List of Famous people born in Occitania, France

André Cristol was a French footballer and coach. He played midfielder. He mainly played for AS Béziers Hérault, Montpellier HSC, and Limoges FC. He played 37 matches in Ligue 1 and 168 matches in Ligue 2.

Clément Ader was a French inventor and engineer who was born in Muret, Haute-Garonne, and died in Toulouse. He is remembered primarily for his pioneering work in aviation. In 1870 he was also one of the pioneers in the sport of cycling in France.

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade is a French writer, director and producer of films and television series.

André Abadie was a French rugby union player who played for the French national team from 1965 to 1968. He played at the prop position.

Pierre Manent is a French political scientist and academic. He teaches political philosophy at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, in the Centre de recherches politiques Raymond Aron. Every autumn, he is also a visiting teacher in Boston College at the Department of Political Science.

Serge Bourdoncle was a French football player and coach.

Jean Barthe was a French rugby league and rugby union player.

Frédéric Jacques Temple was a French poet and writer. His work includes poems, novels, travel stories and essays.

Georgette "Géori" Boué was a French soprano, particularly associated with the French repertory, especially Marguérite, Thais and Salomé (Massenet). She was born in Toulouse. Following her career in France and other European centres, she was a teacher and "perceptive observer of the French operatic scene".

André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus, Archbishop of Aix was a French cardinal who served as the chief minister of Louis XV.