List of Famous people born in France

Louis-Sébastien Lenormand was a French chemist, physicist, inventor, and a pioneer in parachuting.

Eleanor of Provence was a French noblewoman who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in 1253.

Louise of Lorraine, was Queen consort of France and briefly Queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania by marriage to Henry III of France. As a Dowager Queen, she also held the title of Duchess of Berry from 1589 until her death.

Zakaria Diallo is a French-Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club RC Lens.

Pierre Fairbank is a Paralympian athlete from France competing mainly in category T53 sprint events.

Raoul Sangla was a French journalist, film director and screenwriter. He created among others Discorama and Bienvenue chez Guy Béart. He was a member of General Confederation of Labour and French Communist Party. He worked at Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française and Antenne 2. He was director of Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers (1978–1982).

René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon, also known as Abd al-Wahid Yahya, was a French author and intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics having written on topics ranging from "sacred science", to symbolism and initiation.

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes, was a French statesman and minister in the Ancien Régime, and later counsel for the defense of Louis XVI. He is known for his vigorous criticism of royal abuses as President of the Cour des Aides and his role, as director of censorship, in helping with the publication of the Encyclopédie. Despite his committed monarchism, his writings contributed to the development of liberalism during the French Age of Enlightenment.

Antoine Balpêtré was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1933 and 1963.

Madeleine of France, also called Magdalena of Valois, was a French princess who became Princess of Viana by marriage to Gaston of Foix. She was the regent of Navarre between 1479 and 1494 during the minority of her two children, each of whom became monarchs of Navarre: Francis I and Catherine I.