List of Famous people born in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Julien Courbet is a French journalist, television presenter and producer.

Pierre Bergé was a French industrialist and patron. He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent, and was a longtime business partner of the eponymous designer.

Mehdi Nebbou is a film actor born in France.

Corinne Touzet is a French actress and producer. She is best known for her starring role as Isabelle Florent in the French police drama series Une femme d'honneur which ran from 1996 - 2008.

Hélène Darroze is a French chef. She has three Michelin stars and three restaurants, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in London and Restaurant Hélène Darroze in Paris and Moscow.

Dimitri Yachvili Markarian is a French former rugby union footballer who played as a scrum-half for Biarritz and France.

François Moncla is a French former rugby union footballer who played flanker. He won 31 caps for France between 1956 and 1961, including 18 as captain.

Laëtitia Milot is a French actress, singer and author.

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, also known as Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. His massive volume Essais contains some of the most influential essays ever written.

Claire Nouvian is a French environment activist, journalist, television producer, film director and organizational leader.