A–J •
André the Giant, professional wrestler •
Tareq Abdesselem, Karateka •
Sarah Abitbol, pairs figure skater (with
Stéphane Bernadis);
World Figure Skating Championship bronze •
Tariq Abdul-Wahad (born Olivier Saint-Jean), basketball player •
Luc Alphand, Alpine skier •
Jacques Anquetil, cyclist •
Jonathan Assous, France/Israel, defensive midfielder (
Beitar Ramat Gan) •
Fabien Barthez, football player and racing driver •
Elliot Benchetrit, tennis player •
Brice Blanc, jockey •
Marion Bartoli, tennis player •
Fabrice Benichou, world-champion
super bantamweight boxer •
Stéphane Bernadis, pairs figure skater (with
Sarah Abitbol) •
Alain Bernard, Olympic swimmer •
Serge Betsen,
Cameroon-born French citizen, rugby player •
Serge Blanco,
Venezuela-born French citizen, rugby player •
Jean Bloch, Olympic silver football player •
Louison Bobet, cyclist •
Stéphanie Bodet, rock climber •
Surya Bonaly, figure skater •
Sébastien Bourdais, Indycar driver •
Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the
Israel Basketball Premier League •
Andrée Brunet and
Pierre Brunet, 1928 and 1932 Olympic skating gold medalists •
Jean-Luc Cairon (born 1962), gymnast and coach •
Alain Calmat, figure skater, Olympic silver, world championship gold, silver, two-time bronze •
Philippe Candeloro, figure skater •
Eric Cantona, football player •
Georges Carpentier, world-champion boxer •
Marcel Cerdan, world-champion boxer •
François Cevert (born François Goldenberg),
Formula One driver •
Eugène Christophe, cyclist •
Albert Clément (c. 1878–1907), motor racing driver •
Robert Cohen, world-champion bantamweight boxer •
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, tennis player •
Eugène Criqui, world-champion boxer •
Jean Cruguet, jockey of
Seattle Slew •
Richard Dacoury, basketball player •
Pierre Darmon, tennis player, highest world ranking # 8 •
André Darrigade, cyclist •
Mathieu Debuchy, football player •
Émile Delahaye, race car pioneer •
Marcel Desailly,
Ghana-born French citizen, football player •
Abou Diaby, football player •
Boris Diaw, basketball player •
David Douillet,
judoka •
Yves Dreyfus, épée fencer, Olympic bronze medal, French champion •
Isabelle Duchesnay and
Paul Duchesnay, ice dancers •
Alojzy Ehrlich, Poland, table tennis, 3x won silver and 1x won bronze in the World Championships, incarcerated by the Nazis in Auschwitz, represented France after 1945. •
Andre Ethier,
Major League Baseball outfielder for the
Los Angeles Dodgers •
Patrice Evra, football player for
Monaco and
Manchester United •
André Fabre, horse trainer •
Evan Fournier, basketball player •
Laurent Fignon, cyclist •
Jeremy Flores, surfer •
Just Fontaine, football player •
Jacques Fouroux, rugby union player and coach •
Jessica Fox (born 1994), French-born Australian,
slalom canoer, Olympic and world champion gold medalist •
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi,
slalom canoer, Olympic bronze (K-1 slalom), five golds at
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (two-time K-1, three-time K-1 team) •
Pierre Galle, basketball player and coach •
Pierre Gasly, racing driver currently competing in Formula One with
Alpine F1 Team •
Camille du Gast, race car driver •
Lucien Gaudin, fencer •
Fabien Gilot, Olympic and world champion swimmer •
Yoann Gourcuff, football player •
Antoine Griezmann, football player •
Stéphane Haccoun, boxer •
Rudy Haddad, soccer midfielder (
Hapoel Ashkelon & U21 national team) •
Isack Hadjar, racing driver currently competing in Formula One with
Red Bull Racing Team •
Alphonse Halimi ("la Petite Terreur"), world-champion bantamweight boxer •
Marlène Harnois (born 1986), taekwondo practitioner •
