List of Famous people born in France

Maurice Vanderschueren, better known as Maurice Vander was a French jazz keyboardist.

Pierre-Alain Frau is a French former professional footballer. He played as a striker or winger for Sochaux, Lyon, Lens, Paris Saint-Germain, Lille, and Caen in France and for Al-Wakrah.

Blandine Brocard is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly in the 2017 elections, representing the department of Rhône.

Philip II, surnamed the Landless, was the Duke of Savoy for a brief reign from 1496 to 1497.

Danièle Minne was one of the few European women convicted of assisting the FLN during the Algerian War. Her mother Jacqueline Netter-Minne-Guerroudj and her stepfather Abdelkader Guerroudj, were both condemned to death as accomplices of Fernand Iveton, the only European who was guillotined for his part in the Algerian revolt. Her mother was never executed, partly due to a campaign on her behalf conducted by Simone de Beauvoir; her stepfather was also freed.

Alain Besançon is a French historian. He specialises in intellectual history and Russian politics. From 1965 to 1992 he was director of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. He was elected to the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France in 1996.

Charles-Émile Loo was a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1967 to 1968, and from 1973 to 1978. He also served as a member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1989.

Brigitte Gros (1925-1985) was a French journalist and politician. She served as the mayor of Meulan-en-Yvelines and as a member of the French Senate. She was the author of several books.

Isabelle Christine Inès Léonore Girard, better known by the name Isabelle De Funès, is a French actress, singer, model and photographer. She is best known for her portrayal of Guido Crepax's comic book character Valentina in the erotic thriller, Baba Yaga (1973).

Nonna Mayer is a French political scientist.