List of Famous people born in Réunion, France
Princess Marie-Louise Ranavalo of Madagascar
Princess Marie-Louise Razafinkeriefo of Madagascar was the last heir apparent and pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She was a grandniece, and the adoptive daughter, of Ranavalona III. During World War II she worked as a nurse and was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government for her medical service.
Gilbert Pounia
Gilbert Aubry
Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry is the Réunionnais bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion, as well as a poet and a singer. Aubry has served as the bishop of the diocese, which is based in the city of Saint-Denis, Réunion, since his episcopal consecration on May 2, 1976.
Ambroise Vollard
Ambroise Vollard was a French art dealer who is regarded as one of the most important dealers in French contemporary art at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is credited with providing exposure and emotional support to numerous then-unknown artists, including Paul Cézanne, Aristide Maillol, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Louis Valtat, Pablo Picasso, André Derain, Georges Rouault, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh. He was also an avid art collector and publisher.
Julie Gautier
Béatrice Poulot
Béatrice Poulot, who performs as simply Béatrice, is a French singer. She was born in Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean, and lives in Paris.
Jean Casimir Félix Guyon
Jean Casimir Félix Guyon was a French surgeon and urologist born in Saint-Denis, Ile-Bourbon (Réunion).
Évariste de Parny
Évariste Desiré de Forges, vicomte de Parny was a French poet.
Patrick Lebreton
Patrick Lebreton was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2017, representing the island of Réunion's 4th constituency, as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.