French Black people or Black people in France (French: ''Noirs de France'') or Afro-French (Afro-Français) are French citizens or residents who are of Sub-Saharan African (including Malagasy people) or Melanesian ancestry. It also includes people of mixed African/Melanesian and French ancestry.

Population statistics

Although it is illegal for the

French state Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its terr ...

to collect data on ethnicity and race in the census (a law with its origins in the

1789 revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

and reaffirmed in the constitution of 1958), various population estimates exist. An article in '' The New York Times'' in 2008 stated that estimates vary between 3 million and 5 million. It is estimated that four out of five black people in France are of African immigrant origin, with the minority being chiefly of Caribbean ancestry. Some organizations, such as the Representative Council of France's Black Associations (french: link=no, Conseil représentatif des associations noires de France, CRAN), have argued in favor of the introduction of data collection on minority groups but this has been resisted by other organizations and ruling politicians, often on the grounds that collecting such statistics goes against France's secular principles and harks back to Vichy-era identity documents. During the

2007 presidential election This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not i ...

, however,

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

was polled on the issue and stated that he favoured the collection of data on ethnicity. Part of a parliamentary bill which would have permitted the collection of data for the purpose of measuring discrimination was rejected by the

Conseil Constitutionnel The Constitutional Council (french: Conseil constitutionnel; ) is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 to ensure that constitutional principles and rules ...

in November 2007.

Notable people

In French politics

Afro-French or Kanak members of the French Parliament or government from overseas France

There have been dozens of Afro-Caribbean, Kanak, and Afro-French MPs representing overseas electoral districts at the French National Assembly or at the French Senate, and several government members. * Roger Bambuck, Minister of Youth and Sports from 1988 to 1991. * Aimé Césaire, mayor of

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the ...

and deputy from Martinique for the PCF/

Martinican Progressive Party The Martinican Progressive Party (french: Parti progressiste martiniquais, PPM) is a democratic socialist political party in Martinique. It was founded on March 22, 1958 by poet Aimé Césaire after breaking off from the French Communist Party. Th ...

. *

Jean-Louis d'Anglebermes Jean-Louis d'Anglebermes (born 17 July 1953) is a New Caledonian politician. He is a pro-independence ethnic Kanak from Caledonian Union. Since 2014, he has served as a member of the collegial government. D'Anglebermes was elected Vice Presiden ...

, Kanak politician from Caledonian Union. *

Félix Éboué Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué (; 26 December 1884 – 17 May 1944) was a French Guiana, French French colonial empires, colonial administrator and Free French Forces, Free French leader. He was the first black French man appointed to a hig ...

French Guianan French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It ...

-born colonial administrator and Free French leader. * Laura Flessel-Colovic, she became the Sport Minister in 2017. *

Serge Letchimy Serge Letchimy (; born 13 January 1953) is the President of the Executive Council of Martinique and former member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Martinique's 3rd constituency since June 2007, and is a member of ...

, deputy for Martinique Socialist Party, Letchimy is also of partial

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

descent. *

Gaston Monnerville Gaston Monnerville (2 January 1897 – 7 November 1991) was a French Radical politician and lawyer who served as the first President of the Senate under the Fifth Republic from 1958 to 1968. He previously served as President of the Council of ...

, politician and lawyer, he was the president of the Senate from 1958 to 1968. *

Maurice Ponga Maurice Ponga (born 5 June 1947 in Kouaoua, New Caledonia) is a French politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 until 2019. He was elected in the 2009 European election for the Overseas constituency. Politica ...

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

n politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Overseas constituency from 2009 to 2019. * Christiane Taubira,

deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...

from French Guiana, was the first black candidate to a French presidential election, in 2002. In 2012, she became the Justice Minister until 2016. *

Manuéla Kéclard-Mondésir Manuéla Kéclard-Mondésir (born 6 May 1971) is a French politician who has represented Martinique's 2nd constituency on the National Assembly (France), National Assembly since 2018. References

Living people 1971 births Deputies of th ...

from Martinique Laetitia avia AN 16441

Afro-French people elected in metropolitan France

* Severiano de Heredia, president of the municipal council of Paris (1879–1880/ sort of mayor of Paris ), deputy for Paris (1881–1889), minister (1887) *

Blaise Diagne Blaise Diagne (13 October 1872 – 11 May 1934) was a Senegalese and French political leader and mayor of Dakar. He was the first person of West African origin elected to the French Chamber of Deputies, and the first to hold a position in the Fr ...

