List of Famous people born in Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Désirée Nosbusch a.k.a. Désirée Becker is a Luxembourgish television presenter and actress. She was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg to a Luxembourgish father and Italian mother. In the 1980s she lived in Manhattan, and from the 1990s to 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Olivier Thill is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vorskla Poltava.

Léa Linster is a Luxembourg chef, and a gold medal winner of the 1989 Bocuse d'Or, the first and to date only woman to accomplish this.

Dany Mota Carvalho is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Monza.

Viviane Adélaïde Reding is a Luxembourgish politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg. She is a member of the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party. She previously served as European Commissioner for Education and Culture from 1999 to 2004, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media from 2004 to 2010 and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship from 2010 to 2014.

Paul Helminger is a Luxembourg politician who was Mayor of Luxembourg City from 1999 to November 2011. He is a member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Democratic Party.

Taina Bofferding, is a Luxembourgish politician, current Minister of the Interior and of Equality between Men and Women under the Government of Xavier Bettel.

Mandy Minella is a professional tennis player from Luxembourg. Having made her debut on the WTA Tour in 2001, she peaked at No. 66 in the singles WTA rankings in September 2012 and No. 47 in doubles rankings in April 2013.

Joe Thein is a Luxembourgish politician and former councillor.

Éric Lux is a Luxembourg entrepreneur and businessman. He is the CEO and Director of Genii Capital, co-founded with Gerard Lopez, an investment management and financial member of The Genii Group and former owner of the Lotus F1 Team. He is also CEO of the real estate investment group Ikodomos Holding and real estate developer company Iko.