# List of Corsican people

This is an incomplete list of notable people from Corsica or of Corsican descent.

## Musicians

* Alizée (born 1984), singer
* Patrick Fiori (born 1969), singer
* Michel Giacometti (1929-1990), ethnomusicologist who worked primarily in Portugal
* Jenifer (born 1982), French singer of Corsican ancestry
* Henry Padovani (born 1952), guitarist and singer, founder member of The Police
* Eddie Palmieri (born 1936), Puerto Rican pianist and composer of Corsican ancestry
* Antonio Paoli (1871-1946), Puerto Rican opera singer of Corsican ancestry
* Tino Rossi (1907-1983), singer and actor
* César Vezzani (1888-1951), opera singer

## Politicians and leaders

* Germaine Ahidjo (1932-2021), former First Lady of Cameroon 1960–1982, (father of Corsican ancestry)
* Sambucuccio d'Alando (14th century), revolutionary
* Diego Arria Saliceti (born 1938), Venezuelan economist, diplomat and politician of Corsican ancestry
* John Bernard (1893-1983), Corsican-born American Congressman
* Hammuda Bey (died 1666), Bey of Tunis (Corsican parents, Murad I Bey and Yasmine)
* Murad I Bey (born Jacques Senti, died 1631), Bey of Tunis
* Mariana Bracetti, Puerto Rican independentist of Corsican ancestry
* Aristides Calvani (1918-1986), Venezuelan politician and lawyer of Corsican ancestry
* César Campinchi (1882-1941), politician and lawyer
* Aníbal Dominici (1837-1897), Venezuelan politician and lawyer of Corsican ancestry
* César Campinchi (1882-1941), politician and lawyer
* Arthur Andrew Cipriani (1875-1945), Trinidadian politician of Corsican ancestry
* Giovanni Corso (died 1685), pirate and privateer
* Hasan Corso (born Pietro Paolo Tavera, died 1556), caliph and mayor of Algiers
* Pasquino Corso (died 1532), military leader
* Sampiero Corso (1498-1567), military leader
* Juan Pablo Fernandini (1793-1842), Peruvian military leader of Corsican ancestry
* François Gaffori (1744-1796), politician and military leader
* Petru Giovacchini (1910-1955), fascist and pro-Italian collaborator in World War II
* Jean César Graziani (1859–1932), Corsican French Army general who served in World War I
* Arturo Hernandez Grisanti (1928-2008), Venezuelan writer politician of Corsican ancestry
* Raul Leoni (1905-1972), president of Venezuela 1964-1969, of Corsican ancestry
* Jaime Lusinchi (1924-2014), president of Venezuela 1984-1989, of Corsican ancestry
* Norodom Monineath (born Paule Monique Izzi, 1936), former queen consort of Cambodia (father of Corsican descent)
* Ángel Navarro (1748-1808), early Texas settler and mayor of San Antonio
* José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871), Texan politician of Corsican ancestry
* Alain Orsoni (born 1954), former guerrilla leader of the FLNC-Canal Habituel and former president of AC Ajaccio
* François-Xavier Ortoli (1925-2007), politician, former President of the European Commission
* Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807), Corsican patriot, statesman and military leader
* Charles Pasqua (1927-2015), French politician of Corsican ancestry
* Alicia Pietri (1923-2011), public figure of Corsican ancestry who twice served as First Lady of Venezuela (1969–1974 and 1994–1999)
* Juan Pietri, Venezuelan militar of Corsican ancestry
* Luis Geronimo Pietri, Venezuelan lawyer and politician of Corsican ancestry
* Luis Rafael Pimentel Agostini (1891 - 1959), Venezuelan militar of Corsican ancestry
* Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (1764-1842), French politician and Russian diplomat
* Antoine Christophe Saliceti (1757-1809), politician, member of the National Convention during the French Revolution
* François Santoni (1960-2001), guerrilla leader and co-leader of the FLNC-Canal Historique
* Norodom Sihamoni (born 1953), King of Cambodia and son of Norodom Monineath
* Leopoldo Sucre Figarella (1926-1996), Venezuelan politician of Corsican ancestry
* José Antonio Velutini (1844-1912), Venezuelan military of Corsican ancestry

### Bonaparte family

* Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France
* Carlo Bonaparte (1746-1785), father of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Caroline Bonaparte (1782-1839), sister of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Elisa Bonaparte (1777-1820), sister of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Jérôme Bonaparte (1784-1860), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Lucien Bonaparte (1775-1840), brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825), sister of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), half-uncle of Napoléon Bonaparte
* Letizia Ramolino (1749-1836), mother of Napoléon Bonaparte

