List of Famous people born in France

Jean Bertola (1922–1989) was a French pianist, composer, singer, music arranger and artistic director.

Guillaume Coustou the Elder was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Style Louis XIV. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV and became Director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735. He is best known for his monumental statues of horses made for the Chateau of Marly, whose replicas now stand in the Place de la Concorde in Paris.

Frédéric-Eugène Godefroy, was a French author, notable for his works on the history of the French language, notably compiling a 10-volume Old French dictionary of over 20,000 pages.

Harold Moukoudi is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AS Saint-Étienne. Born in France, Moukoudi represents Cameroon internationally.

Amaury de Montfort was the son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix de Montmorency, and the brother of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.

Lola Bessis is a French actress, screenwriter and director. She is known for the movie Swim Little Fish Swim, in which she acted and wrote the script.

Émile-Louis-Gustave Deshayes de Marcère was a French politician.

David Mélé is a rugby union coach most recently for Leicester Tigers, he was previously a professional player for Perpignan in two spells, Leicester, Toulouse and Grenoble and represented Spain internationally. His primary position was scrum-half but also regularly featured at fly half.

Jacques d'Arc, originally spelled Darc (1380–1440), was a farmer in the village of Domrémy in Lorraine, and the father of the French heroine and Catholic saint Jeanne d'Arc.

Marie-Cécile Zinsou is a French-Beninese art historian and entrepreneur, She is president of the Fondation Zinsou, founded in 2005 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, West Africa, which promotes contemporary art in Africa and leads cultural, educational and social initiatives. In 2014 she opened the first museum of contemporary art in Benin.