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

Pascal Brandys is a French engineer and entrepreneur. He is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and received his M.S. in Economic Systems from Stanford University in 1982. He began his career in venture capital first in Tokyo and then in London, where he contributed to the first wave of biotechnology companies in Europe. He was the former president and founder of Genset Corporation, which became the European flagship in the field of genomics and at some point the second largest biotechnology company in Europe. He was also a co-founder and former president of France Biotech, the trade association of biotechnology companies in France. In 2001 he co-founded the biotechnology holding company Biobank in San Diego. In 2020 he co-founded Phylex BioSciences, Inc., a company based in San Diego developing a universal vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Jean-Philippe Durand is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Florent Perrier is a French ski mountaineer.

Émilie Delorme, an engineer by training, has a career in the management of cultural institutions in France. On 14 December 2019 Delorme was appointed as the first woman director of the Conservatoire de Paris in its 224-year history, to start in the position on 1 January 2020.

Jacques Roubaud is a French poet, writer and mathematician

Fatima Adoum is a French actress based in London and Paris.

Philippe Foriel-Destezet is a French billionaire businessman. He owns 18% of the Swiss-based employment agency Adecco, as well as a significant interest in AKILA Finance.

Catherine Leterrier is a French costume designer.

Marco Tauleigne is a French rugby union player. His position is in the Back row and he currently plays for Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14. He began his career at CS Bourgoin-Jallieu.

Bryan Bergougnoux is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is manager of Championnat National 3 side Évian.