List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Jean-Paul Dubois
Jean-Paul Dubois is a French journalist and author. He won the Prix Goncourt in 2019 for Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon, a novel told from the perspective of a prisoner looking back on life. The jury compared Dubois to John Irving and William Boyd, who wrote books that were both popular and critical successes.
Angélique Duchemin
Angélique Duchemin was a French professional boxer known as "La princesse des rings.". She won all 14 of her professional fights, including three by knockout, and was World Boxing Federation featherweight champion.
Claire Maurier
Claire Maurier is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.
Jean-Luc Lagardère
Jean-Luc Lagardère was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardère Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.
Claude Érignac
Claude Érignac was a French prefect on the island of Corsica.
Yves Jeuland
Yves Jeuland is a French author and director of more than thirty documentary films made for television and cinema, alternating archival and direct cinema films.
Dominique Reynié
Dominique Reynié is a French academic. He is a professor of political science at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.
Jean-Louis Georgelin
Jean-Louis Georgelin is a French Army General who was Chief of the Defence Staff between 4 October 2006 and 25 February 2010. Since 9 June 2010, he has served as Great Chancellor of the French national order, the Légion d'honneur.
Eleonora Wexler
Eleonora Wexler is an ACE Awarded Argentine actress, who started her career in Argentine version of the musical Annie, aged nine.
Issa Diop
Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club West Ham United.