Thierry Henry, football player •
Bernard Hinault, cyclist •
Jaylen Hoard (born 1999), French-American basketball player for
Hapoel Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League •
Pierre Houseaux, triathlete •
Cristobal Huet, hockey player •
Constant Huret, cyclist •
Olivier Jacque, motorcycle rider •
Rene Jacquot, boxer, underdog who became world champion •
Laurent Jalabert, cyclist •
Max Jean,
Formula One driver •
Brian Joubert, figure skater •
Natan Jurkovitz (born 1995), French-Swiss-Israeli basketball player for
Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League K–Z •
Tidjan Keita (born 1996), French-Guinean basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League •
Jean-Claude Killy (born 1943), skier •
Raymond Kopa, football player •
Pascal Lavanchy, ice dancer (with
Sophie Moniotte) •
Claude Legrand, skier •
Suzanne Lenglen, tennis player •
Alexander Lévy (born 1990), American-born professional golfer •
Alexandre Lippmann (1881–1960), épée fencer, two-time Olympic champion, two-time silver, bronze •
Bixente Lizarazu, football player •
Sébastien Loeb (born 1974), rally driver and nine-time champion •
Jeannie Longo, cyclist •
Mickaël Madar (born 1968), footballer •
André Mahé, cyclist •
Claude Makélélé, football player •
Laure Manaudou, swimmer •
Amélie Mauresmo, tennis player •
Jacques Mayol, freediver •
Kylian Mbappé, football player •
Jose Meiffret, cyclist •
Éric Millot, figure skater •
Alain Mimoun, athlete •
Sophie Moniotte, ice dancer (with
Pascal Lavanchy) •
Carole Montillet, skier •
Armand Mouyal (1925–1988), épée fencer, Olympic bronze, world champion •
Moustapha N'Diaye (born 1984), basketball player •
Alfred "Artem" Nakache (1915–1983), swimmer, world record (200 m breaststroke), one-third of French two-time world record (3x100 relay team) •
Claude Netter (1924–2007), foil fencer, Olympic champion, silver •
Hellé Nice, pioneer female race car driver •
Joakim Noah, NBA basketball player (
Chicago Bulls) •
Yannick Noah, tennis player •
Jacques Ochs (1883–1971), French-born Belgian artist and Olympic fencing champion •
Esteban Ocon,
Formula One driver •
Sébastien Ogier, rally driver and nine-time champion •
Micheline Ostermeyer, Olympic champion in discus and shot put, bronze in high jump •
Frédéric Ouvret (born 1970), former professional footballer •
Simon Pagenaud, Indy car driver •
Tony Parker, Belgian-born French citizen, basketball player •
Gwendal Peizerat, ice dancer •
Marie-José Pérec, athlete •
Mary Pierce, Canadian-born French citizen, tennis player •
Stéphane Peterhansel, car and motor racer, nine-time
Dakar Rally winner •
Julien Pillet, fencer •
Michel Platini, football player •
Alain Prost,
Formula One driver and four-time champion •
Antoine Rigaudeau, basketball player •
Arthur Rozenfeld (born 1995), basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League •
François Rozenthal (born 1975), ice hockey player •
Maurice Rozenthal (born 1975), ice hockey player •
Michel Sebastiani, modern pentathlete and Olympic fencing coach •
Georges Stern (1882–1928), jockey •
Jean Stern (1875–1962), épée fencer, Olympic champion •
Léon Théry, race car driver •
Marcel Thil, world-champion boxer •
Christophe Tiozzo, world-champion boxer; brother of
Fabrice Tiozzo •
Fabrice Tiozzo, world-champion boxer; brother of
Christophe Tiozzo •
David Trezeguet, football player •
Tristan Vautier, Indy car driver •
Patrick Vieira,
Senegal-born French citizen, football player •
Richard Virenque,
Morocco-born French citizen, cyclist •
Roger Walkowiak, cyclist •
Jean-Pierre Wimille, race car driver •
Albert Wolff (1906–1989), French-born American Olympic fencer •
Zinedine Zidane, football player ==Authors==