(1872-1934), first person of Sub-Saharan African origin elected to the

French Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies (french: Chambre des députés) was a parliamentary body in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: * 1814–1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the lower house o ...

, and the first to hold a position in the French government. *

Élie Bloncourt Élie Bloncourt (5 May 1896 – 4 March 1978) was a French politician who represented the department of Aisne in the French National Assembly from 1936 to 1946. He was blinded by a shrapnel blast in the First World War and was part of the Fren ...

(1896–1978), second Black metropolitan deputy (1936–40, 1945–47), first Black metropolitan

general councillor A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED On ...

(1934–40, 1945–51) *

Ernest Chénière Ernest Chénière (born 26 April 1945 in Rivière-Salée, Martinique) is a French politician who represented the department of Oise in the French National Assembly The National Assembly (french: link=no, italics=set, Assemblée nationale; ) ...

(1945–), former deputy for Oise (1993–97) *

Raphaël Élizé Raphael was an Italian Renaissance painter. Raphael or Raphaël may also refer to: Music *Raphael (band), a Japanese rock band active 1997–2001 * ''Raphael'' (opera), an 1894 opera by Anton Arensky * Raphael (musician), American musician and c ...

( fr) (1891–1945), first Black metropolitan mayor (1929–40)Pierre-Yves Lambert,
Maires métropolitains d'origine non-européenne
", ''Suffrage Universel'' *

Hélène Geoffroy Hélène Geoffroy (born 4 March 1970) is a French politician who was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 representing the department of Rhône. References

1970 births Living people Black French politicians People fro ...

, deputy for Rhône, mayor *

Maxette Grisoni-Pirbakas Maxette Grisoni-Pirbakas (; born 14 April 1975) is a French politician, who is a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Biography She is the leader of the Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles in Guadeloupe. Sh ...

, elected an

MEP MEP may refer to: Organisations and politics * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka * Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka * Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...

in 2019. *

(1897–1991), first Black metropolitan senator (1946–1974), president of the French Senate (1947–68), mayor, president of

Lot Lot or LOT or The Lot or ''similar'' may refer to: Common meanings Areas * Land lot, an area of land * Parking lot, for automobiles *Backlot, in movie production Sets of items *Lot number, in batch production *Lot, a set of goods for sale togethe ...

general council General council may refer to: In education: * General Council (Scottish university), an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland * General Council of the University of St Andrews, the corporate body of all graduates and senio ...

George Pau-Langevin George Pau-Langevin (; born 19 October 1948 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French lawyer and politician. A member of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party (PS). Close to Bertrand Delanoë, she was deputy for the Paris's 21st con ...

, Paris deputy (2007–12), junior minister (2012–2014), Minister for Overseas (2014–) * Arthur Richards (1890–1972),

in Bordeaux (1951–1964), deputy for

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...

(1958–67) * Rama Yade, former minister and secretary of State * Harlem Désir, former minister for European Affairs and MEP, former

First Secretary of the French Socialist Party The First Secretary of the Socialist Party ( French: ''Premier secrétaire du Parti socialiste'') is the most senior politician within the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of ...

Kofi Yamgnane Kofi Martin Yamgnane (born 11 October 1945) is a French-Togolese politician and engineer. Biography Yamgnane was born in 1945 in Bassar, Togo. A member of the Bassar ethnic group in central Togo, he attended a missionary school as his early educ ...

, former minister, former MP, former mayor, former

in Brittany. *

Hervé Berville Hervé Berville (born 15 January 1990) is a French economist and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as State Secretary for the Sea in the government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since 2022. From 2017 to ...

, Rwandan genocide survivor, French economist and politician, Côtes-d'Armor MP for

La République En Marche! Renaissance (RE), previously known as La République En Marche ! (frequently abbreviated LREM, LaREM or REM; translated as "The Republic on the Move" or "Republic Forward"), or sometimes called simply En Marche ! () as its original name, is a l ...

since June 2017, party spokesperson. *

Seybah Dagoma Seybah Dagoma (born 9 June 1978 in Nantes, France) is a French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party who served as a member of the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012, representing the department of Paris. Early life and education Bo ...

