List of Famous people born in France

Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola was a French equestrian who competed in show jumping. He is the only person to win two individual Olympic gold medals in this discipline.

Charlotte Bonaparte Gabrielli was a French Napoleonic princess and the eldest daughter of Lucien Bonaparte and Christine Boyer. She became princess Gabrielli following her marriage to Mario Gabrielli, prince of Prossedi and Roccasecca, duke of Pisterzo. In Italy, she was known as Carlotta.

Charles de Bourbon was a French prince du sang and military commander during the struggles over religion and the throne in late 16th century France. A first cousin of King Henry IV of France, he was the son of the Huguenot leader Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and his second wife, Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville. He gave his name to the Hôtel de Soissons after his title Count of Soissons.

Jean-Marie Demange was a French member of Parliament. A member of the UMP he was Mayor of Thionville for 13 years, serving in that capacity from June 25, 1995 to March 21, 2008. He had been distraught after losing the 2008 election to a Socialist and committed suicide by gunshot after he killed his mistress following a heated argument.

Anne-Emmanuel-Ferdinand-François de Croÿ Prince of Solre and Duke of Croÿ was a French soldier of the 18th century who attained the rank of Maréchal de camp. He served as a member of the National Constituent Assembly of 1789 representing the Bailiwick of Le Quesnoy, Hainaut.

Agnes of Burgundy was Duchess of Aquitaine by marriage to Duke William V and Countess of Anjou by marriage to Count Geoffrey II. She served as regent of the Duchy of Aquitaine during the minority of her son from 1039 until 1044. She was a daughter of Otto-William, Count of Burgundy and Ermentrude de Roucy and a member of the House of Ivrea.

Christian II was the Duke of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler from 1654, the Duke of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld from 1671, and the Count of Rappoltstein from 1673 until 1699.

Louis de Bourbon, was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées. He became Duke of Vendôme in 1665, after the death of his father.

Colette Peignot was a French author who is most known by the pseudonym Laure, but also wrote under the name Claude Araxe.

Béatrix de Cusance, Baroness of Belvoir, was the second wife of Charles IV, former reigning Duke of Lorraine. She was a correspondent of Constantijn Huygens.