List of Seychellois people
This is a list of notable Seychellois people:
Academics
- Guy Lionnet – former director of agriculture and author of many works on the history and flora and fauna of Seychelles
- Gaston Labat – physician and pioneer in regional anaesthesia
Arts
- Antoine Abel – writer, sometimes referred to as father of Seychelles literature
- Sandra Esparon – singer and performer
- Sonia Grandcourt – writer
- Regina Melanie – writer
- Laurence Norah – travel photographer, writer, and blogger
- Jean-Marc Volcy – musician
Business
- Kantilal Jivan – businessman
Political figures
- Joseph Belmont – Vice-President of Seychelles
- Collin Dyer – National Assembly member
- Danny Faure – President of Seychelles
- Gérard Hoarau – murdered London-based political dissident
- Hardy Lucas – former member of the National Assembly of Seychelles
- Sir James Mancham – President of Seychelles
- Vincent Meriton – Vice-President of Seychelles
- James Michel – President of Seychelles
- David Pierre – member of the National Assembly
- Patrick Pillay – Foreign Minister of Seychelles
- Wavel Ramkalawan – started as leader of the Seychelles National Party and is an Anglican priest as well as the President of Seychelles
- France-Albert René – Prime Minister and President of Seychelles
- Satya Naidu – first Hindu member of Seychelles National Assembly
Legal
- Justice of Appeal Jacques Hodoul – Justice of the Seychelles Court of Appeal
- Francis Chang-Sam – former Attorney General, now private legal practitioner
- Dar Lyon – Chief Justice of the Seychelles and first-class cricketer
Other
- Ronny Hoareau – footballer
- Eddy Maillet – FIFA international football referee
- Lorenzo Mathiot – footballer
- Claude Morel – representative to the UN