List of Famous people born in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
François Brottes
François Brottes was a member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Isère's 5th constituency from 1997 to 2012 as a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. Brottes also serves as the mayor of Crolles. In 2012 he was appointed director of Réseau de Transport d'Électricité, and was replaced in the assembly by his substitute, Pierre Rebeaud.
Aldo Kalulu
Aldo-Nsawila Kalulu Kyatengwa is a French professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for FC Basel.
Laurent Redon
Laurent Redon is a former race car driver from Loire, France.
Alexandre Texier
Alexandre Texier is a French professional ice hockey forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Texier played for the Brûleurs de Loups in the French Ligue Magnus, and was selected by the Blue Jackets in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the first player drafted out of France. He then spent two seasons with KalPa of Liiga, the top league in Finland, moving to North America and making his NHL debut in 2019. Internationally Texier has represented France at the junior and senior level.
Antoine Dénériaz
Antoine Dénériaz is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and is an Olympic gold medalist.
Delphine Bagarry
Delphine Bagarry is a French emergency physician and politician elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Mehdi Zerkane
Mehdi Zerkane is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Girondins de Bordeaux. Born in France, Zerkane represents the Algeria national team.
Catherine Millot
Catherine Millot is a French Lacanian psychoanalyst and author, professor of psychoanalysis at the University of Paris-VIII.
Gilles Bensimon
Gilles Francis Charles Bensimon is a French fashion photographer and the former International Creative Director of Elle magazine. He has also been the photographer on the reality television series America's Next Top Model.
Marc Mézard
Marc Mézard is a French physicist and academic administrator. He is the director of the École normale supérieure (ENS). He is the co-author of two books.