This is a list of notable French people who were born outside present-day Metropolitan France or Overseas France.
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A
- Vincent Aka-Akesse – wrestler, born in N'zi-Comoé, Côte d'Ivoire
- Manuel Anatol – footballer, born in Irun, Spain
- Anggun – singer-songwriter, born in Jakarta, Indonesia
B
- Édouard Balladur – former Prime Minister of France, born in Izmir, Turkey
- Mansour Bahrami – tennis player, born in Arak, Iran
- Constantin Brâncuși – sculptor, painter, and photographer, born in Hobița, Romania
- Carla Bruni – model, singer, former first lady of France, born in Turin, Italy
C
- Jacques Cheminade – politician, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Frédéric François Chopin - composer and virtuoso pianist, born in , Żelazowa Wola, Poland
- William Christie – musician, born in Buffalo, New York, United States
- Carlos Curbelo – footballer, born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay
- Marie Curie – physicist, chemist, born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland
D
- Vencelas Dabaya – weightlifter, born in Kumba, Cameroon
- Dalida – singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
- Fatou Dieng – basketball player, born in Kayar, Senegal
- Didier Drogba – footballer, born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
E
- Patrice Evra – footballer, born in Dakar, Senegal
F
G
- Greg – cartoonist, born in Ixelles, Belgium
- Élisabeth Guigou – politician, born in Marrakesh, French Morocco (now Morocco)
H
- Anne Hidalgo – Mayor of Paris, born in San Fernando, Spain
I
- Eugène Ionesco – playwright, born in Slatina, Romania
J
- Eva Joly – politician, born in Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway
- Lloyd Jones – ice skater, born in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
K
L
- Pierre Lellouche – politician, born in Tunis, French Tunisia (now Tunisia)
- Axelle Lemaire – lawyer and former politician, born in Ottawa, Canada; mother is French
M
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon – politician, born in Tangier International Zone (now Tangier, Morocco)
N
O
P
- Fleur Pellerin – politician, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Carlo Ponti – film producer, born in Magenta, Lombardy, Italy
Q
R
- Ségolène Royal – politician, born in Dakar, French West Africa (now Senegal)
S
- Igor Stravinsky – composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (now Russia)
T
- Kenzō Takada – fashion designer, born in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
U
V
- Najat Vallaud-Belkacem – politician, born in Bni Chiker, Morocco
- Manuel Valls – former Prime Minister of France, born in Barcelona, Spain
W
- William Widenlocher – politician, born in Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria
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Y
Z
- Zhang Chongren – artist and sculptor, born in Xujiahui, Shanghai, China