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

Michel Mercier is a French politician and who served as Minister of Justice from 2010 until 2012.

Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou is a French former professional footballer who last played for Limonest in the Championnat de France Amateur 2. He played mainly as a winger, but occasionally was used as a striker. He holds the record for most Ligue 1 titles won (seven), along with Hervé Revelli and Jean-Michel Larqué of Saint-Étienne, as well as Thiago Silva and Marco Verratti of Paris Saint–Germain, and his own former teammates Grégory Coupet and Juninho of Lyon.

Yassin Fekir is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Betis.

Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa is a French professional footballer, who plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan as a defender; mainly a right-back, he can also play in central defense.

Marc Lambron is a French writer and winner of the Prix Femina, 1993, for L'Oeil du silence.

Mehdi Embareck Zeffane is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara and the Algeria national football team. He plays primarily as a right-back, but has also been used as a left winger or left midfielder.

Younes Kaboul is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Auxerre, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland and Watford. For France, Kaboul played for the under-21 team and went on to play five matches and scored one goal for senior national team in 2011.

Jérémy Victor Pied is a French professional footballer who plays as a right back for Lille OSC.

Bernard Accoyer is a French politician who was President of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012. He is also the Mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux.

Alain Rousset is the Socialist president of the Aquitaine region of France, and a Deputy in the National Assembly of France, representing the 7th constituency of the Gironde.