List of Famous people born in France
Patrick Chauvel
Patrick Chauvel is an independent war photographer whose career began when he was just 17 years old.
Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
Charles Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1627 until his death. He was also Charles III Duke of Nevers and Rethel, as well as Prince of Arche and Charleville.
François Bonaventure Arago
Pauline Félicité de Mailly
Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle (1712–1741), marquise de Vintimille, was the second of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of whom would become mistresses of King Louis XV of France. She was his mistress between 1739 and 1741.
Willy Aubameyang
William-Fils "Willy" Aubameyang is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a defender. He most recently played for Kray. He is a half-brother of Arsenal footballer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Frédéric Moncassin
Frédéric Moncassin is a French former road racing cyclist. He turned professional in 1990 and retired in 1999. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Nicolas de Crécy
Nicolas de Crécy is a French artist, cartoonist, and comic book writer. He was a co-author of Léon la Came, a work that won the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album in 1998.
Princess Diana of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Diana Margherita of Bourbon-Parma was a French aristocrat and member of the House of Bourbon-Parma, a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family. She was the second royal to have reportedly died from COVID-19.
Stéphane Da Costa
Stéphane Da Costa is a French professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Born in France, Da Costa moved to the United States as a junior to develop as a player. After junior, Da Costa moved on to NCAA collegiate hockey, playing two seasons with Merrimack College. He then signed as a free agent with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators in 2011, and played three seasons in the organization, including 47 games with Ottawa. In 2014, he left the organization as a free agent, signing with CSKA Moscow.
Marie de Rohan, Duchess of Chevreuse
Marie Aimée de Rohan was a French courtier and political activist, famed for being the center of many of the intrigues of the first half of the 17th century in France. In various sources, she is often known simply as Madame de Chevreuse.