List of French people of immigrant origin

Below are lists of notable French people of immigrant origin (at least one great-grandparent).

Algeria[edit]

Actors and filmmakers

Kev Adams, actor
Isabelle Adjani, actress
Daniel Auteuil, actor
Jean-Pierre Bacri, actor
Leïla Bekhti, actress
Yamina Benguigui, film director, Junior Minister for French Nationals Abroad and Relations with La Francophonie (French-language countries worldwide) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jean Benguigui, actor
Richard Berry, actor
Dany Boon, actor, comedian
Rachid Bouchareb, film director
Sofia Boutella, actress
Rachida Brakni, actress
Alain Chabat, comedian, film director, scriptwriter and producer
Élie Chouraqui, film director, producer and scriptwriter
Gérard Darmon, actor
Samir Guesmi, actor
Roger Hanin, actor filmmaker
Hafsia Herzi, actress
Salim Kechiouche, actor
Claude Lelouch, film director, producer, scriptwriter and actor
Jalil Lespert, actor
Maïwenn, actress, film director
Kad Merad, actor
Samy Naceri, actor
Marie-José Nat, actress
Mehdi Nebbou, actor
Safy Nebbou, actor
Daniel Prévost, actor and comedian
Tahar Rahim, actor
Sabrina Ouazani, actress
Samy Seghir, actor
Zinedine Soualem, actor
Michaël Youn, actor
Malik Zidi, actor

Singers and musicians

Chimène Badi, singer
Amel Bent, singer
Cheb Mami, singer
Chico Bouchikhi, singer, co-founder of the Gipsy Kings
Patrick Bruel, singer
Étienne Daho, singer
DJ Mam's, DJ, music producer
DJ Snake, DJ
Quentin Elias, singer, part of Alliage
Kenza Farah, singer
Faudel, singer
Indila, singer
Jenifer, singer
Camélia Jordana, singer
Khaled, singer
Sheryfa Luna, singer
Slimane, singer
Enrico Macias, singer
Médine, rapper
Marcel Mouloudji, poet and singer
Merwan Rim, singer
Martial Solal, jazz pianist

Sportsmen

Karim Benzema, footballer
Nabil Fekir, footballer
Alphonse Halimi, boxer
Kylian Mbappé, footballer
Maxime Mermoz, professional rugby union footballer
Riyad Mahrez, footballer
Alfred Nakache, swimmer, water polo
Samir Nasri, footballer
Alain Mimoun, Olympic marathon champion
Brahim Zaibat, dancer
Zinedine Zidane, football manager and former player
Rédouane Hennouni-Bouzidi, athlete

Others

Fadela Amara, Secretary of State
Kader Arif, Junior Minister for Veterans at the French Ministry of Defence
Jacques Attali, economist, writer
Amin Maalouf, author
Alain Bashung, author, composer, performer and comedian
Azouz Begag, writer and politician
Nabilla Benattia, reality TV personality
Nina Bouraoui, writer
Hélène Cixous, writer
Annie Cohen-Solal, writer
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, physicist, Nobel Prize (1997)
Jean-François Copé, politician
Rachida Dati, Minister of Justice
Jacques Derrida, philosopher
Julien Dray, politician
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, journalist
Bernard-Henri Lévy, writer and philosopher
Arnaud Montebourg, France's Minister of Industrial Renewal since May 2012^[1]
Benjamin Stora, historian

Argentina[edit]

Keny Arkana, singer and rap artist
Bérénice Bejo, actress
David Trezeguet, football player
Bigflo & Oli, hip-hop duo

Armenia[edit]

Simon Abkarian, actor
Serge Avédikian, producer
Charles Aznavour, singer
Édouard Balladur, former Prime Minister
Jean Carzou, painter
Patrick Devedjian, ministre
Youri Djorkaeff, soccer player
Patrick Fiori, singer
Robert Guédiguian, film director
Francis Kurkdjian, perfumer
Marie Laforêt, actress
Michel Legrand, musical composer, arranger, conductor, pianist and prolific film and television scores composer
Missak Manouchian, poet, communist militant during World War II
André Manoukian, composer, musician
Mathieu Madénian, humorist, actor
Alain Prost, racing driver
Hélène Ségara, singer
Jean Ter-Merguerian, violinist
Michael Vartan, actor
Sylvie Vartan, singer
Francis Veber, film director, screenwriter and producer and theater playwright
Henri Verneuil, filmmaker

Australia[edit]

