List of Famous people born in France

Baron Siméon Denis Poisson FRS FRSE was a French mathematician, engineer, and physicist who made many scientific advances.

Prince Louis of Orleans, Duke of Nemours was the second son of King Louis-Philippe I of France, and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily.

Yunis Abdelhamid is a French-born Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains Ligue 1 side Reims.

Thomas Leleu is a French tuba player. He was born in Lille, France. He is the first tuba player to have ever won the award "Revelation Instrumental Soloist of the Year" at the annual French classical music award event, the Victoires de la musique classique. At only 28 years of age, Thomas Leleu is considered as "the young world star of the tuba". He is the younger brother of French trumpet player Romain Leleu.

Casimir Lefaucheux was a French gunsmith. He was born in Bonnétable and died in Paris.

Éric Ruf, is a French actor, set designer and theatre director. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1995. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1993, became a member in 1998 and took the role of managing director in 2014.

Jacqueline Laurent was a French film actress. She starred with Jean Gabin in Marcel Carné's Le Jour se Leve (1939).

Guy Hocquenghem was a French writer, philosopher, and queer theorist.

Joseph Victor Amédée Capoul was a French operatic tenor with a lyric voice and a graceful singing style.

Isabelle Spennato-Lamour is a French fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. She married sabre Olympic champion Jean-François Lamour. In March 2013 she was elected president of the French Fencing Federation.