List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Éric Bauthéac
Éric Bauthéac is a French footballer who plays for Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia.
Christine Albanel
Christine Albanel is a French politician and civil servant. From May 2007 to June 2009, she was France's Minister for Culture and Communication in François Fillon's government.
Pierre Poujade
Pierre Poujade was a French populist politician after whom the Poujadist movement was named.
Henri Serre
Henri Serre is a French actor who is best known as Jim, a "vivid, melancholy, and finally tragic figure" in François Truffaut's Jules and Jim. Other appearances include The Fire Within, Section spéciale and Mister Frost.
Olivier Séchan
Olivier Séchan was a French writer. He was born in Montpellier and died in Paris at the age of 95. He was the son of Louis Séchan and brother of Edmond Séchan.
Ludivine Furnon
Ludivine Furnon is a retired Olympic athlete from France. She was the first French female gymnast to ever win a medal at the World Gymnastics Championships.
Mélissa Plaza
Mélissa Plaza is a French football player who last played for EA Guingamp of the Division 1 Féminine. She plays as a defensive midfielder. Plaza is a former women's youth international having played with the under-20 team at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and is a currently a member of the senior team making her debut in 2009. She also played with the France team at 2009 Summer Universiade Games where she netted two goals.
René Vignal
René Vignal was a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Toulouse, RC Paris and Béziers at club level as well as the French national team.
Damien Comolli
Damien Comolli is a former football coach, scout and director of football. He has previously worked with the clubs Monaco, Saint-Étienne, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Fenerbahçe. He speaks fluent English, Spanish and French.
Ludovic Chaker
Ludovic Chaker, born 15 July 1979 in Saint-Jean-du-Bruel, Aveyron, France, is a former diplomat and French politician. He is chiefly known as a political advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron and the first secretary of his political movement, En Marche!.