List of Famous people born in France
Jean Cabannes
Jean Cabannes was a French magistrate and jurist. He was best known for being a member of the French Constitutional Council.
Guy Mollet
Guy Alcide Mollet was a French politician. He led the socialist French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) from 1946 to 1969 and was the French Prime Minister from 1956 to 1957.
Armel Tripon
Armel Tripon is a French sailor who finished 11th in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe. sailing the first SCOW influenced IMOCA designed by first time design Samual Manard and build by Black Pepper Yachts.
Christian Giudicelli
Christian Giudicelli is a French novelist and literary critic. His seventh novel, Station balnéaire, was awarded the 1986 Prix Renaudot. Guidicelli is one of the eight jury members of the French literary award Prix Contrepoint.
André Lurton
André Lurton was a French winemaker and winery owner. It is also the name of his eponymous winemaking group in Bordeaux which was mostly owned by him and after his death only by his children.
René Tavernier
René Tavernier was a French poet and philosopher.
Gilles Bourdouleix
Gilles Bourdouleix is a French politician and former member of the National Assembly of France. He was the deputy for Maine-et-Loire's 5th constituency from 2002 to 2017. He is also the former spokesman of the National Centre of Independents and Peasants, of which he has been the president since 24 October 2009. Bourdouleix was a founding member of the Union of Democrats and Independents, a party from which he resigned on 24 July 2013.
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Jean-Paul Roussillon was a French actor. He appeared in 87 films and television shows between 1954 and 2008. He starred in the film Playing 'In the Company of Men', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Christmas Tale. For years Roussillon had been battling lung cancer and died on 31 July 2009 in Auxerre, France.
Alexandre Iddir
Alexandre Iddir is a French judoka. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Thibault de Montaigu
Thibault Tassin de Montaigu is a French writer and journalist.