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

Sylvie Testud is a French actress, writer, and film director, whose film career began in 1991. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Murderous Maids (2000), the César Award for Best Actress for Fear and Trembling (2003), and the European Film Award for Best Actress for Lourdes (2009). Her other film roles include Beyond Silence (1996), La Vie en Rose (2007), and French Women (2014).

Agnès Soral is a Franco-Swiss actress, comedian and writer.

Bertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer.

Jean-Noël Jeanneney is a French historian and politician, born on 2 April 1942 in Grenoble. He is the son of Jean-Marcel Jeanneney and the grandson of Jules Jeanneney, both important figures in French politics.

Gabriella Maria Papadakis is a French ice dancer. With her partner, Guillaume Cizeron, she is the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World champion, a five-time consecutive European champion (2015–2019), the 2017 and 2019 Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time French national champion (2015–2020). They have won ten gold medals on the Grand Prix series. Earlier in their career, they won silver at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final and at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is a Franco–Belgian playwright, short story writer and novelist, as well as a film director. His plays have been staged in over fifty countries all over the world.

Alessandra Sublet is a French radio and television presenter. She hosted the daily television program C à vous from September 2009 to June 2013 on France 5.

Jean-Michel André Jarre is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks.

Danièle Lebrun is a French actress.

Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet is a French biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the women's sprint and women's pursuit, as well as in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her sister Chloé Chevalier is also a biathlete.