List of Famous people born in Pays de la Loire, France
Samuel Plouhinec
Samuel Plouhinec is a French former road bicycle racer. He retired in 2007. He won stage 4 in 2005 Tour de l'Ain.
Mathieu Burgaudeau
Mathieu Burgaudeau is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Total Direct Énergie. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
Jules-Élie Delaunay
Jules-Élie Delaunay was a French academic painter.
Yvon Bertin
Yvon Bertin is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1975 to 1982 where he won 11 victories. He wore the yellow jersey for one day in the 1980 Tour de France. Victories included Grand Prix d'Isbergues in 1976, Grand Prix des Rennes 1979 and two stages and overall victory in the Route du Sud of 1979.
Urbain-René de Hercé
Romain Guyot
Bernard Réquichot
Paul Verne
Sébastien Duret
Sébastien Duret is a former French racing cyclist.
Charles Le Roux
Marie-Guillaume Charles Le Roux (1814–1895) was a landscape painter of the Barbizon school. He was born and died in Nantes, and is noted for his paintings of the Loire and its surroundings.