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Bernard Fresson was born on 27 May 1931 in Reims, Marne, France. He was an actor, known for Z (1969), French Connection II (1975) and The Tenant (1976). He was married to Monique Levrez and Jacqueline Ruchaud. He died on 20 October 2002 in Orsay, Essonne, France.

Jean Del Val was born on 17 November 1891 in Reims, France. He was an actor, known for Funny Face (1957), Fantastic Voyage (1966) and The Secret of St. Ives (1949). He died on 13 March 1975 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

Michel Robin was born on 13 October 1930 in Reims, Marne, France. He was an actor, known for Amélie (2001), Les petites fugues (1979) and A Very Long Engagement (2004). He died on 18 November 2020 in Rambouillet, Yvelines, France.

Stéphan Guérin-Tillié was born on 20 June 1972 in Reims. France. He is an actor and writer, known for Juste une question d'amour (2000), Edy (2005) and The Count of Monte Cristo (1998).

Kyan Khojandi was born on 29 August 1982 in Reims, France. He is a writer and director, known for Bref. (2011), Cher Journal (2020) and Bloqués (2015).

Dominique Labourier was born on 29 April 1943 in Reims, Marne, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), Marcel Proust's Time Regained (1999) and It Only Happens to Others (1971).

Valérie Vogt was born on 25 October 1962 in Reims, Marne, France. She is an actress, known for Faites comme chez vous (2005), Love Street (2002) and The Secret (2000).

Jackie Berroyer was born on 24 May 1946 in Reims, Marne, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Three Dancing Slaves (2004), Little Nothings (1992) and Les arcandiers (1991).

Xavier Picard was born on 12 January 1962 in Reims, Marne, France. He is a director and writer, known for Moomins on the Riviera (2014), The Bots Master (1993) and The Prince's Voyage (2019).

Animator and director Henri Heidsieck was born on December 8, 1947, in the city of Reims in the Champagne region of France. In Reims he studied at the School of Art and Design and founded PHAR 3 animation workshop in 1973. His first major film credit was "Les douze travaux d'Astérix" (The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, 1976) in which he worked as a trace and paint artist.

Heidsieck collaborated with director Bernard Germain in the documentary films "Annapurna, premier 8000 à ski" (1979) and "Un pic pour Lénine" (1981). In 1981 Germain also wrote a book "Sentiers de l'Himalaya" which Heidsieck illustrated. Heidsieck also served as an assistant director for Jean-François Laguionie, first in the animated science fiction film "Gwen, le livre de sable" (Gwen, the Book of Sand) in 1985 and later on in the feature films "Le château des singes" (A Monkey's Tale, 1999) and "L'île de Black Mór" (Black Mor's Island, 2004). Between 1989 and 1990 Heidsieck directed a TV series "Histoires de la Maison Bleue", written by Gabriella Verna, and in 1990 he directed a short film "Jojo & Paco" based on a comic book characters created by Isabelle Wilsdorf. In 1992 he was the first assistant director on the TV series "Tales of the Tooth Fairies".

Through the 1990s, Heidsieck directed a number of animated short films and television specials with Christmas themes, which were also popular in America in television and in home video. "Le Père Noël et les enfants du desert" (Santa's Christmas Crash, or, Santa and the Desert Children, 1994) and "Le Père Noël et le magician" (Santa's Christmas Snooze, or, Santa and the Magician, 1995) revolved around Santa Claus, and "La merveilleuse Histoire de Noël" (The Story of Christmas, 1994) was an animated retelling of the story of Christ's birthday. "Santa's Last Christmas", featuring the voice of the actor Hugh Laurie, was released in 1999 and to date has aired in over 40 different countries. In 1996 Heidsieck also served as a unit director in the British animated series "Romuald the Reindeer", focusing on the adventures of a Christmas reindeer.

In 2000, Heidsieck directed "Le tour du monde en 80 jours" (Around the World in 80 Days), which was one of the animated TV adaptations made from the classic novels by Jules Verne. In 2003 he co-directed another animated TV series "Viva Carthago", which was a partnership between various companies and countries in the Mediterranean region. His notable short films from the 2000s include "Un cadeau pour Sélim" (A Gift For Selim, 2001), "L'Oiseau Do" (The Dream Bird, 2004) and "Petit Wang" (Wang and the Dragon, 2005). In 2009 he also worked in Dominique Monféry's feature film "Kérity, la maison des contes" (Eleanor's Secret) as a pre-production director.

Through his career Henri Heidsieck participated regularly in the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France. Among his short films shown at the festival include "Tant qu'il y aura des feuilles" (1973), "Dé profondis" (1976), "Spirale" (1985) and "La Montagne du Loup" (1986). He has also created an animation workshop for children in Reims. In 2011 Heidsieck was the head of the International Competition Jury at the 18th KROK International Animated Films Festival in Ukraine.

Guillaume Bats was born on 14 April 1987 in Reims, Marne, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Hero Corp (2008), Scènes de ménages (2009) and Omega (2011). He died on 1 June 2023 in Paris, France.

Luc Simon was born on 16 July 1924 in Reims, Marne, France. He was an actor, known for Lancelot of the Lake (1974), Zigzags (1978) and Discorama (1957). He was married to Françoise Gilot and Doris Klausmann. He died on 6 November 2011 in Clamecy, Nièvre, France.

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor was born on 20 September 1947 in Reims, Marne, France. He is an actor and director, known for Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages (2003), Taxi 4 (2007) and My Last Role (2006).

Denis Seurat was born on 3 February 1949 in Reims, Marne, France. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Moonraker (1979), Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) and Un bruit qui rend fou (1995). He died on 16 August 2014 in Saint-Esteben, Aquitaine, France.

