List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Charles de Mazade
Louis Charles Jean Robert de Mazade was a French historian, journalist, and political editor of Revue des deux mondes. He was the third member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1882.
Dimitri Delibes
Paul Sabatier
Prof Paul Sabatier FRS(For) HFRSE was a French chemist, born in Carcassonne. In 1912, Sabatier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Victor Grignard. Sabatier was honoured for his work improving the hydrogenation of organic species in the presence of metals.
Jean-Claude Raynaud
Christophe Laurent
Christophe Laurent is a French former professional road cyclist.
Virginie Desarnauts
Valentine Schlegel
Nicolas Spanghero
Nicolas Spanghero is a French rugby union player. He plays as a lock.
Christophe Rinero
Christophe Rinero is a former French professional road racing cyclist. His sporting career began with CA Castelsarrazin. Rinero's greatest achievements have been to win the Tour de l'Avenir in 1998 and the King of the Mountains in the 1998 Tour de France. In 2002, he won stage 2 at Tour du Limousin. He retired at the end of 2008
Philippe Gaubert
Philippe Gaubert was a French musician who was a distinguished performer on the flute, a respected conductor, and a composer, primarily for the flute.