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

Dominique Bathenay is a French former football midfielder and coach.

Johanne Defay is a French professional surfer. She was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France. She began surfing at the age of 8 off the beaches of Reunion Island, which is her home today. After Johanne's first competition when she was only ten years old, she quickly moved through the European amateur ranks to eventually take on the WSL World Qualifying Series. In 2008 she almost gave up competing. Finding it difficult to step up from the juniors to the WQS and then when the economy crashed sending surf companies pulling sponsorships, Johanne found herself without sponsors and without decent results. With her parents’ encouragement Johanne was able to qualify for the WCT within two years.

Nouria Newman is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2007 to 2015.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet is a French pianist.

Dantès, or Dai Liang is a French singer-songwriter. He is also a trilingual host and a writer.

Philippe Morier-Genoud is a French theatre and film actor.

Clément Morel is a French former professional tennis player.

Fabien Centonze is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club FC Metz as a right back.

Patrick N'Guema N'Dong is a Franco-Gabonese journalist on Gabon's Africa N°1 radio station, which is transmitted through French Africa and France. He is known for his two programs devoted to the occult sciences, parapsychology, and traditional African religions.

Rayan Helal is a French racing cyclist. He rode in the men's sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.