List of Famous people born in Corsica, France
Elisa Bonaparte
Maria Anna Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi Levoy was an imperial French princess and sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was Princess of Lucca and Piombino (1805-1814), Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1809-1814) and Countess of Compignano by appointment of her brother.
Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte
Nobile Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte or Giuseppe Maria di Buonaparte was a Corsican politician, better known as the paternal grandfather of Napoleon I of France.
François Duprat
François Duprat was an essayist and politician, a founding member of the Front National party and part of the leadership until his assassination in 1978. Duprat was one the main architects in the introduction of Holocaust denial in France.
Angelo Mariani
Angelo Mariani or Ange-François Mariani was a French chemist and entrepreneur from the island of Corsica. He is best known as the inventor of the first cocawine, Vin Mariani, in 1863. His contribution was to introduce the coca leaf indirectly to the general public. Mariani imported tons of coca leaves and used an extract from them in many products. It was Mariani's coca wine, though, that made him rich and famous. Mariani was also awarded with a medal of appreciation from Pope Leo XIII. This tonic wine has been described as the ancestor of Coca-Cola.
Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo
Count Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo was a Corsican politician who became a Russian diplomat.
Sebastiano Nicola Buonaparte
Johan Cavalli
Johan Etienne Anthony Cavalli is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Lucien Bonaparte
Yves Pozzo di Borgo
Yves Pozzo di Borgo is a French politician of Corsican origin. He is a member of the Senate of France, representing the city of Paris for the Centrist Union.
Joseph Fesch
Joseph Fesch, Prince of France was a French cardinal and diplomat, Prince of France and a member of the Imperial House of the First French Empire, Peer of France, Roman Prince, and the half-uncle of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was also one of the most famous art collectors of his period, remembered for having established the Musée Fesch in Ajaccio, which remains one of the most important Napoleonic collections of art.