List of Famous people born in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Amandine Maissiat
Frédéric Bessy
Frédéric Bessy is a French former professional road bicycle racer, last riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.
Gilles Rozier
Fred Fugen
Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Georges Goven
Georges Goven is a retired tennis player from France.
Alain Giletti
Alain Giletti is a French figure skater. He is the 1960 World champion, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion and is a ten-time French national champion. At the age of 12, he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th. He placed 4th at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and 4th again at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Étienne Blanc
Étienne Blanc is a French politician who has served as a Senator for Rhône since 2020. A member of The Republicans (LR), he previously served as Mayor of Divonne-les-Bains (1991–2019) and First Vice President of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (2016–2020); Blanc also was the member of the National Assembly for the 3rd constituency of Ain from 2002 to 2016.
Louis Sclavis
Louis Sclavis is a French jazz musician. He performs on clarinet, bass clarinet, and soprano saxophone in a variety of contexts, including jazz and free jazz.
Christophe Manin
Christophe Manin is a French former professional racing cyclist. He rode in two editions of the Tour de France, one edition of the Vuelta a España and two editions of the Giro d'Italia. Among his most notable results were a stage win in the 1988 edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and a fifth place overall in the 1992 Paris–Nice. In June 2017 Manin was announced as the national technical director for the French Cycling Federation.