List of Famous people born in France

Pierre Truche was a French magistrate. He notably prosecuted Klaus Barbie during his trial in 1987.

Pope Urban II, otherwise known as Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 March 1088 to his death. He is best known for initiating the Crusades.

Patrick Vignal is a French politician representing La République En Marche!. He was re-elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Hérault. He was originally elected in 2012 as a member of the Socialist Party.

Clara Ponsot is a French actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films since 2006.

Patrick Jean Pouyanné is a French engineer who has been serving as chairman and CEO of Total since 2014.

Matthieu Boujenah is a French comedian and actor. He is the nephew of Michel Boujenah and Paul Boujenah. His sister is actress Lucie Boujenah.

Robert Bru was a French rugby union coach.

Ange Mancini is the French intelligence national coordinator.

Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014. He is a two-time unified world cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC and The Ring world titles twice between 2005 and 2007. He was the first boxer to hold unified cruiserweight title since Evander Holyfield in 1988, and the first fighter to hold The Ring cruiserweight title since Carlos De León in 1987. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's top 10 cruiserweight from 2001 to 2005 and in 2007, and was ranked No.1 in 2003 and 2004. Mormeck also challenged for the unified world heavyweight title in 2012.

Ludovic Sylvestre is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director at Red Star.