Billionaires Born in France

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth · Top 100

1. 1Bernard ArnaultRoubaix · French entrepreneur (born 1949)$207.8B
2. 2Françoise Bettencourt MeyersNeuilly-sur-Seine · French billionaire businesswoman$74.8B
3. 3Liliane Bettencourt7th arrondissement of Paris · French heiress, socialite and businesswoman$39.5B
4. 4François PinaultLes Champs-Géraux · French billionaire businessman and art collector$29.7B
5. 5Alain WertheimerParis · French businessman$14.6B
6. 6Gérard WertheimerParis · French businessman$14.6B
7. 7Emmanuel BesnierLaval · French businessman$14.3B
8. 8Pierre OmidyarParis · American entrepreneur and philanthropist; founder of eBay$11.4B
9. 9Ginette Moulin16th arrondissement of Paris · French businessperson$4.21B
10. 10Stéphane CourbitCrest · French businessman in media and television$2.38B
11. 11Pierre-Edouard StérinÉvreux · French entrepreneur$1.94B
12. 12Benjamin de RothschildNeuilly-sur-Seine · Swiss banker, philanthropist (1963-2021)$1.9B
13. 13Bruno RoussetTain-l'Hermitage · Chairman/CEO/Founder$1.08B
14. 14Henri BeaufourNeuilly-sur-Seine · French billionaire heir and businessman$1B
15. 15Clement FayatServières-le-Château · French billionaire entrepreneur, who founded Fayat Group$1B
16. 16Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette8th arrondissement of Paris · French businesswoman$1B
17. 17Jean BurelleLyon · French executive$1B
18. 18Florian DouetteauTech founderParis · French technology executive and software engineerUndisclosed
19. 19Andrée CourtinPublic company founderAncenisUndisclosed
20. 20Xavier MarieTech founderBrestUndisclosed
21. 21Jean-Gabriel EynardPublic company founderLyon · Swiss banker and photographer (1775-1863)Undisclosed
22. 22Norbert DentressanglePublic company founderVocanceUndisclosed
23. 23David BoubaTech founderParis · EntrepreneurUndisclosed
24. 24François CotyPublic company founderAjaccio · French perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher, politician and patron of the arts (1874-1934)Undisclosed
25. 25Sourideth InthavongTech founderLa Tronche · French entrepreneur, founder and CEO of AimooveUndisclosed
26. 26Mamoudou TraoréTech founderParis · transition manager, expert in digital transformation and artificialintelligence, ICCF, PMP and CRISC certifiedUndisclosed
27. 27Charles KantorTech founderParis · French entrepreneur and investorUndisclosed
28. 28Francis LelongTech founderMetz · French entrepreneurUndisclosed
29. 29Tarik MalakTech founderAntibes · French creative director, filmmaker, game designer and entrepreneur based between New York City and the HamptonsUndisclosed
30. 30Romain BailleulTech founderBeuvry · French AI entrepreneur and trainerUndisclosed
31. 31Yoann ValensiTech founder16th arrondissement of Paris · French entrepreneurUndisclosed
32. 32Léo GuillaumeTech founderRennes · French software developer, founder of DibodevUndisclosed
33. 33Xavier NielPublic company founderMaisons-Alfort · French billionaire businessman (born 1967)Undisclosed
34. 34Jean-Michel DelucTech founderAuch · French sommelierUndisclosed
35. 35Christian DiorPublic company founderGranville · French fashion designer (1905–1957)Undisclosed
36. 36Paul DelormePublic company founderSaint-Maurice · French chemist and physicistUndisclosed
37. 37Marcel DassaultPublic company founder9th arrondissement of Paris · French aircraft industrialist (1892-1986)Undisclosed
38. 38Patrick CombesPublic company founderParis · Chairman - Compagnie Financière TraditionUndisclosed
39. 39Jean-Paul BaudecrouxPublic company founderNeuilly-sur-Seine · French businesspersonUndisclosed
40. 40Brother Aimar SauronPrivate company founderCévennes · French teacherUndisclosed
41. 41Emmanuelle CharpentierPublic company founderJuvisy-sur-Orge · French microbiologist and biochemist (born 1968)Undisclosed
42. 42Olivier BaussanPublic company founderFrench businessmanUndisclosed
43. 43Etienne TricaudPrivate company founderRennes · French architect and engineerUndisclosed
44. 44Jean-Baptiste ColbertPublic company founderReims · French statesman (1619–1683)Undisclosed
45. 45Thibaud ElziereTech founderAix-en-Provence · French businessmanUndisclosed
46. 46Jean-Christophe BaillieTech founderFrench artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneurUndisclosed
47. 47Nicolas VilleroyPublic company founderMetz · French businessperson (1759-1843)Undisclosed
48. 48Didier TruchotPublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · French CEOUndisclosed
49. 49Ferdinand de LessepsPublic company founderVersailles · French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the Suez Canal (1805–1894)Undisclosed
50. 50Cédric BiscayTech founderNice · French entrepreneur and authorUndisclosed
