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

Julien Maitron was a French professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the 1904 to 1912 Tours de France. He won one stage in the 1910 Tour de France, and had his best overall position in the 1904 Tour de France when he finished fifth.

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet was a French physicist.

Germanus of Auxerre ; c. 378 – c. 442–448 AD) was a bishop of Auxerre in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a high-ranking government official to devote his formidable energy towards the promotion of the church and the protection of his 'flock' in dangerous times: personally confronting, for instance, the barbarian king "Goar". In Britain he is best remembered for his journey to combat Pelagianism in or around 429 AD, and the records of this visit provide valuable information on the state of post-Roman British society. He also played an important part in the establishment and promotion of the Cult of Saint Alban. The saint was said to have revealed the story of his martyrdom to Germanus in a dream or holy vision, and Germanus ordered this to be written down for public display. Germanus is venerated as a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, which commemorate him on 31 July.

John Flory was a French Catholic priest, teacher and resistant. He was archpriest of the Cathedral of Montbéliard. He was a seminarist in Delle and studied theology in Besançon. He was awarded the title "Righteous Among the Nations" and was buried in Thann.

Abel Rey was a French philosopher and historian of science.

Nicolas Anne Theodule Changarnier, French general, was born at Autun, Saône-et-Loire.

Maurice Feltin was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paris from 1949 to 1966, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.