Famous French Speaking People:
From the world of entertainment:
* Actors/Actresses:
* Marion Cotillard (France)
* Jean Dujardin (France)
* Isabelle Huppert (France)
* Omar Sy (France)
* Audrey Tautou (France)
* Céline Dion (Canada)
* Louis de Funès (France)
* Alain Delon (France)
* Brigitte Bardot (France)
* Jane Birkin (UK, but lived in France)
* Musicians:
* Serge Gainsbourg (France)
* Jacques Brel (Belgium)
* Edith Piaf (France)
* Charles Aznavour (France)
* Stromae (Belgium)
* Johnny Hallyday (France)
* Daft Punk (France)
* DJ Snake (France)
* Indila (France)
* Writers:
* Victor Hugo (France)
* Albert Camus (Algeria, French citizen)
* Jean-Paul Sartre (France)
* Simone de Beauvoir (France)
* Alexandre Dumas (France)
* Emile Zola (France)
* Guy de Maupassant (France)
* Marcel Proust (France)
* Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (France)
* Albert Cohen (France)
* Directors:
* Luc Besson (France)
* François Truffaut (France)
* Jean-Luc Godard (France)
* Jacques Demy (France)
* Agnès Varda (France)
* Quentin Tarantino (USA, but studied in France)
From other fields:
* Politicians:
* Charles de Gaulle (France)
* Jacques Chirac (France)
* François Mitterrand (France)
* Emmanuel Macron (France)
* Justin Trudeau (Canada)
* Léopold Sedar Senghor (Senegal)
* Scientists:
* Louis Pasteur (France)
* Marie Curie (Poland, but lived in France)
* Pierre Curie (France)
* André-Marie Ampère (France)
* Athletes:
* Zinedine Zidane (France)
* Thierry Henry (France)
* Tony Parker (France)
* Novak Djokovic (Serbia, but lived in France)
* Usain Bolt (Jamaica, but lived in France)
* Designers:
* Coco Chanel (France)
* Christian Dior (France)
* Yves Saint Laurent (Algeria, but lived in France)
This is just a small sample of the many famous French speaking people who have made a mark on the world. There are many others who deserve recognition in various fields, including fashion, art, literature, philosophy, and more.
Note: This list includes people who primarily speak French as their native language, but also some who are fluent in French and have achieved significant recognition within French-speaking culture.