List of Famous people born in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Laëtitia Saint-Paul
Laëtitia Rachèle Saint-Paul is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Maine-et-Loire.
Paulette Foppa
Pauletta Foppa is a French female handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.
Elizabeth of the Trinity
Elizabeth of the Trinity, born Élisabeth Catez, was a French Discalced Carmelite professed religious in addition to being a mystic and a spiritual writer. She was known for the depth of her spiritual growth as a Carmelite as well as bleak periods in which her religious calling was perceived to be unsure according to those around her; she however was acknowledged for her persistence in pursuing the will of God and in devoting herself to the charism of the Carmelites.
Herminie Cadolle
Herminie Cadolle (1845–1926) was a French inventor of the modern bra and founder of the Cadolle Lingerie House. Cadolle was born, raised, and lived much of her early life in France. She was a close friend of the insurrectionist Louise Michel, who participated in the Paris Commune of 1871. Fearing state repression after the murderous defeat of the Commune uprising, Cadolle and her family fled for safety to Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1887, Cadolle opened a shop selling made-to-measure underwear. In 1889, Cadolle returned to Paris where she opened a similar lingerie workshop. There, she invented a two-piece undergarment. The lower part was a hybrid-corset for the waist and the upper supported the breasts by means of shoulder straps. Cadolle exhibited her invention at the Great Exposition of 1900 and by 1905 the upper half was being sold separately as modern-day bras.
Jérémy Stinat
Jérémy Stinat is a French professional footballer who played for several years in Ligue 2.
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French tennis player.
Patrice Loko
Patrice Loko is French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Marie NDiaye
Marie NDiaye is a French novelist and playwright. She published her first novel, Quant au riche avenir, when she was 17. She won the Prix Goncourt in 2009. Her play Papa doit manger is the sole play by a living female writer to be part of the repertoire of the Comédie française.
Cyril Neveu
Cyril Neveu is a French former professional motocross, enduro and rally raid racer. He is notable for winning the motorcycle division of the Dakar Rally five times in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, and 1987. He was the first competitor to win the Dakar Rally in the motorcycle category in 1979. In 2013, Neveu was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.
Bruno de Keyzer
Bruno de Keyzer was a French cinematographer.