List of Famous people born in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon is the disputed head of the former Imperial House of France, and the disputed heir of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Emperor of the French.
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 6 attained on 5 January 2009. He turned professional in 2002 and has won 14 singles titles on the ATP Tour.
Kungs
Valentin Brunel, better known by his stage name Kungs, is a French DJ, record producer and musician. A native of Toulon, he released his first album Layers in 2016 after success with "This Girl", a collaboration with Cookin' on 3 Burners that became an international hit for him, and the follow-ups "Don't You Know" featuring Jamie N Commons and "I Feel So Bad" featuring Ephemerals.
Earvin N'Gapeth
Earvin N'Gapeth is a French volleyball player, member of the France national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Kazan, 2015 European Champion, gold medallist of the World League, French Champion (2010), Italian Champion (2016).
Philippe Caubère
Philippe Caubère is a noted French film actor, writer and producer.
Surya Bonaly
Surya Bonaly is a French former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993–1995), a five-time European champion (1991–1995), the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French national champion (1989–1997).
Mylène Jampanoï
Mylène Jampanoï is a French actress and model.
Gaël Fickou
Gaël Fickou is a French rugby union player who plays for French club Stade Français. His usual position is in the Centre or Wing. Fickou made his Heineken Cup debut on 14 October 2012, scoring the only try of the game in a win against Leicester Tigers. His lithe movement, balance and pace for his size has seen him compared to English rugby legend Jeremy Guscott. He made his French international debut at the age of 18 against Scotland on 16 March 2013 in the RBS 6 Nations.
Henri Guaino
Henri Guaino is a French speechwriter and politician who served as the member of the National Assembly for the 3rd constituency of Yvelines from 2012 to 2017. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously was a special advisor to President Nicolas Sarkozy from 2007 until his retirement from politics following the 2012 election.
Akhenaton
Philippe Fragione, better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer of Italian origin. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza, and Spectre. He became famous as a member of the group IAM, and has since made a number of records, both with IAM and as a solo artist.