List of Famous people born in France
Jean-Loup Passek
Jean-Loup Passek was a French film critic. He was the director of cinematic collections at the Centre Georges Pompidou, and he author of several books about cinema.
Eleanor of Normandy
Eleanor of Normandy was a Countess consort of Flanders. She was born between the years 1011 and 1013 in Normandy, the daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy and his wife, Judith of Brittany. Eleanor had two sisters and three brothers, including Robert I, Duke of Normandy, whose illegitimate son was William the Conqueror. In 1017, when Eleanor was still a child, her mother Judith died. Duke Richard married secondly Poppa of Envermeu, by whom he had two more sons.
Mapie de Toulouse-Lautrec
Marie Pierre "Mapie" de Toulouse-Lautrec (1901–1972) was a French journalist and food writer, born Marie Pierre Adélaïde Lévêque de Vilmorin in Verrières-le-Buisson, scion of the Vilmorin seed company. Her horticulturalist father was Joseph Marie Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin (1872-1917), and her mother was the former Bertha Marie Mélanie de Gaufridy de Dortan (1876-1937). The writer Louise de Vilmorin (1902–1969) was her younger sister, while one of her younger brothers, Roger, was the result of an affair between her mother and Alfonso XIII of Spain. Her other siblings were Henri, Olivier, and André.
Hubert Wulfranc
Hubert Wulfranc is a French Communist politician who has represented Seine-Maritime's 3rd constituency in the National Assembly since 2017. He sits as part of the Democratic and Republican Left group.
Jean-Claude Malbet
Jean-Claude Malbet was a French international rugby union player and entrepreneur. He received both of his international caps against South Africa in 1967. His son Christophe Malbet is also a businessman and currently serving as the CEO of Ford Agent.
Pierre III d'Amboise
Louis Dandrel
Louis Dandrel was a French sound designer, composer, musician, and journalist. He was in charge of the sound design unit at IRCAM, as well as the studio he created, Diasonic. He was the husband of Fabienne Pascaud, who was managing editor at Télérama.
Bernard of Italy
Bernard was the King of the Lombards from 810 to 818. He plotted against his uncle, Emperor Louis the Pious, when the latter's Ordinatio Imperii made Bernard a vassal of his cousin Lothair. When his plot was discovered, Louis had him blinded, a procedure which killed him.
Jacqueline Porel
Jacqueline Porel (1918–2012) was a French stage and film actress. She was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in French-speaking markets. She was married to the actor Gérard Landry.
Malik Hamadache
Malik Hamadache is a French-Algerian rugby union player who currently plays for Section Paloise and is an Algerian international. He plays as a prop.