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

Youri Raffi Djorkaeff is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.

Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. He was dismissed after their elimination from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for serious misconduct.

Florent Manaudou is a French competitive swimmer, an Olympic champion of the 50-meter freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics, and the younger brother of Laure Manaudou, a 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming. He currently holds the world record in the 50-meter backstroke. He currently represents Energy Standard in the International Swimming League.

Amine Ferid Gouiri is a French professional footballer, who plays for Ligue 1 club Nice as a striker.

Marion Bartoli is a French former professional tennis player. She won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title after previously being runner-up in 2007, and was a semifinalist at the 2011 French Open. She also won eight Women's Tennis Association singles and three doubles titles. She announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis on 14 August 2013.

Sandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for À Nos Amours (1983), the César Award for Best Actress for Vagabond (1985) and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for La Cérémonie (1995). Her other films include Under the Sun of Satan (1987), Monsieur Hire (1989), East/West (1999) and The Final Lesson (2015).

Rémi Garde is a former French professional footballer. He had a short stint as a coach with Premier League club Aston Villa. He was most recently the head coach of Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer.

Michel Fugain is a French singer and composer. Originally he released music along with his singers and dancers entitled "Le Big Bazar" but went for a more solo approach 1977. In 1967, he released his first album: Je n'aurai pas le temps. The title track was later covered in English by John Rowles and was entitled "If I Only Had Time".

Florent Peyre is a French comedian. He is known for participating in Laurent Ruquier's sketch comedy show On n'demande qu'à en rire.

Nathalie Arthaud is a French secondary school (lycée) economics teacher and politician. She is the Lutte Ouvrière candidate for the 2012 presidential election and the 2017 presidential election. She is a native of Peyrins, Drôme, France.