Tina Arena, singer
Katrina Patchett, dancer

Austria[edit]

Marie Antoinette, last queen of France, from 1774 until 1792
Nora Arnezeder, actress
Yael Grobglas, actress
Romy Schneider, actress
Erich von Stroheim, actor

Bangladesh[edit]

Zamor, servant of Madame du Barry

Belgium[edit]

Booba, rapper
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France
Raymond Devos, humorist
Fiona Ferro, tennis player
David Guetta, house music DJ
Johnny Hallyday, singer
Pierre Louÿs, poet and writer
Olivier Minne, television presenter
Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016
Agnès Varda, film director

Benin[edit]

Flora Coquerel, Miss France 2014
Rudy Gestede, footballer
Jules Koundé, footballer
Valériane Vukosavljević, basketball player

Bermuda[edit]

Vanessa James, figure skater

Bosnia[edit]

Josiane Balasko, actress

Brazil[edit]

Florent Amodio, figure skater
Carla Bruni, singer and ex-First Lady of France
Gil de Ferran, driver
Jean-Louis de Rambures, journalist
Carlos Ghosn, businessman
Louane, singer
Artur Avila, mathematician
Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre, French Duke
Princess Françoise of Orléans, French princess
Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince
Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince
Princess Francisca of Brazil, Brazilian princess
Princess Januária of Brazil, Brazilian princess

British Isles[edit]

Samuel Beckett, novelist and writer
Anastasia Griffith, actress
Margaret Kelly, dancer
Jeanne Moreau, actress
Marie-Louise O'Murphy, mistress of Louis XV
Oscar Wilde, writer
Jane Birkin, actress
Claudette Colbert, actress
Nancy Cunard, writer
Deanna Durbin, actress and singer
Henrietta of England, English princess
James FitzJames, military leader and son of James II of England
Emma, Lady Hamilton, model and actress
Olivia de Havilland, actress
Delilah, singer
Charlotte Gainsbourg, actress
François Grosjean, psycholinguist and specialist on bilingualism
Louise de Kérouaille, mistress of Charles II of England
Emily Loizeau, singer
Michael Lonsdale, actor
Alexis Michalik, actor
Diana Mitford, socialite
Jeanne Moreau, actress and singer
Oswald Mosley, politician
Charlotte Rampling, actress
Matthew Raymond-Barker, singer
Louisa Maria Stuart, princess, daughter of James II of England
Peter Townsend, Royal Air Force officer
Uffie, singer
Lucy Walter, mistress of Charles II of England
Emma Watson, actress
Eadgifu of Wessex, queen of France

Bulgaria[edit]

Tzvetan Todorov, essayist and historian
Sylvie Vartan, singer

Cambodia[edit]

Frédéric Chau, actor
Indila, singer
Bérénice Marlohe, actress
Elodie Yung, actress

Cameroon[edit]

Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, humorist
Antoinette Nana Djimou, heptathlete and pentathlete
Kylian Mbappé, footballer
Yannick Noah, former tennis player and singer
Alex Song, footballer
Aurélien Tchouaméni, footballer
Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke, weightlifter
Dora Tchakounté, weightlifter

Canada[edit]

Virginie Besson-Silla, film producer
Deanna Durbin, actress and singer
Mylène Farmer, singer
Garou, singer
Vanessa James, figure skater
Charlotte Le Bon, actress
Axelle Lemaire, politician
Mary Pierce, tennis player
Natasha St-Pier, singer

Cape Verde[edit]

Patrice Evra, footballer
Lisandro Cuxi, singer
Sara Martins, actress

Central Africa Republic[edit]

Kurt Zouma, footballer

Chile[edit]

Sergio Coronado, politician
Jena Lee, singer
Marisol Touraine, politician

China[edit]

Frédéric Chau, actor
Steevy Chong Hue, footballer
Mylène Jampanoï, actress
Bérénice Marlohe, actress
Jean Pasqualini, journalist
Dai Sijie, author and filmmaker
Harmony Tan, tennis player
Gao Xingjian, novelist
Yiqing Yin, designer
Jia Nan Yuan, tennis player
Qi Xuefei, badminton player
Pi Hongyan, badminton player
Feng Xiao-min, artist
Li Xue, table tennis player
Lucie Zhang, actress
Fan Hui, Go player

Comores[edit]

Rohff, rapper
Soprano, singer
Isaac Lihadji, footballer
Arnaud Assoumani, athlete

Congo, Democratic Republic of the[edit]

