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

Léonce-Henri Burel was a French cinematographer whose career extended from the silent era until the early 1970s. He was the director of photography on more than 120 films, working almost exclusively in black-and-white.

Félix Fournier, was a dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church and a French politician, and bishop of Nantes from 1870 to his death in 1877.

François Bernier was a French physician and traveller. He was born in Joué-Etiau in Anjou. He was briefly personal physician to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and after Dara Shikoh's execution, was attached to the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, for around 12 years during his stay in India.

Jacques Pelletier du Mans, also spelled Peletier was a humanist, poet and mathematician of the French Renaissance.

Jean-Jacques Renouard, seigneur de Villayer was a member of the French Conseil d'État, which had been delegated special legal authorities by the absolutist reigning King Louis XIV.

Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière was a French physician, man of letters and dramatist.