1. Jean Dauberval (1742)

French Ballet Dancer And Choreog

Former ballet master, most remembered for creating the ballet, La Fille Mal Gardée.

2. Juliette Gréco (1927)

French Actress Chanson Singer

French actress and singer who appeared in such films as The Big Gamble and An Education.

3. Aymeline Valade (1984)

Model

French model and actress who is known for films like Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Saint Laurent. She is represented by VIVA Model Management and Women Management. 

4. Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (1998)

Tennis Player

French tennis player who has competed in the 2016 French Open. She reached a singles ranking of world number 533 in August 2015.

5. Émilie Simon (1978)

French Singer

French singer-songwriter and electronic music artist who won a Victoire de la Musique in 2004.

6. Jonathan Ligali (1991)

French Footballer

Jonathan Ligali is a French footballer who plays for Montpellier as a goalkeeper.

7. Camille Catala (1991)

Association Footballer

Camille Catala is a French footballer who plays for French club Juvisy of the Division 1 Féminine. Catala plays as a striker and has been active with the France women's...

8. Mathias Malzieu (1974)

French Singer

Mathias Malzieu the lead singer of the French band Dionysos co-founded the group in 1993 when he lived in Valence in Drôme. Three of his school-friends comprised the original band...

9. Romain Wattel (1991)

Professional Golfer

Romain Wattel is a French professional golfer. In September 2010 Wattel became just the fifth amateur to win on the European Challenge Tour when he captured the Allianz EurOpen Strasbourg....

10. Julien Tomas (1985)

French Rugby Union Player

Julien Tomas is a French rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Born in Montpellier Tomas plays for local Montpellier Hérault since 2004/05 in the first category. He played...

11. Grégory Vignal (1981)

Footballer

Grégory Vignal is a French footballer. A left full back or midfielder he plays for CFA club AS Béziers. Vignal has played in the top division in five countries –...

12. Hervé Mirouze (1941)

French Footballer

Hervé Mirouze is a former French footballer and coach. He spent all his playing career as a defender at his local club SO Montpellier AS Cannes and Olympique Alès. In...

13. Didier Auriol (1958)

French Racing Driver

Didier Auriol is a French rally driver. Born in Montpellier and initially an ambulance driver Auriol made his name as a French rally driver in the World Rally Championship throughout...

14. Séverine Brémond Beltrame (1979)

French Professional Tennis Playe

Séverine Beltrame is a retired professional female tennis player from France and the member of the notorious generation 1979 which provided elite tennis players Amélie Mauresmo Nathalie Dechy Anne-Gaëlle Sidot...

15. Karim Djoudi (1958)

Algerian Politician

Karim Djoudi is the Finance Minister of Algeria in office since 2007. In 2011 Djoudi froze the assets of Muammar Gaddafi in Algeria.

16. Benoît Poulain (1987)

Footballer

Benoît Poulain is a French professional footballer. He currently plays in the Ligue 2 for Nîmes Olympique.

17. Pierre August Lajard (1757)

Government Minister

Pierre Auguste Lajard was a Minister of War during the French Revolution.

18. Yunis Abdelhamid (1987)

Footballer

Yunis Abdelhamid is a French professional footballer Moroccan descent who currently plays as a defender for Ligue 2 side Arles-Avignon.

19. Étienne Hubert de Cambacérès (Unknow)

Roman Catholic Archbishop

Étienne Hubert de Cambacérès see also Étienne Hubert Étienne-Hubert de Cambacérès was archbishop of Rouen in 1802 cardinal in 1803 and senator from 1805. He was younger brother of the...

20. Myriam Nicole (1990)

Mountain Biker

21. Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (1990)

Footballer

Abdelhamid El Kaoutari is a Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for the French club Montpellier in Ligue 1.

22. Jean Jacques Régis De Cambacérès (1753)

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23. Pierre-Joseph Cambon (1756)

French Politician

Pierre-Joseph Cambon was a French statesman. Born in Montpellier Cambon was the son of a wealthy cotton merchant. In 1785 his father retired leaving Pierre and his two brothers to...

