List of Famous people born in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Maxence Caqueret
Maxence Caqueret is a French professional footballer, who plays for Ligue 1 club Lyon as a midfielder.
Maxime Gonalons
Maxime Gonalons is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish side Granada CF.
Pierre Latour
Pierre Latour is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Total Direct Énergie. He is a stage winner of the Vuelta a España, and twice the winner of French National Time Trial Championships.
Régis Marcon
Régis Marcon is a French chef and "Maître Restaurateur". He is the owner of the restaurant Le Clos des Cimes located in Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid in the Haute-Loire, awarded three stars by the Guide Michelin since 2005.
Soan
Julien Decroix, better known as Soan, is a French singer-songwriter who won in 2009 the seventh season of the French music competition Nouvelle Star.
Jessy Moulin
Jessy Moulin is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1.
Julia Simon
Julia Simon is a French biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup.
Eve Perisset
Ève Josette Noelle Périsset is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Girondins de Bordeaux and the France national team.
Franck Montagny
Franck Montagny is a retired French professional racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006.
Edgar Grospiron
Edgar Grospiron is a French freestyle skier and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He received a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics he was Chef de mission for the French Team. He was in charge of the Annecy bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, which did not win.