List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Marianne Crebassa
Marianne Crebassa is a French mezzo-soprano.
Clément Poitrenaud
Clément Poitrenaud is a former French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fullback but he also plays at centre. He most recently played for South African side the Sharks in Super Rugby, having represented Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition between 2000 and 2016, and France between 2001 and 2012, including at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia and the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. He has since transitioned into a role of partner, father and coach.
Catherine Dulac
Catherine Dulac is a French-American biologist. She is the Higgins Professor in Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, where she served as department chair from 2007 to 2013. She is also an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She was born in 1963 in France. She came to the United States for her postdoctoral study in 1991.
Alain Peyrefitte
Alain Peyrefitte was a French scholar and politician. He was a confidant of Charles de Gaulle and had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland.
Fidji Simo
Fidji Simo is head of the Facebook App at Facebook. Previously, she was Vice President of Video, Games, and Monetization. She serves on the board of Women in Product, Cirque du Soleil, and L.A. Dance Project.
Françoise Combes
Françoise Combes is a French astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory and a professor at the Collège de France where she has been the chair of Galaxies and cosmology since 2014.
Eric Carrière
Eric Gérard Carrière is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Nantes, Lyon, Lens, and Dijon.
Jean-Luc Moudenc
Jean-Luc Moudenc is a French politician serving as Mayor of Toulouse since 2014, previously holding the office from 2004 to 2008. A member of The Republicans, he was defeated for reelection in 2008 by Pierre Cohen, candidate of the Socialist Party. He defeated Cohen in a rematch in 2014.
John XXII
Pope John XXII, born Jacques Duèze, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death in 1334.
Tibo InShape
Tibo InShape, whose real name is Thibaud Delapart, is a French YouTuber.