Moix
Yann Moix is a French author, film director and television presenter. He is the author of ten novels, and the recipient of several literary prizes. He is the director of three films. He was a columnist on On n'est pas couché.