List of Famous people born in France

Jean-Daniel Simon was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed eight films between 1968 and 1985. In 1975 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.

Julien Le Devedec is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Provence Rugby in the Pro D2. His usual position is at Lock or Number 8. Prior to joining CA Brive he played for Stade Toulousain where he won the 2007-08 Top 14 and the 2004-05 Heineken Cup and the 2009-10 Heineken Cup.

Sylvie Verheyde is a French film director, actress and screenwriter.

Antoine Chappey is a French actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in the film Nelly, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Victor Segalen was a French naval doctor, ethnographer, archeologist, writer, poet, explorer, art-theorist, linguist and literary critic.

Adrien Thomasson is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for RC Strasbourg Alsace.

Jimmy Gressier is a French long-distance runner. He won three gold medals in the U23 category at the European Cross Country Championships. He is known for race finish celebrations. At the 2018 edition of the European cross country while in first place at the end of the U23 race he attempted a football player like knee slide but ended up falling flat on his face as he crossed the line. At the 2019 edition of the same race Gressier was so far clear of the other competitors that he walked across the line.

Jules Charles Toussaint Védrines was an early French aviator, notable for being the first pilot to fly at more than 100 mph and for winning the Gordon Bennett Trophy race in 1912.

Benoît Dorémus is a French singer-songwriter. He is the fourth of five children and grew up in France.

Raymond Souplex was a French actor and singer. He was in a long-term relationship with Jane Sourza, although they never married.