List of Famous people born in France

Claude Jacques Lecourbe, born in Besançon, was a French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.

Dee Nasty is a DJ, producer, and Hip-Hop pioneer in Paris, France. Dee Nasty, the Parisian father of Hip Hop, is one of Radio Nova’s original DJs. Dee Nasty is best known for producing France’s first Hip Hop record.

Xavier Marchand is a former medley swimmer from France, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. He won his first international medal (silver) in 1997, at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in the 200 m individual medley behind the Netherlands' Marcel Wouda.

Frantz Granvorka is a former French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team in 1996–2007, a participant of the 2004 Olympic Games, a bronze medalist of the 2002 World Championship, a silver medalist of the 2003 European Championship, 1997 French Champion.

Philippe Lécrivain was a French Jesuit priest and historian.

Princess Palatine Benedicta Henrietta was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, or of Hanover, by her marriage to Duke John Frederick. She was the third and youngest daughter of Prince Palatine Edward and the political hostess Anna Gonzaga.

Jeanloup Sieff was a French photographer. He was born in Paris to Polish parents. He was a photography student of Gertrude Fehr. He is famous for his portraits of politicians, famous artists, landscapes, as well as for his nudes and use of wide-angle lens and visible dodging marks. He worked mainly in black and white and in fashion.

Kuno-Hans von Both was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of both the Pour le Mérite of the German Empire and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.