List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Georges Paulais was a French film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born in Guimps, Charente, France and died in Chabanais, Charente, France.

Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, also known as Jean Nicolas, was a French personality of the Revolutionary period. Though not one of the most well known figures of the French Revolution, Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne was an instrumental figure of the period known as the Reign of Terror. Billaud-Varenne climbed his way up the ladder of power during that period, becoming one of the most militant members of the Committee of Public Safety. He was recognized and worked with French Revolution figures Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, and is often considered one of the key architects of The Terror. "No, we will not step backward, our zeal will only be smothered in the tomb; either the Revolution will triumph or we will all die."

François-Joseph de Beaupoil, marquis de Sainte-Aulaire was a French poet and army officer.

François-Henri Salomon de Virelade was a French lawyer. He was elected the third occupant of Académie française seat 29 in 1644.

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne or Moyne was a French composer, chiefly of operas.

Salh d'Escola was a troubadour from Bergerac in the Périgord, a former province of France. The meaning of his name, also spelled Sail or Saill, uncertain; it may be an unusual given name. His surname, likewise, may be a family name, but there is no known location called "Escola" that could render it a toponymic. The entire name may be a nickname meaning "defector from school" or "escapee from the cloister", indicating that he quit his education, either in a school or a monastery. On the other hand, it may signify a pedant.

André Lhote was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes and still life. He was also very active and influential as a teacher and writer on art.

Stephen of Obazine also known as Stephen of Vielzot, was a French priest and hermit, famed for his pious nature, even from a young age.