List of Seychellois people
This is a list of notable Seychellois people:
Academics
- Nirmal Shah - Leading environmental expert, writer, fund raiser and civic leader.
- Guy Lionnet - Former Director of Agriculture and author of many works on the history and flora and fauna of Seychelles.
Arts
- Antoine Abel - writer, sometimes referred to as father of Seychelles literature.
- Angie Arnephy - singer and ex-beauty pageant contestant.
- Sandra Esparon - singer and performer
- Laurence Norah - award-winning travel photographer, writer, and blogger
- Jean-Marc Volcy - musician
Business
- Kantilal Jivan - businessman
- Guy Morel - accountant, first Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles
Political figures
- Joseph Belmont - Vice President of Seychelles (2004–2010)
- Collin Dyer - National Assembly member
- Danny Faure - President of Seychelles (2016-present)
- Gérard Hoarau - murdered London-based political dissident
- Sir James Mancham - President of Seychelles (1976–1977)
- Vincent Meriton - Vice-President of Seychelles (2016-present)
- James Michel - President of Seychelles (2004-2016)
- David Pierre - member of the National Assembly
- Patrick Pillay - Foreign Minister of Seychelles (2005- )
- Wavel Ramkalawan - leader of the Seychelles National Party and Anglican priest
- France-Albert René - Prime Minister (1976–1977) and President (1977–2004) of Seychelles
Legal
- Justice of Appeal Jacques Hodoul - Justice of the Seychelles Court of Appeal
- Francis Chang-Sam - former Attorney General, now private legal practitioner [1]
- Dar Lyon - Chief Justice of the Seychelles, and first class cricketer
Other
- Eddy Maillet - FIFA international football referee
- Claude Morel - Representative to the UN
