1
Christophe Lemaitre
(French Sprinter Who Specialises in the 100 and 200 Metres)
18
4
Birthdate: June 11, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Culoz, France
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
2
Sébastien Foucan
(French Freerunner and Actor)
17
3
Birthdate: May 27, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
3
Renaud Lavillenie
(French Pole Vaulter and Olympic Gold Medalist)
17
3
Birthdate: September 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
4
Marie-José Pérec
(Retired French Track and Field Sprinter)
17
5
Birthdate: May 9, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
5
Violette Morris
(French Athlete and Nazi Collaborator)
15
5
Birthdate: April 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 26, 1944
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
6
Marie Marvingt
(French Athlete Who Was the First Female Fighter Pilot and Held Countless Sports Records)
12
3
Birthdate: February 20, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aurillac, in Cantal, France
Died: December 14, 1963
Refused entry in the Tour de France because she was a woman, French athlete Marie Marvingt finished the course by herself. An aviator and mountaineer, too, she later made many sporting records. She was the first female fighter pilot. She had also been a journalist, a medical officer, and a ski school instructor.
7
Yohann Diniz
(French Race Walker)
3
1
Birthdate: January 1, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Épernay, France
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
8
Christine Arron
(Former French Track and Field Sprinter)
3
0
Birthdate: September 13, 1973
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
9
Sasha Zhoya
(French-Australian Athlete)
3
2
Birthdate: June 25, 2002
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Subiaco, Australia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
10
Francois Gabart
(French Professional Offshore Yacht Racer)
10
2
Birthdate: March 23, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint-Michel-d'Entraygues, France
11
Françoise Mbango Etone
(Cameroonian-Born French Track and Field Athlete)
9
2
Birthdate: April 14, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
12
Bertrand Vili
(French Former Track and Field Athlete)
3
1
Birthdate: September 6, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nouméa, New Caledonia
13
Anaïs Chevalier
(French Retired Biathlete)
9
2
Birthdate: February 12, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
14
Micheline Ostermeyer
(French Athlete and Concert Pianist)
8
2
Birthdate: December 23, 1922
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rang-du-Fliers, France
Died: October 17, 2001
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
15
Ronald Pognon
(French Sprinter)
1
0
Birthdate: November 16, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Le Lamentin, Martinique
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
16
Michel Jazy
(French Former Middle-Distance Runner and Long-Distance Runner)
3
1
Birthdate: June 13, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Oignies, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
17
Jean Bouin
(French Middle-Distance Runner)
3
1
Birthdate: December 21, 1888
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: September 29, 1914
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
18
Colette Besson
(French Athlete and Olympic Gold Medalist)
3
1
Birthdate: April 7, 1946
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France
Died: August 9, 2005
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
19
Roger Bambuck
(French Former Sprinter and Politician)
2
0
Birthdate: November 22, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
20
Jean-Baptiste Alaize
(French Athlete)
8
2
Birthdate: May 10, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Burundi
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
21
Guy Drut
(French Athlete and Politician)
3
1
Birthdate: December 6, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pas-de-Calais, France
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
22
Pierre Quinon
(French Pole Vaulter)
3
1
Birthdate: February 20, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: August 17, 2011
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
23
Joseph Guillemot
(French Middle and Long-Distance Runner)
3
1
Birthdate: October 1, 1899
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Le Dorat, France
Died: March 9, 1975
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
24
Reïna-Flor Okori
(France and Equatorial Guinea Athlete)
3
1
Birthdate: May 2, 1980
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Libreville, Gabon
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
25
Véronique Mang
(French Track and Field Sprint Athlete)
6
1
Birthdate: December 15, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Douala, Cameroon
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
26
Géo André
(French Track and Field Athlete and Rugby Union Player)
3
2
Birthdate: August 13, 1889
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 4, 1943
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
27
Elsa Devassoigne
(French Retired Sprinter)
1
0
Birthdate: October 12, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Schœlcher, Martinique
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
28
Feta Ahamada
(French Track and Field Sprint Athlete)
2
0
Birthdate: June 24, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Clichy, France
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
29
Pierre Fairbank
(French Paralympian Athlete)
3
1
Birthdate: July 27, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hienghene, New Caledonia
30
Mohamed Khaled Belabbas
(Algerian Steeplechase Runner)
3
1
Birthdate: July 4, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: L'Haÿ-les-Roses, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
