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

Robert II de Sablé was the son of Lisiard of Sable and Thiphaine of Briole.

Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology, palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology.

André Pinçon was a French politician who served as Mayor of Laval from 1973 to 1994.

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry was a French painter.

Zacharie Jacob, known as Montfleury, was a famed French actor and playwright of the 17th century.

Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose.

Pierre-Jean David was a French sculptor, medalist and active freemason. He adopted the name David d'Angers, following his entry into the studio of the painter Jacques-Louis David in 1809 as a way of both expressing his patrimony and distinguishing himself from the master painter.

Alfred Jules Émile Fouillée was a French philosopher.

Christian Chevallier was a French songwriter, arranger, and jazz orchestra leader.