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

Pierre-Yves Bournazel is a French politician serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 18th constituency of Paris since 2017. He is a member of Agir, which he joined after he left The Republicans (LR). Bournazel has also held a seat on the Council of Paris since 2008.

Georges Blanc is a French chef and restaurateur, with three Michelin stars and four toques from the guide Gault et Millau.

Alim Louis Benabid is a French-Algerian emeritus professor, neurosurgeon and member of the French Academy of Sciences, who has had a global impact in the development of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. He became emeritus professor of biophysics at the Joseph Fourier University in Grenoble in September 2007, and chairman of the board of the Edmond J. Safra Biomedical Research Center in 2009 at Clinatec, a multidisciplinary institute he co-founded in Grenoble that applies nanotechnologies to neurosciences.

Georges Képénékian is a French politician of Armenian origin who served as Mayor of Lyon from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of France's Socialist Party.

Patrice Garande is a French retired footballer who played as a striker, and is the current manager of Toulouse FC.

Yves Michaud is a French philosopher. As a student, he studied philosophy and science at École Normale Supérieure and the Sorbonne in Paris. His early research involved the study of political violence and empiricism, especially the works of John Locke and David Hume. He was Director of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts from 1989 to 1997. In 2000, Michaud partnered with Jean-Jacques Aillagon to establish the Université de tous les savoirs , a French government initiative to disseminate information on new scientific advances.

Gilles Schnepp is a French corporate senior executive. He was the Chairman and chief executive officer of the Legrand Group between March 2006 and February 2018. He is succeeded by Benoît Coquart as CEO.

Gaël Faure is a French singer-songwriter. He has toured internationally and has released two albums and several singles.

Mourad Benchellali is a French citizen, who was captured by Pakistanis forces and detained in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps. His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 161.

Idriss Saadi is a professional footballer who plays for Cercle Brugge, on loan from Strasbourg, and the Algeria national team. He operates primarily in the lead striker role. A former French youth international, Saadi now represents Algeria internationally after making his senior debut in 2017.