List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Raphaël Ibañez
Raphaël Ibañez is a retired French rugby union footballer. A hooker, he was also a former captain of the France national team.
Christian Morin
Christian Morin is a French television and radio presenter, musician (clarinetist) and comedian.
Bruno Irles
Bruno Irles is a French football manager and a former player who now works as head coach of US Quevilly-Rouen in his home country.
Patrick Ollier
Patrick Ollier is a French politician. He is the Mayor of Rueil-Malmaison. He was a national assembly deputy from 1988 to 2017, as a member of the UMP. Secondly for Hauts-de-Seine's 7th constituency from 2002 to 2017. He was briefly the President of the National Assembly in 2007. He is the partner of Michèle Alliot-Marie, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the government of François Fillon.
Fernand de Brinon
Fernand de Brinon, Marquis de Brinon was a French lawyer and journalist who was one of the architects of French collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. He claimed to have had five private talks with Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1937.
Marcel Jouhandeau
Marcel Jouhandeau was a French writer.
Christopher Coutanceau
Christopher Coutanceau is a French chef. He is the owner of the restaurant Christopher Coutanceau, three Michelin stars at La Rochelle. He defines himself as a "fisherman-chef" and is a proponent of sustainable fishing. He is the son of chef Richard Coutanceau and the brother of chef Grégory Coutanceau.
Xavier Darcos
Xavier Darcos is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour.
Arthur Iturria
Arthur Iturria is a French rugby union player, who plays for French Top 14 side, Clermont Auvergne. Iturria was part of the French squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship.
Sandrine Doucet
Sandrine Doucet was a French politician. As a member of the Socialist Party, she served as a Deputy between 2012 and 2017, representing Gironde's 1st constituency.