List of Famous people born in France
Edgar de Ségur-Lamoignon
Yeardley Smith
Martha Maria Yeardley Smith is an American actress, writer and artist. She has a long-running role as Lisa Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons.
François de La Rocque
François de La Rocque was the leader of the French right-wing league the Croix de Feu from 1930 to 1936 before he formed the more moderate nationalist French Social Party (1936–1940), which has been described by several historians, such as René Rémond and Michel Winock, as a precursor of Gaullism.
Da Silva
Emmanuel da Silva, better known as Da Silva, is a French singer-songwriter of Portuguese descent. A Le Monde critic called him a musical chameleon passing from punk and industrial to electro, garage, and rock.
Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod, usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertory. He composed a large amount of church music, many songs, and popular short pieces including his Ave Maria, and Funeral March of a Marionette.
Charles, Count of Charolais
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Charolais, was a French noble. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince of the Blood.
Pierre Trabaud
Pierre Trabaud was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1945 and 1989.
Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald
Louis Gabriel Ambroise, Vicomte de Bonald, was a French counter-revolutionary philosopher and politician. He is mainly remembered for developing a theoretical framework from which French sociology would emerge.
Kavinsky
Vincent Belorgey, known professionally as Kavinsky, is a French musician, producer, DJ and actor. His production style is reminiscent of the electropop film soundtracks of the 1980s. Kavinsky claimed that his music is inspired by thousands of movies he watched as a young boy and that he has cherry-picked the best parts from them, consolidating them into one concept. Kavinsky has been compared to many similar French house artists including Daft Punk and Danger. He achieved greater mainstream recognition after his song "Nightcall" was featured in the 2011 film Drive. His debut studio album, OutRun, was released in 2013.
Tony D'Amario
Tony D'Amario was a French actor best known for his role as K2 in Banlieue 13.