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), American politician of Corsican ancestry
 * 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 independist 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
 * 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
 * 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)
 * 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
 * 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

 * Ignace Cardini (1566-1602), naturalist, doctor and humanist
 * 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

 * Maxime Chevalier (born 1999), cyclist
 * Laurent Lokoli (born 1994), tennis player
 * Salim Sdiri (born 1978), long jumper

Football

 * Chahir Belghazouani (born 1986), former Moroccan international
 * Chaouki Ben Saada (born 1984), Tunisian international
 * Rémy Cabella (born 1990), French international
 * Dominique Colonna (born 1928), former French 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), former French international
 * Claude Papi (1949-1983), former French international
 * Nicolas Penneteau (born 1981), current player
 * Adil Rami (born 1985), French international, 2018 World Cup winner
 * Albert Vanucci (born 1947), former French international
 * Yanis Cimignani

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
 * Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906-2001), Venezuelan writer and politician of Corsican ancestry

Fashion

 * Laetitia Casta (born 1978), French model and actress of Corsican ancestry
 * Garance Doré (born 1975), fashion blogger
 * Baptiste Giabiconi (born 1989), French model and singer of Corsican ancestry

Miscellaneous

 * Gaston Acurio (born 1967), Peruvian gastronomist and writer of Corsican ancestry
 * Danielle Casanova (1909-1943), World War II Resistance heroine
 * Vincent de Moro-Giafferi (1878-1956), French lawyer and politician of Corsican ancestry
 * Eduardo Georgetti (1866–1937), agriculturist, businessman, philanthropist, politician and sugar baron
 * Anita Fernandini de Naranjo (1902–1982), Peruvian heiress and politician of Corsican ancestry
 * Antonio Liccioni (1817-1901), French gold miner entrepreneur of El Callao, Venezuela
 * Marie-Claude Pietragalla (born 1963), French dancer and choreographer of Corsican ancestry
 * Leon Santelli Gelormini (1844-1925), Venezuelan rum Master of Corsican ancestry
 * 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