List of Famous people born in France

Georges de La Tour was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648. He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.

Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751–1843) a French sculptor, was the most prominent bronzier, or producer of ornamental patinated and gilt-bronze objects and furniture mounts of the First French Empire. His fashionable neoclassical and Empire style furnishing bronzes established the highest standard in refined finish in the craft that the French called that of the fondeur-ciseleur, "founder-finisher". In his pre-Revolutionary training, Thomire appeared first as a ciseleur, in the division of duties that went into the production, for example, of a set of gilt-bronze wall-lights delivered for Marie-Antoinette's card-room, her Salon des Jeux at Compiègne: under the general supervision of Hauré, the wax and wooden model was carved by Martin, cast by Forestier, and chased by Thomire, as Pierre Verlet was able to show over fifty years ago.

Mathilde Monnier is a French choreographer. She directs the Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon in Montpellier. She collaborates with notable artists throughout various disciplines, such as philisopher Jean-Luc Nancy, Katerine, novelist Christine Angot, fellow choreographer La Ribot, and composer Heiner Goebbels). Monnier was awarded the Grand Prix National des Arts du Spectacle Vivant in 1999.

André Dufraisse was a cyclo-cross racer from France, a professional from 1950 to 1964.

Ferdinand Philipp Maria August Raphael of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the second prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and lord of Csábrág and Szitnya, both in modern-day Slovakia.

Jamel Saihi is a French-born Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He previously spent 16 years at Montpellier, with whom he won the 2011-12 Ligue 1 title.

Amadeus VIII was a Savoyard nobleman, the son of Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Berry. He was surnamed the Peaceful. After the death of his father in 1391, his mother acted as a regent, because of his youth. He was a claimant to the papacy from 1439 to 1449 as Felix V in opposition to Eugene IV and Nicholas V, and is considered the last historical antipope.

Clémentine Margaine, is a French operatic mezzo-soprano.

Sylvain Prudhomme is a French writer.

Éric Bellion is a French sailor.