List of Seychellois people
This is a list of notable Seychellois people:
Academics[edit]
- Guy Lionnet - Former Director of Agriculture and author of many works on the history and flora and fauna of Seychelles.
Arts[edit]
- Antoine Abel - writer, sometimes referred to as father of Seychelles literature.
- Sandra Esparon - singer and performer
- Sonia Grandcourt - writer
- Regina Melanie - writer
- Laurence Norah - award-winning travel photographer, writer, and blogger
- Jean-Marc Volcy - musician
Business[edit]
- Kantilal Jivan - businessman
Political figures[edit]
- Joseph Belmont - Vice President of Seychelles (2004-2010)
- Collin Dyer - National Assembly member
- Danny Faure - President of Seychelles (2016-2020)
- Gérard Hoarau - murdered London-based political dissident
- Sir James Mancham - President of Seychelles (1976-1977)
- Vincent Meriton - Vice-President of Seychelles (2016-2020)
- James Michel - President of Seychelles (2004-2016)
- David Pierre - member of the National Assembly
- Patrick Pillay - Foreign Minister of Seychelles (2005-)
- Wavel Ramkalawan - started as leader of the Seychelles National Party and is an Anglican priest as well as the President of Seychelles (2020-present)
- France-Albert René - Prime Minister (1976-1977) and President (1977-2004) of Seychelles
- Satya Naidu - first Hindu member of Seychelles National Assembly.[1]
Legal[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Eddy Maillet - FIFA international football referee
- Lorenzo Mathiot - footballer
- Claude Morel - Representative to the UN
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Devirupa Mitra. "Interview: 'Not in Favour of Any Foreign Military Base': Seychelles' First Hindu MP Sathya Naidu". The Wire. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
