List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
Jean Cabannes
Jean Cabannes was a French magistrate and jurist. He was best known for being a member of the French Constitutional Council.
Christian Giudicelli
Christian Giudicelli is a French novelist and literary critic. His seventh novel, Station balnéaire, was awarded the 1986 Prix Renaudot. Guidicelli is one of the eight jury members of the French literary award Prix Contrepoint.
Élie Brousse
Élie Brousse was a French rugby league player for Roanne, Marseille and Lyon Villeurbanne in the French rugby league championship competition. His position of choice was as a second-row.
Michel Sitjar
Michel Sitjar was an international rugby union player for France and played club rugby for Agen. He also tried rugby league for a year in XIII Catalan after brutally stopping his career at 28. Sitjar played as a flanker and won three Brennus Shields with the Sporting Union Agenais.
Pierre Barlaguet
Pierre Barlaguet was a French football manager and player, known for his association with Nîmes. He also managed Mazamet, Châtellerault, Vichy and Bourges.
Florian Cazenave
Florian Cazenave is a French rugby union player. His position is Scrum-half and he currently plays for Rugby Reggio in the Serie A.
André Bach
André Bach was a French general and historian.
Clémentine Margaine
Clémentine Margaine, is a French operatic mezzo-soprano.
Jamel Saihi
Jamel Saihi is a French-born Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He previously spent 16 years at Montpellier, with whom he won the 2011-12 Ligue 1 title.
Jean-Pierre Pujol
Jean-Pierre Pujol was a French politician and teacher.