List of Famous people born in Réunion, France

Jackson Richardson is a retired French handball player. As the captain of the French handball team, he was the flag carrier during the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Athens on 13 August 2004.

Raymond Octave Joseph Barre was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three Presidents and later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981. As a candidate for the presidency in 1988, he came in third and was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Saint-Denis, in the French island of Réunion, then still a colony.

Daniel Narcisse is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He progresses to the position of half-center or rear left.

Florent Stéphane Sinama Pongolle is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Gérald De Palmas is a French singer.

Ericka Bareigts is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as Minister of Overseas France in the governments of successive Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 30 August 2016 to 10 May 2017. She was a member of the National Assembly from 2012 until 2016 and from 2017 until 2020. Since 4 July 2020 she has been serving as Mayor of Saint-Denis, Réunion.

Marine Clemence Boyer is a French female artistic gymnast, representing her nation in international competitions as a member of the national team. She has collected a total of two medals, a silver in the women's balance beam and a bronze in the team all-around, at the 2016 European Championships.

Sylvio Ronny Rodelin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for En Avant de Guingamp.

Huguette Bello is a French politician from Réunion and a member of the Reunionese Communist Party (PCR).

Melvin Adrien is a professional footballer who plays for FC Martigues as a goalkeeper. Born in Réunion, he represents Madagascar at international level.