List of Famous people born in France

Louis-Nicolas Robert was a French soldier and mechanical engineer, who is credited with a paper-making invention that became the blueprint of the Fourdrinier machine.

Andrée Damant is a French actress.

Antoine IX Geneviève Héraclius Agénor de Gramont, 9th Duke of Gramont, Duke of Guiche, Prince of Bidache, etc. was a 19th-century French aristocratic Army general and courtier.

Loïc Prud'homme is a French politician representing la France Insoumise. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing Gironde's 3rd constituency.

Marie Arago, born Marie-Anne Roig was a French woman, wife of François Bonaventure Arago and mother of François, Jean, Jacques, Victor, Joseph and Étienne Arago. She raised her eight children alone after the death of her husband in 1814, passed on her human values and encouraged them to pursue their studies. An "Arago clan" was formed around her eldest son, François, at the Paris Observatory, including Claude-Louis Mathieu, Alexander von Humboldt and Félix Savary.

Roger Pigaut was a French actor and film director. He appeared in 40 films between 1943 and 1980.

Élisabeth Charlotte Gabrièle of Lorraine was a Princess of Lorraine. She died of smallpox aged 10. She was the Titular Abbess of Remiremont.

Martin Provost is a French film director, writer and actor. He wrote and directed films such as Séraphine and Le Ventre de Juliette. His 2013 film Violette was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Christian Marie Ferdinand de la Croix de Castries was the French commander at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954.