List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Marouane Chamakh is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "link-up play", "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability". Chamakh is also Bordeaux’s eighth highest goalscorer of all-time.

Lova Moor is a French dancer and singer.

Philippe Besson is a French writer.

Stéphane Ruffier is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Franck Ferrand is a French writer and radio personality who specializes in history. He has a radio show about major figures of French history on Radio Classique, a French Radio station.

Pascal Gastien is a French professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Ligue 2 side Clermont. He has had three spells as manager of Niort.

Vincent Perrot is a French journalist, radio and television presenter and drag racing driver.

Simon Pagenaud is a French professional racing driver. He currently drives the No. 22 Chevrolet for Team Penske in the IndyCar Series. After a successful career in sports car racing that saw him taking the top class championship title in the 2010 American Le Mans Series, he moved to Formula Racing in the Indycar Series where he became the 2016 IndyCar champion and the 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner, becoming the first French driver to win the Indianapolis 500 since Gaston Chevrolet in 1920 and the first polesitter to have won the race since Helio Castroneves in 2009. Pagenaud has a Jack Russell Terrier named Norman who accompanies the racer to many of his races. Norman is also active on social media.

Bruce Douglas Bochy is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He is best known for managing the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 to 2019. During his playing career, Bochy was a catcher for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres. Prior to becoming the Giants' manager, he was the Padres' manager for 12 seasons. Bochy led the Giants to three World Series championships, and previously led the Padres to one World Series appearance. Bochy was the 11th manager in MLB history to achieve 2,000 wins.

Hubert Védrine is a French Socialist politician. He is an advisor at Moelis & Company.