List of Famous people born in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Chantal Lauby
Chantal Lauby is a French actress, film director, screenwriter, humorist, comedian and television host. She is a member and founder of the group of comedians Les Nuls alongside Bruno Carette, Alain Chabat and Dominique Farrugia.
Jean Alesi
Jean Alesi is a French racing driver of Italian origin.
Valère Germain
Valère Germain is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.
Wesley Fofana
Wesley Fofana is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leicester City.
Eugénie Le Sommer
Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer is a French football player who plays for Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine and the French national team. She primarily plays as a creative attacking midfielder and left winger, but has also played as a second striker for her country.
Robert Guédiguian
Robert Jules Guédiguian is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin.
Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Pierre-François Martin-Laval is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre director. PEF is well known in France for his acting performances in musical comedy but also in serious plays. He studied at the famous French school of acting Cours Florent. During his drama studies he met the friends with whom he formed the comedy team 'Les Robins des Bois' in 1996. Initially called The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company, they renamed themselves after their first significant success, a play entitled Robins des bois.
Maxime Lopez
Maxime Baila Lopez is a French footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo, on loan from Marseille.
Franky Zapata
Franky Zapata is a French personal watercraft pilot who is the inventor of the Flyboard and Flyboard Air, founder of Zapata Racing. Since 2012, Zapata's efforts have been focused on the development and manufacture of personal flyers for land and aquatic applications.
Patrick de Carolis
Patrick de Carolis is a French TV journalist and writer. He has been president of French public service broadcaster France Télévisions from July 2005 to August 2010.