List of Famous people born in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Emmanuel da Silva, better known as Da Silva, is a French singer-songwriter of Portuguese descent. A Le Monde critic called him a musical chameleon passing from punk and industrial to electro, garage, and rock.

Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette was a French courtier and close friend and confidant of King Louis XIII. She later left the court and entered a convent. She was known for her influence upon the monarch both before and after she left the court.

Nicolas Clément was a French physicist and chemist. Also known as Nicolas Clément-Desormes, he was born in Dijon, France.

Elizabeth of Nevers was Duchess of Cleves from 1455 until her death, due to her marriage with John I of Cleves-Mark. She was the matriarch of the house of Cleves-Nevers, and thus the Cleves line of the Counts and dukes of Nevers. Because the territory was part of her inheritance, it fell to her son Engelbert after her death.

Sibylle Elisabeth of Württemberg, was a German Princess member of the House of Württemberg and by marriage Duchess of Saxony.

Fabrice Brégier is a French business executive. He was appointed president and chief operating officer of Airbus on 1 January 2017. He is on the executive committee of Airbus, which operates Airbus Commercial Aircraft, Airbus Defence and Space, and Airbus Helicopters. As of October 2018 he is now leading the French operations of Palantir Technologies.

Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and other addresses. He has been considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time and a masterly French stylist.

Joël Sarlot was a French politician and veterinarian.

Daniel Vaillant is a French Socialist politician.

François de Cossé-Brissac, 13th Duke of Brissac, was a French aristocrat. He held the noble title Duke of Brissac from 1993 until his death in 2021.