List of Famous people born in France

Antoine was the King of Navarre through his marriage to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of which he was head from 1537. He was the father of Henry IV of France.

Gilbert Chabroux was a French politician.

Nicolas Clément was a French physicist and chemist. Also known as Nicolas Clément-Desormes, he was born in Dijon, France.

Pauline Ado is a French professional surfer. She won a bronze medal for France at the World Surfing Championship.

Olivier Gaillard is a French politician representing La République En Marche! (LREM). He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the 5th constituency of the department of Gard.

Henri I de Montmorency, Marshal of France, and Constable of France, seigneur of Damville, served as Governor of Languedoc from 1563 to 1614.

Pierre-Gérard Carrier-Belleuse was a French painter.

Yves Roucaute is a French philosopher, Phd, Phd (philosophy), writer, professeur agrégé in philosophy, professeur agrégé in political science, teaching at Paris X University Nanterre, Previous President of the scientific Council of the "Institut National des Hautes Etudes de Securité et de Justice", director of the review "Cahiers de la Sécurité", counsellor of the "réformateurs" group at the French National Assembly. He has held a number of positions in cabinet ministers of right-wing governments, and is a close friend of Alain Madelin, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and Nicolas Sarkozy. He is also a journalist and columnist He was editing director of some newspapers and he is the owner of newspaper in the south of France and minority stockholder of some others. He is the majority stockholder of "Contemporary Bookstore" SAS.

Gérard Prêcheur is a French football manager. Previously in charge of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Prêcheur now plies his trade in Jiangsu Suning, as a manager of the women's team.

Richard Texier is a French painter and sculptor. He lives and works in Paris.