List of Famous people born in France

Lionel Letizi is a former French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Alex Portal is a French Paralympic swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 metre freestyle S13 event.

Marie Louise Mignot (1712–1790) was a French literary figure. She was the daughter of Voltaire's sister, Catherine Arouet (1686–1726) and her husband Pierre-François Mignot. After the death of her widowed father in 1737, Voltaire provided her with a dowry Madame Denis. After her husband's premature death in 1744, she was taken in by Voltaire and became his housekeeper, hostess and companion. She also adopted his protégée Reine Philiberte de Varicourt when the latter's marriage to the marquis de Villette foundered on his homosexuality.

Grégory Thil is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Michèle Léridon was a French journalist and news director. She worked for 37 years at Agence France-Presse between 1981 and 2019, where she became global news director. She was a member of Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel since 2019.

Jean Richard was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's Maigret in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities.

Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, and an elder sister of Philip the Good. Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406. He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417. They were the grandparents of King Louis XII of France and the great-grandparents of John III, Duke of Cleves, father of Anne of Cleves, who was fourth Queen consort of Henry VIII of England. By their daughter, Catherine, they were ancestors of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Roger Martin du Gard was a French novelist, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Jean Bourlès was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was born in Pleyber-Christ. He was a professional cyclist between 1954 and 1965. He won stage 16 in the 1957 Tour de France.

Jean-Pierre Kalfon, known professionally as Hector was a French singer.