List of Famous people born in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

William Accambray is a French handball player who plays for Pays d'Aix UC and for the French national team.

Jean-Louis Garcia is a French football manager and former player. He is in charge of Ligue 2 side AS Nancy.

Michel Ocelot is a French writer, designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs and a former president of the International Animated Film Association. Though best known for his 1998 debut feature Kirikou and the Sorceress, his earlier films and television work had already won Césars and British Academy Film Awards among others and he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 23 October 2009, presented to him by Agnès Varda who had been promoted to commandeur earlier the same year. In 2015 he got the Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb.

Thomas Deruda is a French footballer who played as a midfielder in Ligue 1 for Olympique de Marseille and in Ligue 2 for FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, Amiens SC, Montpellier HSC, AC Ajaccio and AC Arles-Avignon.

Éric Champ is a French former rugby union player. He played as a flanker and as a number eight.

Ahmed Yahiaoui is a French football midfielder of Algerian origin.

Marc Libbra is a French former professional footballer, whose previous clubs include Marseille, Norwich City, Toulouse FC and Hibernian.

Valérie Zenatti is a French writer, translator and screenwriter.

Fabienne Berthaud is a French writer, actress, screenwriter and director, winner of the 2011 prix Françoise Sagan.

René Frégni is a French novelist.