Most Famous French Athletes

France has produced 1,554 notable athletes throughout history, led by Zinedine Zidane. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Zinedine Zidane — French Football (Born 1972) , ranked #257
  2. Thierry Henry — French Football (Born 1977) , ranked #832
  3. Michel Platini — French Football (Born 1955) , ranked #1670
  4. Paul Pogba — French Football (Born 1993) , ranked #2191
  5. Franck Ribéry — French Football (Born 1983) , ranked #2245
  6. Patrick Vieira — French Football (Born 1976) , ranked #2293
  7. Lilian Thuram — French Football (Born 1972) , ranked #3171
  8. Tony Parker — French Basket (Born 1982) , ranked #3277
  9. Yannick Noah — French Player (Born 1960) , ranked #3562
  10. Laurent Blanc — French Football (Born 1965) , ranked #3951
  11. Alain Prost — French Driver (Born 1955) , ranked #4168
  12. Bixente Lizarazu — French Football (Born 1969) , ranked #4227
  13. Marcel Desailly — French Football (Born 1968) , ranked #4914
  14. Nicolas Anelka — French Football (Born 1979) , ranked #5676
  15. Blaise Matuidi — French Football (Born 1987) , ranked #5884
  16. Djibril Cissé — French Football (Born 1981) , ranked #6277
  17. Mathieu Valbuena — French Football (Born 1984) , ranked #6473
  18. Bernard Hinault — French Sport (Born 1954) , ranked #6550
  19. Christian Karembeu — French Football (Born 1970) , ranked #6885
  20. Samuel Umtiti — French Football (Born 1993) , ranked #6949