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

Manuel Bompard is a French politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

Haïm Korsia is the Chief Rabbi of France. He was elected by the Central Consistory.

Jessy Trémoulière is a French rugby union player. She represented France at the 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the squad that won their fourth Six Nations title in 2014. She was a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was named player of the year 2018 at the world rugby award.

Romain Del Castillo is a French professional footballer who plays for Rennes as an attacking midfielder.

Virginie Pouchain, is a singer and hairdresser from the département of Ardèche in southern France. On 14 March 2006 she was selected by the viewers of France 3 and a jury presided by Charles Aznavour to represent France in Eurovision Song Contest 2006. For the French national grand finale, she sang Céline Dion's hit song Pour que tu m'aimes encore. In Athens, Virginie performed a song – written especially for the occasion by the German-born singer Corneille – entitled Il était temps. She finished in the third-to-last position scoring only five points.

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• Pro A champion (2021)
• Spanish League champion (2017)
• Spanish Supercup winner (2017)
• EuroCup champion (2019)
• French Leaders Cup MVP (2015)
• French League Domestic MVP (2014)
• 4× French League All-Star
• 2× French Leaders Cup winner
• 4× French Cup winner
• FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship MVP (2005)

Anouck Jaubert is a French sport climber competing in speed climbing competitions.

Salomon Sambia, commonly known as Junior Sambia, is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. He plays predominantly as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or winger.

Alix Duchet is a French basketball player for Tango Bourges Basket and the French national team.

Djamel Bouras is a French judoka of Algerian origin.