List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Madeleine Jeanne Marie Pauliac was a French doctor and a member of the French Resistance. Her experience in post-World War II Poland formed the basis for the movie Les Innocentes.

Luc Leblanc is a retired French professional cyclist. In 1994 he was the World Road Champion.

Pierre-Antoine Cousteau was a French polemic and journalist. He was the brother of the famous explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Corinne Vignon is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the 3rd constituency of Haute-Garonne.

Bernard Gui, also known as Bernardo Gui or Bernardus Guidonis, was a Dominican friar, Bishop of Lodève, and a papal inquisitor during the later stages of the Medieval Inquisition.

Gabriel Leuvielle, known professionally as Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first recognizable recurring characters in film. He has also been cited as the "first international movie star" and "the first film star anywhere".

Benoît Simian is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Gironde.

Georges-Emmanuel Clancier was a French poet, novelist, and journalist. He won the Prix Goncourt (poetry), the Grand Prize of the Académie française, and the grand prize of the Société des gens de lettres.

Pierre Lees-Melou is a French professional footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice as an attacking midfielder. He also previously played for US Lège Cap Ferret and Dijon.

Cécile Guilbert is a French writer and literary critic. She studied at Sciences-Po Paris. She has written a number of books on writers who are esprits libres or "free spirits": Saint Simon, Guy Debord, Laurence Sterne and Andy Warhol. She won the Prix Médicis de l'essai for Warhol spirit.She has also written novels such as Le Musée National (2000) and Réanimation (2012). She has written for France Culture, Canal Plus, Monde des Livres and Magazine Littéraire.