List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Claude Nougaro
Claude Nougaro was a French songwriter and singer.
Germaine of Foix
Germaine of Foix was the queen consort of King Ferdinand II of Aragon from their marriage in 1506 until his death in 1516. His first wife, Isabella I of Castile, died in 1504.
Myriam Abel
Myriam Morea also known as Myriam Abel is a French singer of Algerian descent who rose to popularity after winning Nouvelle Star 3, the French version of Pop Idol, shown by M6.
Sylvia Pinel
Sylvia Pinel is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since 2016, where she represents the 2nd constituency in the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Since 3 September 2016, she has been the leader of the moderate and social-liberal center-left Radical Party of the Left.
Florian Sotoca
Florian Sotoca is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club RC Lens.
Maxime Hamou
Maxime Hamou is a French tennis player. Hamou has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 211, achieved in July 2015 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 744, achieved in July 2016.
Frédéric Michalak
Frédéric Michalak is a former French rugby union footballer. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup. He moved to South Africa to play for the Sharks in the Super 14 after the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but after just one year with the Sharks he moved back to Toulouse. He has also played over 70 tests for France to date, and is the country's leading Test point scorer, achieving that milestone in 2015. Michalak originally played scrum-half but has played mainly at fly-half. He has appeared in advertisements for companies such as Nike and Levis.
Philippe Douste-Blazy
Philippe Douste-Blazy is a French United Nations official and former centre-right politician. Over the course of his career, he served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development in the UN and chairman of UNITAID.
Caroline Proust
Caroline Proust is a French classically trained actress best known to international audiences for her role as Captain Laure Berthaud in the French TV series Spiral. She has also appeared in the TV series The Tunnel as well as theatre work including the Tracy Letts play August: Osage County and Game of Love and Chance.
Adèle Charvet
Adèle Charvet, is a French mezzo-soprano.