List of Famous people born in Corsica, France
Yvan Colonna
Yvan Colonna is a Corsican nationalist convicted for assassination. He is the son of Jean-Hugues Colonna, a former member of the National Assembly for the Socialist Party elected in the Alpes-Maritimes and a recipient of the French Légion d'honneur.
Fred Testot
Frédéric Giacomo Testo, known as Fred Testot, is a French actor, comedian and filmmaker. Since rising to prominence in the 2000s as he collaborated extensively with Omar Sy on the Service après-vente des émissions series on Canal+, Testot has starred in various film, theatre and television productions. He notably held the lead role in the 2017 thriller miniseries La Mante, which aired on TF1 and later premiered on Netflix.
Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, Comte de Survilliers, was a French lawyer and diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. The latter made him King of Naples, and later King of Spain. After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers. He emigrated to the United States, where he settled near Bordentown, New Jersey on an estate overlooking the Delaware River not far from Philadelphia.
Morhad Amdouni
Morhad Amdouni is a French middle and long-distance runner. He was European junior champion in track and cross country running in 2007. He won the senior team gold medal at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships.
Jean-Louis Leca
Jean-Louis Leca is a Corsican French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club RC Lens.
Rémy Cabella
Rémy Cabella is a French professional footballer who plays for Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar and the France national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and has been described as a fast, agile and creative offensive midfielder who can play on the wing or behind a striker.
Maria-Letizia Bonaparte
Maria-Letizia Buonaparte, known as Letizia Bonaparte, was a Corsican noblewoman, mother of Napoleon I of France. She became known as “Madame Mère” after the proclamation of the Empire. She spent her later years in Rome where she died in February 1836.
Tino Rossi
Constantin "Tino" Rossi was a French singer and film actor.
Frédéric Antonetti
Frédéric Antonetti is a French professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Ligue 1 side Metz. He has previously managed Bastia, Gamba Osaka, Saint-Étienne, Nice, Rennes and Lille.
Evann Guessand
Evann Guessand is a French professional footballer who plays as centre-forward for Ligue 1 club Nice.