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

Saint Mederic or Medericus, also known in French as Saint Merri or Médéric, was a monk and a hermit, who is considered patron saint of the right bank of the river Seine in central Paris.

Claude Antoine, comte Prieur-Duvernois (1763–1832), commonly known as Prieur de la Côte-d'Or after his native département, was a French engineer and a politician during and after the French Revolution.

Claude-François-Xavier Millot was a French churchman and historian.

Stephen Jean-Marie Pichon was a French journalist, diplomat and politician of the Third Republic. The Avenue Stéphen-Pichon in Paris is named after him.

Charles Chamberland was a French microbiologist from Chilly-le-Vignoble in the department of Jura who worked with Louis Pasteur.

Bernard de La Monnoye was a French lawyer, poet, philologue and critic, known chiefly for his carols Noei borguignon.