Famous people from France
The most-searched people from France right now, with the latest news on each.
Jean-Pierre Papin
French football manager
Hatem Ben Arfa
French footballer (born 1987)
Jordan Ayew
Ghanaian footballer
Nabil Fekir
French footballer (born 1993)
Nicolas Pépé
Ivorian footballer (born 1995)
Loïc Rémy
French footballer (born 1987)
Mathieu Flamini
French footballer (born 1984)
Pauline Astier
Pauline Astier is a French professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for Tango Bourges Basket and USK Praha.
Marine Fauthoux
Marine Fauthoux is a French basketball player for Galatasaray of the Women's Basketball Super League and the New York Liberty in WNBA. She has played for the French national team in the Tokyo 2020 and the Paris 2024 Olympic games.
Ugo Humbert
Ugo Humbert is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13, achieved on 15 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 348, achieved on 26 August 2024. He has won seven ATP Tour singles titles, and was finalist at the Masters 1000 event in 2024 Paris. He is currently the No. 3 singles player from France.
Janelle Salaün
Janelle Illona Salaün is a French professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Galatasaray of the Turkish Super League. Salaün plays for the France women's national basketball team and was part of the French team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal.
Yoane Wissa
Congolese-French footballer (born 1996)
Rudy Gobert
French basketball player (born 1992)
Colette
French novelist (1873–1954)
Alex Sarr
Alexandre Dam Sarr is a French professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Sarr played for the French youth national team and the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) prior to being selected second overall by the Wizards in the 2024 NBA draft. He is the younger brother of basketball player Olivier Sarr.
Auguste Comte
French philosopher and sociologist (1798–1857)
Eugène Delacroix
French painter (1798–1863)
Margaret of Valois
Queen of France (1589–1599) and Navarre (1572–1599)
Johnny Hallyday
French musician and actor (1943–2017)
Jean Dujardin
French actor (born 1972)
Sylvie Vartan
Bulgarian-born French singer and actress (born 1944)
Laure Calamy
French film and theatrical actress (born 1974)
Rahim Redcar
French singer (born 1988)
Georges Clemenceau
Prime Minister of France (1906–1909, 1917–1920)