List of Famous people born in France

Maéva Clemaron

First Name Maéva
Born on November 10, 1992 (age 33)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Maéva Jocelyne Clemaron is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Everton in the FA Women's Super League. She has previously played in France with AS Saint-Étienne and FC Fleury 91.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Jean Montalat

Jean François Etienne Montalat
First Name Jean
Last Name Montalat
Born on July 12, 1912
Died on September 22, 1971 (aged 59)

Jean Montalat was a French politician. During the Second World War, he was drafted into and subsequently joined the Alliance network of the French Resistance, escaping to Algeria in 1943 to join the Free French forces. He represented the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) in the National Assembly from 1951 to 1971 and was the mayor of Tulle from 1959 to 1971.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Odile Decq

First Name Odile
Born on July 18, 1955 (age 71)

Odile Decq is a French architect, urban planner and academic. She is the founder of the Paris firm, Studio Odile Decq and the architecture school, Confluence Institute. Decq is known for her unique, self-described goth appearance and style.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Marie Jaëll

First Name Marie
Last Name Jaëll
Born on August 17, 1846
Died on February 4, 1925 (aged 78)
Born in France, Grand Est

Marie Jaëll was a French pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Marie Jaëll composed pieces for piano, concertos, quartets, and others, She dedicated her cello concerto to Jules Delsart, and was the first pianist to perform all the piano sonatas of Beethoven in Paris. She did scientific studies of hand techniques in piano playing and attempted to replace traditional drilling with systematic piano methods. Her students included Albert Schweitzer, who studied with her while also studying organ with Charles-Marie Widor in 1898-99. She died in Paris.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Jean-Antoine Nollet

First Name Jean-Antoine
Born on December 19, 1700
Died on April 24, 1770 (aged 69)

Jean-Antoine Nollet was a French clergyman and physicist who did a number of experiments with electricity and discovered osmosis. As a priest, he was also known as Abbé Nollet.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Didier Quillot

First Name Didier
Last Name Quillot
Born on May 18, 1959 (age 67)
Born in France, Occitania

Didier Quillot is a French businessman, and a former Chief Executive of Orange France, and since 2016 the Chief Executive of France's Ligue de Football Professionnel.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Jean-Claude Darcheville

Jean-Claude Jacques Ducan Darcheville
First Name Jean-Claude
Born on July 25, 1975 (age 51)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Jean-Claude Jacques Ducan Darcheville is a French Guianese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England, Scotland, and Greece. He represented French Guiana at the 2012 Caribbean Cup.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Stéphane Antiga

First Name Stéphane
Last Name Antiga
Born on February 3, 1976 (age 50)
Height 200 cm | 6'7

Stéphane Antiga is a former French volleyball player, member of the France men's national volleyball team in 1998–2010, participant of the Olympic Games, bronze medalist of the 2002 World Championship, silver medalist of the European Championship and 2006 World League, seven–time French Champion, five–time Polish Champion, two–time Spanish Champion, current head coach of Polish club DevelopRes SkyRes Rzeszów.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Alexandre Millerand

First Name Alexandre
Last Name Millerand
Born on February 10, 1859
Died on April 7, 1943 (aged 84)

Alexandre Millerand was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 20 January to 23 September 1920 and President of France from 23 September 1920 to 11 June 1924. His participation in Waldeck-Rousseau's cabinet at the start of the 20th century, alongside the Marquis de Galliffet who had directed the repression of the 1871 Paris Commune, sparked a debate in the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and in the Second International about the participation of socialists in bourgeois governments.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Sebastian Brant

First Name Sebastian
Last Name Brant
Died on May 10, 1521
Born in France, Grand Est

Sebastian Brant was a German humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.068571090698242s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.050818204879761s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.05076003074646s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.042112112045288s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.037035465240479s
router_page: 1x 0.016700029373169s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.015841960906982s
qids: 2x 0.0065479278564453s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0059731006622314s
headline: 2x 0.0027709007263184s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.00030279159545898s
head-facts: 1x 0.00027298927307129s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00026202201843262s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 1.5020370483398E-5s
related: 1x 5.9604644775391E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 1.1920928955078E-6s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-09-13 14:23:09)  -----