Tour de France ends, won by Jan Janssen of the Netherlands. 28–29 September – In the 24 hours of Le Mans motor race, the team of Pedro Rodríguez and Lucien Bianchi wins driving a Ford GT-40. In horse racing, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is won by Vaguely Noble. Jean-Claude Killy is men's overall alpine skiing world champion. The French Tennis Open is won by Ken Rosewall (men) and Nancy Richey (women). AS Saint-Étienne won the football double of Ligue 1 and Coupe de France. Births January to March 3 January – Gérald Mossé, jockey. 9 January – Franck Dumas, soccer player, manager. 11 January – Philippe Cavoret, skeleton racer. 21 January – Sébastien Lifshitz, screenwriter and director. 22 January – Frank Leboeuf, international soccer player. 27 January – Patrick Blondeau, soccer player. 28 January – Mathilde Seigner, actress. 4 February – Éric Sikora, soccer player. 6 February – Patrick Lemarié, motor racing driver. 9 February – Pascal Chanteur, cyclist. 9 February – Frédéric Meyrieu, cyclist. 10 February – Stéphane Pounewatchy, soccer player, agent. 13 February – Fabrice Henry, soccer player. 17 February – Jérôme Gnako, soccer player. 25 February – Sandrine Kiberlain, actress. 28 February – Éric Le Chanony, bobsledder and Olympic medallist. 1 March – Vincent Ribeton, Catholic priest and seminary rector. 9 March – Youri Djorkaeff, international soccer player. 18 March – Christophe Pinna, karateka. 23 March – Pierre Palmade, actor and comedian. 26 March – Laurent Brochard, cyclist. 28 March – Alain Caveglia, soccer player. April to June 3 April – Philippe Rombi, film score composer. 5 April – Serge Vaudenay, cryptographer. 7 April – Christophe Ohrel, soccer player. 9 April – Marie-Claire Restoux, judoka and Olympic gold medallist. 13 April – Jeanne Balibar, actress. 9 May – Marie-José Pérec, athlete and Olympic gold medallist. 10 May – Thomas Coville, yachtsman. 17 May – Constance Menard, dressage rider and equestrienne. 28 May – Pascal Pierre, soccer player. 4 June – Sandrine Fricot, high jumper. 6 June – Dominique Boeuf, jockey. July to September 6 July – Sylvain Guillaume, nordic combined skier and Olympic medallist. 10 July – Frédéric Kuhn, hammer thrower. 22 July – Thierry Brusseau, athlete. 23 July – Jean-Marc Chanelet, soccer player. 30 July – Gilles Maignan, cyclist. 3 August – Christophe Bordeau, swimmer and Olympic medallist. 5 August – Marine Le Pen, politician. 23 August – Franck Rolling, soccer player. 1 September