List of Famous people born in France

Pierre Etchebaster was a French real tennis player,, the original racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis is descended.

François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

Charles Nathan Abi is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Guingamp on loan from Saint-Étienne.

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira OIH, known as Petit, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current manager of Belenenses SAD.

Benjamin Fall is a French rugby player who currently plays for Montpellier in the Top 14 club competition. He plays as a wing. He was part of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship playing for France playing 4 games and scoring 2 tries. He then played for Union Bordeaux Bègles in the 2007–08 Rugby Pro D2 season, playing 12 games and scoring 3 tries before being moving to Bayonne. He was selected for the French national team for the 2009 Autumn Internationals after his performances in the Top 14.

Gabrielle Réjane, née Gabrielle Charlotte Réju, was a French actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Charles-Louis-Fleury Panckoucke was a French writer, printer, bookseller, publisher, translator, and editor. His father was Charles-Joseph Panckoucke.