List of Famous people born in France

Alec Mathieu Georgen is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club AJ Auxerre.

Paul Natali was a French politician.

Jean Barthélémy Richard was a French historian, who specialized in medieval history. He was an authority on the Crusades, and his work on the Latin missions in Asia has been qualified as "unsurpassed". Richard was a member of the Institut de France. He was President of the prestigious Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 2002. He was born in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France in February 1921. Richard died in January 2021, two weeks shy of his 100th birthday.

Geoffrey Blancaneaux is a French tennis player.

Jacques Julliard is a French historian, columnist and essayist, and a former union leader. He is the author of numerous books.

Dennis Appiah is a French professional footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays for Nantes. He is a France youth international having earned caps at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level. Appiah plays as a defensive midfielder and is also capable of playing in defence as a central defender.

Raoul Billerey was a French actor.

Gilles Caron was a French photographer and photojournalist.

Marie Pape-Carpantier (1815–1878) was a French educator born on 11 September 1815 in Sarthe, France and died in Villiers-le-Bel (Val-d'Oise) on 31 July 1878. She grew to play a major part in revolutionizing education in French schools. She was a feminist who worked to fix poverty, social injustice, and to further the education of girls. She also wrote articles for the weekly French newspaper "The French Economist".

Fatih Öztürk is a French professional footballer of Turkish descent who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Galatasaray.