51. 51Kylian MbappéPublic company founderParis · French footballer (born 1998)Undisclosed
52. 52David CageTech founderMulhouse · French musician and video game designerUndisclosed
53. 53Simon LazardPublic company founderFrauenberg · Franco-American banker (1828-1898)Undisclosed
54. 54Jean-Martin WendelPublic company founderLonglaville · first ironmaster and founder of the industrial dynasty, the WendelsUndisclosed
55. 55Serge KampfPublic company founderGrenoble · French businessman (1934–2016)Undisclosed
56. 56Pierre-Antoine CaptonPublic company founderTrouville-sur-MerUndisclosed
57. 57Matthieu JostTech founderOrsay · entrepreneurUndisclosed
58. 58Jérémy HodaraPublic company founderParis · French businessmanUndisclosed
59. 59Laurent BurellePublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Plastic OmniumUndisclosed
60. 60Henri de MaublancTech founderNeuilly-sur-Seine · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Aquarelle.comUndisclosed
61. 61Élisabeth BadinterPublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · French author, historian, and professorUndisclosed
62. 62Édouard MichelinPublic company founderClermont-Ferrand · French industrialist (1859–1940)Undisclosed
63. 63Louis LoucheurPublic company founderRoubaix · French politician (1872–1931)Undisclosed
64. 64Mounir MahjoubiTech founder12th arrondissement of Paris · French politicianUndisclosed
65. 65Alain DamasioPublic company founderLyon · French writerUndisclosed
66. 66Alain DininPublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · French business executiveUndisclosed
67. 67André BerthelotPrivate company founder6th arrondissement of Paris · French politician and historian (1862–1938)Undisclosed
68. 68Bernard CharlèsPublic company founderBrittany · Vice Chairman, CEOUndisclosed
69. 69Charles EdelstennePublic company founderParis · businesspersonUndisclosed
70. 70Claude BébéarPublic company founderIssac · French businessmanUndisclosed
71. 71Louis RenaultPublic company founder8th arrondissement of Paris · French industrialistUndisclosed
72. 72Dan SerfatyTech founderStrasbourg · businessmanUndisclosed
73. 73Denis DefforeyPublic company founderLagnieu · French entrepreneur and businessperson (1925-2006)Undisclosed
74. 74François LemarchandTech founderRouen · French businesspersonUndisclosed
75. 75Geoffroy GuichardPublic company founderFeurs · French entrepreneur and sports administratorUndisclosed
76. 76Guillaume de FondaumièreTech founderMarseille · video game producerUndisclosed
77. 77Gérard PélissonPublic company founder1st arrondissement of Lyon · French businessman (1932–2023)Undisclosed
78. 78Jean-Baptiste de La SallePrivate company founderReims · French priest and Catholic saint (1651–1719)Undisclosed
79. 79Henri HavretPrivate company founderWassy · French missionaryUndisclosed
80. 80Jacques-Victor-Marius RouchousePrivate company founderSaint-Étienne · Roman Catholic bishop (1870–1948)Undisclosed
81. 81Jean-Marie DuthilleulPrivate company founderVersailles · French architect and civil engineerUndisclosed
82. 82Paul de SennevilleTech founder17th arrondissement of Paris · French songwriter (1933–2023)Undisclosed
83. 83Jean-Luc LagardèrePublic company founderAubiet · French businessman (1928-2003)Undisclosed
84. 84Marcel Bleustein-BlanchetPublic company founderEnghien-les-Bains · French businessman (1906–1996)Undisclosed
85. 85Marcel FournierPublic company founderAnnecy · French entrepreneur and businessperson (1914–1985)Undisclosed
86. 86Paul RicardPublic company founderMarseille · Industrialist, pioneer of pastis (1909-1997)Undisclosed
87. 87Michel GuillemotPublic company founderCarentoir · French businesspersonUndisclosed
88. 88Gilles RidelTech founderRouenUndisclosed
89. 89Franck Le OuayPublic company founderPessacUndisclosed
90. 90Pierre-Noël LuiggiTech founderBastiaUndisclosed
91. 91Mathieu ChabranPublic company founderAvignon · Co-Founder, TikehauUndisclosed
92. 92Bruno LévêqueTech founderChâtenay-MalabryUndisclosed
93. 93Nicolas GaumeTech founderBagnères-de-Bigorre · French businessman, video games creator, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, OrbiteUndisclosed
94. 94Paul DubrulePublic company founderTourcoing · French businessman and politicianUndisclosed
95. 95François BourdoncleTech founderRodez · French businessmanUndisclosed
96. 96Emile LicentPrivate company founderRombies-et-Marchipont · French naturalist (1876–1952)Undisclosed
97. 97Stanislas de BentzmannTech founderVersaillesUndisclosed
98. 98Yves GuillemotPublic company founderMalestroit · French businessman and founder of UbisoftUndisclosed
99. 99Éric ViennotTech founder6th arrondissement of Lyon · French game designer (1960–2022)Undisclosed
100. 100Romain ZaleskiPublic company founderParis · French entrepreneurUndisclosed