French Polynesia - Notable People

Notable People

  • Jacques Brel (1929–1978), Belgian musician, lived in French Polynesia near the end of his life
  • Jean Gabilou, singer (born 1944), represented France in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest
  • Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), French impressionist painter, spent the last years of his life in French Polynesia
  • Maréva Georges, model, former Miss Tahiti 1990 and Miss France 1991
  • Pouvāna'a 'Ō'opa (1895–1977), Politician and Tahitian nationalist
  • Henri Hiro (1944–1991), Film director and script writer, poet, ecologist, activist
  • Ella Koon, model (born 1979)
  • Marco Namouro, writer (1889–1968)
  • Fabrice Santoro, tennis professional (born 1972)
  • Marama Vahirua, footballer, cousin of Pascal Vahirua (born 1980)
  • Pascal Vahirua, former French international footballer (born 1966)
  • Célestine Hitiura Vaite, writer (born 1966)

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