List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Manuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was capped 82 times for France, and played in the UEFA European Championships finals of 1984 and 1992, and the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.
Jean-Christophe Péraud
Jean-Christophe Péraud is a retired French cyclist who rode for Omega Pharma–Lotto and AG2R La Mondiale during his professional career. He was a member of the French team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Dominique Jean Larrey
Baron Dominique Jean Larrey was a French surgeon in Napoleon's Grande Armée and an important innovator in battlefield medicine and triage. He is often considered the first modern military surgeon.
Ghislain Printant
Ghislain Printant is a French football manager, who most recently coached Ligue 1 team AS Saint-Étienne.
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse was a French naval officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania.
Christian Constant
Christian Constant is a French chef and entrepreneur.
Gabriel Bacquier
Gabriel Bacquier was a French operatic baritone. One of the leading baritones of the 20th century and particularly associated with the French and Italian repertoires, he was considered a fine singing actor equally at home in dramatic or comic roles and gave regular song recitals. He was a long-term member of the Opéra-Comique and the Paris Opera, but forged a long career internationally at leading opera houses in Europe and the U.S. His large discography spans five decades, and he was considered as “the ambassador of French song”.
René Girard
René Girard is a French football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Ligue 2 side Paris FC.
Dominique Bona
Dominique Bona is a French writer.
Sandra Forgues
Sandra Forgues, formerly known as Wilfrid Forgues, is a French slalom canoeist who competed as a male athlete from the late 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). In 2018, Forgues revealed publicly her identity as a trans woman.