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

Laura Tarantola is a French rower. At the 2018 European Rowing Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, she won the silver medal in light weight skiffs. In the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, she won a gold medal in the women's lightweight single sculls event.

Melvin Michel Maxence Bard is a French professional footballer who plays as left-back for Lyon.

Henri Antoine Marie Teissier was a French-Algerian Catholic Bishop of Algiers and Archbishop Emeritus of Algiers.

Christophe Bouchut is a French professional racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for Dexwet-df1 Racing and Alex Caffi Motorsport in a part-time effort. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1993. He was named as the first driver for the F1 Larrousse team for the 1995 season, but the team withdrew before the first race.

Georges Grey, born Georges-Jean-Joseph Gacon (1911–1954) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film The Lame Devil under Sacha Guitry.

Jean-Luc Castaneda is a former French footballer who played as a goalkeeper for France. Castaneda began his professional career with AS Saint-Etienne in 1975. He also played for the France national football team. He earned nine caps in 1981–82 and was part of the French squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In 1989, he joined the Olympique Marseille and retired in 1990. Castaneda also coached FC Istres and US Marseille Endoume.

Delphine Lansac is a French badminton player. She participated in the 2015 BWF World Championships in women's singles and women's doubles. In 2016, she competed at the Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and did not advance to the final stage. In the group stage, she was defeated by Liang Xiaoyu 21-7-21-15, and by Sung Ji-hyun 21-13, 21-14.

Dylan Cretin is a French rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker, and he currently plays for Lyon OU in the Top 14. In January 2020, Cretin was called into the French squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.

Maéva Jocelyne Clemaron is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Everton in the FA Women's Super League. She has previously played in France with AS Saint-Étienne and FC Fleury 91.

Carl Medjani is a professional retired footballer who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder.