List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Arnaud de Canteloup
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux was a French biologist and naturalist, noted for his seminal work with algae.
Dominique Gardères
Dominique Maximilien Gardères was a French horse rider who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games. In Paris he tied to the gold medal in the high jump event with Gian Giorgio Trissino.
Caprasius of Agen
Saint Caprasius of Agen is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint of the fourth century. Relics associated with him were discovered at Agen in the fifth century. Local legends dating from the 14th century make him the first bishop of Agen, though, as Alban Butler writes, the only evidence to support his existence is the dedication of a church to him in the 6th century.
Louis de Loménie
Louis-Léonard de Loménie was a French scholar and essayist. He is best known for his biography of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, and also edited this author's complete works.
Jean Broc
Jean Broc (1771–1850) was a French neoclassical painter. His most famous work, The Death of Hyacinthos, was completed in 1801. Hyacinthus was a young male beauty and lover of the god Apollo. One day, while playing with a discus, Hyachinthus was struck with the object and consequently died. The painting depicts Apollo's mourning for his dead lover. Some myths link a jealous Zephyr to the incident, blaming his jealousy of Hyacinthus for a gust of wind resulting in the youth's death.
Joseph Brousseau
Joseph Brousseau (1733–1797) was an architect active in Limousin, France in the 18th Century, His work includes Château de Faye, Limoges, Lycée Gay-Lussac, the bishops Palace in Limousin, Chapel of the Visitation, various castles in the vicinity of Limoges, and the Episcopal Palace of the Sée in Normandy.
Georges Barrère
Georges Barrère was a French flutist.
Jean-Armand du Peyrer
Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Troisville was a French officer. He was fictionalized under the name Monsieur de Tréville in Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel The Three Musketeers.
Jacques Thibaud
Jacques Thibaud was a French violinist.