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

Ludivine Loiseau is a former French Paralympic swimmer who has competed in three Paralympic Games and has won twelve medals. She was born with a short arm and leg on her right hand side. Loiseau was awarded the Legion of Honor by Jacques Chirac for her medal success in both Paralympic and world championship events.

François Rochebloine is a former member of the National Assembly of France. He represented Loire's 3rd constituency, and is a member of the New Centre. The Azerbaijani government has blacklisted Rochebloine who visited Nagorno-Karabakh in June 2010 without Baku’s permission.

Gilles Uriel Bernheim is a French-Israeli rabbi who was formerly the Chief Rabbi of France. Born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, in 1952, he was elected by the general assembly of the Central Consistory chief rabbi of France on 22 June 2008, for a seven-year mandate starting from 1 January 2009. Until then, he had been rabbi of synagogue de la Victoire, the main synagogue in Paris, since 1 May 1997. The Chief Rabbi of France was respected as a scholar not only in the Jewish community but in the wider academic world. However, he resigned as chief rabbi in April 2013 before his term had ended, amid revelations of plagiarism and deception about his academic credentials.

Christian Paul is a French Socialist politician.

Anissa Khedher is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Rhône.

Julien Borowczyk is a French physician and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the department of Loire.

Lionel Zouma is a footballer who plays as a central defender for Swiss club Vevey United and the Central African national team.

Charles Hedrich is a French sportsman, alpinist, rower and skipper. He is known for his achievements on all terrains of the world: Ocean, climbing, pole, desert, and forest.