List of Famous people born in France

Jean-Michel Larrasket, was a French professor and engineer, as well as vice president for the French Basque Country in the Basque Studies Society. He was a promoter of several projects for the social and economic development of the French Basque Country, and he was also one of the founders of the Eticoop cooperative that promotes entrepreneurship in this geographical area.

Marie-Louise-Élisabeth de Lamoignon de Molé de Champlâtreux - in religion Saint-Louis - was a French Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Louis (1803). Lamoignon dedicated herself to the education of both the poor and abandoned girls of her region though her love for the poor was noted during her marriage; this was something her politician husband also supported before he was executed during the French Revolution. That period bought great turmoil upon her coupled with the loss of two of her five children.

Pierre Charles L'Enfant (French: [pjɛʁ ʃɑʁl lɑ̃fɑ̃]; August 2, 1754 – June 14, 1825 was a French-American military engineer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. known today as the L'Enfant Plan.

Marine Brevet is a former French artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships. She was supposed to represent France at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but a dislocated elbow one month before forced her to withdraw. She represented France at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished eleventh with the French team, and individually she finished fifteenth in the all-around final.

Charles Oberthür was a French entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera. He was the son of François-Charles Oberthür.

Jean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois, known as the "Bastard of Orléans" or simply Jean de Dunois, was a French military leader during the Hundred Years' War who participated in military campaigns with Joan of Arc. His nickname, the "Bastard of Orléans", was a term of higher hierarchy and respect, since it acknowledged him as a first cousin to the king and acting head of a cadet branch of the royal family during his half-brother's captivity. In 1439 he received the county of Dunois from his half-brother Charles, Duke of Orléans, and later king Charles VII made him count of Longueville.

Alexys Brunel is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.