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

Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger was a 19th-century French sculptor and painter.

Pierre Abraham Lorillard was a French-American tobacconist who founded the business which developed into the Lorillard Tobacco Company, which claimed to be the oldest tobacco firm in the United States and in the world. His name is also sometimes given as Peter Abraham Lorillard, Peter Lorillard and Pierre Lorillard I.

John II, Count of Nevers was a French noble.

Léo Lacroix was a French alpine skier who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's downhill event at Innsbruck in 1964.

Germain was the bishop of Paris and is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. According to an early biography, he was known as Germain d'Autun, rendered in modern times as the "Father of the Poor".

Jean-Marie Sermier is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Jura department, and is a member of the Republicans.

Arthème Camille Matignon was a French chemist noted for his work in thermochemistry. He was a member of the Académie des Sciences, President of the French Chemical Society and an honorary Fellow of the British Chemical Society.

Gérard Magnin is the founder of Energy Cities.

Florian Fritz is a former French rugby union rugby player. His usual position was in the centre. He most played most of his career for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 club competition in France. Fritz has also played for France.

John Francis Desideratus was count of Nassau-Siegen and stadtholder of Limburg and Upper Guelders.