1. Jean-Marc Mormeck (1972)

French Professional Boxer From G

Held the unified WBA, WBC, and The Ring Cruiserweight title from March 2007–November 2007.

2. Charly Martin (1984)

American Football Player

NFL wide receiver who debuted in 2009 for the Carolina Panthers.

3. Rodrigue Beaubois (1988)

French Basketball Player

French guard who broke into the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks in 2009.

4. Yannick Borel (1988)

French Fencer

Yannick Borel is a French fencer. He was born in Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. He competed in épée at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He won a gold medal with...

5. Roger Bambuck (1945)

French Athlete

Roger Bambuck was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres...

6. George Pau-Langevin (1948)

French Politician

George Pau-Langevin is a French politician. Prior to her appointment as Junior Minister for Educational Success at the French Ministry of National Education by President François Hollande on 16 May...

7. Sainte Suzanne Melvil-Bloncourt (1823)

Guadeloupean Politician

Melville Sainte-Suzanne Vicomte Bloncourt dit Melvil-Bloncourt was a West Indian reformer.

8. Karl Taillepierre (1976)

French Athlete

Karl Taillepierre is a French triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17. 45 metres achieved in July 2005 in Angers. This result places him third on the all-time French...

9. José Moustache (1932)

Guadeloupean Politician

José Moustache was a politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly from 1978-1981. Moustache also served as the President of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe from 1983...

10. Daniel Marsin (1951)

French Politician

Daniel Marsin is a member of the Senate of France representing the island of Guadeloupe. He is locally a member of Guadeloupe unie socialisme et réalités and at the national...

11. Christian Valétudie (1952)

French Triple Jumper

Christian Valétudie is a French athlete who specialises in the triple jump. Valetudie competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

12. Serge Hélan (1964)

French Triple And Long Jumper

Serge Hélan is a retired French triple jumper best known for his bronze medal at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17. 55 metres achieved at the...

13. Marie-France Loval (1964)

Olympic Sprinter

Marie-France Loval is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 meters. Loval competed in the women's 100 meters and the 4 x 100 m relay at...

14. Henri Bangou (1922)

Guadeloupean Politician

Henri Bangou is a politician from Guadeloupe who was elected to the French Senate in 1986.

15. Jacques Fellice (1955)

Olympic Sprinter

Jacques Fellice is a French athlete who specialises in the 4 x 400 meter relay. Fellice competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.

16. Patricia Girard (1968)

French Athlete

Patricia Girard is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre Hurdles.

17. Paul Valentino (1902)

French Politician

Paul Calixte Valentino was a politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly from 1946-1955. He became socialist mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre in January 1951 after the unexplained death...

18. Joëlle Ursull (1960)

French Singer

Joëlle Ursull is a French singer of Guadeloupean origins. She performed White and Black Blues composed by Serge Gainsbourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 of May 5 1990. She...

19. Mario Relmy (1960)

Footballer

Mario Relmy is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.

20. Marcel Esdras (1927)

Guadeloupean Politician

Marcel Esdras was a politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly from 1981-1986 representing Union pour la démocratie française. He also served as the President of the...

21. Willie Brigitte (1968)

French Terrorist

Virgile Brigitte is a French convert to Islam who associated with al-Qaeda and was possibly involved in a plot to conduct a terrorist operation in Australia. He is currently serving...

22. Marcel Gargar (1911)

Guadeloupean Politician

Marcel Gargar is a politician from Guadeloupe who was elected to the French Senate in 1968.

23. Hermann Lomba (1960)

French Sprinter

Hermann Lomba is a French athlete who specialises in the 200 meters. Lomba competed at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics.

24. Jules Ninine (1903)

Guadeloupean Politician

Jules Ninine was a politician from Guadeloupe who served and represented Cameroon in the French National Assembly from 1946-1958.

25. Ary Chalus (1961)

French Politician

Ary Chalus is a Guadeloupean politician and the incumbent mayor of Baie-Mahault since 2001. He is also a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the GUSR.

26. Hégésippe Légitimus (1868)

Member Of French National Assemb

Hégésippe Jean Légitimus was a socialist politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly from 1898–1902 and from 1906-1914. Légitimus was the first black man elected to the...

27. Gaston Gerville-Réache (1854)

Guadeloupean Politician

Gaston Gerville-Réache was a politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly from 1881-1906.

28. Cédric Lavanne (1980)

French Athlete In The Hurderls

Cédric Lavanne is a French athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles and 60 meter hurdles. Lavanne competed at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2006 IAAF...

29. Didier Dinart (1977)

Handball Player

Didier Dinart is a French handball player currently playing for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real handball team in Spain. Before joining BM Ciudad Real he played for the current...

30. Bernard Lambourde (1971)

Footballer

Bernard Lambourde is a former French football defender. During his spell in England at Chelsea he is most remembered for scoring the winner in a 1-0 away victory over rivals...

31. Franck Grandel (1978)

Footballer

Grandel is a Guadeloupean footballer. Currently he plays in the Ligue 2 for Troyes.

32. Laura Flessel-Colovic (1971)

Fencer

Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Olympic medal winners with five. Before 2007 she was a member...

33. Saint-John Perse (1887)

French Poet

Saint-John Perse was a French poet-diplomat awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1960 for the soaring flight and evocative imagery of his poetry. He was a major French...

34. Julien Girard (1820)

Footballer

Julien Girard is a French professional footballer. He currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur for SO Romorantin. Girard played at the professional level in Ligue 2 for FC...

35. Guy Tirolien (1917)

Guadelopean Writer

Guy Tirolien was a Guadeloupean poet. He was born in Point-à-Pitre and died at the age of 71 in Marie-Galante.

36. Jim Bilba (1968)

Basketball Player

Jim Bilba is a former basketball player from France. He won the Euroleague with Limoges CSP in 1993 and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's...

37. Jacques Cachemire (1947)

French Basketball Player

Jacques Cachemire is a French basketball player. Cachemire has had 250 selections on the French national men's basketball team from 1969-1983.

38. Firmine Richard (1947)

Guadeloupean Actor

Richard is a French actress. Her film credits include 8 Women and Hunting and Gathering. In February 2009 Richard took part in demonstrations in Paris in support of the 2009...

39. Boris Carène (1985)

Road Bicycle Racer

Boris Carène is a French professional road bicycle racer. In 2011 he was the winner of the 61st edition of the Tour de Guadeloupe. He won the 2012 Caribbean Cycling...

40. Alex Menal (1972)

Sprinter

Alex Menal is a French athlete who specialises in the 100200 and 60 meters. Menal competed at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris.

41. Jean-Michel Capoue (1972)

Footballer

Jean-Michel Capoue is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented 10 different French and English clubs in a career spanning almost 20 years. While playing...

42. Olivier Girault (1973)

Handball Player

Olivier Girault is a now retired French team handball player who is currently the coach of the Paris Handball team.

43. David Sommeil (1974)

Footballer

David Sommeil is a former professional footballer who last played as a defender for Ligue 1 club Valenciennes.

44. Madely Beaugendre (1965)

Olympic High Jumper

Madely Beaugendre is a French athlete who specialises in the women's high jump. Beaugendre competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.