List of Famous people born in France

Charles of Orléans was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, on the orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. He was also Duke of Valois, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Blois, Lord of Coucy, and the inheritor of Asti in Italy via his mother Valentina Visconti, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan.

Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, usually known as Fromental Halévy, was a French composer. He is known today largely for his opera La Juive.

Jules Basdevant was a French law professor.

Thierry Noir is a French artist who is claimed to be the first street artist to paint the Berlin Wall. His brightly colored paintings, which often feature cartoon-like profiles, are now considered iconic and can still be seen on the East Side Gallery. He currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Émilie de Turckheim is a French writer. She is a cousin of actress Charlotte de Turckheim.

Christian Gallimard is a French publisher and entrepreneur based in Geneva.

Antoine-Augustin Renouard was an industrialist and political activist in Paris at the time of the French Revolution who became a book dealer, printer and bibliographer.

Christian Hutin is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Citizen and Republican Movement.