French Female Sportspersons

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Amélie Mauresmo
(French Former World No. 1 Tennis Player)
Amélie Mauresmo
4
Birthdate: July 5, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 2 
Marion Bartoli
(French Former Professional Tennis Player)
Marion Bartoli
6
Birthdate: October 2, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Le Puy, France
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Athina Onassis
(French-Greek Equestrian and the Only Surviving Descendant of Greek Shipping Magnate Aristotle Onassis)
Athina Onassis
5
Birthdate: January 29, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Athina Onassis Roussel is a French-Greek heiress and equestrian. She is the granddaughter and the only surviving descendant of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Her parents are Aristotle's daughter Christina Onassis and her fourth husband, Thierry Roussel. She began riding horses as a child and is now a competitive showjumper. Following Christina Onassis’s death, Athina became her sole heiress.  

 4 
Michèle Mouton
(French Former Rally Driver)
Michèle Mouton
3
Birthdate: June 23, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Grasse, France
 5 
Suzanne Lenglen
(French Tennis Player)
Suzanne Lenglen
4
Birthdate: May 24, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 4, 1938
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 6 
Kristina Mladenovic
(French Professional Tennis Player and a Former World No. 1 in Doubles)
Kristina Mladenovic
8
Birthdate: May 14, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, France
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 7 
Caroline Garcia
(French Professional Tennis Player)
Caroline Garcia
4
Birthdate: October 16, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 8 
Audrey Mestre
(Freediver)
Audrey Mestre
3
Birthdate: August 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Île-de-France, France
Died: October 12, 2002
 9 
Laure Manaudou
(French Olympic, World and European Champion Swimmer)
Laure Manaudou
2
Birthdate: October 9, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Villeurbanne, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 10 
Anissa Meksen
(French Kickboxer)
Anissa Meksen
2
Birthdate: April 29, 1988
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 11 
Camille Muffat
(French Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Camille Muffat
2
Birthdate: October 28, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: March 9, 2015
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 12 
Alizé Cornet
(French Professional Tennis Player)
Alizé Cornet
3
Birthdate: January 22, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nice, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 13 
Surya Bonaly
(French-Born Retired Competitive Figure Skater)
Surya Bonaly
23
Birthdate: December 15, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nice, France
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 14 
Amandine Henry
(Football Player)
Amandine Henry
3
Birthdate: September 28, 1989
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lille, France
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 15 
Harmony Tan
(French Professional Tennis Player)
Harmony Tan
2
Birthdate: September 11, 1997
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 16 
Wendie Renard
(Association football player)
Wendie Renard
3
Birthdate: July 20, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schœlcher, Martinique
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 17 
Céline Boutier
(French Professional Golfer)
Céline Boutier
2
Birthdate: November 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Clamart, France
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 18 
Jeannie Longo
(French Racing Cyclist, 25-Time French Champion and 13-Time World Champion)
Jeannie Longo
1
Birthdate: October 31, 1958
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Annecy, France
 19 
Delphine Cascarino
(Football player)
Delphine Cascarino
2
Birthdate: February 5, 1997
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint-Priest, Rhone, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 20 
Alexandra Lacrabère
(French Handball Player)
Alexandra Lacrabère
1
Birthdate: April 27, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pau, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 21 
Alizé Lim
(French Tennis Player)
Alizé Lim
3
Birthdate: July 13, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 22 
Vanessa James
(Canadian Retired Pair Skater)
Vanessa James
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Birthdate: September 27, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
 23 
Catherine Destivelle
(French Rock Climber and Mountaineer)
Catherine Destivelle
0
Birthdate: July 24, 1960
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oran, French Algeria
 24 
Émilie Le Pennec
(French Retired Artistic Gymnast)
Émilie Le Pennec
1
Birthdate: December 31, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Garenne-Colombes, France
Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
 25 
Amandine Leynaud
(French Professional Handball Player)
Amandine Leynaud
1
Birthdate: May 2, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aubenas, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 26 
Clarisse Agbegnenou
(French Judoka and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Clarisse Agbegnenou
0
Birthdate: October 25, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rennes, France
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 27 
Siraba Dembélé Pavlović
(French Professional Handballer Who Plays as a Left Wing)
Siraba Dembélé Pavlović
1
Birthdate: June 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dreux, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 28 
Kheira Hamraoui
(Football player)
Kheira Hamraoui
2
Birthdate: January 13, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Croix, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 29 
Nathalie Péchalat
(Ice dancer)
Nathalie Péchalat
2
Birthdate: December 22, 1983
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rouen, France

