List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Roger Cayrel
Roger Victor Émile Cayrel was a French astronomer. His main interests were stellar atmospheres, galactic chemical evolution and metal-poor stars.
Cyril Cazeaux
Cyril Cazeaux is a French professional rugby union player. He currently plays at lock for Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14.
Petronilla of Aquitaine
Petronilla of Aquitaine was the second daughter of William X of Aquitaine and Aenor of Châtellerault. She was the elder sister of William Aigret and the younger sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was Queen consort of France, later England. She is variously called Alix and Petronilla; she typically went by Alix after her marriage, while Petronilla seems to have been her childhood name.
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve was a French author influenced by Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and various précieuse writers. Villeneuve is particularly noted for her 1740 original story of La Belle et la Bête, which is the oldest known variant of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.
Beatrice di Borbone-Parma
Jacques Reclus
Jacques Reclus was a French Protestant minister.
Christophe Caresche
Christophe Caresche is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the city of Paris, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.
Claude de La Trémoille
Claude de La Trémoille, 2nd Duke of Thouars was a sixteenth-century French nobleman of the La Tremoille family. He was the son of Louis III de La Trémoille and his wife, Jeanne de Montmorency.
Henri Nassiet
Henri Nassiet (1895–1977) was a French actor.
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette was a French neurologist and the namesake of Tourette syndrome, a neurological condition characterized by tics. His main contributions in medicine were in the fields of hypnotism and hysteria.