Famous People Born In France

• Nicholas II

  Pope

  Cluny, France

• Dora Maar

  Artist

  Île-de-France, France

• Andre Derain

  Illustrator

  Île-de-France, France

• Jean-Francois Lyotard

  Philosopher

  Île-de-France, France

• Lucie Aubrac

  Teacher

  ?Île-de-France, France

• Gerard Depardieu

  Actor

  Châteauroux, France

• Leon Gaumont

  Engineer

  Indre-et-Loire, France

• Henri Rousseau

  Painter

  Mayenne, France

• Marie Tussaud

  Artist

  Bas-Rhin, France

• Herve Villechaize

  Actor

  Île-de-France, France

• René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

  Explorer

  Normandy, France

• Paul Ricoeur

  Philosopher

  Valence, France

• Aristide Maillol

  Painter

  Occitanie, France

• Antonin Artaud

  Actor

  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

• Charles Perrault

  Author

  ?Île-de-France, France

• Jacques Pepin

  Chef

  Bresse, France

• Louis-Philippe

  King

  Île-de-France, France

• Nadar

  Photographer

  Île-de-France, France

• Antipope Clement VII

  Archbishop

  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

• Jean de La Bruyère

  Author

  Île-de-France, France

• Louis VII

  King

  France

• Louis XII

  King

  Loir-et-Cher, France

• Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

  Painter

  Tarn-et-Garonne, France

• Jean-Paul Belmondo

  Actor

  Hauts-de-Seine, France

• Jean-Pierre-François Blanchard

  Inventor

  Normandy, France

• Dominique Strauss-Kahn

  French Politician

  Hauts-de-Seine, France

• Jean Dujardin

  Movie Actor

  ?Île-de-France, France

• Edmond Rostand

  Playwright

  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

• Auguste Escoffier

  Chef

  Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

• Suzanne Lenglen

  Athlete

  Compiègne, France

• Catherine Share

  Criminal

  ?Île-de-France, France

• Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin

  Magician

  Centre-Val de Loire, France

• Andrew Garnerin

  Inventor

  Île-de-France, France

• Jean Vigo

  Director

  ?Île-de-France, France

• Nicephore Niépce

  Inventor

  Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

• Pope Leo IX

  Pope

  Grand Est, France

• Jean-Luc Godard

  Director

  Île-de-France, France

• Alain Louis Bombard

  Biologist

  Ile-de-France, France

• Napoleon

  Emperor

  Corsica, France

• Robert Delaunay

  Painter

  Île-de-France, France