Nathalie Péchalat is a French former ice dancer who won two European championships, five French national championships, and five medals at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final along with her skating partner Fabian Bourzat. She is currently serving as the president of the French Federation of Ice Sports.

 30 
Luce Douady
(Climber)
Luce Douady
3
Birthdate: November 17, 2003
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Isère, France
Died: June 14, 2020
 31 
Stéphanie Frappart
(Association football referee)
Stéphanie Frappart
2
Birthdate: December 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Le Plessis-Bouchard, France
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 32 
Karine Ruby
(One of the Most Decorated Female Snowboarder in the World)
Karine Ruby
1
Birthdate: January 4, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bonneville, France
Died: May 29, 2009
 33 
Hellé Nice
(French Racing Automobile Driver)
Hellé Nice
0
Birthdate: December 15, 1900
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aunay-sous-Auneau, France
Died: October 1, 1984
 34 
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi
(French Slalom Canoeist)
Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi
0
Birthdate: October 24, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marseille, France
 35 
Marie-José Pérec
(Retired French Track and Field Sprinter)
Marie-José Pérec
2
Birthdate: May 9, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 36 
Allison Pineau
(French Handballer)
Allison Pineau
1
Birthdate: May 2, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chartres, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 37 
Corinne Diacre
(Former French Football Player Who Played as a Defender)
Corinne Diacre
2
Birthdate: August 4, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Croix, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 38 
Sakina Karchaoui
(Association football player)
Sakina Karchaoui
2
Birthdate: January 26, 1996
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Salon-de-Provence, France
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 39 
Anne Sophie Mathis
(French Former Professional Boxer)
Anne Sophie Mathis
2
Birthdate: June 13, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nancy, France Nancy, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 40 
Marie Sebag
(French Chess Grandmaster)
Marie Sebag
1
Birthdate: October 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
 41 
Eugénie Le Sommer
(Association football player)
Eugénie Le Sommer
2
Birthdate: May 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Grasse, France
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 42 
Marie Sara
(Bullfighter)
Marie Sara
1
Birthdate: June 27, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France
 43 
Marie Dorin Habert
(Retired French Biathlete and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Marie Dorin Habert
0
Birthdate: June 19, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 44 
Fiona Ferro
(Belgian-French Professional Tennis Player)
Fiona Ferro
2
Birthdate: March 12, 1997
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Libramont, Belgium
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 45 
Violette Morris
(French Athlete and Nazi Collaborator)
Violette Morris
3
Birthdate: April 18, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 26, 1944
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 46 
Camille Serme
(French Former Professional Squash Player)
Camille Serme
0
Birthdate: April 4, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Créteil, France
 47 
Marion Rousse
(French Former Racing Cyclist)
Marion Rousse
2
Birthdate: August 17, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint-Saulve, France

With famous cyclists in her family, Marion Rousse became a talented cyclist in her own right. A champion for women’s cycling, she now heads the Tour de France Femmes as its director. She is also a successful TV consultant who has appeared on shows such as Les rois de la pédale.

 48 
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
(French Multi-Discipline Bicycle Racer)
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
2
Birthdate: February 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Reims, France

Born to parents who ran a bicycle school, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and her two siblings gained an interest in racing in their early years. Apart from winning the XCO world championship thrice, she also became the first to hold the road, the cyclocross, and the mountain bike world titles simultaneously.

 49 
Sarah Bouhaddi
(Football player)
Sarah Bouhaddi
2
Birthdate: October 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cannes, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Laura Flessel-Colovic
(French Politician and Fencer)
Laura Flessel-Colovic
0
Birthdate: November 6, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Petit-Bourg, France