List of Famous people born in France

Serge July is a French journalist, founder of the daily Libération, and a prominent figure in French politics from the 1970s through the 1990s. In recent times, he has been active in French organizations working in support of journalists taken hostage in Syria.

Olivia Cattan is a journalist and author. She is also a campaigner. Cattan is president of "SOS autisme France" and honorary president of the campaigning feminist organisation, "Paroles de femmes" which she established.

Michel Edmond Alfred Souplet was a French politician who served as a Senator.

Jules Léotard was a French acrobatic performer and aerialist who developed the art of trapeze. He also created and popularized the one-piece gym wear that now bears his name and inspired the 1867 song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze," sung by George Leybourne. He was also one of the cycling pioneers in France right before his untimely death.

Pauline Croze is a French pop/folk singer and musician.

Jacques Puisais was a French oenologist and taste philosopher born in Poitiers.

Mickaël Pagis is a retired French football striker and currently a beach soccer player.

Yannick Souvré is a French former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was born in Toulouse. She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011. She was awarded with the Glory of Sport in 2013.

Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, Légitimée de France, Mademoiselle de Tours was the illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV of France and his most famous Maîtresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan. She died in early childhood.

René Vietto was a French road racing cyclist.