List of Famous people born in Occitania, France

Francis Jammes was a French poet. He spent most of his life in his native region of Béarn and the Basque Country and his poems are known for their lyricism and for singing the pleasures of a humble country life. His later poetry remained lyrical, but also included a strong religious element brought on by his (re)conversion to Catholicism in 1905.

André Rives was a French rugby league footballer who played as a fullback.

Romain Dumas is a French racing driver and a Porsche factory driver. He first started out in karting and single-seater before becoming an expert driver in endurance racing, GT and sport-prototype. He has won the greatest races of the discipline, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Spa, the 24 Hours Nürburgring, and the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring. He has been one of Porsche’s factory drivers since 2004.

Jean-Marie Demange was a French member of Parliament. A member of the UMP he was Mayor of Thionville for 13 years, serving in that capacity from June 25, 1995 to March 21, 2008. He had been distraught after losing the 2008 election to a Socialist and committed suicide by gunshot after he killed his mistress following a heated argument.

Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola was a French equestrian who competed in show jumping. He is the only person to win two individual Olympic gold medals in this discipline.

Gérard Onesta is a French politician and was Member of the European Parliament for the South West of France.

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to the Revolution of 1848. A moderate liberal who opposed the attempt by King Charles X to usurp legislative power, he worked to sustain a constitutional monarchy following the July Revolution of 1830.

Joseph Vidal was a French politician. In 2002, he became a Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Jean-Pierre Grand is a French politician, born 18 November 1950, in Montpellier, Hérault, France. He served as the mayor of Castelnau-Le-Lez from 1977 to 2017 and as Deputy in the French National Assembly from 2002 to 2012.