1. Georges Delerue (1925)

French Composer

Academy Award-winning French composer who wrote over 350 scores for film and television. He was named Commander of Arts and Letters. He scored Julia in 1977, for which he received...

2. Antoine Roussel (1989)

France Ice Hockey Player

Left winger who made his NHL debut during the 2012-2013 season with the Dallas Stars and played for France in the Ice Hockey World Championships.

3. Gradur (1990)

Rapper

French rapper widely known for his freestyle Sheguey. He began the Sheguey Squad with his massive social following and eventually rose to widespread fame with his mixtapes ShegueyVara and ShegueyVara...

4. Yvonne Furneaux (1928)

French Actor

Known best for her role as Emma in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita, this French-born actress also appeared in The Dark Avenger, Night Train to Milan, The Count of...

5. Shepard Fairey (1970)

Artist

Graphic designer and illustrator who started a national trend with his OBEY sticker campaign which used images from the Weekly World News tabloid. His first museum exhibition "Supply & Demand"...

6. Bernard Arnault (1949)

French Business Magnate

French businessman and CEO of the world's largest luxury-products company, LVMH. He was named the third-richest person in the world and the richest person from Europe, with an estimated net...

7. Antoine Arnault (1977)

Business Executive

Business executive who is widely recognized for having acted as CEO of the menswear line Berluti. He was also the chairman of the high end Italian clothing company Loro Piana.

8. Anthony Knockaert (1991)

Footballer

Attacking midfielder who was named the Young Player of the Year after scoring the Goal of the Season for Leicester City in 2013.

9. Fatiha Ouali (1974)

French Athlete

Ouali is a female race walker from France.

10. Martial Mbandjock (1985)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10. 06 seconds achieved in July 2008 in Albi. He won the...

11. Rabah Soudani (1985)

Algerian Handball Player

Rabah Soudani is an Algerian handball player currently playing for French club Toulouse Union Handball and the Algerian National Team. He plays mostly in defense and on the right wing....

12. Gérard Mulliez (1931)

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Gérard Paul Louis Marie-Joseph Mulliez is a French businessman. He is cited by some sources as one of the wealthiest people in France. In 2004 he got Légion d'honneur.

13. Aliou Dia (1990)

Footballer

Aliou Dia is a French footballer who last played for Brussels. Before Dia has played 17 matches for Mons of the Belgian Pro League the top league of football in...

14. Idir Ouali (1988)

Footballer

Idir Ouali is a French-Algerian footballer who is currently playing for Dynamo Dresden.

15. Pierre Pflimlin (1907)

French Politician

Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin was a French Christian democratic politician who served as the penultimate Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958 before being replaced...

16. Yero Dia (1982)

Footballer

Yero Dia is a French football player who currently plays in Greece for Levadiakos.

17. Icham Mouissi (1982)

Footballer

Icham Mouissi is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for K. S. V. Oudenaarde in the Belgian Second Division.

18. Jacques-Olivier Paviot (1976)

Footballer

Jacques-Olivier Paviot is a French footballer. He currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur for Pau FC.

19. Chantal Ladesou (1948)

Actor Comedian

Chantal Ladesou is a French actress and comedian.

20. Bernard Amadei (1954)

Professor Of Civil Engineering A

Bernard Amadei is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado founder of Engineers Without Borders and former director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities....

21. Alex Türk (1950)

French Politician

Alex Türk is a member of the Senate of France representing the Nord department. He does not align himself with any political party.

22. Jean-Christian Lang (1950)

Footballer

Jean-Christian Lang is a French football manager and former player. Lang began his playing career with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard playing three Ligue 1 matches before leaving to play in Ligue 2...

23. Alain Bondue (1959)

French Racing Cyclist

Alain Bondue is a racing cyclist from France. He competed for France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow Soviet Union in the individual pursuit event where he finished...

24. Jean Prouvost (1885)

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25. Pierre-Constantin Prouvost (1747)

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26. Marie Desplechin (1959)

French Writer

Marie Desplechin is a French writer. She studied literature and journalism before becoming a writer. She is the author of a children's novel and Taking it to Heart a collection...

27. Marie-Christine Blandin (1952)

French Politician

Marie-Christine Blandin is a member of the Senate of France representing the Nord department. She is a member of Europe Écologie–The Greens.

28. Arnaud Desplechin (1960)

Film Director

Arnaud Desplechin is a French film director.

29. Henri Carette (Unknow)

French Politician

Henri Carette was a French politician. He was a member of the general council of Aisne for the canton of Coucy-le-Château. He married a granddaughter of admiral Bouvet a lecturer...

30. Daouda Sow (1983)

Boxer

Daouda Sow is an amateur boxer from France. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division. Sow has signed up for the new AIBA professional league called...

31. Louis Loucheur (1872)

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Louis Loucheur was a French politician in the Third Republic at first a member of the conservative Republican Federation then of the Democratic Republican Alliance and of the Independent Radicals.

32. Olivier Henno (1962)

French Politician

Olivier Henno is a French politician mayor of Saint-André-lez-Lille and a member of the MoDem.

33. Karima Delli (1980)

French Politician

Karima Delli is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the Île-de-France constituency. Born to Algerian parents she grew up in...

34. Christophe Landrin (1977)

Footballer

Christophe Landrin is a French football midfielder. His brother Sebastien is one of the main players of the French national rink hockey team.

35. Michel Breistroff (1971)

French Ice Hockey Player

Michel Breistroff was a French professional ice hockey defenceman. Breistroff was born in Roubaix France. A graduate in anthropology from Harvard University he died at 25 in the crash of...

36. Nabil Lasmari (1978)

Male Badminton Player From Alger

Nabil Lasmari is a male badminton player from Algeria with the French nationality.

37. David Coulibaly (1978)

Footballer

David Coulibaly is a Malian football player. He currently plays for Entente Sportive de Wasquehal.

38. Arnaud Tournant (1978)

French Racing Cyclist

Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics.

39. Mehdi Makhloufi (1978)

Footballer

Mehdi Makhloufi is a French-Algerian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for KMSK Deinze in the Belgian Second Division.

40. Pierrick Gunther (1989)

French Rugby Union Player

Pierrick Gunther is a French rugby union player. His position is Flanker and he currently plays for RC Toulon in the Top 14.

41. Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902)

Poet

Yanette Anne Marie Paule Delétang-Tardif was a French poet. She was the daughter of Maurice Delétang an industrialist and married Raymond Tardif. Her early works reveal the influence of Paul...

42. Gustave Nadaud (1820)

Songwriter

Gustave Nadaud was a French songwriter and chansonnier. Nadaud's first career was as an accountant; he took up songwriting as a hobby at age 28. His friends encouraged him and...

43. Sarah Hanffou (1986)

Cameroonian Table Tennis Player

Sarah Hanffou is a Cameroonian table tennis player. She is competing for Cameroon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

44. Seïd Khiter (1985)

Footballer

Seïd Khiter in Roubaix Nord is a French football player of Algerian descent who is currently playing for French club Laval in Ligue 2.

45. Nicolas Charbonnier (1981)

Sailor

Nicolas Charbonnier is a French sailor and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

46. Stanislas Dehaene (1965)

French Neuroscientist

Stanislas Dehaene is a professor at the Collège de France author and director of INSERM Unit 562 Cognitive Neuroimaging. He has worked on a number of topics including numerical cognition...