List of Famous people born in Guadeloupe, France
Julio Colombo
Julio Colombo is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender for Montpellier HSC. In June 2015, he was arrested by the police during an anti-drug operation.
Jocelyn Angloma
Jocelyn Angloma is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the head coach of the Guadeloupe national team.
Rodrigue Beaubois
Rodrigue "Roddy" Beaubois is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague.
Jean-Marc Mormeck
Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014. He is a two-time unified world cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC and The Ring world titles twice between 2005 and 2007. He was the first boxer to hold unified cruiserweight title since Evander Holyfield in 1988, and the first fighter to hold The Ring cruiserweight title since Carlos De León in 1987. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's top 10 cruiserweight from 2001 to 2005 and in 2007, and was ranked No.1 in 2003 and 2004. Mormeck also challenged for the unified world heavyweight title in 2012.
Daniel Jerent
Daniel Jérent is a French Épée fencer, team world champion in 2014.
Ary Chalus
Ary Chalus is a French politician from Guadeloupe. He was the mayor of Baie-Mahault from April 2001 to December 2015. He was the deputy for Guadeloupe's 3rd constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2012 to 2017, as a member of the GUSR.
Marcus Coco
Marcus Regis Coco is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes.
Matt Houston
Matthieu Gore, better known as Matt Houston or Matt, is a French singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe. He was born in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, on 30 September 1977. He has released five albums and a number of singles.
Nathalie Dechy
Nathalie Dechy is a former professional tour tennis player from France.
Mickaël Piétrus
Mickaël Marvin Soriano Piétrus is a French former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'6", 215 pounds, he played both the small forward and shooting guard positions. Piétrus was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th pick of the 2003 NBA draft, and is originally from Guadeloupe, a Caribbean island that is a part of France.