, then 34-year-old lawyer of

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

ian descent and founding member of a left-wing think tank, was elected in a Parisian constituency in 2012 and in office until 2017. *

Laetitia Avia Laetitia Avia (born 29 October 1985) is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as the member of the National Assembly for the 8th constituency of Paris from 2017 to 2022, representing a constituency coveri ...

, lawyer of Togolese descent, member of the National Assembly for the

Paris's 6th constituency The 6th constituency of Paris (French: ''Sixième circonscription de Paris'') is a French legislative constituency in the department of Paris. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one member of the National Assembly using the two- ...

since 2017. *

Danièle Obono Danièle Obono (; born 12 July 1980) is a Gabonese-French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for Paris's 17th constituency since 2017. She has also been the spokesperson for La France Insoumise. Obono was re-elected in ...

, Gabonese descent MP for La France Insoumise representing the 17th Paris constituency since the legislative elections of 2017. *

Nadège Abomangoli Nadège Abomangoli (born 15 September 1975) is a French politician from La France Insoumise. She was elected as the member of parliament for Seine-Saint-Denis's 10th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. See also * List of de ...

from Seine-Saint-Denis

Political activists

* Frantz Fanon,

Marxist Marxism is a Left-wing politics, left-wing to Far-left politics, far-left method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a Materialism, materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand S ...

, existentialist and anti-colonial author and activist. Renounced his French citizenship. *

Kémi Séba Kémi Séba (French-language version of Egyptian for "black star"),

, Pan-Africanist political leader, writer, activist and geopolitical analyst for various African television channels *

Louis-Georges Tin Louis-Georges Tin (born 1974) is a French academic, gay rights campaigner, and anti-racist activist. Tin is noted for initiating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, now marked in over 130 countries across the world ...

, president of the Representative Council of France's Black Associations and founder of the

International Day Against Homophobia International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia and Transphobia is observed on May 17 and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. By ...

* Rokhaya Diallo, French journalist, BET-France host, author, filmmaker, and activist for racial, gender and religious equality. *

Sibeth Ndiaye Sibeth Ndiaye (born 13 December 1979) is a French-Senegalese communications advisor who served as Government Spokeswoman under Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from 1 April 2019 to 6 July 2020. Early life and education Born in Senegal, her fa ...

, French-Senegalese communications advisor. Government Spokeswoman for Edouard Philippe's government from April 2019 to July 2020. *

Susanna Ounei Susanna Ounei (15 August 1945 – 21 June 2016) was a Kanak people, Kanak independence activist and feminist from New Caledonia who spent her last years in New Zealand. She supported various other causes including a nuclear free Pacific and Maor ...

, Kanak independence activist.

In sports

In basketball

In football

In rugby

Other sports

* Christine Arron, track and field sprint athlete *

Surya Bonaly Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973) is a French-born retired competitive figure skater. She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993–1995), a five-time European champion (1991–1995), the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a ...

, Olympic figure skater * Stéphen Boyer, volleyball player * Laura Flessel-Colovic, fencer * Vanessa James, Olympic figure skater * Gaël Monfils, tennis player *

Daniel Narcisse Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French tea ...

, team handball player, IHF World Player of the Year 2012 * Francis Ngannou, mixed martial artist *

Earvin N'Gapeth Earvin N'Gapeth (born 12 February 1991) is a French volleyball player, member of the France national volleyball team and Iranian club Paykan Tehran VC, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League ( 2015 and 2017), French Champio ...

, volleyball player *

Barthélémy Chinenyeze Barthélémy Chinenyeze (born 28 February 1998) is a French professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Cucine Lube Civitanova and the France national team. Chinenyeze won a gold medal in the men's tournament at the Olympi ...

, volleyball player *

Éric N'Gapeth Éric N'Gapeth (born 17 July 1959 in Douala, Cameroon) is a French former volleyball player and coach who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Nord Éclair, l'actualit�N'Gapeth, le volley de père en fils 27 oct. 2009 "Tours ne peut que se félici ...

, father of Earvin, volleyball player * Yannick Noah, last French

French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...

tennis winner to this day (1983), current French

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

coach *

Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Athletics career Pérec won the 1991 World Championships 400 metres title ...