The youngest of no less than sixteen children, Gabriel Gabrio was born in Reims in 1887. His father worked for the Pommeray Champagne cellars but his son was soon more attracted to the theater than to the bubbles of the famous French sparkling white wine. Puppet theater was his first passion. He was only seven. Later on, after being an apprentice stained glass window painter, he made his first appearance at the Casino of his home town. He also played for five years at the Kursaal. This fledgling career was only half interrupted by World War I since soldier Gabrio played for the troops as soon as it was possible. And he did it for the whole of the four years of the conflict! He resumed civilian work immediately after the end of hostilities, but in Paris this time. He trod the boards of such theaters as the Théâtre des Ambassadeurs, Gaîté Rochechouart, Comédie Montaigne, Gymnase, Odéon, Marigny ... in plays by Shaw, Shakespeare, Bernstein and de la Fouchardière among others. In 1924, he was given the opportunity to shine on the big screen where his second movie 'Les Misérables' made him a star as Javert, the resentful policeman who relentlessly pursues Jean Valjean. From 1928, and for several years, his career became international: he starred in German, English and Spanish films. Unfortunately most of the movies he made in twenty years' time were just commercial. Nevertheless some of the roles this stout burly actor with a boxer's face played besides hosts of gangsters and other brutes, are memorable, mainly the tough characters he embodied in such classics as Raymond Bernard's 'Les Croix de Bois' (as the grumpy soldier), Gance's 'Lucrèce Borgia' (as the redoubtable Cesare Borgia), Duvivier's 'Pépé le Moko' (as Carlos) or Carné's 'Les Visiteurs du Soir' (as the executioner). He was at his best in his only foray into the universe of Marcel Pagnol (and Jean Giono for that matter) as Panturle, the last inhabitant of Aubignane who manages to revive his dying village. His poor health caused him to interrupt his activities prematurely and he retired into the village of Berchères-sur-Vesgre, in the West of France, where a street has been named after him. He died in 1946 aged only 59. Gabriel Gabrio is unjustly forgotten and his 'hefty' contribution to the French cinema should be re-appraised.

Alain Cuniot was born on 25 May 1929 in Reims, Marne, France. He was an actor and writer, known for L'or et le plomb (1966), La désirade (1969) and Jeanne et Jacques (1962). He died on 19 May 2010 in Paris, France.

Jean-Baptiste Lagnié was born on 11 April 1985 in Reims, France. He has been married to Aleksandra Sivash (Lagnié) since 26 January 2013.

Andrée Brabant was born on 23 May 1901 in Reims, France. She was an actress, known for Ladies' Paradise (1930), The Cigarette (1919) and La bambola del miliardario (1922). She died on 2 November 1989 in Toulon, France.

Henri Marteau was born on 16 January 1933 in Reims, Marne, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Le mystérieux docteur Cornélius (1984), Indochine (1992) and A Cop (1972). He died on 21 January 2005 in Paris, France.

Carmen Beretta was born on 10 January 1898 in Reims, France. She was an actress, known for Paris in the Spring (1947). She died on 2 August 1990 in Newport Beach, California, USA.

Emmanuel Cavallo is a French Organist and Composer. He was born in 1991. He's a student in Master's Degree of Musicology. He also study several Conservatory subjects as Composition, Orchestration, Electroacoustic music, Musical Writing, Musical Analysis, Contemporary music Conduction) and Pipe Organ. He's a very prolific composer : he wrote a lot for movies, events, adverts, etc... At only 27 years old, he composed more than 116 movies scores since 2012. A lot of them are very appreciated like the demo reel of the Giallo "Des Gants sur la Nuque" (Gloves on the Neck) by David Marchand or "The Walking Dead : Genesis" by Baptiste Perraudin, who won the prize of the Best Short Movie of the Super Geek Film Festival 2015 in Florida's Supercon. In 2016, Emmanuel won the Prize of the Best Music by the Professionnal Jury of ESRA International Film School for the movie "L'Histoire de l'enfant César" (The Story of Young Cesar).

Rafael Lewandowski was born on 22 October 1969 in Reims, Marne, France. He is a director and writer, known for The Mole (2011), Herbert. Barbarian in the Garden (2021) and Piosenka i zycie (2006).

After studying computer science, Jean-Jacques moved to the cinema industry by integrating a special effects company with which he made his debut on several commercials and feature films.

He directed a commercial for "Yves Saint Laurent". The quality of this later allowed him to get his first own contract to make a promotion film for "le festival de film de Paris".

After having occupied various positions (location manager, DOP, ...), he founded The Sight with Marion Transetti: an avant-garde short films production company.

One of his achievements called "Shutdown" has been noticed by Luc Besson who bought the rights for France.

Then, he left France to settle in Canada where he is still based with his family and his company.

Jacky Flynt was born on 26 April 1923 in Reims, Marne, France. She was an actress, known for Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs (1944), Madame et son flirt (1946) and La louve (1949). She died on 4 July 2018 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Robert Pires is a French football coach and former professional player.

Pires played for French clubs F.C. Metz and Olympique de Marseille prior to his time with Arsenal F.C., where he won two FA Cups and two Premier League titles including the club's unbeaten season of 2003-04. A former France international, Pires earned 79 caps between 1996 and 2004 for his country, including winning both the 1998 FIFA World Cup France (1998) and UEFA Euro 2000 Video Game (2000). He has been included in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons, was the Player of the Tournament for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, FWA Player of the Year for the 2001-02 season, Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year for the 1995-96 season, and was included in the FIFA 100 by Pelé. He was also voted by Arsenal F.C. fans as the 6th greatest player in the club's history.

Robert Pires played the majority of his career as a left winger, but could also play all across the midfield or in a position to support the forward line. Pires was coaching at Arsenal.