List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Luc Arbogast
Luc Arbogast is a French musician and singer, songwriter. He was a contestant in season 2 of the French television talent competition The Voice: la plus belle voix. After the show, he was signed to Mercury Records, a Universal Music Division.
Thomas Bidegain
Thomas Bidegain is a French screenwriter, producer and film director. He is noted for his collaborations with the director Jacques Audiard. He received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for A Prophet and Best Adaptation in 2013 for Rust and Bone; both awards were shared with Audiard. Bidegain's directorial debut The Cowboys premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Pierre Bourdieu
Pierre Bourdieu was a French sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher and public intellectual. Bourdieu's contributions to the sociology of education, the theory of sociology, and sociology of aesthetics have achieved wide influence in several related academic fields. During his academic career he was primarily associated with the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris and the Collège de France.
Robert Gibanel
Robert Gibanel was a French professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France.
Anthony Bouthier
Anthony Bouthier is a French rugby union full-back and he currently plays for Montpellier in the French Top 14.
Camille Lopez
Camille Lopez is a French rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for ASM Clermont Auvergne
Benoît Trémoulinas
Benoît Trémoulinas is a French former professional footballer who played as a left back.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. The book reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential for both her writings and her public stances and debates on social issues of the day.
Christophe Naudin
Christophe Naudin is a French writer.
André Courrèges
André Courrèges was a French fashion designer. He was particularly known for his streamlined 1960s designs influenced by modernism and futurism, exploiting modern technology and new fabrics. Courrèges defined the go-go boot and along with Mary Quant, is one of the designers credited with inventing the miniskirt.