Editing Niort (section)

== Notable people ==
Niort is the birthplace of the following people:
*[[Mickaël Brunet]], footballer
*[[Olivier Sarr|Oliver Sarr]], basketball player
*[[Achille-Félix Montaubry]] (1826–98), [[tenor]] singer associated with [[opéra comique]] and [[operetta]]
*[[Gaston Chérau]] (1872–1937), writer, a member of the [[Académie Goncourt]]
*[[Aurélien Capoue]], footballer
*[[Étienne Capoue]], footballer
*[[Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon]] (1635–1719), second wife of [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]]
*[[Henri-Georges Clouzot]] (1904–1977), film director
*[[Paul Collomp]] (1885–1943), French [[Classics|hellenist]] and [[Papyrology|papyrologist]]
*[[Julien N'Da]], footballer
*[[Louis-Marcelin de Fontanes|Louis-Marcelin, marquis de Fontanes]] (1757–1821), poet and politician
*[[Mamadou Camara (footballer, born 1988)|Mamadou Camara]], footballer
*[[Pascal Depierris]] (born 1967), former professional footballer
*[[Isabelle Druet]] (born 1979), mezzo-soprano
*[[Mickaël James]] (born 1976), former professional footballer
*[[Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires|Jacques Antoine Marie de Liniers et Brémond]] (Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond) (1753–1810), [[Spain|Spanish]] Viceroy in the [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata|Río de la Plata]]
*[[Jean Sauvaget]] (1901–1950), historian and [[Oriental studies|orientalist]]
*[[Philippe Souchard]] (born 1979), footballer
*[[Mathieu Texier]] (born 1981), footballer
*[[Rima Hassan]] (born 1992 - arrived in the town in 2002), jurist and politician