List of Famous people born in France

Pauline Bonaparte was the first sovereign Duchess of Guastalla in Italy, an imperial French princess and the princess consort of Sulmona and Rossano. She was the sixth child of Letizia Ramolino and Carlo Buonaparte, Corsica's representative to the court of King Louis XVI of France. Her elder brother, Napoleon, was the first emperor of the French. She married Charles Leclerc, a French general, a union ended by his death in 1802. Later, she married Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince of Sulmona. Her only child, Dermide Leclerc, born from her first marriage, died in childhood. She was the only Bonaparte sibling to visit Napoleon in exile on his principality, Elba.

François Budet was a French singer-songwriter, novelist and poet.

Bernard Chambaz is a French writer, historian and poet, winner of several French literary prizes.

Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise, was the third son and youngest child of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840–1910), grandson of Prince Ferdinand Philippe and great-grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French. His mother was Françoise of Orléans, daughter of François, Prince of Joinville, and Princess Francisca of Brazil.

Anthony Gonçalves is a French professional footballer who captains Stade Malherbe Caen, who are newly relegated to Ligue 2 after finishing 19th in the 2018-19 Ligue 1 season.

Jean de Kervasdoué is a French economist born on 28 December 1944 in Lannion. He is chairholder of Economics and Health Services Management at the National Academy of Arts and Trades (CNAM) and a member of the French Academy of Technologies. He has been a general manager of hospitals.

Yves Ciampi was a French film director. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975. His 1965 film Heaven on One's Head was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.

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• Pro A champion (2021)
• Spanish League champion (2017)
• Spanish Supercup winner (2017)
• EuroCup champion (2019)
• French Leaders Cup MVP (2015)
• French League Domestic MVP (2014)
• 4× French League All-Star
• 2× French Leaders Cup winner
• 4× French Cup winner
• FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship MVP (2005)

Anouck Jaubert is a French sport climber competing in speed climbing competitions.

Nicolas Giraud is a French actor and filmmaker. Among the various films roles in which he has appeared in, he was one of the kidnappers in the 2008 film Taken. He is the writer, director and editor of the short film Faiblesses (2009).