List of Famous people born in France

Francis Pierre Horton Perrin is a French actor, screenwriter and film director.

Alain Finkielkraut is a French philosopher and public intellectual. He has written books and essays on a wide range of topics, many on the ideas of tradition and identitary nonviolence, including Jewish identity and antisemitism, French colonialism, the mission of the French education system in immigrant assimilation, and the Yugoslav Wars.

Olivia Grégoire is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Secretary of State for Social Economy in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex since 2020. She previously served as the member of the National Assembly for the twelfth constituency of Paris since 2017.

Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant is a French actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award.

Roschdy Zem is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Agnès Pannier-Runacher is a French business executive and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as Secretary of State for Economy and Finance in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex since 2018.

George Jacques Danton was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, in particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as "the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic". He was guillotined by the advocates of revolutionary terror after accusations of venality and leniency toward the enemies of the Revolution.

Jeannie Longo is a French racing cyclist, 25-time French champion and 13-time world champion. Longo began racing in 1975 and was active in cycling through 2012. She was once widely considered the best female cyclist of all time, although that reputation is now clouded by suspicion of doping throughout her career. She is famous for her competitive nature and her longevity in a sport where some of her competitors were not yet born during her first Olympic competition in 1984. She was selected to compete for France in the 2008 Olympics, her seventh Olympic Games. She had stated that this would be her final participation in the Olympics. In the Women's road race, she finished 24th, 33 seconds behind winner Nicole Cooke, who was one year old when Longo first rode in the Olympics. At the same Olympics, she finished 4th in the road time trial, just two seconds shy of securing a bronze medal. She is currently number two on the all-time list of French female summer or winter Olympic medal winners, with a total of four medals including one in gold, which is one less than the total number won by the fencer Laura Flessel-Colovic.

Téji Savanier is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.

Matthieu Chedid, better known by his stage name -M-, is a French rock singer-songwriter and guitar player. Since 2018, he has been the most awarded artist at the Victoires de la Musique Awards with 13 awards, tied with Alain Bashung.