Loïc Badiashile, footballer
Presnel Kimpembe, footballer
Cheick Kongo, mixed martial artist
Steve Mandanda, footballer
Blaise Matuidi, footballer
Steven Nzonzi, footballer
Victor Wembanyama, basketball player
Maître Gims, rapper
Tony Yoka, boxer
Eduardo Camavinga, footballer
Madeleine Malonga, judoka

Congo, Republic of the[edit]

Yann M'Vila, footballer
Yohan M'Vila, footballer
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, tennis player
Séraphine Okemba, rugby player

Croatia[edit]

Josiane Balasko, actress
Emmanuelle Béart, actress
Tamara Horacek, handball player
Nikola Karabatić, handball player
Marko Muslin, football player
Grégory Sertic, football player
Adrien Thomasson, football player

Cuba[edit]

Chocolat, clown
José-Maria de Heredia, poet
Anaïs Nin, writer and novelist
Marie de Régnier, poet

Cyprus[edit]

Diam's, singer

Denmark[edit]

Anna Karina, actress
Ingeborg of Denmark, queen of France in 1193

Egypt[edit]

Richard Anthony, singer
Guy Béart, author, composer and performer
Emmanuelle Béart, actress
Andrée Chedid, poet and novelist
Louis Chedid, singer
Matthieu Chedid, author, composer, and rock performer
Indila, singer
Nagui, TV and radio personality

Fiji[edit]

Alivereti Raka, rugby player
Virimi Vakatawa, rugby player

Gabon[edit]

Estelle Nze Minko, handball player
Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue, sprinter
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, footballer
Danièle Obono, politician
Owanto, artist

Georgia[edit]

Dimitri Amilakhvari, colonel of French army
Mamuka Gorgodze, rugby player
Victoria Ravva, volleyball player
Nino Maisuradze, chess player
Tornike Gordadze, scientist
Géla Babluani, film director
Luka Mkheidze, judoka

Germany[edit]

Isabelle Adjani, actress
Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, princess
Anne Henriette of Bavaria, princess
Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of France from 1385 until 1422
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, dauphine of France
Sophie Charlotte of Bavaria, duchess consort of Alençon
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, politician
Laurent Fabius, politician
Claire Feuerstein, tennis player
Marina Foïs, actress
Jean-Jacques Goldman, singer
Antoine Griezmann, footballer
Robert Guédiguian, film director
Adèle Haenel, actress
Stéphane Hessel, diplomat, writer
SCH, rapper
Patricia Kaas, singer
Gérard Lenorman, singer
Louane, singer
Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Crown Princess
Jacques Offenbach, composer and cellist
Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, count
Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, princess
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate, princess, abbess and painter
Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, princess
Gerberga of Saxony, queen of France from 939 to 954
Romy Schneider, actress
Albert Schweitzer, theologian, organist and writer
Gertrude Stein, novelist, poet and playwright
Wendelin Werner, mathematician

Greece[edit]

Vassilis Alexakis, writer
Nikos Aliagas, talk show host, singer
Maria Callas, soprano
Diam's, singer
Adele Exarchopoulos, actress
Georges Guétary, singer and dancer
Gilles Marini, actor
Georges Moustaki, singer
Jean Moréas, poet
Gabriella Papadakis, figure skater
Agnès Varda, film director
Iannis Xenakis, composer

Guinea[edit]

Black M, rapper
Mohamed Sylla, rapper
Paul Pogba, footballer

Haiti[edit]

Edgar Degas, artist
Alexandre Dumas, writer
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, general
Wagneau Eloi, football player
Kery James, rapper
Presnel Kimpembe, footballer
Toussaint Louverture, leader of Haitian Revolution
Johny Placide, football player
Charles Terres Weymann, aeroplane racing pilot

Hungary[edit]

Lorànt Deutsch, actor and writer
Clementia of Hungary, queen of France from 1315 until 1316
Mathieu Kassovitz, film director
Nicolas Sarkozy, French president
Sylvie Vartan, singer

India[edit]

Indila, singer
Rudgy Pajany, singer
J. R. D. Tata, aviator

Prithika Pavade, table tennis player
Shumona Sinha, writer

Indonesia[edit]

Anggun, singer

Iran[edit]

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, queen of Iran from 1951 until 1958
Golshifteh Farahani, actress
Robert Hossein, actor, filmmaker
Yasmina Reza, filmmaker
Aravane Rezaï, tennis player
Marjane Satrapi, cartoonist and film director
Alireza Firouzja, chess player

Ireland[edit]

