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

Daniel Xuereb is a former football striker from France, who earned eight international caps for the French national team during the 1980s. A player of RC Lens (1981–1986), he was a member of the French team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, after having won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, scoring in the gold medal game itself.

François Spirito, born Lydio Spirito was an Italian-born French gangster. He was one of the leaders of the French Connection, and inspired the film Borsalino which featured Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Béatrice "Betty" Bonifassi is a Canadian vocalist based in Montreal. She has a deep, contralto singing voice, sometimes referred to as "masculine", which has been compared to that of Shirley Bassey. Bonifassi has performed music of many styles in both English and French—from jazz, to traditional music, to blues, to electronica. In 2003 she gained international exposure when she provided the singing voices for the title characters of the animated film The Triplets of Belleville . She has collaborated with composer and saxophonist, François D'Amours and has performed and toured with musician Maxime Morin. Bonifassi appeared as a guest vocalist on Deweare's album High Class Trauma (2006), and she is one half of the electronic music duo Beast.

Karl Amoussou is a French-German professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of Cage Warriors, where he is the current Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also formerly competed for Strikeforce, DREAM, M-1 Global, Pancrase and Bellator MMA.

Elliot Benchetrit is a Moroccan tennis player who formerly represented France. His highest singles ranking was No. 198 on 10 February 2020, and his highest doubles ranking was No. 198 on 10 June 2019. Since 1 January 2021 Benchetrit represent Morocco.

Camille Pin is a former professional French tennis player. Pin played right-handed and is 162 cm, or 5' 3¾" tall.

Manon Valentino is a French cyclist. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Fabien Bachir Camus is a Tunisian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Romain Barnier is a freestyle swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.

Grégoire Puel is a French footballer who plays as a right back.