List of Famous people born in France

Alain Robbe-Grillet was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and Claude Simon. Alain Robbe-Grillet was elected a member of the Académie française on 25 March 2004, succeeding Maurice Rheims at seat No. 32. He was married to Catherine Robbe-Grillet.

Tanguy Coulibaly is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.

Armand de Camboust, duc de Coislin was a French lieutenant général des armées du roi, and a duke and peer of France. The son of a colonel in the Swiss Guards, he was elected a member of the Académie française in 1652 aged 16 and a half. He died young and his seat was then held by his two sons, Pierre and Henri-Charles.

Éric Halphen is a French judge best known as the investigating magistrate in the Parisian low-cost housing scandals of the 1990s.

Paul Henri Marius Lombard was a French politician.

Louis Cardiet was a French professional footballer who played as a defender.

Claire Bové is a French rower. She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Dosseh Dorian N'Goumou, is a French rapper, singer, executive producer and actor. He is the younger brother of Pit Baccardi.

Claire Supiot is a French swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre butterfly at the 1988 Summer Olympics and won silver medal in the 400 m freestyle event at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

Noureddine Bahri, better known by his stage name Niro, is a Moroccan-born French rapper who grew up in Blois. In 2013 he was signed to the AZ label after many years with the rap label Street Lourd formed by members of the French rap collective Mafia K'1 Fry.