List of Famous people born in Pays de la Loire, France
Stéphane Ziani
Stéphane Ziani is a French former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder with scoring ability. Following his career as a player, he managed FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin (2008) and Fujairah SC (2016).
Jean Rouaud
Jean Rouaud is a French author, who was born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique. In 1990 his novel Fields of Glory won the Prix Goncourt. First believed to be the first book in a trilogy, Fields of Glory turned out to be the first book in a series of five books on the family history of the author.
Jean-René Bernaudeau
Jean-René Bernaudeau is a French former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally from 1978 to 1988. Bernaudeau currently works as the general manager for UCI ProTeam Total Direct Énergie.
Caroline Janvier
Caroline Janvier is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 2017 elections, representing the department of Loiret's second constituency.
Anthony Réveillère
Anthony Guy Marie Réveillère is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Alexia Portal
Alexia Portal is a French actress best known for her role as Béatrice Romand's son's girlfriend in the 1998 film Autumn Tale.
Denis Sire
Denis Sire was a French cartoonist.
Floc'h
Jean-Claude Floch, known as Floc'h, is a French illustrator, comics artist, and writer. He is known for his use of the style known as ligne claire. His older brother Jean-Louis Floch was also a cartoonist and illustrator.
François Simon
François Simon is an author and a food critic, rumored in French press to have been the model for Anton Ego, the food critic in the 2007 animated film Ratatouille . He spent most of his career writing for French daily Le Figaro, which he left at the beginning of 2014.
François Pervis
François "Franck" Pervis is a French track cyclist. He is a former junior world champion in the team sprint and twice European under 23 champion, as well as a seven-time world champion and a holder of two world records. In 2014 he became the first track cyclist to win three individual world titles at one championship, in the keirin, 1 km and sprint.