List of Famous people born in France

Mimie Mathy is a French actress, comedian and singer who is best known for her starring role in the long-running Josephine, Guardian Angel television series. Mathy has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) tall.

Laurence Rossignol is a French politician. She served as a member of the French Senate from 2011 to 2014, representing Oise. Rossignol became the Secretary of State for the Family, Senior Citizens and Autonomy in 2014. In 2015, she defended the government's policy of testing the bones of foreign minors to determine their age. She has served as the Minister of Families, Children and Women's Rights from February 2016 to May 2017. In 2016, she compared Islamic women who chose to wear veils to "negroes who were for slavery". This attracted controversy on social media.

Karl Brillant Toko Ekambi is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 side Lyon and the Cameroon national team.

Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, known professionally as Jean Marais, was a French actor, writer, director and sculptor. He performed in over 100 films and was the muse and lover of acclaimed director Jean Cocteau. In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French Cinema.

Gérard Blanc was a French singer, guitarist and actor.

Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the 1960s French New Wave film movement, and is arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era. According to AllMovie, his work "revolutionized the motion picture form" through its experimentation with narrative, continuity, sound, and camerawork.

Bernard Pesquet, known as The Landru of Val-d'Oise, was a French serial killer who killed at least six people between 1941 and 1976. Spending a total of 53 years behind bars, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the latter murders, dying in prison in 2009.

Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).

Clovis Cornillac is a French actor, film director and screenwriter.

Clémence Guichard, known professionally as Clémence Poésy, is a French actress and fashion model. After starting on the stage as a child, Poésy studied drama and has been active in both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for the roles of Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter film series, Chloë in In Bruges, Rana in 127 Hours, Natasha Rostova in War and Peace, and the lead role as Elise Wassermann in the 24-episode series The Tunnel.