List of Famous people born in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Amandine Suzanne Monique Leynaud is a French handball player for Győri Audi ETO KC and the French national team.

Manon Brunet is a French sabre fencer, individual silver medallist at the 2015 and 2016 Junior World Fencing Championships, team silver medallist at the 2014 European Championships and the 2014 World Championships. She ranked fourth in the individual event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Chantal Thomas is a French writer and historian. Her 2002 book, Farewell, My Queen, won the Prix Femina and was adapted into a 2012 film starring Diane Kruger and Léa Seydoux.

Philippe Georges Saint-André is a former French rugby union footballer and currently the manager of Top 14 side Montpellier. He earned 69 test caps for France between 1990 and 1997. His preferred position was wing but he could also play at centre. After retiring, Saint-André has found success as a rugby coach in both England and France. He was serving as director of rugby at Toulon before being announced as the successful candidate for head coach of France from 2011 to 2015. He formally took charge of the national team on 1 December 2011, and left his post on 17 October 2015 following a 13–62 loss to New Zealand.

Gwendal Peizerat is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the 2002 Olympic champion, the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2000 World champion, and a six-time French national champion.

Yvick Letexier, better known as Mister V, is a French YouTuber, Internet personality, comedian, rapper, and actor. In 2014, he founded with six other young comedians whose Le Woop, a collective of comedians who post their videos on YouTube, and also plays on stage. He is of Cameroonian descent from his mother's side and his father is Breton.

Didier Cottaz is a French former racing driver.

Franck Gaston Henri Sauzée is a French former professional footballer and manager. He played 39 times for the France national team between 1988 and 1993, scoring nine goals and captaining the team several times. He achieved great success at club level during the same period, winning the 1993 UEFA Champions League Final and three league titles with Marseille. Later in his career he earned great plaudits for his performances for Scottish club Hibernian, whom Sauzée subsequently managed for a short period. Since ending his active involvement in professional football, Sauzée has worked as a football pundit for French television networks.

Ruben Aguilar is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the France national team.

Virginie Viard is a French fashion designer, and the creative director of Chanel.