| NZOGBIA | Charles .' ...... , French former Aston Villa midfielder (7) |
| CARBONE | Benito ....... , former Aston Villa attacker; 2016-17 manager of Serie B club Ternana (7) |
| SCIMECA | Riccardo ..., former Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, West Brom and Cardiff City player (7) |
| YOCOUBA | 2013-17 Mali and 2013-15 Aston Villa midfielder (7,5) |
| VASSELL | Darius ___, former Aston Villa, Manchester City, Ankaragucu and Leicester City striker who won 22 England caps |
| HENDRIE | Lee -, football pundit; Aston Villa midfielder 1994-2007 and winner of one England cap (7) |
| BLONDIN | Charles, French tightrope walker who crossed the Niagara Falls (7) |
| MESSIER | Charles, French astronomer noted for his catalogue of nebulae and star clusters (7) |
| LECLERC | Charles -, French general; brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte |
| MARCEAU | Sophie _, French former Bond girl (7) |
| PATRICE | _ Evra, French former professional footballer (7) |
| FOURIER | Charles -, French social reformer born in 1772 who advocated a reorganisation of society into self-sufficient units |
| LEJEUNE | The young French former film critic has shelter and month overlapping (7) |
| BARTOLI | Maria, French former tennis player who won the Wimbledon women's singles in 2013 (7) |
| SYLVAIN | First name of Distin, French former professional footballer who played five seasons for Manchester City (7) |
| PLATINI | Michel, French former footballer who later served as President of UEFA (7) |
| BAHRAMI | Mansour ___, Iranian-French former tennis pro known for his trick shots during exhibitions |
| YORKE | Dwight, former Aston Villa and Trinidad & Tobago attacker (5) |
| GARDE | Remi ....., former Aston Villa manager (5) |
| GUZAN | Brad ..... , US, Atlanta United and former Aston Villa goalkeeper (5) |
