Editing Nice (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Nicholas Alexandrovich]] (1843–1865) –  [[Tsesarevich]], the heir apparent, of Imperial Russia died in Nice and was patron of the [[Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice]]
* [[Louis Aragon]] (1897–1982) – Poet and novelist and his wife, the Russian-born writer [[Elsa Triolet]], lived clandestinely in Nice during [[World War II]]
* [[The Avener]] (born 1987) – musical artist and DJ, born in Nice
* [[Jean Behra]] (1921–1959) – racing driver, born in Nice
* [[Elliot Benchetrit]] (born 1998) – tennis player
* [[Freda Betti]] (1924–1979) – opera singer
* [[Henri Betti]] (1917–2005) – composer and pianist
* [[Priscilla Betti]] (born 1989) – singer and actress
* [[Jules Bianchi]] (1989–2015) – Formula 1 Driver
* [[Surya Bonaly]] (born 1973) – figure skater
* [[Jean-Philippe Bonardi]] (born 1970 – French and Swiss university professor
* [[Alexy Bosetti]] (born 1993) – footballer
* [[Loïc Bruni]] (born 1994) professional [[Downhill mountain biking|downhill mountain biker]]
* [[Albert Calmette]] (1863–1933) – physician, bacteriologist and immunologist
* [[René Cassin]] (1887–1976) – jurist, law professor and judge, former student of Nice's Lycée Massena, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1968/cassin.html|title=René Cassin|publisher=[[Nobel Foundation]]|access-date=22 October 2012|archive-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105045113/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1968/cassin.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Henry Cavendish]] (1731–1810) – British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen
* [[Éric Ciotti]] (born 1965) – politician, born in Nice
* [[Alfred Van Cleef]] – jeweler buried in Nice at the [[Cimetière du Château]]
* [[Alizé Cornet]] (born 1990) – tennis player
* [[Joseph Dadoune]] (born 1975) – visual artist
* [[Marc Duret]] (born 1957) – French-American actor and director, starring in ''[[The Big Blue]]'', ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'', ''[[La haine]]'', ''[[Borgia (TV series)|Borgia]]'', ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'', born in Nice
* [[Christian Estrosi]] (born 1955) – born in Nice, mayor from 2008 to 2016 and again since 2017
* [[Jacqueline Eymar]] (1922–2008) – classical pianist
* [[Feder (DJ)|Feder]] (born 1987) – musical artist and DJ, born in Nice
* [[Léon Gambetta]] (1838–1881) – politician, buried in Nice
* [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] (1807–1882) – Italian general, politician and patriot, a founding father of Italy, born in Nice
* [[René Goscinny]] (1926–1977)– ''[[Asterix]]'' creator, buried in Nice
* [[José Gustavo Guerrero]] (1876–1958) – first president of the International Court of Justice buried in Nice at [[Cimetière du Château]]
* [[Emily Hallifax]] (born 2005) – diver
* [[James Charles Harris|James C Harris]] (1831–1904) – 19th century British consul at Nice; painted many scenes in and around the city
* [[Dominic Howard]] (born 1977) – drummer for [[Muse (band)|Muse]] currently lives in Nice
* [[Cyprien Iov]] (born 1989) – known simply as Cyprien, comedian and actor with a large Youtube channel, born in Nice
* [[Dominique Jean-Zéphirin]] (born 1982) – footballer
* [[Emil Jellinek-Mercedes]] (1853–1918) – General Counsel for Austria-Hungary, and founder of Mercedes car company buried in Nice at [[Cimetière du Château]]
* [[Elton John]] (born 1947) – singer, owned a house in Mont Boron on the hills of Nice
* [[David Kadouch]] (born 1985), pianist and chamber musician
* [[Alexis Kossenko]] (born 1977) – classical flautist and conductor
* [[Georges Lautner]] (1926–2013) – director born in Nice, buried in the cemetery of the Castle
* [[J. M. G. Le Clézio]] (born 1940) – author and professor, was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/french-novelist-le-clzio-wins-nobel-literature-prize-956394.html|title=French novelist Le Clézio wins Nobel literature prize|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=9 October 2008|first=John|last=Lichfield|access-date=22 October 2012|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104232545/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/french-novelist-le-clzio-wins-nobel-literature-prize-956394.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hugo Lloris]] (born 1986) – French international footballer, born in Nice
* [[Jacques Loew]] (1908–1999) – French [[worker-priest]], born and raised in Nice
* [[Heinrich Mann]] (1871–1950) – German novelist (and brother of [[Thomas Mann]]) lived in Nice
* [[André Masséna]] (1758–1817) – 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling, one of the original 18 Marshals of the Empire, French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, his nickname was l'Enfant chéri de la Victoire ("the Dear Child of Victory")<ref>General Michel Franceschi (Ret.), Austerlitz (Montreal: International Napoleonic Society, 2005), 20.</ref>
* [[Jean-Pierre Mocky]] (1929–2019) – film director, actor, screenwriter and producer
* [[Amedeo Modigliani]] (1884–1920) – lived for a few months in Nice with his companion [[Jeanne Hébuterne]]; she gave birth to their daughter [[Jeanne Modigliani|Giovanna]] in 1918.
* [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]] (born 1963) – king of Morocco, obtained the title of Doctor of Law at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
* [[Jacques Ochs]] (1883–1971) – artist and Olympic fencing champion
* [[Clairemarie Osta]] (born 1970) – ballet dancer, ''[[Danseur étoile|étoile]]'' at [[Paris Opera Ballet]]
* [[Pino Presti]] (born 1943) – Italian bassist, arranger, composer, conductor and record producer, lived in Nice<ref>[http://www.lejazzophone.com/le-jazz-italien-pino-presti/Le Jazzophone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529143618/https://www.lejazzophone.com/le-dernier-souffle-divan-jullien/ |date=29 May 2021 }}. Retrieved 19 December 2016 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>
* [[Fabio Quartararo]] (born 1999) – French [[MotoGP]] World Champion
* [[Auguste Renoir]] (1841–1919) – had his studio in Nice from 1911 to 1919 at the corner of the Rue Alfred Mortier and the Quai St Jean Baptiste. A commemorative plaque is affixed to it.
* [[Dick Rivers]] (1945–2019)– born Hervé Forneri, rock singer, born in Nice
* [[Ken Samaras]] (born 1990) – known as Nekfeu, French rapper, born in the suburbs of Nice
* [[Robert W. Service]] (1874–1958) – poet and writer of the [[Klondike Gold Rush]] lived in Nice during the summers from 1916 to 1940<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robertwservice.blogspot.com/p/biographie.html|title=Biography|publisher=Robert W Service Estate|access-date=3 May 2013|archive-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102022359/http://robertwservice.blogspot.com/p/biographie.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Joann Sfar]] (born 1971) – comics artist, comic book creator and film director
* [[Michel Siffre]] (born 1939) – adventurer and scientist
* [[Gilles Simon]] (born 1984) – tennis player
* [[Michael Sinterniklaas]] (born 1972) – American voice actor
* [[Aimé Teisseire]] (1914–2008) – French Army officer, lived in Nice after his retirement from the military until his death at the age of 93<ref name = "MOL">[[Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération]]. [http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/les-compagnons/1037/aime-teisseire "Aimé Teisseire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126141522/http://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/les-compagnons/1037/aime-teisseire |date=26 January 2016 }}. Retrieved 19 January 2016 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>
* [[Ben Vautier]] (1935–2024) – artist
* [[Simone Veil]] (1927–2017) – lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Health, President of the European Parliament and member of the Constitutional Council of France; survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, born in Nice
* [[Queen Victoria]] (1819–1901) – Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, stayed many winters in Nice
* [[Valérie Zenatti]] (born 1970) – writer
* [[Nguyễn Văn Xuân]] (1892–1989), French Army general and Vietnamese politician, lived in France in later life until he died in Nice at the age of 96
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===Honorary citizens===
[[Charles III]], then [[Prince of Wales]], received [[honorary citizenship]] of Nice on 8 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Prince-Charles-made-honorary-Nicois|title=Prince Charles made honorary Niçois|website=Connexionfrance.com|access-date=21 December 2018|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920084421/https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Prince-Charles-made-honorary-Nicois|url-status=live}}</ref>