List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Martial Henri Valin was a French Air Force general. He initially served as a cavalryman in the First World War. After nine years cavalry service in the chasseurs d'Afrique, dragoons, spahis, and hussars, he eventually volunteered for the French Army's aviation branch, the aéronautique militaire, in 1926. He commanded the Free French Air Forces from July 1941 to June 1944, and was then Chief of General Staff of the French Air Army from October 1944 until 1946. He participated in both World Wars and the Rif War.

Fernand Foureau was a French explorer and Governor of Martinique from 1908 to 1913.

Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, also called François Lecoq de Boisbaudran, was a French chemist known for his discoveries of the chemical elements gallium, samarium and dysprosium. He developed methods for separation and purification of the rare earth elements and was one of the pioneers of the science of spectroscopy.

Roger Bissière was a French artist. He designed stained glass windows for Metz cathedral and several other churches.

Yvonne Vallée was a French actress.

Donal "Donald" O'Brien is an Irish film and television actor. In his near 40-year career, O'Brien appeared in dozens of stage performances and in more than 60 film and television productions.