List of Famous people born in France
Joan of Valois, Queen of Navarre
Joan of France, also known as Joan or Joanna of Valois, was the daughter of John II of France, and his first wife, Bonne of Luxembourg. She married Charles II of Navarre, and became Queen-consort of Navarre.
Margaret of Foix
Margaret of Foix was Duchess of Brittany from 1474 to 1486 by marriage to Francis II, Duke of Brittany.
Alexandre Postel
Alexandre Postel is a French writer.
John Charles
John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld at Gelnhausen, was a German prince and ancestor of the cadet branch of the royal family of Bavaria known, from the early 19th century, as Dukes in Bavaria. He took Gelnhausen as the name of his branch of the family after acquiring that estate in 1669.
Carole Brana
Carole Brana is a French actress and model of Czech and Spanish descent.
Jean-Claude Michel
Jean-Claude Michel (1925–1999) was a French actor. Michel wa known for being the French voice of Sean Connery, Clint Eastwood in most of their films. He also dubbed Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, Vittorio Gassman, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Mitchum and many others. Because of his vocal performance on the William Wyler's Ben-Hur in 1960, Charlton Heston who he dubbed, sent to Michel a praising letter.
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon was the son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon and his wife Marie Victoire de Noailles. He was therefore a grandson of Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. From birth he was known as the Duke of Penthièvre. He also possessed the following titles: Prince of Lamballe ; Prince of Carignano; Duke of Rambouillet; Duke of Aumale (1775); Duke of Gisors; Duke of Châteauvillain; Duke of Arc-en-Barrois; Duke of Amboise; Count of Eu; Count of Guingamp. He was the father in law of Philippe Égalité.
Alexandrine de Bleschamp
Alexandrine Bonaparte, Princess of Canino and Musignano was a French aristocrat. She was already the widow of the banker Hippolyte Jouberthon, and thus known as "Madame Jouberthon", when she became the second wife of Prince Lucien Bonaparte, a younger brother of Napoleon I of France. She and her second husband had nine children, including:
- Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803–1857)
- Prince Paul Marie Bonaparte (1809–1827)
- Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813–1891).
- Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte (1815–1881).
Christophe Laporte
Christophe Laporte is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis. Laporte has been a member of the team since 2014.
Theobald I of Navarre
Theobald I, also called the Troubadour and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne from birth and King of Navarre from 1234. He initiated the Barons' Crusade, was famous as a trouvère, and was the first Frenchman to rule Navarre.