List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Henri Emmanuelli was a French politician. A member of the French Socialist Party, he was deputy for Landes from 1978 to 1981, from 1986 to 1997, and from 2000 to 2017.

Alain Penaud is a former rugby union player. He held the position of flyhalf, mainly at CA Brive. He was selected 32 times for the French national team, from 1992 to 2000. He is the Father of another French international, Damian Penaud.

Lucie Bertaud is a French amateur boxer and MMA fighter. She has won titles as the European Champion of Boxing (2007), the French champion of sambo (2015) and the Amateur MMA vice world champion (2015).

Évelyne Thomas is a French journalist and television presenter, mostly known to present the television program C'est mon choix.

Claude Bez, former Bordeaux soccer team chairman, was an iconic personality in French football culture of the 1980s.

Marie François Sadi Carnot was a French statesman, who served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894.

Pascal Gaüzère is a referee from France who represents the French Rugby Federation at the international level in refereeing. He has officiated at the highest level since starting in 2006, refereeing matches in the club tournament: Top 14, Pro12, Challenge Cup and Heineken Cup.

Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear and Les Diaboliques, which are critically recognized as among the greatest films from the 1950s. Clouzot also directed documentary films, including The Mystery of Picasso, which was declared a national treasure by the government of France.

André Antoine Bernard called Bernard de Saintes, was a French lawyer and revolutionary, one of the Jacobins responsible for the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution.

Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.