24. Julie Goiorani (1988)

French Handball Player

Julie Goiorani is a French handball player for Toulon Handball and the French national team.

25. Tom Nicon (1988)

French Model

Tom Nicon was a French male fashion model who modeled for a number of clients including Louis Vuitton GQ and Vogue. He took part in shows for numerous high fashion...

26. Jacques Salze (1987)

Footballer

Jacques Salze is a French professional football player. He plays in the Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot.

27. Hélène Mandroux (1940)

Politician

Hélène Mandroux-Colas is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party since 1982 her career in Montpellier debuted in Georges Frêche's municipal administration. Frêche gave her important responsibilities such...

28. Herman Wedel Jarlsberg (1779)

Norwegian Politician

Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Jarlsberg was a politician and a Norwegian count. He played an active role in the constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814 and was the first native...

29. Joseph-Marie Vien (1716)

French Painter

Joseph-Marie Vien French painter was born at Montpellier. He was the last holder of the post of Premier peintre du Roi serving from 1789 to 1791.

30. Cédric Joqueviel (1982)

Footballer

Cédric Joqueviel is a French footballer currently playing at Castelnau Le Crès FC.

31. Maria Of Montpellier (1182)

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32. Émilie Évesque (1988)

Sports Shooter

Émilie Évesque is a French sports shooter. She competed in the Women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

33. Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940)

Belgian Politician

Jean-Luc Dehaene is a Belgian politician.

34. René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou (1714)

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René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou was a French politician chancellor of France whose attempts at fiscal reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France.

35. Jacques Bompard (1943)

French Politician

Jacques Bompard is a French politician. Bompard is the mayor of Orange elected in June 1995 and reelected in 2001 and 2008. He was originally a member of the Front...

36. Zohra Ayachi (1988)

Association Footballer

Zohra Ayachi is a French footballer. A striker she currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the Division 1 Féminine. Ayachi is a former women's youth international having played with both...

37. Jean-Louis Gasset (1953)

Footballer

Jean-Louis Gasset is a French football manager and former midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach for the Paris Saint Germain. Gasset played his whole career with Montpellier HSC. He...

38. Caroline Cellier (1945)

Actress

39. Jules Renouvier (1804)

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40. Guy Malherbe (1946)

French Politician

Guy Malherbe is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Essonne department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.

41. François Delmas (1913)

Politician

çois Delmas was a French politician. He was mayor of Montpellier from 1959 to 1977 and briefly a member of the National Assembly. He was also Secretary of State for...

42. Patrick Seguin (1954)

Art Dealer

Patrick Seguin is an art dealer specialized in design and architecture of the 20th century. Patrick Seguin founded the Galerie Patrick Seguin in 1989 than since settled in Bastille a...

43. Henri Malosse (1954)

Representative Of French Busines

Henri Malosse born 6 October 1954 in Montpellier France is a French representative of the business world and the 30th President of the European Economic and Social Committee.

44. Jean-Pierre Grand (Unknow)

French Politician

Jean-Pierre Grand is a French politician born November 18 1950 in Montpellier Hérault France. As of 2007 he serves as the mayor of Castelnau-Le-Lez and as Deputy in the French...

45. Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet (1761)

French Scientist

Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet French naturalist was born at Montpellier. His father François Broussonet was a physician and professor of medicine at famous Université de Montpellier. His brother Victor studied...

46. Gaston Bazille (1819)

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47. Françoise Combes (1952)

French Physicist

çoise Combes is a French astrophysicist and a professor at the Paris Observatory. From 1971 to 1975 she studied at the École Normale Supérieure.

48. Jean Jacques Philippe Marie Duvidal Marquis De Montferrier (1752)

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49. Pascal Comelade (1955)

French Composer

Pascal Paul Vincent Comelade is a French Catalan musician. Comelade was born in Montpellier France. After living for several years in Barcelona he made his first album Fluences influenced by...

50. Jean-Honoré Salavy (1749)

French Businessman And Politicia

Jean-Honoré Salavy was a French businessman and politician.