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

Guillaume Bonnafond is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018 for the AG2R La Mondiale and Cofidis teams. He had excelled at both basketball and cycling as a youth, but eventually concentrated on the latter, training with Ag2r–La Mondiale's Chambéry Cyclisme Formation, subsequently joining the squad as an amateur and, in 2009 as a professional.

Christian Ingrao is a French historian. He is the research director at CNRS within the Raymond Aron Center for Sociological and Political Studies (CESPRA) of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.

Christope Edaleine is a French former professional road bicycle racer. His riding career ended when Agritubel did not renew his contract at the end of the 2008 season.

Marien de La Asuncion is a French retired ice dancer who competes for Japan with skating partner Emi Hirai. Together, they are four-time Japanese national silver medalists and have competed at four Four Continents Championships.

Pascale Crozon was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented the Rhône department, and was a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.