Billionaires Born in metropolitan 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. 29Romain BailleulTech founderBeuvry · French AI entrepreneur and trainerUndisclosed
30. 30Yoann ValensiTech founder16th arrondissement of Paris · French entrepreneurUndisclosed
31. 31Léo GuillaumeTech founderRennes · French software developer, founder of DibodevUndisclosed
32. 32Xavier NielPublic company founderMaisons-Alfort · French billionaire businessman (born 1967)Undisclosed
33. 33Jean-Michel DelucTech founderAuch · French sommelierUndisclosed
34. 34Christian DiorPublic company founderGranville · French fashion designer (1905–1957)Undisclosed
35. 35Paul DelormePublic company founderSaint-Maurice · French chemist and physicistUndisclosed
36. 36Marcel DassaultPublic company founder9th arrondissement of Paris · French aircraft industrialist (1892-1986)Undisclosed
37. 37Patrick CombesPublic company founderParis · Chairman - Compagnie Financière TraditionUndisclosed
38. 38Jean-Paul BaudecrouxPublic company founderNeuilly-sur-Seine · French businesspersonUndisclosed
39. 39Emmanuelle CharpentierPublic company founderJuvisy-sur-Orge · French microbiologist and biochemist (born 1968)Undisclosed
40. 40Etienne TricaudPrivate company founderRennes · French architect and engineerUndisclosed
41. 41Jean-Baptiste ColbertPublic company founderReims · French statesman (1619–1683)Undisclosed
42. 42Thibaud ElziereTech founderAix-en-Provence · French businessmanUndisclosed
43. 43Nicolas VilleroyPublic company founderMetz · French businessperson (1759-1843)Undisclosed
44. 44Didier TruchotPublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · French CEOUndisclosed
45. 45Ferdinand de LessepsPublic company founderVersailles · French diplomat and entrepreneur, developer of the Suez Canal (1805–1894)Undisclosed
46. 46Kylian MbappéPublic company founderParis · French footballer (born 1998)Undisclosed
47. 47Simon LazardPublic company founderFrauenberg · Franco-American banker (1828-1898)Undisclosed
48. 48Jean-Martin WendelPublic company founderLonglaville · first ironmaster and founder of the industrial dynasty, the WendelsUndisclosed
49. 49Serge KampfPublic company founderGrenoble · French businessman (1934–2016)Undisclosed
50. 50Pierre-Antoine CaptonPublic company founderTrouville-sur-MerUndisclosed
51. 51Matthieu JostTech founderOrsay · entrepreneurUndisclosed
52. 52Jérémy HodaraPublic company founderParis · French businessmanUndisclosed
53. 53Laurent BurellePublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Plastic OmniumUndisclosed
54. 54Henri de MaublancTech founderNeuilly-sur-Seine · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Aquarelle.comUndisclosed
55. 55Élisabeth BadinterPublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · French author, historian, and professorUndisclosed
56. 56Édouard MichelinPublic company founderClermont-Ferrand · French industrialist (1859–1940)Undisclosed
57. 57Louis LoucheurPublic company founderRoubaix · French politician (1872–1931)Undisclosed
58. 58Mounir MahjoubiTech founder12th arrondissement of Paris · French politicianUndisclosed
59. 59Alain DamasioPublic company founderLyon · French writerUndisclosed
60. 60Alain DininPublic company founderBoulogne-Billancourt · French business executiveUndisclosed
61. 61André BerthelotPrivate company founder6th arrondissement of Paris · French politician and historian (1862–1938)Undisclosed
62. 62Bernard CharlèsPublic company founderBrittany · Vice Chairman, CEOUndisclosed
63. 63Charles EdelstennePublic company founderParis · businesspersonUndisclosed
64. 64Claude BébéarPublic company founderIssac · French businessmanUndisclosed
65. 65Louis RenaultPublic company founder8th arrondissement of Paris · French industrialistUndisclosed
66. 66Dan SerfatyTech founderStrasbourg · businessmanUndisclosed
67. 67Denis DefforeyPublic company founderLagnieu · French entrepreneur and businessperson (1925-2006)Undisclosed
68. 68François LemarchandTech founderRouen · French businesspersonUndisclosed
69. 69Geoffroy GuichardPublic company founderFeurs · French entrepreneur and sports administratorUndisclosed
70. 70Guillaume de FondaumièreTech founderMarseille · video game producerUndisclosed
71. 71Gérard PélissonPublic company founder1st arrondissement of Lyon · French businessman (1932–2023)Undisclosed
72. 72Jean-Baptiste de La SallePrivate company founderReims · French priest and Catholic saint (1651–1719)Undisclosed
73. 73Henri HavretPrivate company founderWassy · French missionaryUndisclosed
74. 74Jacques-Victor-Marius RouchousePrivate company founderSaint-Étienne · Roman Catholic bishop (1870–1948)Undisclosed
75. 75Jean-Marie DuthilleulPrivate company founderVersailles · French architect and civil engineerUndisclosed
76. 76Paul de SennevilleTech founder17th arrondissement of Paris · French songwriter (1933–2023)Undisclosed
77. 77Jean-Luc LagardèrePublic company founderAubiet · French businessman (1928-2003)Undisclosed
78. 78Marcel Bleustein-BlanchetPublic company founderEnghien-les-Bains · French businessman (1906–1996)Undisclosed
79. 79Marcel FournierPublic company founderAnnecy · French entrepreneur and businessperson (1914–1985)Undisclosed
80. 80Paul RicardPublic company founderMarseille · Industrialist, pioneer of pastis (1909-1997)Undisclosed
81. 81Michel GuillemotPublic company founderCarentoir · French businesspersonUndisclosed
82. 82Gilles RidelTech founderRouenUndisclosed
83. 83Franck Le OuayPublic company founderPessacUndisclosed
84. 84Pierre-Noël LuiggiTech founderBastiaUndisclosed
85. 85Mathieu ChabranPublic company founderAvignon · Co-Founder, TikehauUndisclosed
86. 86Bruno LévêqueTech founderChâtenay-MalabryUndisclosed
87. 87Nicolas GaumeTech founderBagnères-de-Bigorre · French businessman, video games creator, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, OrbiteUndisclosed
88. 88Paul DubrulePublic company founderTourcoing · French businessman and politicianUndisclosed
89. 89François BourdoncleTech founderRodez · French businessmanUndisclosed
90. 90Emile LicentPrivate company founderRombies-et-Marchipont · French naturalist (1876–1952)Undisclosed
91. 91Stanislas de BentzmannTech founderVersaillesUndisclosed
92. 92Yves GuillemotPublic company founderMalestroit · French businessman and founder of UbisoftUndisclosed
93. 93Éric ViennotTech founder6th arrondissement of Lyon · French game designer (1960–2022)Undisclosed
94. 94Romain ZaleskiPublic company founderParis · French entrepreneurUndisclosed
95. 95Eugène SchneiderPublic company founderBidestroff · French businessman and French civil law notary (1805-1875)Undisclosed
96. 96Eugène SchuellerPublic company founder6th arrondissement of Paris · French chemist and businessman (1881–1957)Undisclosed
97. 97André MichelinPublic company founder3rd arrondissement of Paris · French engineer and industrialist; co-founder (with his brother) of the Michelin Tyre CompanyUndisclosed
98. 98Jean-Michel AulasPublic company founderL'Arbresle · French businessman and politician (born 1949)Undisclosed
99. 99Max-Hervé GeorgeTech founderMetz · French businessman known for his legal battle with life insurance company AvivaUndisclosed
100. 100JRD TataPublic company founderParis · French‑born Indian industrialist (1904–1993)Undisclosed