List of Famous people born in France

Frédéric Encel is a French writer and scholar of geopolitics. He received his DEA in geopolitics from the Centre de recherches et d’analyses géopolitiques at the University of Paris VIII in 1992. He remained there studying under Yves Lacoste and earned his doctorate in geopolitics in 1997. He teaches international relations at the ESG Management School. He frequently points out the Iranian danger in French press.

André Bervil (1905–1972) was a French stage and film actor. He was married to the actress Suzanne Grey, and was son-in-law of Denise Grey.

Aurélien Giraud is a French goofy-footed professional street skateboarder from Lyon.

Thomas Touré is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Angers SCO. He made one international appearance for the Ivory Coast national team in 2016.

Gérard Janvion is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. A French international from 1975 to 1982 he made 40 appearances for the France national team. Having started his senior career in 1972 at Saint-Étienne he went on to spend most of playing days there before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 1983. He retired from playing in 1987 after a two-year stint with Béziers.

Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Claude Samuel was a French music critic and radio personality.

René Ballet was a French journalist, novelist and essayist. A communist, he was an international correspondent for L’Humanité. He was the author of 14 novels and 35 essays, many of which were about Roger Vailland.

Pierre-Luc Périchon is a French professional road and track bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.

Gunnor or Gunnora was the duchess of Normandy by marriage to Richard I of Normandy, having previously been his long-time mistress. She functioned as regent of Normandy during the absence of her spouse, as well as the adviser to him and later to his successor, their son Richard II.