## Scientists

* Angelo Mariani (1838-1914), chemist
* Andrés Antonio Pietri (1889-1956), physician
* Cédric Villani (born 1973), French mathematician of Corsican ancestry
* Paul Vincensini (1896-1978), mathematician

## Sportspeople
### Fencing

* Xavier Anchetti (born 1866, date of death unknown), Corsican-born French Olympic fencer
* Michel Sebastiani (born 1937), French modern pentathlete and Olympic fencing coach

### Football

* Chahir Belghazouani (born 1986), former Moroccan international
* Chaouki Ben Saada (born 1984), Tunisian international
* Rémy Cabella (born 1990), French international
* Yanis Cimignani (born 2002)
* Dominique Colonna (born 1928), French former international
* Adama Diakhaby (born 1996), current player
* Wahbi Khazri (born 1991), Tunisian international
* François Modesto (born 1978), former player
* Pascal Olmeta (born 1961), former player
* Olivier Pantaloni, (born 1966), former player
* Charles Orlanducci (born 1951), French former international
* Julian Palmieri (born 1986), former player
* Claude Papi (1949-1983), French former international
* Nicolas Penneteau (born 1981), French player
* Adil Rami (born 1985), French international, 2018 World Cup winner
* Jean-Jacques Rocchi (born 1989), French international
* Benjamin Santelli (born 1991), French international
* Albert Vanucci (born 1947), French former international

### Track & field

* Cécile Lignot-Maubert (née Lignot; born 1971), Corsican-born hammer thrower
* Salim Sdiri (born 1978), long jumper

### Other

* Maxime Chevalier (born 1999), cyclist
* Laurent Lokoli (born 1994), tennis player
* Robertino Pietri (born 1974), Venezuelan professional motorcycle racer

## Writers

* Marc Biancarelli (born 1968), writer
* Pedro César Dominici (1873–1954), Venezuelan writer, playwright and diplomat of Corsican ancestry
* Michel Ferracci-Porri (born 1949), writer
* Hernán Garrido Lecca (born 1960, Peruvian economist, writer of Corsican ancestry
* Juan Liscano (1915-2001), Venezuelan poet, writer, folklorist, editor of Corsican ancestry
* Francisco Massiani (1944-2019), Venezuelan writer of Corsican ancestry
* Francisco Pimentel Agostini, Venezuelan writer of Corsican ancestry
* José Rafael Pocaterra, Venezuelan writer, ambassador, politician, and lawyer of Corsican ancestry
* Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906-2001), Venezuelan writer and politician of Corsican ancestry
* Bartolomé Tavera Acosta (1865-1931), Venezuelan historian, ethnologist, linguist and journalist of Corsican ancestry
* Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York-based arts and culture journalist

## Fashion

* Sonia Ben Ammar (born 1999), model, singer, and actress
* Sully Bonnelly (born 1956), Dominican-American fashion designer
* Laetitia Casta (born 1978), French model and actress of Corsican ancestry
* Eva Colas (born 1996), Corsican-born French model; Miss Corsica 2017 and Miss Universe France 2018
* Garance Doré (born 1975), fashion blogger
* Baptiste Giabiconi (born 1989), French model and singer of Corsican ancestry

## Gangsters

* Paul Carbone
* Marcel Francisci
* José Giovanni
* Jean-Pierre Hernandez
* François Marcantoni
* Paul Mondoloni
* Auguste Ricord
* Lucien Sarti
* François Spirito
* Jacques Voignier

## Miscellaneous

* Gaston Acurio (born 1967), Peruvian gastronomist and writer of Corsican ancestry
* Theodor W. Adorno (born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 1903–1969), German philosopher, musicologist, and social theorist; Corsican mother
* Christian Boltanski (1944–2021), French sculptor, photographer, painter, and film maker, Corsican mother
* Danielle Casanova (1909-1943), World War II Resistance heroine
* Vincent de Moro-Giafferi (1878-1956), French lawyer and politician of Corsican ancestry
* Anita Fernandini de Naranjo (1902-1982), Peruvian heiress and politician of Corsican ancestry
* Leon Santelli Gelormini (1844-1925), Venezuelan rum master of Corsican ancestry
* Eduardo Georgetti (1866-1937), agriculturist, businessman, philanthropist, politician and sugar baron
* Hélène Grimaud (born 1969), French classical pianist of Corsican ancestry
* Marie-Claude Pietragalla (born 1963), French dancer and choreographer of Corsican ancestry
* Tania Raymonde (born 1988), American actress, Corsican mother
* Espartaco Santoni (1937-1998), Venezuelan actor of Corsican ancestry
* Bartolomé Tavera Acosta (1865-1931), Venezuelan historian, ethnologist, linguist and journalist of Corsican ancestry
* Luis Emilio Velutini (born 1953), Venezuelan businessman of Corsican ancestry