List of Famous people born in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Clément Grenier
Clément Jean Camille Grenier is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the France national team. He has also represented France across all youth levels. He is known for his technical ability, dribbling, and free-kick taking. Grenier plays in the center midfield, as well as in the attacking midfield position just behind the striker.
Benjamin Daviet
Benjamin Daviet is a French male cross-country skier and biathlete. He has competed at the Winter Paralympics twice in his career in 2014 and 2018. Daviet claimed the first Paralympic gold medal of his career after winning the men's 7.5km standing biathlon event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Grégoire Margotton
Grégoire Margotton is a French sports journalist who has worked for French television channels Canal+ and TF1. Since 2018, he has been the main presenter of the TF1 football programme Téléfoot.
Gérard Farison
Gérard Farison is a retired professional French footballer who played defender.
Bruno Julliard
Bruno Julliard is a former student leader and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as chairman of the UNEF, the main student union in France. More recently, he was the First Deputy Mayor of Paris between 2014 and 2018.
Julien Benneteau
Julien Henry Guy Benneteau-Desgrois is a French retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is ATP world no. 25, which he reached in November 2014. He formerly resided in Boulogne-Billancourt and now lives in Geneva. Benneteau did not win a singles title, although he finished as runner-up in ten ATP tournaments. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 French Open and the semifinals of the 2014 Cincinnati Masters and 2017 Paris Masters.
Alain Wertheimer
Alain Wertheimer is a French billionaire businessman, based in New York City. He owns a controlling interest in Chanel, with his brother Gérard.
Diane Rouxel
Diane Rouxel is a French actress. She was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2016 for her role in the film Standing Tall.
Marc Veyrat
Marc Veyrat is a French chef from the Haute-Savoie region, who specialises in molecular gastronomy and the use of mountain plants and herbs.
Didier Ollé-Nicolle
Didier Ollé-Nicolle is French football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was is currently the head coach of Le Mans FC.