List of Famous people born in France

Pascal Ory is a French historian. A student of René Rémond, he specialises in cultural and political history and has written on Fascism ever since his master's dissertation on the Greenshirts of Henri Dorgères. He is one of those who in the 1970s contributed to the better definition of cultural history.

Tristane Banon is a French journalist and writer. She is the daughter of Anne Mansouret and Gabriel Banon. She is a regular contributor on youth affairs at the French news website Atlantico.

Renaud Capuçon is a French classical violinist. Since late 2016 he has been teaching at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Renaud Muselier is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2019.

Alain Jakubowicz is a French lawyer from Villeurbanne, in the suburbs of Lyon.

Mathilde Seigner is a French actress. Seigner was born in Paris, France. She is the granddaughter of actor Louis Seigner (1903–1991). Seigner is the sister of Emmanuelle Seigner and a niece of Françoise Seigner.

Michel Houellebecq ; born Michel Thomas; 26 February 1956 or 1958) is a French author, known for his novels, poems and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker and singer.

Nanhoï Nikolai Kinski is a French-American film actor, who has also done work in television and on stage. He was born in Paris, and grew up in California. Currently residing in Berlin, he has acted primarily in American and German films, and speaks English, German, and French. He is a citizen of both the U.S. and France.

Audrey Lamy is a French actress. She is the sister of the actress Alexandra Lamy.

Arash Derambarsh is a French editor, author, and lawyer. He is a member of the City Council of Courbevoie, France and an activist against food waste.