List of Famous people born in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg
Duke John Frederick of Württemberg was the 7th Duke of Württemberg from 4 February 1608 until his death on 18 July 1628 whilst en route to Heidenheim.
Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen
Duke Julius Frederick of Württemberg-Weiltingen, was the first duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen.
Bertha of Burgundy
Bertha of Burgundy was queen of the Franks as the second wife of King Robert II.
Regina
Saint Regina was a virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. Regina was born in Autun, France, to a pagan named Clement. Her mother died at her birth and her father placed her with a Christian nurse who baptized her. Regina helped out by tending the sheep. She communed with God in prayer and meditated on the lives of the saints. At the age of fifteen, she was betrothed to the proconsul Olybrius, but refused to renounce her faith to marry him, for which she was tortured and was beheaded at Alesia in the diocese of Autun, called Alise-Sainte-Reine after her.
Philippe Erulin
Philippe Louis Edmé Marie François Erulin was a senior officer in the French Army. He came from a family of renowned officers and military traditions.
Étienne Balibar
Étienne Balibar is a French philosopher. He has taught at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, at the University of California Irvine and is currently an Anniversary Chair Professor at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP) at Kingston University and a Visiting Professor at the Department of French and Romance Philology at Columbia University.
Sylvie Bermann
Sylvie-Agnès Bermann is a former French career diplomat who served as the ambassador of France to the United Kingdom, ambassador of France to Russia, and as French ambassador to China in Beijing from 2011 until 2014. She previously served as director for United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophony at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development in Paris.
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh IV of Burgundy was Duke of Burgundy between 1218 and 1272. Hugh was the son of Odo III, Duke of Burgundy and Alice de Vergy.
Boladé Apithy
Boladé Apithy is a French sabre fencer, silver medal in the 2011 and the 2012 European championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the second round.
Natalie Nougayrède
Natalie Nougayrède is a French journalist.