(state), United States Manila, Philippines Miami, United States Netanya, Israel Nouméa, New Caledonia Nuremberg, Germany Papeete, France Phuket, Thailand Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Saint-Denis, France Saint Petersburg, Russia Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Sorrento, Italy Szeged, Hungary Thessaloniki, Greece Xiamen, China Yalta, Ukraine or Russia (disputed) Yerevan, Armenia Notable people Nicholas Alexandrovich – tsesarevich, the heir apparent, of Imperial Russia died in Nice and was patron of the Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice Louis Aragon – 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 Alexy Bosetti (born 1993) – footballer Loïc Bruni (born 1994) professional downhill mountain biker Albert Calmette (1863–1933) – physician, bacteriologist and immunologist René Cassin – jurist, law professor and judge, former student of Nice's Lycée Massena, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968 Henry Cavendish – 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 Marc Duret (born 1957) – French-American actor and director, starring in The Big Blue, La Femme Nikita, La haine, Borgia, 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 (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 – Asterix creator, buried in Nice James C Harris – 19th century British consul at Nice; painted many scenes in and around the city José Gustavo Guerrero – first president of the International Court of Justice buried in Nice at Cimetière du Château Dominic Howard – drummer for 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