List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Jean-Marie Laclavetine
Jean-Marie Laclavetine is a French editor, writer and translator of Italian literature into French.
Marc Dal Maso
Marc Dal Maso is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played in the position of a hooker.
Romain Sicard
Romain Sicard is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Total Direct Énergie.
Sébastien Chabbert
Sébastien Chabbert is a retired French footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Mario Duplantier
Mario François Duplantier is a French-American musician and artist best known as the drummer for progressive death metal band Gojira. He established himself as a powerful, technically precise drummer, using polyrhythmic patterns and distinctive jazzy fills and drum breaks. He has been practicing painting and drawing for over ten years.
Thomas Boudat
Thomas Boudat is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Arkéa–Samsic. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.
Jean Maximilien Lamarque
Jean Maximilien Lamarque was a French commander during the Napoleonic Wars who later became a member of the French Parliament. Lamarque served with distinction in many of Napoleon's campaigns. He was particularly noted for his capture of Capri from the British, and for his defeat of Royalist forces in the Vendée in 1815. The latter campaign received great praise from Napoleon, who said Lamarque had "performed wonders, and even surpassed my hopes".
Yvonne Monlaur
Yvonne Monlaur was a French film actress of the late 1950s and 1960s best known for her roles in the Hammer horror films.
Maurice Mességué
Maurice Mességué was a French herbalist and author of several books on herbal medicine and cooking with herbs. In his autobiography, he claims to have treated Winston Churchill, Chancellor Adenauer of Germany, and the future Pope John XXIII.
Jean-Michel Boucheron
Jean-Michel Boucheron is a French politician, formerly a member of the National Assembly of France (1978-1988 mayor of Angoulême and briefly Secretary of State for Local Authorities. He represented a portion of the Charente department in the Assembly, and is a member of the Socialist Party.