List of Famous people born in France
Aude Amadou
Aude Amadou is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Loire-Atlantique.
Hubert Mingarelli
Hubert Mingarelli was a French writer. He was born in Mont-Saint-Martin in Lorraine. After serving in the navy for three years, he settled in the southern city of Grenoble. He won the Prix Medici in 2003 for his novel Quatre Soldats. The English translation of his novel Un repas en hiver by Sam Taylor was nominated for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
Alexandre Roumat
Alexandre Roumat is a French rugby union player. His position is flanker and he currently plays for Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14.
Daniel Eon
Daniel Eon was a French footballer who represented the France national team. He played most of his career with FC Nantes.
Pierre Albaladejo
Pierre Albaladejo is a former French rugby union player. His usual position was at fly-half or at fullback.
Fabrice Abriel
Fabrice Abriel is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Paris Saint-Germain, Servette, Amiens, Guingamp, Lorient, Marseille, Nice, and Valenciennes.
Raymond Dugrand
Raymond Dugrand was a French geographer and urban planner. He was a professor of geography at the University of Montpellier, and the author of several books about the geography of the Languedoc. He was the head of urban planning for the city of Montpellier from 1977 to 2001. He is the namesake of an avenue in Montpellier.
Paul Carbone
Paul Bonnaventure Carbone was a Corsican criminal involved in the Marseille underworld from the 1920s until his death in 1943. He was known as the Emperor of Marseille. Associated with François Spirito, who would become one of the leaders of the French Connection, Carbone inspired the film Borsalino which featured Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Alexia Chartereau
Alexia Chartereau is a French basketball player for CJM Bourges Basket and the French national team.
Marie Marguerite Bihéron
Marie Marguerite Bihéron was a French anatomist, known for her medical illustrations and wax figure models.