1. Dimitri Payet (1987)

Footballer

French international soccer player known for his time with Marseille between 2013 and 2015; he later rejoined them in 2017. He played for the English club West Ham United from 2015 until...

2. Valérie Bègue (1985)

French Model

French reality television personality and beauty pageant contestant who is known for her appearance in the 2009 television series Seconde Chance. She is also known for winning the Miss Reunion...

3. Thomas Fontaine (1991)

Footballer

Thomas Fontaine is a professional footballer from the island of Réunion who currently plays as a defender for French Ligue 2 club Tours having joined the club from Olympique Lyonnais...

4. Didier Agathe (1975)

Footballer

Didier Fernand Agathe is a professional footballer who currently plays for JS Saint-Pierroise in Réunion. Agathe began his career at French side Montpellier HSC before moving to Scotland to join...

5. Yves-Matthieu Dafreville (1982)

Olympic Judoka

Yves-Matthieu Dafreville is a French judoka who played for the middleweight category. He is also a member of the Levallois Sporting Club in Levallois-Perret France and is coached and trained...

6. Jean-Michel Fontaine (1988)

Footballer

Jean-Michel Fontaine is a French forward currently playing for Football Conference side Southport. He signed on 27 July following a friendly against Fleetwood Town.

7. Huguette Bello (1950)

French Politician

Huguette Bello is a politician from Réunion and a member of the Reunionese Communist Party. She is a deputy in the French National Assembly where she sits in the Gauche...

8. Didier Robert (1964)

French Politician

Didier Robert is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Réunion and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Robert has...

9. William Gros (1992)

Footballer

Joseph Gros is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.

10. Paul-Alfred Isautier (1911)

French Politician

Paul-Alfred Isautier was a Réunion politician. He served in the Senate of France from 1959 until 1974.

11. Gabriel Guist'hau (1863)

French Politician

Henri Gabriel Guist'hau was a French politician. Guist'hau left Réunion for Nantes to study law there and was elected the mayor of Nantes in 1908. He went on to become...

12. Jackson Richardson (1969)

Handball Player

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. Michel Houellebecq (1956)

Writer

Michel Houellebecq is a controversial and award-winning French author filmmaker and poet. Having written poetry and a biography of the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft he published his first novel...

14. Alice Pol (1982)

Actress

15. Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984)

French Footballer

Stéphane Sinama Pongolle is a French professional footballer who plays for FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League as a forward. He was signed at only 16 by Liverpool but...