List of Famous people born in Occitania, France

Jean-Paul Dubois

First Name Jean-Paul
Born on February 20, 1950 (age 76)
Born in France, Occitania

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.

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Angélique Duchemin

Angélique Joëlle Gina Duchemin
First Name Angélique
Last Name Duchemin
Born on June 26, 1991
Died on August 29, 2017 (aged 26)
Born in France, Occitania

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.

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Claire Maurier

First Name Claire
Last Name Maurier
Born on March 27, 1929 (age 97)
Born in France, Occitania

Claire Maurier is a French actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1947.

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Jean-Luc Lagardère

Jean Lucien Lagardère
First Name Jean-Luc
Born on February 10, 1928
Died on March 14, 2003 (aged 75)
Born in France, Occitania

Jean-Luc Lagardère was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardère Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.

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Claude Érignac

First Name Claude
Last Name Érignac
Born on October 15, 1937
Died on February 6, 1998 (aged 60)
Born in France, Occitania

Claude Érignac was a French prefect on the island of Corsica.

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Yves Jeuland

First Name Yves
Born on January 22, 1968 (age 58)
Born in France, Occitania

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.

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Dominique Reynié

First Name Dominique
Last Name Reynié
Born on June 17, 1960 (age 65)
Born in France, Occitania

Dominique Reynié is a French academic. He is a professor of political science at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.

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Jean-Louis Georgelin

First Name Jean-Louis
Last Name Georgelin
Born on August 30, 1948 (age 77)
Born in France, Occitania

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.

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Eleonora Wexler

First Name Eleonora
Born on April 2, 1974 (age 52)
Born in France, Occitania

Eleonora Wexler is an ACE Awarded Argentine actress, who started her career in Argentine version of the musical Annie, aged nine.

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Issa Diop

Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop
First Name Issa
Last Name Diop
Born on January 9, 1997 (age 29)
Born in France, Occitania
Height 194 cm | 6'4

Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club West Ham United.

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