List of Famous people born in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Sachtela Evrard Djedje, better known by the artistic name Vegedream, is a French hip hop, R&B and urban pop singer songwriter of Ivorian origin. He is signed to Universal Music France and is best known with his hit Ramenez la coupe à la maison (Bring the cup back home) that topped the French SNEP Singles Chart. He released his studio album Marchand de sable (Sandman) in 2018.

Françoise Xenakis was a French novelist and journalist, born in Blois, Loir-et-Cher. She started her literary career in the early 1960s, and became better known during the 1980s, when she started working at Le Matin de Paris, a daily newspaper, and for Télématin, a breakfast television news show. She chaired the judging panel for the literary prize 30 Million Friends.

Didier Migaud was president of the French Court of Audit from 2010 to 2020, and member of the National Assembly of France from 1988 to 2010.

Louise de La Vallière was a mistress of Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667. She later became the Duchess of La Vallière and Duchess of Vaujours in her own right. She has no known surviving descendants. Louise was also very religious and she led a religious penance for herself near the end of her life.

Claude of France was a queen consort of France by marriage to Francis I. She was also ruling Duchess of Brittany from 1514. She was a daughter of the French king Louis XII of France and the duchess regnant Anne of Brittany.

Aly Cissokho is a French professional footballer who last played for AFC Blois 1995. He plays as a left back and has been described as a "sprightly left-back with good speed and stamina".

Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a prominent Huguenot leader and general, the founder of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon.

Jacques Cœur was a French government official and state-sponsored merchant whose personal fortune became legendary and led to his eventual disgrace. He initiated regular trade routes between France and the Levant. His memory retains iconic status in Bourges, where he built a palatial house that is preserved to this day.

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was a French watchmaker, magician and illusionist, widely recognized as the father of the modern style of conjuring. He transformed magic from a pastime for the lower classes, seen at fairs, to an entertainment for the wealthy, which he offered in a theatre opened in Paris, a legacy preserved by the tradition of modern magicians to perform in tails.

Sonia Bompastor is a retired French football player who played for French club Lyon of the Division 1 Féminine. She primarily plays in the midfield position, preferably on the left side. Bompastor can also play in the left back position. She is a two-time winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Player of the Year, and following a move to the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league in the United States, earned Player of the Month and All-Star honors.