List of Famous people born in France
Henri Biancheri
Henri Biancheri was a French association football player and sports executive. He played midfielder for 14 seasons including seven at AS Monaco FC where he was a member of two Ligue 1 championship squads and twice a winner of the Coupe de France. He also earned two caps with the French national team in 1960.
Benjamin Auffret
Benjamin Auffret is a French diver and European champion in diving from 10m platform.
Lyne Catherine Jeanne Chardonnet
Lyne Catherine Jeanne Chardonnet was a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1966 to 1981.
Maria Francisca of Savoy
Dona Maria Francisca of Savoy was twice queen consort of Portugal as the spouse of two Portuguese kings: Afonso VI and Peter II of Portugal. She first became queen of Portugal at the age of 20 on the day of her marriage to Afonso VI; because the marriage was never consummated, she was able to obtain an annulment. On 28 March 1668, she married Afonso's brother, the Infante Peter, Duke of Beja, who was appointed prince regent the same year due to Afonso's perceived incompetence. Maria Francisca became queen of Portugal for the second time when Peter succeeded his brother as Peter II in 1683 but died herself later that year.
René Fallet
René Fallet was a 20th-century French writer.
Anne de Xainctonge
Anne de Xainctonge was a French religious sister who founded of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, the first non-cloistered women's religious community. She was declared Venerable by the Roman Catholic Church in 1991.
Antoine Nompar de Caumont
Antoine Nompar de Caumont, duc de Lauzun was a French courtier and soldier. He was the only love interest of the "greatest heiress in Europe", Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, cousin of Louis XIV.
Jean-François Richet
Jean-François Richet, is a French screenwriter, director, and producer. He grew up in Meaux, a suburb east of Paris.
Jean-Claude Thomas
Jean-Claude Thomas was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented the Marne department, and was a member of the Gauche démocrate et républicaine.
Loane
Loane is a French singer-songwriter.