List of Famous people born in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Jules Bonnot
Jules Joseph Bonnot was a French anarchist bank robber famous for his involvement in a criminal anarchist organization dubbed "The Bonnot Gang" by the French press. He viewed himself as a professional and avoided bloodshed, preferring to outwit his targets. Often posing as a businessman, his taste in expensive clothing earned him the pseudonym "Le Bourgeois" among comrades.
Alexandre Oukidja
Alexandre Roger Oukidja is a Algerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club FC Metz and Algeria national football team.
Michel Roux
Michel Roux, OBE, also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, later to become the first three Michelin starred restaurant in Britain, and The Waterside Inn, which was the first restaurant outside France to hold three stars for 25 years.
Catherine Wilkening
Catherine Wilkening is a French film and television actress. She is best known for her performance as Mireille, the Mary Magdalene figure in Denys Arcand's 1989 film Jesus of Montreal, and her lead role in the French police drama television series Marc Eliot.
Gaston Ramon
Gaston Ramon was a French veterinarian and biologist best known for his role in the treatment of diphtheria and tetanus.
Cindy Fabre
Cindy Fabre is a French beauty pageant who has competed at the Miss Europe, Miss Universe, and Miss World pageants.
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine is a French pop-rock singer and songwriter. He was born on 21 July 1948 in the town of Dole in the Jura département.
Thibaut Pinot
Thibaut Pinot is a French professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ. Once considered one of the most promising talents in French cycling, he finished third overall in the 2014 Tour de France and first in the young rider classification. He has won stages in all three Grand Tours, with 3 in the Tour de France, 1 in the Giro d'Italia and 2 in the Vuelta a España. Pinot has also won the Giro di Lombardia in 2018 and finished 3rd in the race in 2015.
Bacary Sagna
Bacary Sagna is a French professional footballer. He has mainly played in the Premier League, and also for the France national team. His former manager at Arsenal, Arsène Wenger, once described him as the best right-back in the Premier League. In addition to him regularly featuring as a wing-back, Sagna played as a centre-back for Arsenal on several occasions.
Maëlle
Maëlle Pistoia, better known as simply Maëlle, is a French singer. She is the winner of the seventh season of the French version of the talent show The Voice. In April 2019, she released her first single, titled "Toutes les machines ont un cœur".