, multiple Olympic gold medal sprinter * Jackson Richardson, team handball player, IHF World Player of the Year 1995 * Teddy Riner, judoka * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, tennis player

In entertainment and media

Joséphine Baker lors d'une distribution de vivres

* Josephine Baker, dancer and singer * Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, painter * Fatou Diome, best-selling and award-winning author of Senegalese origin. * Élé Asu, journalist and TV presenter of Nigerian descent *

Édouard Montoute Édouard Montoute (born 20 December 1970) is a French actor. Filmography Film * 1990: ''Jean Galmot, aventurier'' by Alain Maline * 1991: ''Paris s'éveille'' by Olivier Assayas: un dealer * 1995: ''La Haine'' by Mathieu Kassovitz: Dart ...

, French actor and thespian *

Dominique Thimbakala "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born ...

, TV newscaster for BFM TV *

Kareen Guiock Kareen may refer to: *An American female name which means Pure. *A German female name which means Pure. *Kareen also means flower, anchor, beloved. *A Greek variant of the female given name Karen *Qareen, a sort of personal demon in Islam *A type of ...

, TV newscaster for M6 *

Mouss Diouf Pierre Mustapha "Mouss" Diouf (28 October 1964 – 7 July 2012) was a French-Senegalese actor, comedian and humorist. Acting career Born in Dakar, Diouf was known for his lead role in '' The Beast (La bête)'' and as Baba in '' Asterix & Obelix: ...

, actor *

Ladj Ly Ladj Ly (; born 19 March 1980 in Paris) is a French film director and screenwriter. He won a Jury Prize in Cannes Film Festival for ''Les Misérables'' in 2019. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Biography Ly's ...

, film director and screenwriter * Aya Nakamura, singer *

Miss Dominique Miss Dominique s she is generally known as born Dominique Michalon 7 September 1978 in Sarcelles, France, is a French singer and second-place finalist of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star ased version of "Pop Idol" Her parents are both Carib ...

, singer * Fabe, rapper * Hélène and Célia Faussart (

Les Nubians Les Nubians is a French musical duo, composed of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France. In 1985, the sisters moved with their parents to Chad. Seven years later, they returned to Bordeaux, France, and began singing a cappella, p ...

), singing duo * Aissa Maiga, actress *

Sonia Rolland Sonia Rolland (born 11 February 1981) is a French actress who was Miss France 2000. She was the first African-born winner of the Miss France pageant. Born in Kigali, Rwanda, to a Rwandan mother and a French father, Rolland and her family fled ...

, actress *

Imany Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany (), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, ''The Shape of a Broken Heart'', which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in Franc ...

, singer *

Hubert Kounde Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. ...

, actor and thespian * Lord Kossity,

Dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...

musician *

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala Dieudonné M'bala M'bala (; born 11 February 1966), generally known by his stage name Dieudo, is a French comedian, actor and political activist. He has been convicted for hate speech, advocating terrorism, and slander in Belgium, France and Sw ...

, comedian and anti-Zionist activist * Fab Morvan, model and singer, half of Milli Vanilli *

Audrey Pulvar Audrey Pulvar (; born 21 February 1972) is a French journalist, television and radio host and politician. Newsreader of the ''19/20'' on France 3 from 2005 to 2009, Pulvar has been commentator within Laurent Ruquier's show ''On n'est pas couch� ...

, newscaster and journalist *

Firmine Richard Firmine Richard (born 25 September 1947 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French actress. Her film credits include ''8 Women'' and ''Hunting and Gathering''. Personal life In February 2009, Richard took part in demonstrations in Paris ...

, actress *

Harry Roselmack Harry Roselmack (born 20 March 1973 in Tours) is a French radio and TV journalist of Martiniquan descent. Career Harry Roselmack graduated with degrees in History ( DEUG) and Journalism (DUT). He began to work for a local radio station, durin ...

, newscaster * Omar Sy, César-winning actor * Olivier Coipel, comic book artist *

Bukola Elemide Bukola is a Nigerian unisex given name of Yoruba origin which means "added wealth." It is a diminutive version of names such as "''Oluwabukola''" meaning "God has added to Wealth" and "''Adebukola''" meaning "The Crown has added to Wealth". Notable ...

