List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Laurent Blanc
Laurent Robert Blanc is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is head coach of Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan. He has the nickname Le Président, which was given to him following his stint at Marseille in tribute to his leadership skills.
Georges Brassens
Georges Charles Brassens was a French singer-songwriter and poet.
Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist whose writings on women's rights and abolitionism reached a large audience in various countries.
Cyril Lignac
Cyril Lignac is a French chef.
Antoine Dupont
Antoine Dupont is a French professional rugby union player. He currently plays at scrum half for Toulouse in the Top 14
Jo Bouillon
Jo Bouillon was a French composer, conductor and violinist. As Joséphine Baker's fourth husband, he enjoyed prominence in the 1950s.
Coralie Dubost
Coralie Dubost is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Hérault.
Hugo Gaston
Hugo Gaston is a French tennis player. His career high ATP Ranking in singles is world No. 157 which he first achieved on 12 October 2020 and in doubles is world No. 309 which he achieved on 31 of August 2020. He won the 2018 Australian Open - Boys' Doubles title with compatriot Clément Tabur.
Julien Doré
Julien Doré is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor.
Romain Ntamack
Romain Ntamack is a French rugby union fly-half who currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14, and the France national rugby union team.
Andy Delort
Andy Delort is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Algeria national team.
Yannick Agnel
Yannick Agnel is a French former competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events, and is a three-time Olympic medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200-meter freestyle, gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He is the current world record holder in the 400-meter freestyle, the European record holder in the 800-meter freestyle, and the national record holder in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle.
Blaise Matuidi
Blaise Matuidi is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the France national team.
Martin Fourcade
Martin Fourcade is a French former biathlete and sous-lieutenant. He is a five-time Olympic champion, a thirteen-time World Champion and a seven-time winner of the Overall World Cup. As of February 2018, he is the most successful French Olympian of all time. Fourcade is the all-time biathlon record holder of overall World Cup titles with seven big crystal globes and he's also the all-time record holder of the most consecutive Major Championships titles with at least one non-team gold medal in every major championship from 2011-2018.
Alice Belaïdi
Alice Belaïdi is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films and television shows since 2010.
Jean-Pascal Lacoste
Jean-Pascal Lacoste is a French singer, actor and TV host.
Olivia Ruiz
Olivia Blanc, known as Olivia Ruiz, is a French pop singer of partial Spanish descent belonging to the nouvelle chanson genre. She gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of the French Star Academy series in 2001.
Pierre Perret
Pierre Perret is a French singer and composer. Pierre Perret resides in the city of Nangis.
Claude Puel
Claude Jacques Puel is a French football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Saint-Étienne. He spent his entire playing career with AS Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading them to the league title in his first full season in charge. He has also managed Lille, Lyon and Nice in Ligue 1, and Southampton and Leicester City in England's Premier League.
Jean-Luc Reichmann
Jean-Luc Stéphane Reichmann is a French radio and television host. He started a career on radio in 1989, then became TV presenter in 1995 and tried a career as actor since 2008. He is now particularly known for his daily show Les douze coups de midi, broadcast at 12:00 pm on TF1. He has six children.