Samuel Beckett, novelist and writer
Anastasia Griffith, actress
Margaret Kelly, dancer
Jeanne Moreau, actress
Marie-Louise O'Murphy, mistress of Louis XV
Oscar Wilde, writer

Israel[edit]

Tal, singer
Arcadi Gaydamak, businessman and philanthropist
Alexandre Gaydamak, businessman

Italy[edit]

Roberto Alagna, tenor
Jean Alesi, racing driver
Claude Bartolone, President of the National Assembly
Jean-Paul Belmondo, actor
Jules Bianchi, motor racing driver
Caroline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon and queen of Naples from 1808 to 1815
Elisa Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon and duchess of Toscany from 1809 to 1814
Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and king of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813
Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and king of Spain from 1808 to 1813
Letizia Bonaparte, noblewoman and mother of Napoleon
Louis Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon and king of Holland from 1806 to 1810
Lucien Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon
Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon and duchess of Guastalla in 1806
Napoleon Bonaparte, statesman and military leader
Maria Carolina of Bourbon Two-Sicilies, princess
Georges Brassens, singer
Carla Bruni, singer and ex-First Lady of France
Carlo Buonaparte, lawyer, diplomat and father of Napoleon
Calogero, singer
Laetitia Casta, actress and model
François Cavanna, writer
Francis Cabrel, singer
Lorenzo Callegari, football player
Philippe Candeloro, patineur
Eric Cantona, actor and footballer
Concino Concini, politician
Nicolas Cozza, football player
Dalida, singer
Edgar Degas, artist
Leonora Dori, courtier
Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, princess
Laurence Ferrari, journalist
Léo Ferré, singer
Aurélie Filippetti, Minister of Culture and Communication
Geneviève Fioraso, Minister of Higher Education and Research
Marina Foïs, actress
Florence Foresti, comedian and actress
Raymond Forni, politician
Claude François, singer
Joseph Gallieni, marshal of France
Max Gallo, writer and historian
Léon Gambetta, politician and statesman
Emma of Italy, queen of France from 965 until 986
Rozala of Italy, queen of France from 988 until 996
Fabrice Luchini, actor
Jean-Baptiste Lully, composer
Elsa Lunghini, singer
Gilles Marini, actor
Anne Marie Martinozzi, aristocrat
Chiara Mastroianni, actress
Cardinal Mazarin, cardinal, diplomat and politician
Catherine de'Medici, queen of France from 1547 until 1559
Marie de' Medici, queen of France from 1600 until 1610
Amedeo Modigliani, painter
Yves Montand (Ivo Livi), actor
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, queen of France from 1830 until 1848
Edith Piaf, singer
Michel Platini, football administrator and former player
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, dauphine of France
Hélène Ségara, actress
Sylvie Testud, actress
Albert Uderzo, writer, humorist and cartoonist, creator of Asterix
Valentina Visconti, duchess consort of Orléans
Mario Zatelli, footballer
Émile Zola, writer

Ivory Coast[edit]

Basile Boli, footballer
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, footballer
Isabelle Boni-Claverie, author, screenwriter, and director
Grégory Choplin, kickboxer
Marie-Laure Delie, footballer
Didier Drogba, footballer
Kaaris, rapper
Cédric Kipré, footballer
Maé-Bérénice Méité, figure skater
Véronique Tadjo, writer
Charles-Antoine Kouakou, athlete

Jamaica[edit]

Zita Hanrot, actress

Japan[edit]

Kenzō Takada, designer
Megumi Satsu, singer
Morio Matsui, artist
Uffie, singer

Kenya[edit]

Susan Jeptooo Kipsang, athlete
Simon Munyutu, athlete

Laos[edit]

Thu Kamkasomphou, table tennis player
Anousone Prasitharath, footballer
Kayane, esports player
Billy Ketkeophomphone, footballer

Lebanon[edit]

Louis Chedid, singer, songwriter
Matthieu Chedid, aka -M-, rock guitarist
Gilbert Collard, writer, barrister and politician; one of his great grandfathers, Fatallah Tarrazi, was from Lebanon
Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance
Eid Hourany, nuclear physicist
Antoine Karam, politician, President of the Regional Council of French Guiana
Vénus Khoury-Ghata, writer, poet
Thomas Langmann, film producer, actor of Lebanese Jewish descent
Amin Maalouf, author, novelist
Ibrahim Maalouf, musician, trumpet player, composer
Pierre-Antoine Melki, aka Nius, music producer
Mika (singer), singer
William Saliba, footballer