, Female musician * Black M, rapper * MHD, rapper * MC Solaar, cult French rapper * Niska, rapper * Dadju, singer * Louise Marie Thérèse (The Black Nun of Moret)

Shy'm, pop singer *

Les Twins Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois (born December 6, 1988), professionally known as Les Twins, are French dancers, choreographers, producers, models, designers, and creative directors of their brand "Eleven Paris". Often referred to by their r ...

, new-style hip-hop dancers * Ziak ( fr), rapper *

Jacky Brown Jacky Teixeira (born 17 August 1975), known as Jacky Brown, is a French rapper, singer and presenter of the band Nèg' Marrons, of Cape Verdean origin. He is a member of the group La MC-Mal Criado

and Ben-J (Nèg' Marrons ( fr)), reggae & hip-hop duo

In literature

Calixthe Beyala Calixthe Beyala (born 1961) is a Cameroonian-French writer who writes in French. Biography A Cameroonian author and member of the Eton people, Calixthe Beyala was born in Sa'a to Cameroonian parents. Her aunt and grandmother were particula ...

, writer * Aimé Césaire, writer *

Suzanne Césaire Suzanne Césaire (née Roussi; 11 August 1915 – 16 May 1966), born in Martinique, an overseas department of France, was a French people, French writer, teacher, scholar, anti-colonial and feminist activist, and Surrealism, Surrealist. Her husban ...

, writer * Maryse Condé, writer *

Léon Damas Léon-Gontran Damas (March 28, 1912 – January 22, 1978) was a French poet and politician. He was one of the founders of the Négritude movement. He also used the pseudonym Lionel Georges André Cabassou. Biography Léon Damas was born in Cay ...

, writer * Edouard Glissant, writer *

Marie NDiaye Marie NDiaye (born 4 June 1967) is a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. She published her first novel, ''Quant au riche avenir'', when she was 17. She won the Prix Goncourt in 2009. Her play ''Papa doit manger'' is the sole play by a ...

, writer *

Daniel Picouly Daniel Picouly (born 21 October 1948 in Villemomble) is a French writer. Picouly was reared in a family of 13 children. His parents were born in the French overseas territory of Martinique. He became a professor of economics in Paris. In 1992 h ...

, author

European / African (or Afro-Caribbean) descent

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...

, writer * Alexandre Dumas fils, writer * Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, general in the French Revolution and father of

* Thierry Dusautoir, rugby player *

Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (25 December 1745 – 10 June 1799), was a French Creole (people), Creole virtuoso violinist and composer, who was conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris. Saint-Georges was born in the ...

, composer, conductor, and violinist, master fencer and military man *

Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( ; born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French national team in their international competitions. ...

, basketball player * Noémie Lenoir, model *

Chevalier de Meude-Monpas The Chevalier de Meude-Monpas (fl. c. 1780-1790) was a French composer, musician, author, and royalist of the 18th-century. Meude-Monpas was otherwise known as J.J.O. de Meude-Monpas (possibly Josse Jean-Olivier). He was a "gentilhomme-servant du ...

, French musician and composer *

Chloé Mortaud Chloè Mortaud (born 19 September 1989, Lisieux, Calvados) is a French actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss France 2009. She represented the Albigeois Midi Pyrénées, a southwest region of France, and became the first winner of t ...

, Miss France 2009 *

Anais Mali Anais Mokngar Mali (born 22 January 1991) is a French model. She has modeled and walked the runway for top fashion brands such Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang and Derek Lam. Early life Mali was born in Toulon, France, to a mother from Chad and a Polish fa ...

, model *

, actress, Miss France 2000 * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, tennis player * Gaël Monfils, tennis player *

Flora Coquerel Flora Coquerel (born 14 April 1994) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the 85th Miss France titleholder. She represented France at Miss Universe 2015 where she placed in the Top 5, which represents the third highest French ...

, Miss France 2014 *

Alicia Aylies Alicia Aylies (born 21 April 1998) is a French singer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2017. Aylies had previously won Miss French Guiana 2016, becoming the first representative from French Guiana to win Miss Fr ...

, Miss France 2017 * Willy William, singer and producer *

Cindy Bruna Cindy Bruna (born 27 September 1994) is a French fashion model. Early life Bruna was born in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France on 27 September 1994 to an Italian father, Stefano Bruna, and a Congolese mother, Eléonore, from Brazzaville, Congo. She ha ...

, model * Ciryl Gane, mixed martial artist

References

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