List of Famous people born in Occitania, France
William Servat
William Servat is a former French rugby union footballer and is currently an assistant coach for the French national team. Servat played as a hooker for Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition and for France at international level.
Thierry Champion
Thierry Champion is a former professional tennis player from France.
James II of Majorca
James II was King of Majorca and Lord of Montpellier from 1276 until his death. He was the second son of James I of Aragon and his wife, Violant, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary. In 1279, by the Treaty of Perpignan, he became a vassal of the Crown of Aragon.
Pierre Cahuzac
Pierre Cahuzac was a French football midfielder. After retiring he became a manager, and led SC Bastia to the 1978 UEFA Cup Final.
Christian d'Oriola
Christian d'Oriola was a French fencer. He was a cousin of the Olympic equestrian Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola.
Gilles Servat
Gilles Servat is a Breton singer, born in Tarbes in southern France in 1945, into a family whose roots lay in the Nantes region of Brittany.
Joseph-Marie Vien
Joseph-Marie Vien was a French painter. He was the last holder of the post of Premier peintre du Roi, serving from 1789 to 1791.
Nabil El Zhar
Nabil El Zhar is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Qatari club Al Ahli.
Joseph Altairac
Joseph Altairac was a French literary critic and essayist.
Aubin Hueber
Aubin Hueber is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half. His family from paternal side was of Alsatian German ancestry.