List of Famous people born in Pays de la Loire, France

Joan of England was a queen consort of Sicily and countess consort of Toulouse. She was the seventh child of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. From her birth, she was destined to make a political and royal marriage. She married William II of Sicily and later Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, two very important and powerful figures in the political landscape of Medieval Europe.

Marquis Jules Félix Philippe Albert de Dion de Wandonne was a pioneer of the automobile industry in France. He invented a steam-powered car and used it to win the world's first auto race, but his vehicle was adjudged to be against the rules. He was a co-founder of De Dion-Bouton, the world's largest automobile manufacturer for a time, as well as the French sports newspaper L'Équipe.

Maurice Hardouin was a French professional footballer who played as a striker.

René Couzinet was a French aeronautics engineer and aircraft manufacturer. The Société des Avions René Couzinet manufactured a range of Couzinet aircraft during the 1920s and 1930s.

Denys de La Patellière was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series.

Christelle Daunay is a French long distance runner who specialises in road running. She is the current French marathon record holder. She represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has competed a number of times in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She has had top-three finishes in the New York Marathon, Paris Marathon and the Course Paris-Versailles

Lionel Lamy was a French professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.

Alain Supiot FBA is a French legal scholar.

André Tiraqueau (1488–1558) was a French jurist and politician. He is known also as a patron of François Rabelais, and the character Trinquamelle in Gargantua and Pantagruel is traditionally identified with Tiraqueau.

Yvon Madiot is a former French racing cyclist. He won the French national road race title in 1986, going on to finish tenth in that year's Tour de France.